This is great news! I'm a relatively new gamer having started playing D&D a little over 10 years ago, but not doing much until the last 5 years or so. I loved v3.5 and was one of the ones who got very angry about v4.0 - mostly because of WotC's deceit about the whole thing, but mainly because they destroyed the world of Faerun. However, Paizo was the saving grace because the Pathfinder RPG made it possible for us to continue playing the way we wanted. I think that's why we lovingly refer to it as v3.75.
I've been playing with some new friends in the Kingmaker and Serpent's Skull AP's and find that I enjoy it very much. The "rumors" lead to some pretty fun quests that D&D lacked. I really like the variety with Pathfinder.
I think the idea of an online game is great! I've been playing WoW for about 1 1/2 years and find that I've become bored with it. I feel uncomfortable with other players because I like to quest on my own. I'm one of those that doesn't like to do dungeons, because I have slow reflexes. I feel that I'm not really an asset to the party and I'm also really bad at PVP for the same reason. So I enjoy questing the story lines the most; however, lately it seems that there is no real variety to the game. Sure, I get a quest and go kill stuff, but I've gotten bored so I don't play much anymore.
If Paizo can create an online game that has more to it than just "go kill 20 of these things", I'll be very interested and happy to move to that game. I'm not sure how the game can mold to my desires without taking away from other players, but I'm open to trying it out.
Thanks for the news - I think it will be great!