Live. Play. Design.

Yes - I played it. No, it didn't steal my soul.

Overall, I found the game to be boring-ish. I add the "ish" because there were some redeeming qualities:

The quest system (from the little I played) is very well paced, making sure that I'm never in short supply of things to do. Couple that with a well paced leveling system and you end up with a lot of "oh, but if I just play a little more..." moments. Unfortunately (or, fortunately), I'm not the type of person who succumbs to such ploys.

What I did enjoy was the feeling of just hanging out with your friends online. There's something about the combination of the slow paced combat (which I presume also helps keep their servers from dying) and the addition of party chat that really made me feel like it was "just another day" with my friends in Azeroth.

The game is easy enough for anyone to pick up and play, which is a good hook. Now I understand how so many people bond over WoW.