When I started playing World of Warcraft a few years ago, I had never played a mmo before. My husband played and encouraged me to try. I was quickly hooked, and before long we purchased another copy of the game so we could play together. We made great friends and mastered our classes. We had a great guild and finished most of the Burning Crusade before leaving WoW to try other games. No other mmos compared to WoW. I recently purchased Wrath of the Lich King (the latest expansion) and have been loving it. Like others have mentioned, this game is very addictive, I initially quit because I felt I was spending too much time playing. But it is also social, your game experience is better when you interact with others. One thing I really enjoy about WoW is how a group of strangers work toward a goal (usually killing a raid boss) and end up friends. This is the game that all other mmos are trying to copy.

I quit for a while due to loss of job and trying to save money, but I really enjoy this game. You really can decide how involved you want to be in the game. Just don't read the forums, they will have you convinced that every class is broken! Anyway, I've had fun with the game and I've met some really nice people, too.

I've played several MMORPGs and keep coming back to this one. World of warcraft is a great MMORPG. Your level of PVP, socializing, playing , etc is all up to you. IT is not designed to be a children's game - the user agreement clearly stated that from the beginning though they now allow one minor child to play per account as well as the main adult. If your child is going to play you should be aware of what they are doing and who they are hanging out with - as you should with any online social site or game ( or off computer interaction for that matter). PVP ( player vs player ) is not a required part of game play if you choose to stay out of it. There are plenty of servers where the general game play prohibits PVP altogether unless you are in specific areas or choose to duel. The content is constantly added to and bugs are usually fixed ASAP.