I got two CEs of WAR and I like it! BUT, it is not "better" than WoW. If there were NO WoW. I would play WAR. Although for PvE i would probably be playing EQ2. That game has improved leaps and bounds since it was launched, mostly from 'borrowing" ideas from WoW lol. The PvP in EQ2 sucks though.

I'm not sure what an MMO of the future would have to be like to beat WoW, maybe just time. At some point WoW will just be old news. And any decent mmo that comes out might benefit from that. But the next best MMO will probably be another Blizzard MMO 8\

A lot of people think something like KotR Online or Starcraft mmo will be the next best thing. I think that Si-Fi MMOs will always be limited. Fantasy is just what works well. I mean people play MMOs to escape reality somewhat right? I think the idea of "magic" vs "pewpew lasers" will always win our imagination. And for classes in Si-Fi, unless you mix magic in there, theres only so much you can do for class types. Fantasy themes leave a lot more to the imagination 8)