Game population by the numbers.

[Abriael]

Um... we never said he was a fanboy. I think all of us here are "fans" of FFXIV.
What else do we have to base GW2 off of...? It's not like the game is out yet. He said "Oh there's no new info and its all hype" and I simply responded by saying "No, there is info and these articles/videos back the hype up". I'm not attacking anybody here. That isn't my intent. =)

Maybe wait until you can play the beta before deciding it's gonna be all end all just a piece of advice.

The reason Warhammer failed is because the game itself failed to live up to what the devs said it would be upon release. ArenaNet is genuinely trying to pace themselves and live up to their claims before they release a product halfassedly like with Warhammer and Age of Conan... and FFXIV.

Are you perchance saying that the warhammer online and age of conan devs didn't do whatever they could to pull off the best product they could?
You couldn't be more wrong.
Both developers delayed the released of their games multiple times (two for WAR, Three for AoC), and put all their resources into both games.
Both development teams were composed by extremely passionate individuals and very talented artist/programmers/directors and all. There's no reason to believe that they are in any way inferior to ArenaNet.

Mythic, just to bring an example, made DAOC, which is considered one of the best MMORPGs ever released by many, many people (and made it with very limited resources).
Past games, dedication and talent isn't all that's necessary to release a successful game, the factors that come into play are extremely complex, and publishers ARE a factor (EA influenced the release of warhammer online quite badly). One of the most devastating factors, for instance, is biting more than you can chew (Warhammer Online, Final Fantasy XIV and Age of Conan all suffered from that). And that seems a danger that GW2 might suffer from.