Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they wait to see how the individual elements pan out for EQNext, so they know what moves to make business wise. Also, a lot of art is invented from other art. "Good artists copy, great artists steal" -Pablo Picasso. WoW, took a lot from the original EQ too. I'd say EQ1 was a lot more progressive for the times it was released than WoW was when it was released.