"...SOE need to take a tip from Blizz on this one and evolve their games, not just pump out xpac after xpac hoping that more people don't leave...."

Please explain to me how WoW has evolved and EQ has not, given a comprable timeframe (ie 5 years after launch)?

I played EQ from Kunark through Gates of Discord. Each expansion up until that point really evolved the game...moreso than WoW has with its expansions. Kunark really defined what the end game/raid would be for not just EverQuest, but MMOs in general. Velious introduced new ways to acquire raid gear and made a variable faction system important to everyone, not to mention put evil and good races on the same ground. Luclin added the Alternate avancement point system and did a major graphical overhaul. Lost Dungeons of Norrath introduced instancing for the first time in a MMO, a key element of almost all modern MMOs.

And what has WoW done? Flying mounts? Arena system? Alternate specs? All of those seem pretty mundane compared to what EQ accomplished in its first 4-5 years. WoW is a fun game which keeps on delivering for many, but to say they are more evolutionary than EQ is ridiculous.

Lately, sure EQ has been all 'xpac after xpac', because that's really because the game isn't worth messing with...SOE has so many other titles, they are just milking EQ for what it's worth until it dies. Nothing lasts forever...there will come a time when WoW just gets milked for cash with expansions, too.