Been there, done that
Ever wonder how some people seem to be in the upper ranks of players? A good game and a lot of time on your hands can lead to some interesting results. I never ever played any game this much, but some of my friends might challenge me on that. Especially when it comes to my Halo and Halo 2 mad skillz.
Read https://soulkerfuffle.blogspot.com/2006/10/view-from-top.html when you get a chance. Scary... The story is of course about the game World of WarCraft (WoW). See https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/index.xml for the game site.
There is nothing new about addictive games. There was a lot of press about Everquest long before WoW shipped. See https://everquest.station.sony.com/ for information on that game.
I wonder how many people who used to play EverQuest are now playing World of WarCraft. Hmmm...