Wow, I couldn't even finish that article because I think the author was total crap. I play games because they're fun. They almost never cease to be entertaining, and they don't make me feel like a failure. Especially Kingdom Hearts II but that game made me feel like the best game ever. Waaaaay too easy... Okay, went back and skimmed the rest. Sure, many games teach you things... but when I learn that the Fatal Crest Keyblade is very effective for mage-based characters and the Oathkeeper is awesome for Final Form, and what abilities to equip for maximum damage, and what spells to use when, and knowing what monsters drop what items for synthesis... that won't help me a bit in five years. Sure, I learned a lot from playing that game. But it's useless knowledge that I won't need for anything except... being slightly fanboy-ish and nerdy. :D Sooooo... just about all of us probably play games... because they're fun. If I didn't enjoy RuneScape, I sure wouldn't still be playing it.