Or another gnome sit-in...

I supppose Blizzard has to respond to any concerns investors may have with competitive products, but it's pretty unseemly willy-waving from a company that's in the undisputed top slot and has the cash to buy a developing country and rename it 'Azeroth'.

Regarding 'grindiness' though, I'd say WAR has the least grind of all the major MMOs. Instead, It's focus is on occupying your time with RvR. Ironically, this focus could hurt it the most in the long-term. Personally, I think it will struggle if it can't offer something meaningful to players for getting involved in RvR and maintain the high pop levels required for it on all the servers.