I’m not directly in the beta even if I know “something” about EQ2. In this case I don’t need to leak directly. This appeared on a certain forum:

EQ2? Is leagues behind in terms of polish. I’m not talking about gameplay here, I’m talking about releasability: WoW is so far ahead, it’s not even remotely close.

If SOE thinks they are releasing by Christmas, they will be foisting yet another steaming pile of unfinished S(WG)hit on us.

And now I can say that it’s one of the two main points about EQ2:
1- It looks and feels like an alpha, not even like a beta. And it’s not about the polish. It’s about the graphic, the interface, the engine, the animations etc… Everything.
2- It’s HEAVY. You can have all the processing power they have at NORAD and the game will still stutter. Plus there’s loads of “morphing”. Models on the distance are like “placeholders” and you’ll see them morphing to look cute as they move near. Even the colors change and morphs.

And, yeah, it feels exactly like SWG: cold and unappealing.