I don't think it will live up to the hype of this board.
Em said he revisited the MMLP for this album. So did we. And we remember how amazing it was and still is. The fact that it is an amazing album combined with nostalgia will make it impossible for MMLP2 to compete.
That being said. I think it's just as impossible for it not to be a classic album.
The producers
The theme
The time it took the make
The obvious rejuvenation of Em
Everything Points to a classic.
I'd be shocked if it wasn't better than Encore, Infinite, Recovery and Relapse.
And to be better than Relapse is saying a lot, because it is great.
I think it will be a little worse than his third best album and a little better than his current fourth.