i used to play a lot of video games - but lately between work, home renovations and repairs, woodworking, household chores and gardening i dont have time anymore. the last game i played was a short campaign of Shogun 2: Total War about 3 months ago.

the disturbing thing about games like WoW is that they were engineered from the ground up - and with each update - to be as addictive as possible.

just like any addiction you simply need to immerse yourself in work or some new pursuit for a few weeks in order to break the cycle. then youll look back and think wtf? why was i wasting my time grinding/raiding for a chance at marginally better loot in that pointless game?