Over @ Anyuzer’s lair:

World of Warcraft is actually brilliant on a lot of levels. Brilliant. Wish I could tell you why, but it�s complex (like 10 pages complex) and I�m too annoyed at losing my little manifesto to tackle it right this moment.

I�m indescribably impressed though, so it will be interesting to see how the other games fare against this juggernaut. And by other games, I mean EverQuest II. I ragged on Blizzard for so long, and they�ve managed to impress me. Now I�m looking at EQII and the beta which is supposed to be around the corner, and wondering whether they are really prepared to meet the newfound bar that Blizzard has set for the industry. I damn well hope so, because if they can, we�re going to have two amazing MMOGs come out this year. And let�s face it, that�s just good for everybody.