I played lotro since november, i didn't really enjoy it once i got out of the newbie starter cases I really liked it but it still was rather a bore..
Owain this game been in process for like 5 yrs now and i don't think that they really ripped off wow, Every mmo nowadays all look the same in the ui feel. What I disliked most about lotro I didn't get the feeling that I was in middle earth.

[Linked Image from w3.the-kgb.com]