Thanks for this article, Kevin. I play WoW with my brother and my best friend, both of whom are way more hardcore than I am, and have rocketed past me in the expansion. I was feeling pretty bad about this, but your piece made me realize that as long as they're still willing to play with me (which they almost always are, unless their uber leet guild is in a raid), that's good enough for me. In the meantime, I'll saunter through Northrend at my own damn pace and savor it.