I agree, my boyfriend and I play, and save quite a bit of money by not going out all the time......like we used to. Its really easy to drop 100$ or more at the bar.

Wait a second...

Holisky gets PAID to write these articles??

Couldn't he invest in a spell checker or something, then?

I agree as well, my bf and i have Def. cut down on other expenses since he lost his job at circuit city, like eating out or buying things we dont need like Tokidoki purses lol but WoW has never even been on the list since its such a miniscule amount compared to other expenses. I think of it as an inexpensive way to be together in a comfortable environment (home) and interact with friends. :]

Yup. Most people from 16-25 who go out party, go drinking, go clubbing, do whatever they do, and easily blow 5x more in one night than we do in one month of WoW.

And no one's ever been arrested for drugs or found out they were pregnant from playing WoW. =) If I had kids, I'd feel much safer and better with them playing at home than going to raves with eyeliner on and coming home at 5am.

Agreed. I used to play console games, but then after I'd been playing WoW for a while, I realized I could play WoW for 5-6 months for the price of one new XBox 360 game that might keep me entertained for a couple of weeks.