Tried it out a bit on the buddy pass and celebration weekend on Huldra, but didn't see you guys online.
Upsides for me:
- good atmosphere
- interesting stories
- skill wheel seems to offer lots of customization
- Dragon 'initiation'
Downsides:
- some puzzles are somewhat generic and not tied in to lore (or common folklore); lost opportunity there, I feel.
- too much purple prose for me; NPCs all seem to be literature majors
- combat is same-y
- monthly sub (I'm cheap)
- not a particularly social game, given the verbose NPCs and puzzles (but maybe because I'm only in newbie zones where there's no particular need to group up)