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Ok, not by a landslide, but enough for Gamespy to choose WoW over Everquest:

And the Winner Is: World of Warcraft!

Wow (no pun intended)!. There were a couple of real surprises in that fight. While World of Warcraft won with a respectable 6 points to EverQuest II’s 5, there’s more there than just a score. There were three points where both games were equal (Character customization, ease of travel, and combat), and more than a few where EQII clearly outmatched it’s rival, most notably in the area of avatar’s physical customization, role playing, and crafting. This is, perhaps, by design, as World of Warcraft was created to be a friendly, no hassle experience designed to appeal to everyone while those with a bit more experience with MMOs who want to try role playing or get into a deeper crafting system might want to dive into EverQuest 2.

Also at Gamespy, they have the WoW-A-Minute pseudoblog where three guys (hardcore, semi-hardcore, and casual) work their way through WoW. As an example, take this from Tom on 13 Dec:

Oh, I also hate those stupid little pets that don’t do anything but get in the way, especially when you’re in a group and things are getting chaotic. I don’t need some stupid mini-Diablo zipping around while I’m trying to heal someone. Now, granted, I have my panda bear by my side all the time, but at least he has the presence of mind to take a nap when the action gets heavy. Plus, the little guy is just so adorable that I don’t see how anyone could take exception with having him along.be />
Anyway, the point of all this, which I think is what Bruce was getting at, is that people are jerks and I hate most of them, but I’m the exception because as far as jerks go, I’m pretty polite.

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