It's depressing to have to say this, but you were all right. After beta testing it this weekend I'm pretty disappointed. I do feel like they're close though, like, they had the right idea, and just went the wrong way with it.
Pros: One of the only MMOs I've played where standard melee combat isn't just left click, (I'm not an MMO veteran by any means) which I really appreciated at first
I don't have to walk for five hours to get somewhere for the first time like the console games
On high settings, the graphics are godly, like 32 in all IVs and a fifth move
... But that's pretty much all I can say for it.
Combat still gets dull and repetitive fast, there's almost no variation required when fighting the different types of enemies, and they really don't present a challenge. The loot system is crap compared to the originals'. The story is good, but they don't tell it in a way that's interesting to me. Quests don't feel like I'm accomplishing anything. Perks feel fairly insignificant and forced until you're at least level 10.
If there's a free-trial option for the official release, I'll give it another chance, but I'm not nearly as excited as I was two days ago.
tl;dr, 5/10