[Nerky]

I want an Otterbox for my Optimus, but there are no plans to do so. What is the next best case for us?

[darktoy]

Actually Otterbox posted this on their Facebook fanpage.

OtterBox
A Commuter Series case is in development, so we will keep you in the loop on its progress.
As for those of you who cannot. live. without. a. defender. We recommend that you submit your request on our new product suggestion survey (very quick to fill out):



Our team is trying to organize and quantify these requests so we make the products you really want!

... and then they updated their post with this about 2 weeks ago.

The Commuter Series case just moved into the final stage of development, we will continue to keep you updated. We expect an email notification sign-up page to be available in the next couple of weeks.

So there you go.

[darktoy]

Also I purchased the $6 hard rubber snap on case from eBay and it's doing a great job protecting my Optimus.