Nothing is stopping you. I got it set up and logged in the other day. Didn't stay on long enough to see what all works, but it's up and availableIm ready to log into this just to walk around the world, even if mobs/quests are not done.
Man I just went through some of the old quests and maps of the game and realized I did jack shit on most of the continents.
I only played for a few months prior to it going dark for good - but I got that EQ vibe as well. I remember going into a little crack in the wall dungeon that was beetles at first and little critters. Then eventually opened up into a large spiral staircase room, and as you descended you started to fight demons (i think?). And I remember getting the vibe that you were actually descending into some sort of rift into hell. It was beautiful.
As soon as dungeons/quests are in at all I would be definitely into messing around a bit. If nothing else gives me a bit of time to actually figure out a new game before they're able to properly release. I played a Disciple (I think?) for like two weeks before live servers went dark, does that turn out to be a powerful class? I liked the monk/self healing aspect.
I have it installed but last I played could only really run around the world. Mobs are in but no quests? Used commands to lvl to max and turn off aggro.