Well I finally bagged a copy of Startopia on eBay and will hopefully be playing the full version shortly. I have been playing Elder Scrolls to a large degree lately since I can't afford World of Warcraft yet, it is the largest most massive game I have come across and am having trouble get my character past the "first stage" and then the flexability of the game is immense.
I wonder how WoW will compare in flexibility, even on the programability side of things with C vs XML on the extended module adaption for both games.
Toodles