Thats not a bad idea, really
If maybe the EQvercheck could also launch the game, then ppl could simple use it to, check their client and start it...
something like this:
1 download and run EQVerCheck
----> it checks the version
-------->inform user, version and compatibility
----------> make changes to host file (to connect) if server found that it could use
--------------> launch game
might solve the "patchme" problem, the what version, and the how to connect.... for mainly those whom are not running their own servers...or could be a lot of work for nothing....
ofcourse, its 2am and been a long day so i could be just babbling... lol
vRandom