I totally agree about not coming back to WoW if the game itself doesn't really interest you anymore. I admit, I'm starting to waver myself. But since I spend a couple days raiding, and do enjoy it, that's keeping me in game still. For the time being. That, and I still have the friends in game to do it with. If they all left, I wouldn't stay just to raid. The community is not the same anymore, things in general don't hold my interest as they once did. I love my characters, but without a strong foundation of people to bounce their hijinks off of, it's starting to lack. I want people that will connect their RP to the game world, and very few people seem to want to do that anymore.
We are talking more and more about future games. Quite a number of us are looking at SWTOR. It's different in the sense of it being a space opera. A step away from the 'pure' fantasy, though SW definately has fantasy elements in it. Scenery wise, just something a little different. Been watching the gameplay and character progression trailers and vids too and it looks promising. Grimes has been playing the beta and he's really liking it. So we're giving it consideration. We'll see how things progress with the game the closer it comes to an actual release date before making a solid decision, I think.
My biggest disappointment, and it's a personal taste thing, is that all the playable races are very 'human'. Even if they're blue with fat tentacles on their heads, the basic figure is still human. I might have been spoiled by WoW which has allowed me to be a Tauren, Orc, Worgen, etc. Because before I used to love just simply being a Dwarf before WoW came out. That is no longer satisfactory enough for me, ha.
Before today, I hadn't really looked at GW2 because, well, Guild Wars the original didn't really impress me at all. But since you pointed GW2 out, I took a look. I, admit, I'm really impressed. The art is beautiful. The world looks colorful and vibrant compared to other MMOs that have come out. (Another reason other games have not impressed me. Too grey, too brown, too blah.) I imagine though, that you'd really need some powerful vid requirements to make it look as awesome as it does in the vids I watched. Playable races are varied, which is a HUGE plus. I even like the look of the 'elf' race. They're background variety also catches my eye. I would actually try and play every race there except human. Ha. Watched some of the game play, and, yeah, it too looks pretty fun and open. Like SWTOR, I'm holding full judgement until it gets closer to release date. Have quite a bit of time to absorb it all. But it's definately something to watch out for now.