I expect the key to "next-gen WoW" will be somebody (FAANG or indy) figuring out how to mix player-generated content into something like the classic MMO (gamepl

I expect the key to "next-gen WoW" will be somebody (FAANG or indy) figuring out how to mix player-generated content into something like the classic MMO (gameplay, social, quasi-economic) package. EVE Online is actually close, except that aspects of its genre and gameplay only have niche appeal.