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Pretty well, all things considered. I played off and on for about 15 years (more on than off). Got into an awesome family-friendly guild and made some very good friends. I still regularly chat with and occasionally play other games with some of them.
I became the leader of that guild eventually, but by then it was well into a slow death spiral. It was sad to see everything slowly fall apart and there being nothing anyone could do to resurrect it. That was kind of a painful life lesson.
But I also have some very fond memories playing with both my wife and my son, and with those friends.
Maybe I was to much of a 'filthy casual' to get drawn too deeply into it (I only casually raided sporadically). But even still, it did hook me in for a while. And even now it's left an itch I can't scratch. I miss the Wrath era and how vibrant and dynamic and crazy the 'world' could be.
Overall I feel like it was worth the time and money. But I know that's not the case for many others.
My son still plays it sometimes and is trying to get me to come back for the new xpac. But I have zero enthusiasm for it. The last several months I was playing I would log in out of obligation and then almost immediately log off again because nothing sounded fun to do. I didn't (and still don't) like what they've done with both retail and classic. I guess I've moved on in life.