Well as a convert from WoW I have to say that I'm very impressed with the game mechanics WAR has, especially so soon after launch. After fixing a couple bugs with pets, I have had nothing but smooth sailing. The PQs are great, I can always find an enemy player to gank in Tier 2, and even the PvE has a chaotic (in a good way) feeling instead of everything being a hassle.

As for the whole "stereotype" argument going on, Warhammer has been around a long time (25 years now) but not as long as our fantasy background as presented by Tolkein. WAR has a different take, though. Rather than traditional LotR archetypes, we have British people sterotypes. And this is direct from an interview with Mythic's Creative Director

Elves are basically the aristocrats, people who don't know what dirt is and spend all their time reading and looking down on people. Dwarves are the working class: their grumpy, stubborn and may enjoy their beer a bit too much. The orks are basically soccer hooligans who like smashing windows and punching people in the face.