I wrote this little message in response to the countless people saying to others that "MMoRPGs are a waste" and implying that people are dumb for paying each month to play something they like.  I'm pretty fed up with all these people trying to live another's life.

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I laughed out loud when I read all of these responses.

People really need to stop telling other people that it's not worth paying for something they enjoy doing. It may be a waste of time, money, and/or mental power to some people; but then again, so is trying to live other people's lives by telling them to do or not do something. In fact, I pity those types of people more. But, if that is what it takes to give them cheap thrills as opposed to paying a meager amount of money per month or actually going out in the world, more power to them.

I've had my fair share of experiences with MMoRPGs, and I still have most of them active. Ultima Online, Final Fantasy XI, World of Warcraft, and Planet Side just to name a few. I rarely play any of them anymore, but it's roughly the same as having two phone lines or a cable modem set up even when you hardly go online except for schoolwork.

If you truely enjoy something you should spare no expense in continuing along with it; just as you would a career in gaming if you enjoyed it by paying for an education to become a programmer. In addition, I pretty much disregard any comments of "It's not worth it" when it's coming from someone who has had no serious exposure to what they were talking about.

Then again, if these same people who are just naturally saying it's not worth the money have also never bought sodas, fast food, or ate at a restaurants, I will fully back them up in what they're saying. You could just eat what is at home, and buy it all for a third or even a tenth of the cost depending on where you go out to eat (Top Ramen, anyone?). Also, why pay for soda when you're already paying a Water Bill? This leads me to conclude that most of these posters are still leeching off their parents in some way; not even considering the things they already pay and still buying stuff that is or tastes a tad better, but offers the same results. Water is a necessity, true, but soda is not. Just how entertainment is considered a necessity to many people, but online massive online gaming is just an improvement over a single player or online game that only holds 8-12 people in one area (Or maybe 128 max on games like Starsiege: Tribes).

Further more, online games and characters are considered "Permanent", and a simple of bottle of soda would last you a few minutes tops once you opened it; then you just look towards water for further nourishment if still thirsty. But, heck, we should just buy our $1.25 bottles of soda once or twice a day, equalling up to around $40 a month for something we already pay for in terms of the water bill.

So, yes, it's all a waste. Don't do it. You like it? Too bad, people made the decision that it isn't worth it for you.