stupefying, sounds better in french.
And yeah, thats about right. From my experience (multiple months of both WoW and EQ2) WoW is just EQ2 minus pretty much any skill requirements. You use the wrong heal in EQ2 you get the same reaction as if you didn't heal at all in WoW. I wouldn't say less competitive, but definetly way easier, I tried it for a week or so lately and became known as a great healer in my guild, in EQ2 I'm a terrible healer but a good Nuker.
On another note, I play MMORPGs too much.
And Matrix fighting style is crazy, they just have to make it less repetitive.