n3rfed has more details on the Everquest progression server set to open soonish. On reflection, that might actually be kinda interesting.

So, as thought, SOE is not trying to introduce a true classic server complete with everyone’s earliest memories of when they first touched a Wood Elf breast. But dubbing it a newbie server? Those poor, poor fools. An army of SOW-enhanced boots crushing their spine and rushing towards Innoruuk will accompany the thought that perhaps, just perhaps, a significant part of the population on this server isn’t newbie like them.