Caro-Kann?

ive played it for like 8 months now. its worth it. now im learning the french and queen pawn games. just dont forget e5 is always a good choice

If you like piece activity, you might try the Scandinavian defense. It can transpose into the Caro-Kann if white tries to play the Blackmar Diemer gambit (1. e4 d5 2. d4 c6).  I played the Caro-Kann as my main defense to e4 for a while, but often found myself a bit cramped and didn't really like the positions a lot.  In my experience, the Scandinavian lets black have a bit more room to breathe, and is more enjoyable to play.  The Qa5 line is solid, and the Nf6 lines offer a lot of options without needing a lot of memorization.  Of course, I'm a pretty poor player, so take this with a more than a few grains of salt.

I like the Caro-Kann, but I am a horrible endgame player. If you have good endgame skills, I strongly recommend the Caro-Kann. You can memorize the main variations in the opening, defend in the middlegame, then go into a winning endgame. (In theory, anyway )

I play the Caro Kann ... but some people say it is rubbish where as some so it is the e4 players worst nightmare .....

solid, boring, positional

I agree no opening is rubbish as it depends on each players preference and some players play openings better than others as it suits them better ... i feel that the Caro Kann suits me quite well and i like as a response to e4!