First let me say I am intrigued.. I am not jaded, I am hopeful. I am not so much a pessimist as others, even though I have plenty of MMO boxes on the shelf, nothing has caught my attention long enough since EQ, EQ2 and WOW.
Second, people keep saying this isn't new, it's been done before. What is new? What hasn't been done before in some obscure title? Half the titles people bring up don't have the attraction of the masses. MMO's to me are all about the community, the game brings us together. What new ideas are you looking for? What art styles hasn't been done before? With 1000's of MMO and RPG type games, not including the puzzle games which also present unique ideas? I think what people were looking for from Everquest and I am seeing this on other forums is a bit of a return to it's roots. I like new ideas like the rest of you, but I am more about quality ideas. Bring me 10 to 20 great ideas, possibly tweaked or that have gone through an evolution, vs. something new, I will take the first.
Third.. People need to read a bit more about this. This is a limited article. EQ devs have talked about the landscape, how it will "regrow". They know there are issues. One thing I found interesting, is each server will be different. They don't expect things to repeat as they have before. Some people might not like that. They want the re-occurring big Boss battle, that happened like Steps A-z before. This probably will not be good for them.
Lastly, we have a long ways to go.. But as GW2 left a bad taste, AION and RIFT are trying, WoW is done, LOTR being good but too small a community, I am ready for a good P2P MMO.