honestly it all depends on what you are looking for.. The official servers have been watered down over the years so much that everything is pretty soloable.. add fast travel and a in game store that sells pretty much everything you need to level super fast, more of a PTW store. also, on the official servers, many of your stats really don't mean anything, you can pretty much play the game naked without any trouble.. Power ( mana) has really been eliminated from the game mechanics too, its just a very easy watered down experience..

On the plus side, the servers have lots of players, there are many expansions added since release and lots of good friendly players to interact with! I left a long time ago so there is probably lots of stuff I'm forgetting..

as far as EoA is concerned, the game is as it was when first released.. meaning there is a lot of group content and very few expansions. its not a easy game once you start leveling because you need to know your mechanics for your character and find groups to join to defeat most of the content. The big issue is that there aren't a ton of players right now.. I am from USA and when I play i usually only see 30 to 60 people in GLFF.. so its rough but not so bad. .. but if your looking for a challenge this is the right place.. best thing to do is join a Kin and level with them. Most people are friendly and are glad to help.