ArcheAge's Closed Beta 3 commences in 2 weeks. I think we will begin to see what the future of Sandbox MMOs look like. While FFXIV has been twiddling their thumbs trying to make their amazing game into WoW, other next gen titles like ArcheAge, GW2, TERA, and perhaps even SWTOR have been recognising their own personal strengths and pursuing them relentlessly.

SE needs to play to their own strengths instead of trying to handicap themselves further by cheap, uncreative imitation.