I think they succeeded very well with matching the desires of modern MMO players. Sure, the people stuck in the same mentality they had 10-15 years ago won't appreciate the game. But everyone who evolved into "I'll play MMO and some other games too" are more than happy that you don't have to spend every moment of life online. Only thing I'm really missing is some vanity, which SE are probably going to screw up since they are very control addicted and want to force us into how we should look.