I have been playing on this server for about 5 years now and it has quite a large player base now. Average 300-500 players at any time. It is all custom content so its completely different from live... just better
I am gonna copy and paste some specs for some more details. I hope to see you in game!
http://www.shardsofdalaya.com/
Server features
Shards of Dalaya is easily the most sophisticated EQemu server ever created. Some of the features include:
* By far, the largest playerbase of all the EQemu servers.
* Serious hardware and bandwidth.
* Fully customized content. Forget what you think you know about the old world and experience thousands of new monsters, items and skills.
* A complete backstory.
* The storyline directly applies to the geography of the world. Zones are connected differently than in the commercial online game. Different creatures and level ranges frequently populate these zones in order to conform to the storyline.
* Trade skills.
* An abundance of unique quests for all ranges of levels and classes of characters.
* Monsters feature far greater spell casting intelligence. Seeing is believing.
* Over 100 new revamped zones, ranging from dungeons to large outdoor landscapes to extremely challenging raid areas. Zones can feature everything you'd expect from a classic live zone.
* Full guild support.
* A huge variety of bosses and raid encounters, each featuring a unique and hand-made loot table.
* Levels up to 65 currently supported.
* Fully working AA's, including new custom AA skills.
* Faster experience gain compared to the popular commercial online game. Not necessarily easier, but faster.
* New features and content are introduced regularly.
* Last but not least, it's FREE. While Shards of Dalaya is open for individual and monthly donations, it has no required monthly fee, playing it will cost you absolutely nothing.