The original F2P 20 was great fun. This was right around when they first introduced phasing and the population was plummeting. You could make a character on a dead server, farm out AGM with limited competition, get BOA from Darkmoon Faire tickets, win the fishing tournament multiple times on different toons, and have fair and fun games. But it didn't put any money in Blizzard's pocket which is why I'm surprised they let that playstyle slide for as long as they did. Particularly nowadays with veteran 20 accounts fully geared.