I played WoW for 8 years, from release until 2 years ago. Having been there from the beginning its easy to see how I got sucked in. I got to see it from the start. I saw the changes. I had friends with me to experience those changes. Everything was new, fresh, and exciting. The game took work, on a personal level and as a team. If you wanted something good you had to work hard for it. You could see by looking at someone's character that they've done a lot (or not much at all). It was a golden age in online gaming for me. But now... Nearly 10 years since it released, its changed. And not all for the better. Power leveling to 90 for new players just so they can catch up? Bonus EXP boosts? Cash for mounts? Recruit a friend bonuses? And now they're making it feel more and more like Diablo by watering down the groups mechanics. Sure it makes it easy for new players, but its not as rewarding. And there's farming groups that do nothing but hunt rare spawns that drop free epics?! I worked my ass off to get my Paladin ready for raids, but now you just farm the epic you need and tah-dah! This isn't the WoW that sucked me in for nearly a decade. Try the free month and see if its for you, but I feel that the long term players are still around because of the good ol' days. Not because of its newly discovered ease of access.