Need help deciding.

[Reijin]

From a neutral point of view, let's look at it this way. Although I prefer WoW, I've not played GW. I've considered it, but I have a large group of friends that played it and prefer WoW. Regardless, that shouldn't really affect the following:

You said you were planning on trying to play both, right? Then obviously you get GW first, so that you can get on and play for free whenever monthly. This lets you save up the money to then buy WoW for further comparison. If you buy WoW first, that's soaking up money monthly beforehand so you won't even be able to try GW b/c you'll then be held to your account.

So I recommend getting GW first if you are serious about trying BOTH of them out. If you are looking for just playing one... I'd recommend WoW from personal experience, but basically they just depend on exactly what type of game you are looking for. They aren't made to appeal to the same crowd in any way, just as CoH is made for the more casual MMO player (in my opinion).