if it weren’t for WOW I would have forgotten to upgrade my pc for about twelve years (my work furbishes me with my pcs for work), thanks to WOW I have bought 5 new pcs in that time span. The last time was in March of this year I dropped what I consider to be a standard amount to get a high end gaming pc based on shopping prices, if COVID wouldn’t have been in affect I’d have saved significantly by buying components separately and having the guys from IT put it together for me. It is something I have come to expect and when I buy the new expacks now I by the best version with all the frills because yeah, its an investment. When I first started playing I couldn’t afford any of that, and perhaps this game meant way more to me back then as well. I feel deeply for the people who really game their @sses off and cannot afford to upgrade without significant struggle.