It was easy actually. Having come from MUD :P ok lets not go back that far.

My first true modern MMO was Ultima Online. I loved that game, it was ahead of it's time with housing and guild towers. I think I went on to Asheron's Call or EQ, Asheron's Call 2, than EQ2 all of them much more of a grind. When I first started playing WoW I could not believe you could level so fast and how cartoony it looked. I loved it I had a few kids, found my career and just did not have time to sink into the game anymore. It was a perfect match and I have never looked back.