WTF..... people? Why do you hate this game?
From the start, you have a variety of options to custonise and create a hero. As soon as you finish tutorial island, you're hurled into a world of monsters and quests. Oh, and randomers from america who you wanna own.
Then theres the combat. Granted its not perfect, but it is pretty suspensful- when was the last time you escaped from bounty hunter with only 1hp and full dragon worth.... well, a lot of cash.
And then the p2p service opens up a world map 3 times the size of the free one, loads of minigames and weapons, quests and the fearsome tz-hok-jad.
Why anybody would hate this is beyond me...