To people outside of the video game bubble, playing games is usually deemed a waste of time. It is irritating, and it shows we still have some way to go before the stigma is removed. Yet it also comes down to people forgetting what exactly ‘play’ is.
Blizzard Entertainment has announced the opening of beta registrations for “World of Warcraft: The War Within,” inviting players to explore new subterranean worlds beneath Azeroth.
Danish from eXputer: "Despite Blizzard's attempt to give a fresh new spin to World of Warcraft, some fans still seem to be stuck in the past."
HG writes: "Blizzard is usually pretty bad at keeping secrets, but the company somehow managed to keep this one under wraps until now. Plunderstorm is a special limited-time event that’s basically World of Warcraft’s take on the Battle Royale genre."
I don't like to think of it that way. For me personally, at least
It depends on whose time you are playing at.
If you are playing games on the job, then it probably is a waste of your employer's time.
If you are playing games during your recreation time, it's time well spent and no one can burst that video game bubble :)