I played WoW since it came out and got two lvl 70 and soon another but in the end I quit around 4 months before War came. Even though I never played very seriously I had alot of fun while lvling and doing UBRS. I guess what ruined the game was how Blizz made TBC with free epix and quite boring/stupid lore (Dranei) and also the reason I quit the game. One thing I think War fixed from War was grinding and giving some real PvP action not just grinding BG 100 times to get marks for Epix. Tactic slots and moral skills also gives a more advanced play style requiring more experience and gear will no longer give you the title "Pro". In the subject of race lore I prefer a stereotypically brutal orcs than being a flower sniffing Tauren who really should be stomping gnomes as the flies they are. Orcs using every single minute figuring how to best smash and kill their enemy fast and most painful. Not having to see your enemy in same armor as yourself since each race have their different classes and play style. To make balance you see similarities such as how both Witch Hunter and Witch Elf can use "stealth" only its not overpowered here and you got a time limit + action point drain (no mana, rage or energy in this game) I could go on a long time like this but I got something else to do :) Sry for writing so much for War but I just couldnt help it after experiencing how War differs from WoW in so many things :P