Me sighs at the fools complaining about a BETA - I'll type it again B E T A server being down.
As for the game - I have to say some of the reasons why you guys might be thinking the game is flat is that the initial locations around the where you drop into the game after training are sooooo dull. But if you are prepared to explore - get several quests all at once and go on a grand tour of the island doing them all, your breath does get taken away many times by scenery and monsters - especially now every is level 20+ the more dramatic places and creatures are accessible.
But there still needs to be a lot more - one simple example is the magic animations ..... mostly they are duller than piss!
Overall I think its a lot more of a chilled adventure vibe than other mmorpgs and getting a spliff or two inside you 1st definitely helps enhance the game