Lol, exactly. When I played EQ it was easy to solo because there was no building element, just questing & leveling up. The only time I grouped was to earn plat as a guide or when my 2 friends (who played non-stop) would come by & load me with gear & help me speed level. But I was just happy running around alone. Sometimes it can be that simple. With building though you tend to stay in one place so it’s pretty different.
EQ is still the best MMO imho. I don’t like WoW. Never played UO. But I didn’t like EQ on Playstation. Someday I might check it out again cuz I know there’s ways to still play on PC.
I played UO. It was wonderful. So primitive by later standards you had to rely on your imagination to fill in a lot. Some shards had player-built houses on every available bit of land but building was not a requirement for the game, just a high-level goal to aim for.