Many betatesters have said that TR is a borefest (warning).
Not many, those testers were pretty few and far between. They were the typical 20 voices trying to be loud enough to sound like 200. Mostly they were disgruntled WoW players who insisted on comparing two very different games or they were PvP'ers who were mad because they weren't allowed to gank the rest of us while we fought a war for survival.
Plus, now that the headstart event is happening there are tons of newbies claiming they were in the beta who simply were not. I've been in TR since August and I know who the other testers are. We know Tabula Rasa backwards and forwards because we've had to repeat material a couple of times. These new "testers" simply don't have the knowledge of the game to have been testers.
Most testers, myself included, love TR, don't find it boring, and will be among the first to subscribe. Tabula Rasa may be unconventional but most won't find it boring. If you don't like fast pased games you won't like it, and if the beaten race stuggling for survival theme doesn't appeal to you then look elsewhere. However, I'll tell you that your (warning) is tenuous at best, the overwhelming majority of testers love TR and aren't going anywhere.
If you want a scifi shooter mmo try hellgate:diablo. You can even shoot fps style in that game.
I just started HGL last night and it's interesting, although
very conventional and very simplified, at least early on. TR isn't a shooter and comparing these two games isn't anymore reasonable than comparing WoW and TR, they don't compare, they're too different. HGL is a horror mmo first with some sci-fi trappings but the emphasis is most definitely on horror. TR is a true sci-fi mmorpg from eyelashes to toenails.
Hellgate:diablo, world of warcraft, guild wars and lord of the rings online are all good for solo (and group). Its no wonder they are the only mmos ive bought in the last 5-6 years.
Well! I guess you'd know then wouldn't you!?