I always disagree with this sentiment that people are shitty now and 99/00 was some kind of utopian paradise. People were shitty then, and in equal maybe even higher percentages. There were less 50s, less raiders, and most importantly the people complaining now were not even trying then. 50s didn't take your am or freeti camp because you probably weren't that level and even if you were probably not worried about their items like you are caring now. Back then the rmt market was VERY lucrative and camps were used very maliciously. Lists controlled by friends, loot at the mercy of the guy right clicking, #1 guilds locking down almost every raid target and never giving others a chance to scratch at that part of the game, etc.
If you actually play with the same casual, unfocused, and slow paced style that over 90% of eq players had back then you probably won't run into many toxic players if any at all! Toxic people at frenzy? Just hang back at cav/sav area, maybe saunter over to crusader keep, or try something wild like perma basement. But you need an fbss? Oh, well, you have a way better chance now of getting that without using USD than you did then - whether you care to believe this fact or not.
