WoW Questions

[AztecWarrior]

Let us begin by stating the obvious: I hate RPGs. 99% of them. The ones I don't hate are misnomered by the media as RPGs, like Deus Ex.

I played WCIII, and was like "Cool, humans have GUNS." Now, if an RPG didn't commit too many of the Seven Deadly Sins AND had guns, AND I was familiar with the storyline, I'd try it. So, therefore, I ask you, the RPG-minded fools:

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THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF RPGs
AztecWarrior 1:1-7

1. Does WoW rely on a turn-based combat system, or "Combat Mode"? (I.E. I attack, then lie defenseless because it's your turn to attack).

2. Is there a "level system?" To what extent does this screw over newbies and mid-level characters when fighting veterans?

3. Dice rolls to determine accuracy?

4. Dice rolls to determine damage?

5. Is Player-Killing allowed, and do you get your items back?

6. Are you pushing buttons the entire game, or is skill involved? By "skill" I mean it in the FPS/Simulator sense. You don't just tell him where to go and what to attack. That bores me.

7. Lust. Does the game's advertisements rely on half-nude elves to sell (i.e. Lineage II, EverQuest.) (Obviously, WoW passed this one.) It's not that I'm uber-moral, it's just that I'd hate to see a game resort to sensuality to sell a game that isn't sensual at all. I can expect that from, oh, Leisure Suit Larry, but there is no real sensuality in EQ.
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Is it still in Beta? Will there/is there a monthly fee?