I bought a high resolution monitor a few years ago. I found the 2D client suddenly too small and switched to EC. It was painful at first, but now I find it a superior client. There are some graphics I don’t like as much as 2D, but I found EC had all of the functionality I had to add to 2D via UOAssist. In fact, I think the current iteration of the EC is better than the current 2D client with UOAssist.
Broadsword should have been thinking about this day for a while. In my opinion, they should have bought the UOAssist rights and began managing Tugsoft’s service or fully integrate it into the standard 2D client for all accounts. I’m sure this is more complicated than it seem to us, the players, between EA, Broadsword, and Tugsoft. My hope is behind the scenes the developers are working out a lasting solution to keep UOAssist functionality for the 2D Classic Client. As soon as a statement clears EA legal, please let us, the players, know the plan.
In the meantime, I encourage the classic client holdouts to give the EC a try. I fought against the transition, but now enjoy the EC more than 2D.