It really is a drug. I have played it for many years, but I have quit and have been sober for about a year or so. It really does consume your life... with raiding... your online buddies... your guild. everything consumes you and pulls you into the game. When I quit during WotLK, I was the #1 Alliance player on my server - no lie. And I quit. Want to know why? Found myself a girlfriend. Got a job. They (my guild leaders/guildmates) began to despise me because of it! I found it better to go out and have REAL adventures and fun instead of rushing home every night at 7 to begin raiding.
I'm not trashing WoW, it's a great game and I've invested a lot of time AND MONEY into it. Go on and try it, but it's either you become a Hardcore WoW player to enjoy everything the game has to offer, or play casually (which is quite frankly impossible) and only be able to experience just a slice of the pie because you're not as good as everyone else. It is a very competitive game.
Just a side, I made a video poking fun of hardcore WoW players - The WoW Savant - YouTube
I'm not trashing WoW, it's a great game and I've invested a lot of time AND MONEY into it. Go on and try it, but it's either you become a Hardcore WoW player to enjoy everything the game has to offer, or play casually (which is quite frankly impossible) and only be able to experience just a slice of the pie because you're not as good as everyone else. It is a very competitive game.
Just a side, I made a video poking fun of hardcore WoW players - The WoW Savant - YouTube