There's also a difference between zoning and instancing. Age of Conan is NOT an entirely instanced game. It has instanced zones (guild cities and dungeons) and then it has your typical shared zones (the wilderness and, judging by Tortage, the cities). Coming from Everquest, I have no real issue with zoning between areas. If it means I get richer environments and don't have to stare at the exact same monsters or structures all game, I'm for it.