I can assure you eq2emulator is well and active.
https://twitter.com/@eqIIemulator
https://twitter.com/@eq2emualtor
https://twitter.com/@norrathreborn
https://twitter.com/@stitch_pvp
https://www.reddit.com/r/eq2emu/
http://eq2emulator.net/phpBB3/index.php
http://stitchpvp.com/
They are looking for additional staff but they are far from "no one been working on eq2 emu for awhile".
Big gains on cpu usage and combat stability in the last 30 days.
eq2emu even has a discord channel
http://tinyurl.com/n4t3w5f4083 
Have a great day and eq on!