First let me get two points clear. 1) I like the shows and movies but can't consider myself a diehard fan. 2) I have been playing MMO's since Ultima Online (followed by EQ, WoW, City of Heroes/Villains and some of the freebies)
Having quit WoW almost a year ago I have been looking fruitlessly for a replacement. I jumped into STO with little research, could have been a dumb move but so far I like it. A lot. Yes, there are many things similar to other MMO's. Kinda hard to avoid that any more. I also expect some growing pains. Like right now, the server is down. Oh wait, isn't this where I am supposed to start screaming "Where's my free month? I want compensated?"
Nah.
Stuff like this happens.
I think the thing I like the most about STO at this point is the ship to ship combat (PVE haven't done any PVP yeat). I like the fact that I can guide my ship while issuing commands and when I have defeated my enemy (even a mindless NPC) I I feel like I did something other than hit 1...2....3.....1......1.....2.......1.......1.......2......3
We will see where I stand in a month, I am hoping that Cryptic does a good job from keeping us from getting bored!