I don't get how a game with incredibly repetitive gameplay can get people to repeat the same gameplay over and over. I mean, it's one thing to do that over and over when you have an engrossing story keeping you going, but just doing it for loot?
Because they don't play it for the gameplay. I imagine there's a select amount of people out there, that like the 'style' it has, in regards to a MMORPG, but the primary reason people are into WoW, is the social aspect, which is true for nearly any modern MMO, it's just that under this premise, WoW attracts them even more.
It's no longer about being able to interact within a fantasy, and do battle with guts/glory and etc.
It's just a regurgitated bi-product of 'social acceptance' and the internet.
The majority of WoW type players, (and I say this without trying to sound like I'm being a bully or using a lame internet diss), literally, have NO life. And not because they aren't employed with a high paying job, or because they don't have a PhD in physics, or etc.; but rather that they molded their life and lifestyle around the virtual social world, as it's more 'understanding' and 'forgiving' towards them than the real world(you can see the same thing on internet forums and all kinds of similar internet related places, where people act as if they have 'friends' and 'followers' etc. because they enjoy the non-discriminating adoration and adulation).
Then dont go around saying that CSS is better than WoW because that is strictly your opinion. Any one person can get addicted to any game and have it cause marital problems. Just because you havent heard of it happening does not mean that it hasnt happened. So yes, you can be wrong.
The way I see it is that when I pay the $15 a month it is saying that you like the game and you want to continue playing it. And if they want me to continue playing it they better fix whatever is wrong with the game in a timely manner and keep the servers up to date. I see it as maintenance fees.
As per the explination above, WoW would be the culprit in far more cases than something like CSS. Though you are right, essentially any addiction is bad.
It's a very sad state of affairs. It's a shame I don't run a country, I'd ban the fu**ing game.