God, I was not expecting to get fully bodied in the feels when I started this game. The beginning absolutely transported me right back to picking up Runescape for the first time in middle school because all my friends were playing it, and the chat, it was uncanny how well it replicated MMO chats. Also, I really, really enjoyed the way you conveyed the story, and the way you ended it was lovely. (And the post-credits bit was pure gold!)
I will say, the game threatened to crash every time I logged in again for the first time I cast each spell. I also occasionally wished it was clearer when the story was done and it was safe for me to log out. But overall, you've captured the feel of early 2000s games so incredibly well and told a great story while doing so. Well done!