Quoting Wintersong, reply 52Hey, there is life beyond WoW, you know. 
A wonderful world, in fact. 
Count me as someone else who didn't know who or what that image was of, and I've been gaming for 30 years.  'Meh!' to Warcraft.
 
 
I finally tried it and was ultimately unimpressed. What does impress me is the level some people take it to, like the guy who plays with 36 accounts:
 
http://wakpo.com/articles/gaming-news/world-of-warcraft-player-with-36-accounts-is-an-octopus
 
and the online funeral that turned into a raid:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHJVolaC8pw&feature=player_embedded
 
The funeral raid was horrible, really goes to show how with a little anonymity people can be complete jerks.