Tried it on the XB1 when my mate bought it (hype purchase) and I still couldn't understand what was so special about it. 6v6 and it's a rather generic thing.
World of Warcraft is simply that game which became popular and defined a genre.
Does not mean it was great by any stretch of the imagination.
So WoW is not "great"
great
grāt/
adjective
adjective: great; comparative adjective: greater; superlative adjective: greatest
1.
of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average.
"the article was of great interest"
synonyms: considerable, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; More
exceptional, extraordinary
"they showed great interest"
large, big, extensive, expansive, broad, wide, sizable, ample;
vast, immense, huge, enormous, massive;
informalhumongous, whopping, ginormous
"a great expanse of water"
antonyms: little, small
very large and imposing.
"a great ocean between them"
synonyms: magnificent, imposing, impressive, awe-inspiring, grand, splendid, majestic, sumptuous, resplendent
"a great castle"
antonyms: modest
used to reinforce another adjective of size or extent.
"a great big grin"
used to express surprise, admiration, or contempt, especially in exclamations.
"you great oaf!"
synonyms: absolute, total, utter, out-and-out, downright, thoroughgoing, complete; More
perfect, positive, prize, sheer, arrant, unqualified, consummate, veritable
"you great fool!"
used in names of animals or plants that are larger than similar kinds, e.g., great auk, greater flamingo.
(of a city) including adjacent urban areas.
comparative adjective: Greater
"Greater Cleveland"
2.
of ability, quality, or eminence considerably above the normal or average.
"the great Italian conductor"
synonyms: prominent, eminent, important, distinguished, illustrious, celebrated, honored, acclaimed, admired, esteemed, revered, renowned, notable, famous, famed, well known; More
So a game that "was popular and defined a genre", in your own words, is not anything in the above definition? Hell, even if you weren't going by the definition of great, how many mediocre games define a genre?
* I played WoW for about 7 months from launch. Tried to go back 2 or 3 times over the year since but can never get into it. This happens with every mmo i have ever played. Just showing that I am not some sort of WoW fanboy.