Hi everyone, my name is Alaa and I'm a recovering WOW-holic. I have been WOW free for about a year now.<p>You're forgetting one thing though, the fun aspect. Working for 8-9 hours a day on a computer and then coming back home to work for another 4 is not the same as playing for another 4. Although the strategy thinking does take a lot of mental effort, it seems to use a different part of the brain.<p>I agree about the time sink aspect though.