THinking of coming back,Follow

I played for a bit right after release, but it didnt take long for me to tire of the game.

WoW is getting old fast now, so after some looking around it seems that EQ2 has improved alot since release.

So my questions are.

How long does it take to hit level cap? I am looking for a game that takes a long time to level up.

How large is the world? compared to say EQ or wow. I like having lots of places to go, areas that dont seem like the same thing I just left.

I have been messing around with the play the fea trail, Is the music everywhere as good as the starting fea area? (crickets and birds and whatever along with a nice classical music)

If I come back I would be with 2 other people all the time, will this slow questing or leveling like it does in wow? Also is 3 people enough to complete alot of content on our own(one us likes to heal, one likes to tank and one likes to do alittle of everything)? (btw what is the group size here?)

EQ2 was designed to be playable in four different configurations. These are solo. small group, full group and raid. The basic "holy trinity" you describe, (tank - healer - DPS), will allow you to tackle most of the content the game has to offer including dungeons. When you do come across a named mob or some other situation that the three of you can not master, it should be easy for you to temporarily enlist additional group members to get the job done.

If you are concerned about leveling too fast, you can stop and smell the roses by turning off your combat XP for as long as you like.

As far as the music goes, all zones feature an orchestral score and the natural sound effects are rich and varied regardless of locale. In addition, the "foley" work (footsteps, weapon sounds and other character made noises) is all top quality!

The world is getting pretty big these days. And although there are some limitations, most of the time you can enter a new tier and choose from among 3 or more places to go.

Hope that addresses your questions...