I've been playing Mabinogi recently, since I was looking for something new to do.  If I care enough I might even write a review for it (care enough about doing it, not about the game).

The game started out with an awful lot to read and pay attention to; I tried getting started with a friend and she jumped out on me because there was too much reading and she couldn't get into the way combat works (which I'm still working on figuring out).  Fighting is kinda blah, and at the start it seems like letting the auto-combat play for you works so very much better than trying to control it manually.  This is very disappointing, but I expect I'll be able to pick up the combat eventually. 
 
So far, the main selling point for me is the non-combat opportunities.  I've enjoyed reaping wheat and harvesting wool and so forth, but the failures in manufacturing products from them is frustrating, and I fear they will get quite repetitive.  With the auto-combat issues I ran into earlier, this makes it seem like there won't be many opportunities to break up the monotony, which doesn't make me excited about the long-term viability of this game in my repitoire. 
 
Still, I've been having fun, and the game hasn't been bad, just carries a handful of traits that make me worry.  I haven't yet gotten into the magic available, which is what I usually enjoy most, and the item production system might be good too. 
 
IRL, I've been eating blueberries from the bush I recently discovered in the yard (it's a blueberry bush).  Also, sent off my requests for letters of recommendation; I emailed five professors, all from whom I think I could get a good letter of reference, if they respond.