I've been playing for a little over two years (started about the time the hype for Ulduar was in full swing but it hadn't actually come out yet), and thus far I've never taken a real break. I log on pretty much every day; I think the longest I've ever gone without being online was two days.

Don't get me wrong; I've had stretches of severe boredom with WoW. But I still have lots of good friends, and I log on out of habit to chat with them even if I'm just standing around in a city and don't actually fight/gather/etc. anything for several hours.

My money situation IRL is fairly tight; I'm not starving, the rent and bills are always on time and my WoW subscription has never been in danger of lapsing, but that's just about all the money I have from month to month. So I'm never buying new games, books, going out to movies or bowling or anything like that... I like the fact that WoW will always be there even if I can't afford to go out to a restaurant or the bar; I always have something to keep me entertained when I'm not at work, even if it's just chatting.

To be honest, I'm just not the type of person who "takes breaks" from games... if my history with other MMOs is any indication, I'll be playing WoW for a long while yet, but at the point I finally leave it will be for good, not just a break. All or nothing.

*shrugs*

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