I really don't see whats wrong with the back pedaling shown in the video. It looks very smooth and fluid to me. From the looks of the combat it looks like it will turn out to be great and thats what new players want, smooth combat. Lets be honest here WoW has the BEST smooth combat out of any MMO. Do you really think people stick around for the lore or the community for that game?

For this to be a pre-alpha build and for the movements to look as crisp as they are is just amazing. You guys have to let go of the old and accept this new 2.0. It's a whole new game. If it brings a good amount of content on day 1 and gets updated frequently then expect this to have a ton of old and new players sticking around for a very long time.