Well I just used a 60 day time card I was sitting on for six months. I haven't played for a few months. But I think 1.2 and 1.3 have/will have improved the game a lot.
IMO it's the best MMO out right now, and while I really am not a fan of subscription MMOs anymore (neither pay2win), I think it's the best right now, we'll see what kind of reception GW2 gets (likely that will blow everything else away).
Anyway I don't have much desire for MMOs anymore with the subscription and time requirement, but if GW2 (maybe TES:O if buy2play) are great I'll be interested, because in the case of GW2 it's a lot less pressure to play if you don't feel like you're wasting money by not playing, not to mention the hopefully vastly improved gameplay and mechanics.
This game is great though