Massively multiplayer online games are a timesink. Although few game genres can boast such a large horde of vocal apologists, you'll find few people who disagree with that statement or sentiment. After all, the objective of an MMORPG is to extract a subscription fee from your bulging wallet every month - and in order to keep you playing and make you feel like you're getting value for money, it needs to have the kind of content that keeps you coming back hour after hour, day after day. A timesink, in other words.