A whopping 2200 hours. That\u2019s how much time I\u2019ve played World of Warcraft since early 2005. That was the reality I was confronted with when I added up all the play time on my characters before I uninstalled the game from my system. Just think about how many films I could have seen in that time, or how many books I could have read. Or, for that matter, how many other games I could have been playing! <\/p>\n
So, was it worth it? <\/p>\n
Well, it actually was my job<\/a> to spend all this time in WoW, so it\u2019s not like I had a choice. Right? Yes and no. Engaging in a game like World of Warcraft for research (or whatever \u2018serious\u2019 reason) still cannot hide the fact that not all activities in there work. Not by a long shot. They are play, pure and simple. Then again, you don\u2019t \u2018get\u2019 WoW by reading or talking about it. You have<\/i> to play it<\/a>. You have to live it. You have to \u2018go native<\/a>\u2019 on its ass. <\/p>\n And that I did. For 2200 hours. <\/p>\n So far, no regrets. WoW remains one of the most impressive, engaging and interesting experiences I\u2019ve ever been part of. Thank God for that. Or was it Thrall?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A whopping 2200 hours. That\u2019s how much time I\u2019ve played World of Warcraft since early 2005. That was the reality I was confronted with when I added up all the play time on my characters before I uninstalled the game from my system. Just think about how many films I could have seen in that … <\/p>\n