Played both - DAoC was clearly better, in my opinion.
And speaking of better...
I still remember some good DAoC fights with the Reunion crew - Jaylenn, Astaldo, Webb, Ilk, and the rest of you bums!

PS: I wound up here after googling my old DAoC name, and it linked to a post I once made on these boards... I couldn't resist poking my head in!