Calling World of Warcraft playing kilties.

[Erisianmonkey]

I just got the 10 day trial to give it a go. I might get the game at some point if I like this, but I'm no sure I'll pay for the online subscription. Is it really worth the money?

I certainly think so. It's quite a fun hobby. If you consider the fact that it's only $15 a month, it's not a bad deal. For that $15 you can play as much or as little as you want. I've had times where I've played for 12 hours, or times I've played just a few minutes here and there for a week or two. And your characters stay even if you decide you don't want to spend the money for awhile. If you're just getting into it, I would wait until you hit the level cap to get the expansions, unless you feel you *must* play a Draenei or Blood Elf.

Another one lost to the fold...

seems to draw all of peoples free time into oblivion...

It can. But if one has any kind of self-restraint at all they can manage their game time wisely. You don't have to join one of the gung-ho "you must raid with us X hours a day" guilds, there are casual guilds, and then some folks never join a guild at all. I chose to make my own little guild for my main and alts on my main server. I mostly go out and quest, or join pick-up groups for dungeons sometimes. There are almost as many ways to play WoW as there are people who play. And that is quite the number.