I just got back into EQ after 5 years off the game. I played on 7th Hammer before, so I went back to it. I find the same, mostly 65+ lvl characters, but I find groups fairly easy for my lvl 27 Shammy in certain zones. Plus, if you can get into a good guild (not a guild that spams in /ooc all day long looking for someone, saying they have 400+ players, which only 11 of them actually play anymore) you can get plenty of help. I am a member of Savage Fury, and am really low level compared to the other guildies. However, they are always happy to lend a helping hand, answer questions, and most of them have lower level alts that they will login and group with me sometimes, just to help me level. I would say it depends what type of game experience you are looking for. If you are like me and dont want the whole game handed to you by power leveling, items just given to you, etc and actually want to work your way through the levels, that experience is still out there if you look for it. Hope it helps someone out a bit.
SAVAGE FURY