It's not, but it is the first to be most successful doing so. From day one I saw MAJOR similarities between DA and WoW. I actually think of DA as the offline version of it. Or the single-player version. And why not? There's no shame in emulating stuff that works. You say yourself the origins didn't have much effect or lasting meaning in this game. Well, I feel they have the same impact on your characters path as your race does in WoW. That's all
