[Bvalmont]

Exactly the point that I was going to make. Not all games are bad.

I played Quake 3 competitively for 7 years and I have seen a lot of players in the scene having success in different fields outside of computer games.

Games based on competitiveness and skills give you a good deal of insight on how to achieve things in real life.

As for most addicted WoW players, these people are just looking for instant gratification for just a little bit more than minimal effort. They want to achieve something and feel good about themselves and WoW pretty much offers the perfect combination of grind/reward, random surprise (items that drop) and a feeling of belonging.

I doubt that any of these people could stick to long term goals as soon as they stop playing WoW. They would just look for their next fix of quick gratification