Penny Arcade had some less than kind words to say today regarding EverQuest 2. While I personally have been a long time fan of Gabe and Tycho, I found Gabe's comments short sighted and reeking of WoW bastageness (yes I made the word up).

I know there must be artists working at SOE. The only thing I can think of is that they are simply cogs in some corporate machine. They must be given no freedom at all. In fact after looking at the game I wouldn’t be surprised if they are beaten daily. Their spirits have been broken. The troll models specifically may even be some kind of internal attempt to destroy the game and strike a blow against their corporate masters.

Tycho, while indifferent, at least wasn't so quick to judge. WoW has better graphics? It's a good game but.... /boggle

Anyways, you can at least read Tycho's comments which were worthwhile here .