Haha, I haven't even bothered trying anything else yet (and don't really have any plans to so far).
We played CoH for a reason (actually, many reasons).
Honestly, I think perhaps giving some older proven games may be a better idea than any of these newer ones right now. And I say that for a few reasons. First of all, for the depth of additions, tweaks, options, fixes (never mind content-wise). Then, also for the proven factor.
If I were to head to one of the older mmorpgs in existence, I can head into it knowing pretty much what to expect (from other people's information, if nothing else).
Sure, the new games may be shinier and still have that new car smell and the mystery of whether or not this one may be a new, great thing... But, let's face it... It's pretty easy to see that none of those are your next big thing, we're CoH players, we don't need the brand new shiny... Again, we're CoH players, we want the options of a mature game.
All that being said... I don't even know what ones of the older games I might even want to try...
I've been considering giving LOTRO a looksee. I had played it very briefly in its beta... I'm a huge Tolkein fan... it was very beautiful, but the actual gameplay and mechanics were a bore
to me (classes, gear, loot... BLECH). Still, it could be a great world to sit, emote and role-play (for me).
Funny enough, STO could be the one newish game I could see giving a whirl. Fantastical Scifi setting... a bit of room to do some role-playing and gawking around in the famous ST universe. However, my brief stint of playing
that beta left me rather unimpressed with the actual gameplay (so, probably not).
I don't know... some Ultima Online maybe? I never liked EQ, back in the day... and it is just the basis for WoW... I'm not interested in either of those, really. I never tried DAoC... or Anarchy Online. Obviously, these are older... and likely look pretty poorly.
Maybe try the SWG Emu? (
www.swgemu.com)
It's far from finished, but, as I understand it, there is plenty to log into and experience and hopefully enjoy. I know I loved that game back in its day. It's very UI friendly, expansive and wonderful for exploration plus its skill system is greatly open and versatile.
Just babbling in the event that something I say might somehow benefit you or, at the very least, make ya feel a bit better about it all (misery loves company!).