Just a couple of things to say...
The gameplay is addictive yes; but that is a good thing.... Very few games have gripped my attention for 200 hours + and I think that it is a real achievement if a game can do that in terms of how competitive the industry is.
I have al life; I am at university, I have been with the same partner for 17 months now, I have a 30 hours a week job AND have owned wow since feb05... I get to play wow usually about 2 weekends a month (so i clock around 12 hours a month) and over the course of the year I have emmensely enjoyed the game.
People moan that the game is so expensive but it is actually a 3rd of the price of a new game per month. and most people whom plays games gets a new one every month or two. I have had no temptation to get a new game so am happy to pay £8.99 a month to play rather than £29.99 every other month for a game i will play 5hours or less...
The game is very enjoyable for those whom are more casual than the die hard addicts. The only gripe i will make is that instances (dungeons) can take some time so I do not always get the opitunity to play them.
I play PvE by the way; I fully understand that Because of my limited time; I would never be able to achieve a great status in PvP, If you are okay with this fact (as I am) then the game is solid!
I have had a great time with this game and am very keen to play the expansion as it is close to relase now.