I disagree to some degree on this. The playerbase has indeed gotten older but the gaming scene has changed. And in my opinion not really for the better. Playing video games to me is therapeutic because outside of my normal life, it allows me to put aside stressful times and gives me a moment to forget about the negatives going on at the time.
WoW when it was great was an amazing time waster for me because I was going through negative things in my life. I got to meet amazing people that I still talk to to this day and we’re looking to find another MMO because this one just isn’t doing it for us anymore.