Hi everyone,
I am a returning player, but I am returning in a different way than just playing. I am a Master's student in information science interested in digital archives who would like to focus on MMORPG preservation (which is uniquely difficult even in relation to other video games). I am studying the different ways in which developers, gaming communities, and arhivists/information scientists archive games, even before they are sunsetted (as you know, MMORPGs undergo many updates to their clients over the years).
For the next few days, I will be on the forums and in game (I will be making a character tonight and getting him past the tutorial area and onto the starter isle where you first really begin to play and learn the game) observing and participating. If anyone wants to chat ingame, I'll be posting my character's name in this thread once I've found a suitable one. Feel free to ask me any questions (even critical ones, if you see the need).