The funny thing is that it’s not really about how “good” you are at the game. If it were, then there would be some way to quantify how well you do as a function of time. The measurement here has much more to do with how much time you spend and less to do with skill.

But that’s just the underlying reality (in WoW, practically anyone can achieve most anything with all the time in the world). Since the perception is “level 70 character = good at the game,” gamers tend to feel good about their accomplishments and/or skills regardless of the time factor…