So when I looked at the front page and saw that today's ZP was for Cataclysm, BOTH of my eyebrows went up. (Trust me, this is a rare and momentous occasion.) I figured it would be a bucket of laughs, and it was. Unlike many others, I was unsurprised at the depth of his experience with the game- seriously, he's SAID he's played before; he doesn't criticize it out of "general moral principle" like so many others- and, honestly, I do pretty much agree with every point he raises in the game's disfavor.
(I will take this moment to insert the obligatory HORD 4 LYF, YO. Thank you for your patience.)
The thing is, though, that I like the game despite these flaws. It offers me a fun environment, lots of humor, easily-discernable progression, and a chance to play in small groups where I can use my skills to help others. (Raiding is not my big thing and I never did it in groups bigger than 10.) It gets a little grind-y, sure, but that's why I have a number of diverse characters and stop playing once it isn't being fun. Moderation: It WORKS.
I can accept that Yahtzee isn't going to "love" WoW. The flaws he points out are entirely valid, and if they prevent him from enjoying the game, there's not really any reason for him to play it, is there? Hopefully at least this will quell all the outcries of "you never gave it a chance!"... because, seriously, I don't think I could level anything to 60 in three weeks; I don't have that sort of staying power.
However, I will say that Ben missed out on one of the most hilarious quests in the game: One where you are placed in the middle of a thermonuclear sphere and tasked to run over one thousand Gnomes. I swear I am not making this up. [http://www.wowhead.com/quest=27779]
[small]Seriously, though, he's in a Guild?! Twenty bucks says it has some just-under-the-radar reference to genitalia in the name.[/small]