Agreed and well put. Out of all the MMO's I've played and tested (quite a few) Warhammer Online is by far the best; and that is taking into account that I really don't care for fantasy style MMO's (would have rather Mythic base it in 40K). Public quests, fantastic RvR, mature player base, xFire sponsered voice chat bandwidth, monthly fee covering frequent patches and expansion packs, built in UI customization, scenarios, and of course the rich lore that comes with the Warhammer name. I could go on and on, but I'd rather just play the game.

yes it truly is a great game and beats wow at many levels. grpahics wise though it falls short in one area, and please prove me wrong. but i have noticed that PC's or NPC's become a bit papery (2D'ish) if you get far enough away with their motion not as smooth as it should be and the edges of the object being a bit jagged rather then smooth... do you understand what im talking about. and for this reason i say the grpahics fall short of WOW. upclose though they are spectacular....

The graphics degrade at a distance to reduce lag in the big RvR battles where you have hundreds of people fighting each other. If you think that makes the game look worse than WoW than that is your opinion but for me I am paying much more attention to my character and his immediate surroundings.

Have they really specifically stated they'll never have any expansion packs you pay for? I thought their "live expansions" were just equivalent to a major patch in WoW (like AQ or Naxx were back in vanilla WoW days).

Otherwise, I don't understand the animosity that comes from people when it comes to MMOs. If you like a game and it works for you, then play it. I, for one, enjoy both WoW and WAR. *shrug*

yes, any expansions are treated just like patches in the game. I was just stating that it was nice not to have to pay extra to go buy an expansion disc on top of what we're already paying per month to play.
I, too, have played WoW, and.. its not really a bad game, it can be quite enjoyable, but it just didn't have the..."oomph" that i was looking for lol. dunno how else to put it...
I played Guild Wars since beta and it is and will always be one of my favorite games ever. yes, it charged for expansions, but it didn't have a fee per month so i didn't mind as much. but after 4 years of playing Guild Wars, it got pretty repetitive so i started looking for other games to play. And Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is the closest thing i've found that I really really enjoy.
So yes, it all depends on the gamer and their preferences on gameplay. I've learned not to degrade any games til i've tried em first. Most MMOs these days have trial clients that can be downloaded.
anywho... yeah....

@samn

I see, and agreed, it is nice to not have to pay. :)

They never ever once said that they will never do boxed payware expansions. On the contrary, they said quite clearly that they will come, down the line. Just not on the short term.