Gaming is great for a lot of things, and what these things are varies from person to person, so YMMV and all that, but when I found that my life was filling up with real fun and interesting things to do, and I didn't need to escape from it anymore, I never looked back.

Still miss it, and I made some good friends gaming, but between saving humanity from the Reality Deviants and gardening/fishing/hunting/deerspotting/shooting/Carolyn, I kind of like life lived in reality better.

Not to say that if I ever found myself living in town with more time on my hands I wouldn't pick it up again, but right now...