myself, guildmates and certainly many more than the current 200ish online (most of whom are running multiple accounts) would play this game if it was not a requirement to have 700+ in stats and hundreds of points pumped into weapon skills in order to keep from being slain.
game needs stat and skill caps, it also needs to reduce the time required to achieve a decently rounded character by a lot, particularly in a beta state.
a server wipe/reset would spark new life into the game as well.