Yes, the visuals are beautiful. Perhaps it's that simple.
I have a friend down in FL who was all about WT for a few months. I tried to get him to play AH. He facepalmed virtually with "I'll never pay to play".
But I wonder how much WT in game "gold" he's purchased. Personally, I'd rather have HT with a direct pipeline siphoning off my life's blood than have to repeatedly file stupid online credit card transaction but, to each his own, I guess.