Moreover, it's nolonger a lonely planet out there: Destinations that once earned you a merit badge in buccaneering now offer levels of luxury that were unimaginable 20 years ago.
But the most irking thing imaginable is, as Meer points out, the purgatory that is the overflow server, where sad saps who nolonger fit in their home servers are placed to adventure in a much more lonely space until a spot opens up and you can be whisked off to more crowded environs.