heh played it for way to long (ages ago), got my character up to 90 or something mining and blacksmithing but never was a member. also there use to be a way to have a very powerful character but have a fairly low level (great for PvPing) umm i think you need to have prayers as your highest stat for memory.
then played WoW for ages and did lots of raids and PvP till BC killed it.
now i play Eve online which has a more mature age group and is a lot more fun (heaps to do), although a lot of people cant stand it because it has a high learning curve and take a long time to skill up.