Caught myself at a critical decision point the other night while grinding my level 51 shadow priest on Gurubashi. Should I just uninstall the game right now and get on with my life, or should I just aim to hit 60 and then put the game on the back burner for a while. Unfortunately I realized that the addictive quality of WOW allows for neither option. I have a feeling that I'll be raiding Molton Core many a time in the next while vying for the best mana regen equipment I can find so that my Holy respec is worthwhile. I am however getting a little tired of people who just won't play the game on principle. I find that WOW is the pinnacle of current MMORPGing, perhaps only until D&D but it's one that you can't miss. Without experiencing the vast amounts of great artwork, gameplay balancing and content that fills this multi-user environment one could end up with a big gap in the history of gaming. So to all you naysayers and so-called moral crusaders who say WOW replaces your social life and is addictive as hell, I say you're misguided(on the first point).

World Of Warcraft enables a thriving social community where people interact without the regular biases of personal communication such as appearance, age, sex and other discriminating factors. One can be judged simply on what they say and what they do, one of the benefits of non face-to-face communication. This is one part of the evolution of communication technology that I feel has benefited a new breed of humans who no longer are able to discriminate based on stereotypes and bias. So before you judge so harshly this new form of social environment, consider the last time you sat down and had a conversation with a homeless person. It may have it's flaws, but it also is a pinnacle of human communication which is currently enhancing global collaboration.