haha
i guess is wat u look out for in a game cos i personally like runescape a lil more than WOW if u consider them p2p games(runescape membership being included)
there are lotta minigames and the quests arent too shabby
i nvr play WOW b4 but after seeing how my friend played WOW i think i like casual ol runescape compared to WOW
runescape graphics arent too great unfortunately....(the very 1st version was crap now its much better but too bad there are better systems now)
so over all:
graphics:WOW>runescape
gameplay(pvp):WOW>runescape
money involvement(cost):WOW>runescape(assumtion of quality for money)
goodwill(fame):WOW>runescape
amenities(non fighting activites):runescape>WOW
too bad there are more for WOW than runescape
but my guess is that there are more ppl who like intense gameplay than casual players so they choose WOW instead of runescape
another factor is WOW already has lotta popularity with caracters from warcraft 3 so it is natural for ppl to view WOW in the perspective of their favorite warcraft game and view runescape as a lousy ol browser game

play what u like....avoid what u hate....simple