I remember when Pking was actually a thrill and there was risk and reward for winning and losing.  I remember when you needed to group to survive.  I remember when Skill was more important than your equips.

I remember to not live in the past.

I remember when you made the toon you wanted, not the cookie cutter all the "experts"  thought you should roll.

I remember  "A Firbolg Bard?! Are you crazy?" Well  Yeah... But I did it becuase it was unusual, heh heh...

I remember when the gaming community got together and held a memorial service for an in-game friend who lost his life in RL.

What a sight to see dozens of toons from all 3 realms come together to honor his memory...

Yeah, the games have advanced. The graphics are far better... I do miss the sense of community though...

I remember a community...not just a bunch of 'subs'

I remember when guilds were made up of friends...not just random ppl for the numbers!

i remember missing  every singal random roll on loot quests in daoc and then my guild taking me and getting wanted/needed item

 i remember in beta in swg when we lost a popular beta player that the development team put a memorial in game for said player

 i remeber my first time reaching end game in daoc and how long it took me way back then

 i remember certain areas of the game i looked forward to returning to with an alt because it was fun

i also remember when equipment was not bind on pick up and being albe to pass items to pals and or guild pals

i remember falling through the world  or  falling  off a cliff  and ending up in another game area

Exploring a big huge world and not have loading continualy appear

I remember PKs.. before  PvP existed, man I hated them, and man I miss them.

I remember if you wanted to talk to someone who wasn't on your screen, you used ICQ.

I remember " Vendor buy the bank from the guards" (i hope someone else does)

I remeber no endgame, grouping to go do stuff. Loot that had no names, random drops, cheering for that .1 skill gain.

i remember wearing a tunic, a kilt, thighhigh boots, and taking off my helmet in town so no one would have any idea if i was a warrior, mage or have any idea what armor i had.

i remember standing around chatting for hours.

I remember running like hell if i  clicked on someone and saw "Dread Lord"

I remember getting my ass whooped by that rabbit i wanted to skin, gut and cook.

How bout those guys that would sit fishing foor hours and hours every day? They would even ewar straw hats.

Most of all I remember my buddy Jarkel messaging me at 5am with crackpot schemes he cooked up( usually involving explosion potions).  

I remember when I played The Empire Strikes Back on my Atari for hours and thought it was the best game ever.  Now it can keep me entertained for about a minute.  Games were NOT as great as you remember them being "back then".  

I loved my POS Chevy Celebrity in college.  I wouldnt' drive it now if you paid me=)  Just like I would NEVER go back a play a game that revisits all that mind numbing tedium and frustrration that UO and EQ started.   What a big waste of time it all was;)  I could've created a few animated shorts with the time I used up playing those 1st MMOs;)