This game was started in 2006 and released in 2011, so yes, it is competing with 2004 WoW on release, I'll get another warning for this I'm sure, but you people are so dumb when it comes to comparison. If the game was vs. 2011 WoW, EVERYTHING IN THE GAME WOULD HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN 2011! The game would NOT be released! Holy hutta (hue hue) take the arrow out y'er knee and put logic to the brain!