I have recently began playing a free MMORPG called "Requiem: Bloodymare". The game is free to download, and free to play. There is an "Item Mall" where you can purchase some items to support the game if you like it, but this is not a requirement by any means.
Requiem is alot like WoW. They have instances, Dragons, Jobs, etc. However, the game has more of a horror feel to it. While WoW is more of a cute, family style game, Requiem has the old "Diablo" feel to it. Gore everywhere. When you kill a monster, they will explode with blood spraying everywhere and such. The game is really cool, and a great free alternative to warcraft.
The only major set back to this game, is since it's new, and free.......there isn't as many players as wow by far. However I see more new players everyday, and it is growing at a nice pace. I am looking for people who may want to give it a shot, and perhaps form some sort of instance crew, since you need 4 people to enter these instances.
If anyone is interested, please visit www.playrequiem.com/. There will be alot of information, and a short gameplay video for you to check out. The download itself is something like 2 gb, but it is well worth it.
If anyone decides to give the game a chance, send me a message on here and let me know your name, so we can hook up and play together.