Meh, I played RO way back when it was in Alpha. I actually ran into Dr. Unne in the 'Mids, once.

Anyways, I played RO and watched it grow through Beta 1, 2, "2.5", Pay for two months, Beta again, and then, finally, retail.

Whomever mentioned drama was right on the money, though I believe they're probably refering to something else. Thais vs everyone, everyone vs Gravity, Gleek vs Everyone vs Gravity, random script kiddy vs Gravity, it was ridiculous.

The game itself was plenty of fun for awhile, but I tended to get bored of it after awhile, and stopped playing for a few months, when I'd come back and play some more.

Of course, I've tried my share of private servers as well, and found the communities to be much more bareable than the current, or at least current when I last played, iRO.

Fun game, not-so-fun-players.