How does World of Warcraft always entice me to renew my subscription and get me back playing? I can easily say that I have cancelled and renewed my subscription on no less than five to six occasions. Each time I cancel it, I feel a sign of relief, having realized that my personal free time has just increased exponentially. But then, later on, possibly months later, I feel this urge to get back into it. I play for a couple of months - sometimes less - and then re-cancel my subscription!
If I could venture a guess as to this puzzling pattern, I would have to say that the world created in WoW is so successful, so immersive, and with such a massive community, that it is just so much fun and engaging to be a part of. Even if you're not that into fantasy-type games, I really feel as though there is something so appealing about the Warcraft genre; whether that be the cartoon-like design of the world and its countless characters, the massively interesting story, or just the sheer volume of things that a player can do. Added to that is the 'sandbox' style of gameplay that exists in WoW. As a contrast, I really love the Call of Duty series, but I admit that once I've beaten it, I rarely go back to the single player. Games like that are so scripted that, while stunning the first time around, rapidly lose their novelty a second or third time playing. With a game like WoW, there is always a personal objective to achieve that really can have very little bearing on the preconceived script of the game. Even redoing many of the more laborious quests, especially in the earlier levels, doesn't detract from the many achievements and goals that every player invariably sets for him/herself.
This posting correlates with my recently renewed WoW subscription. I have no idea as to how long I will play for this time around, but right now it feels great to be once again immersed in this now five year old, but still amazing, world. I admit, this may be short lived.
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