Well, it hasn't revived the roleplaying community at all as far as I've seen. Not sure how much its revived the UO community in general, doubt much at all.
But, its still being worked on, it -could- become really good, but..it is EA.
I don't think its worth buying it to be honest, as I was patient with the download, then uninstalled it a few days after 'cause it just wasn't worth my time.
If the download speed is incredibly slow, you should try grabbing a download manager/accelerator off the internet. They're really good
Oh, and I keep hearing stuff bout deleting 2D altogether, and if that happens, everyone will quit, a recent survey has shown.