New trial player here. A little background:
first MMO was Anarchy Online. Awesome game that was, to me at least, because of the freedom, atmosphere and community. I played that game for about 4 years.
Then I moved to WoW. Very good game also, although more because of the sheer amount of content and polished interface and gameplay than the inherent appeal of the world.
Last week I learned about the free trial, and since I remembered the game from back when I played the beta I figured "why not?". I played a little yesterday and I sort of have that feeling again that I had when I first played AO: the freedom to do whatever I want. I liked that.
I'll probably subscribe, if only to explore the world a bit. From what I remember from the beta, the game world is beautiful and very atmospheric.
So if you see a clueless guy named Tob, equipped with haphazard gear, run towards hideously dangerous wildlife, feel free to stop him

Cheers!
(btw: is there a way to make my forum name the same as my character name instead of my account name?)