I started to play World of Warcraft back when it was a single player game.  Then I started to play against my son in law in a one on one match.  When the Internet version came out that opened my play to the world I moved into that too.  I never got to the point where I liked having to search for gold in order to get the big boy toys. Now I do not have to because there is a gold secret that anyone can learn.  It is available online and teaches you how to advance in hours instead of months.