Lambourne
Ahn'Qiraj Raider
Did you have anything you would consider a Peak experience - Wikipedia during those times playing EQ? Did you learn anything important about your fellow humans during that time? Did you acquire any management skills or discover any leadership traits during that time?
This thread is particularly helpful to me, as I am writing a novel where the protagonist regrets and feels shame for the five years she spent addicted to a 'metaverse rpg' even though those experiences, while costly in many ways, greatly contributed to the person she is at the start of the novel. Some of her old friends that still play continue to have peak experiences and other meaningful moments in the game she was addicted to, and some are even financially successful streamers.
I wasn't aware of the concept of peak experience but looking back I definitely had a few, there's distinct moments where everything felt blissful that I still recall every time I come across the same spot in EQ or WoW even though the actual moment is 15-20 years ago now. I'd describe it as being almost lost in the game, everything just falling into place. The right atmosphere, certain music, playing a class that feels just right etc. It's hard to repeat those moments (if it's even possible) and the advance of meta-gaming stuff like voice-chat, parse culture and probably streamers probably make it even harder as they inevitably take you out of the game world.
Being an officer in a guild was all the experience I needed to know that I never want to be a manager. I wasn't bad at it, just not something I'd ever want to have to do professionally as I got no fulfillment out of it at all.