I'm not sure how well received GW2 is in the real world, but in the online world you'd think GW2 is made by the guys who made World of Warcraft. Sometimes it seems like it's even more hyped than SWTOR if that is even possible. I'm not going to say a small and unknown (relatively) developer can't possibly make a great game, but it seems like GW2 promises even more than the usual 'this game will totally revolutionize the gaming industry'. As far as I can tell this game will be more like Diablo 3 than a MMORPG, and by the time it comes out it will probably have to compete against Diablo 3. While I'm not a big fan of Blizzard, I really don't think you can beat Diablo 3 at its own game especially if GW2 even pretends to have a bit of MMORPG in it (because Diablo-type games are strictly better than MMORPG at the hack & slash aspect).
The only way I see GW2 becomes a success is if it came out significantly earlier than Diablo 3, because it seems like its audience is mostly the type of guys who would play Diablo 3, and Blizzard games tend to be very well entrenched once they establish their position. At this point neither game has a definitive schedule, but it looks like Diablo 3 might actually come out within half an year whereas nobody still knows anything about GW2's schedule, so I'm actually leaning Diablo 3 will come out first.
The only way I see GW2 becomes a success is if it came out significantly earlier than Diablo 3, because it seems like its audience is mostly the type of guys who would play Diablo 3, and Blizzard games tend to be very well entrenched once they establish their position. At this point neither game has a definitive schedule, but it looks like Diablo 3 might actually come out within half an year whereas nobody still knows anything about GW2's schedule, so I'm actually leaning Diablo 3 will come out first.
