It is a good MMORPG.
The positives+
1- It is skill based, meaning you are not defined by a preset class. You select what skills you want to learn, and develop your own character's traits. You also litterally can learn every skill in the game, so you achiever types will never grow bored.
2- You can create custom specials, so if you want to make a special with accuracy and damage bonuses, then do so.
3- It is a player based economy, so none of that boring loot crap that games like WoW and EQ beat to a painful boring death.
4- Unlimted time free trial at the newbie Island. So play it for free and check it out yourself. (Note: There are no NPC quests on the mainland like there is on the Newbie Island. So don't think your hand is going to be held throughout this game, it wont.)
5- Soon will be able to create your own quests.
6- Good RP community.
The Negatives -
All the Negatives are things that I think are lacking. My MMORPG philosophy is that a MMORPG should be an actual world where you do what you want, here is where SoR fails to meet that.
1- No player cities.
2- No pet taming.
3- Very linear even though it is a skill based game. Your health, Action, stamina, ect Stats can be increased with each level. This creates linear game play in my book. Lots of skills are just improvments on previous skills, that is very linear.
4- No purely social skills like SWG had (Dancers/musicians)
If your into WoW type games this one is most likely too complex for you. If you like complexity, it's probably gonna be good for ya.
Overall I say, try it. You may like it.