My poison was always Everquest 2, before it suffered the same fate as you are describing with WoW. To be honest i'm surprised you lasted so long with WoW, I played on and off for about three months, and was greatly saddened by how shallow the gameplay and mechanics seemed to be. What other game can you seemingly enter a fight with someone roughly equivilent to yourself, only to be slaughtered at the hand of a purpled up 80 who then spends two minutes laughing and spitting on your corpse...? The other people in MMO's can both the greatest asset and the biggest downfall, depending of course if you are lucky enough to band with like minded folks. The only semi decent MMO's in my opinion are EQ2 (now suffering a slow decline, seeing as it's in the order of 5 or 6 years old...) and the Neverwinter Nights series. I have very high hopes for Aion, if it ever gets bloody released in the West. I have a few good friends who would welcome an enthusiastic RP'er with open arms if you find yourself wanting to try it, maybe send me an email nearer the time if you're interested :)