I also avoid WoW on the same principles. No MMO is good enough to pay more than 10 dollars when you actually have to pay for the copy too. Especially not when there's perfectly good free clones out there.
Other games I include on this principal is Final Fantasy 11, Final Fantasy 14, Lego Universe, and - until recently - Lord of the Rings Online, which recently became completely F2P.
I am very disappointed that Final Fantasy were jerks enough to charge you for the GAME, and the monthly subscription. I always make it a point to play every Final Fantasy, but I just can't have respect for them when they're that greedy.