Actually I had this problem too.
I changed the eqhost.txt(yes I changed it right) file and ran eqgame.exe patchme(yes I know how to do this right)
it logged in great, started to load then boom back to the server select screen. I didn't spend much time...actually none at all, but anyway I'm wondering if there is maybe a problem with win ME? *shrug* works fine on my win98.
