TUG looks possibly interesting as a slightly different slant on an rpg/MMO but they need a bit more support to make it.
The video is a bit blah. But if you read through the updates it gives you a better idea.
Your character grows from a child to an adult - what you do changes how you look- eat too much and you get fat

Pets grow up as well, what the start animal is effects on what they can do when they grow up offensive/defensive guardian, mount, pack mule
or worker.
Public and PRIVATE servers.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nerdkingdom/tug-1