I'm starting to get intrigued by Star Trek Online. While the idea of everyone being a Captain and riding around in their own space ships seemed odd initially, I can see the practical reasons for it and it will allow more solo play, which is all I could commit to. The intriguing thing to me is having a crew that you pick, equip and level up - that appears to the RPGer in me. The ship combat also sounds promising, but the planet side combat looks weak. I may dabble with it, depending on when it arrives relative to the Star Wars MMO (which sounds much more my cup of tea).
I used to be scared of monthly fees, but now have conquered that fear. My scarce time is the constraint on my gaming and anyway I would not spend even a month on a game that turned out to be poor.
BTW: I'm enjoying LOTRO, so tastes differ.
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