Why Do People Play World of Warcraft and Other Online Games?

Question by Annie O: Why do people play World of Warcraft and other online games?
i am talking about people who devote hours a week doing this…how can they possibly retain any respect for themselves, seriously?
it is a world of fiction and they are wasting away their lives!
it is like a drug addiction!

Best answer:

Answer by Dustin
na i just play in spare time when im bored it gives me somthing to do

Answer by GMI
I myself am not a person that spends their time on online games anymore, but it could be because they simply like the game, or some circumstances, if any.

You have to see this, like many other things, in more ways than one. You see something one way, they see it another, much like opinions and tastes. Something along the lines of “One person’s trash is another’s treasure”.