Comment That, and the fact that it's an MMO (Score 1) 195
That, and the fact that it's an MMO in a series that has traditionally been a single player character-driven story-based adventure.
Like AMD's Mantle API, it promises reduced CPU overhead and lower-level access to graphics hardware. But DirectX 12 won't be limited to one vendor's hardware.
Mantle will work on this hardware as well, and won't be limited to one vendor's operating system. From AMD's Mantle FAQ
HOST SYSTEM NOT RESPONDING, PROBABLY DOWN. DO YOU WANT TO WAIT? (Y/N)