>>713776669 (OP)wow defined the genre.
nobody innovated on wow.
wow caused the genre to stagnate and become a raidlogging parsetranny meta.
mmo is kill.
it used to be the "catch-all" game, but genres are much more developed and niches are better satisfied in other games.
people just want shared multiplayer experiences, like diablo 4, monster hunter, etc, but none of the games are that good that currently offer this.