Tom in Legends of Equestria

I was able to get into the Legends of Equestria free server weekend for a little wile recently.
Even though the game is still in Alpha it was a lot of fun running around and completing quests.
I have been following this game since before the www.equestriaonline.com/ breakup,
now the most complete game development can be found here legendsofequestria.com/home .
The one thing I still can't figure out about MMORPG's is why do so many people sit around without doing anything?