Originally Posted by Halx

Finding myself in declining favor with WoW, I have to say that this article is irresponsibly biased. In fact, it expects WAY too much out of a computer game and puts too much on the shoulders of something intended for entertainment value and marketability. Nobody ever said, "I'm going to create this game and with it, I shall spread my message of humanity's proper place. My game will be healthy and educational, as well it will teach people valuable lessons." No. What they did say is, "We're going to create a game that boys and girls alike will want to play, talk about, and spread. We're going to make a lot of money by engrossing our audience with a detailed, intricate storyline, great mechanics and graphics, and satisfying gameplay. We're going to make this game successful and we're going to make a lot of money."

And they did.