Will the pain felt in AoC keep skittish gamers tied to WoW?

Age of Conan is hurting. While it may not be so gloom and doom as to predict failure, they're definitely hitting the pains of growing too fast before they were truly ready for it. All this has the Greenskin - an avid Warhammer Fanboy - worried. Now seeing what's happened to AoC, and the similarity in buildup for the two games, he's concerned the same thing might happen to WAR.

However, I’ve been wondering lately if the failures of AoC will have any negative impacts on WAR’s future launch. Here’s what’s been on my mind:

1. Collector’s Edition Pre-orders - Several commentors on this site have brought this up, and I’m starting to believe that a potential reason for why the WAR CE hasn’t sold out yet is because people feel burned by getting the AoC CE and quitting shortly afterward. It’s an expensive mistake to make…

I have to admit I'm concerned as well, but more about the points brought up in the editorial controversy of the last couple days than I am about any after effects from AoC. Even as I say that though, it looks like some of the Greenskin's fears have already been confirmed, as other bloggers express their concerns about WAR in the same breath as they say goodbye to AoC.

Being an optimist, I'm sure all the concerns will be smoothed out by the end of convention season this summer, for both games. And if they're not... well. We'll still have Wrath of the Lich King.