I played back on release but didn't really understand the game well at the time. I played a Necro with a green mohawk and posted emo song lyrics in group chat during instances. I guess I was roleplaying.
Just bought Reforged to get into it because my favorite way to play MMOs is around people, not necessarily with them. I like communities and seeing people, but never again will I schedule time to play a video game or stay up till 3 AM grinding.
The instanced hub design of it is really appealing to me for that reason. I'm also somewhat into Guild Wars 2 so it'll be kind of cool to go back and get the lore.