You'll be back. Trust me As someone who has "left" gaming behind several times due to pretty much the same reasons you mentioned, WoW is just a fun game simply put. I use to be incredibly hardcore player as well and after a few times of going back and forth the "lust" for the game dies off and you'll be able to just enjoy a causal playstyle. I assume you're like I was in that I felt like if I took a break from the game I would get far behind everyone else and that just wasn't acceptable to me back then After awhile you just stop caring about that and just enjoy the game at your own pace.