Hello!

I played EQ years ago and then again for a little on the test server and on a TLP a few years ago. I'm looking into potentially playing again on the Live servers. Probably mostly solo with a 2 or 3 box setup. I'm likely starting from scratch completely on new accounts and had a few questions:

1. Would SK, Sham, Bard Merc (probably rogue x2 cleric?) be a decent setup to get through most group content?
2. Is FV still the most populated server ? Probably the server I'd likely roll on.
3. It looks like this is still a good summary of the F2P Limitations (Probably F2P until I hit the AA cap): https://everquest.fanra.info/wiki/Membership
4. Part of this is going to be running around doing nostalgic things from up to around the OoW era - any suggestions on places to go / level that might be fun to do solo?
5. Are the Epics weapons still worth it to get? How viable are they do to with group mentioned above?

I think that about covers everything. Any other tips or suggestions would also be welcome!