Yeah, never understood the paying monthly fee story. I pay more then that for a $9 movie ticket, $5 drink, $4 candy. Thats if just myself, usually someone else so double it. And at best get 3 hours of entertainment, usually closer 1.5 hours. Or buying a bottle of Jager for the weekend will cost as much.
As for upcoming MMO, i have a feeling conan will be a flop like vanguard. Warhammer has promise. I currently play WoW, its a good game, but mostly play because nothing else comes close. Have high hopes for Warhammer.
Edit: Private servers are usually "fun" servers where you get 300% exp and such. Boss fights are incomplete auto attack, come back in 15 mins and get loot as a rogue at 100+ with insane dodge. Servers buggy/laggy and down often. If you want to play with less people, console games are probably more your style.