as somebody who put over 4,500 hours into LiF:YO i can tell you that if and when CoE launches, LiF wouldn't even come close

LiF map = 21km x 21km = 441 sq.km.

CoE map (if i recall the last figures correctly) = 196km x 128km = 25,088 sq.km.

put another way the initial CoE starting continent map will be 56 times LARGER than the LiF:mmo map

and that's just for starters - if you read through the dev journals, watch some of the q & a's etc you will start to realist that this is a very ambitious game, - crafting, NPC and creature AI, and all sorts of other intended mechanics are so in depth it's hard to even compare them

progress in it can appear to be frustrating to us eagerly waiting and watching, but also comprehend that positive progress IS being made