World of Warcraft has changed players' lives for 20 years, thanks to an engrossing story and incredible gameplay flexibility. By every estimate, it retains the largest subscription base of any MMO, just edging out its fiercest competition.
The internet is awash with stories of couples who met and married after playing WoW, or credit WoW with keeping them alive in times of depression. A great take on this is Conan O'Brien's interview of Robert Kazinsky, who played Fili in The Hobbit and Orgrim Doomhammer in the WoW movie. He was a Warcraft player first.
