I think a major problem with wow's story is that your character isnt important despite also being important. Wow has named characters that bare all of the story importance. We didnt stop Deathwing, Thrall did. We didnt kill the alivh King, Tirion did. Our character get acknowledged as heroes and helpers but we dont really get focused as the key element to it.Well, people have spent the past two years pointing at FF14 and saying "No, like that stupid!". So what was anyone expecting?
Anyway, I loved the cinematic but I think its a little slow and low key for an actual intro. The WoW Intro cinematics are are typically very punchy but this is very contemplative. Its really good and the music is beautiful but I think something else is needed but I won't exactly be heartbroken if that's it.
In FF14 you ARE the main character and it still manages to give everyone the experience of being the hero even though every player is the main character.
Wow cant change that now the structure and characters have already been too long established. So at best we are observers that watch the story happen. Hopefully itll be a good story this time.