Time Consuming =/= Hard.

WoW does have a great story. You can choose to ignore it, but its there for those who want to experience it.

I tried FFXI when it came out...and I didn't like it much. I've heard terrible things about FFXIV. Its too bad Square decided to make the online games part of the "core" series...I like the idea of beating all the core FF games...and its not possible due to the MMOs.

Mini-rant over.

Just try FFXI. You can get in pretty cheap now. I think you can get the game for around $20 (at least that is how much it costs to get it on 360).