Honestly unironically one of the best MMOs I've played. It ain't SWTOR but fuck its fun as hell and has mad content. The downside is you aren't getting far without a subscription.
(Also one of the few fully voice acted mmos another extremely rare feat) It has a massive amount of content especially considering its 10 bucks a month for a sub instead of the standard 15 dollars typical mmos charge (this drops further to like 7 bucks if you do dual membership with pirates101 or have a fam acc and grab more than one sub.) The gameplay is satisfying af for those of you that enjoy turned based combat with a card system. Each wizard school plays substantially different and there is a role that will most likely fit your playstyle.
The reason I am not recommending this (at least on steam) is because I suggest you play off the standard client from kingsisle. And for those of you that have played on the standalone cilent already and just want to play off of steam you won't be able to. Not unless you make a new account. So if you want to log your hours on steam while maintaining your account you could just launch the steam version and leave it open while you use the standard cilent so the hours can match. Other than that if you dig magic related stuff, MMOs, turn based combat, and card based combat I strongly recommend this title (on its original cilent.)

Classic MMO I've been playing for over a decade, was free to play for a long time then got gifted some crowns and membership. Crowns player, will come back every few months/years just to see what's up and progress a bit through whatever abandoned storyline I was on. No idea how long I've played, would estimate a few hundred hours. Way too many additions to the game now, but maybe I'll come back to finish up the second arc with Morganthe and call it quits there.

5/18/24 edit: Finished up Morganthe and the long slog that was Khrysalis during two weeks of free membership, one last December and one just now. After having farmed for the best gear and having extra pips, much quicker. Still long though. May continue to dip in every now and then, why not.

Also, finding a group now that knows how to strategize is so much easier.

I would rate this game 5 stars but the fact that this game is sorta a pay-to-win throws me off. You have to hand Kingsisle a measly $10 a month to simply play the game.

But if we were to discard the fact of that, the community in this game is so friendly. Almost everyone i met were nothing but kind to me and others, and people constantly want to help you questing. I've made at least 4 friends in Wiz in the past month already.

You are never too old to play this game. Although this used to cater towards children, its an addicting game to play for all ages. Sure, there is a huge grinding system, but in the end, its all worth it.