Is that all people do? Grind, raid, PvP? There's RP too y'know, hell you could even just hang around and chat if you like, however with respect to both, there are obviously easier and cheaper ways to do this. I suppose it helps to think of WoW as chat/RP service you have to pay for in that regard ^^'
Actually, a better point, is that as with anything, you can choose whether or not to play it, and in choosing to do so, it's up to you what you want to do with it. Don't really understand the 'dislike' for people who do play it, or do anything for that matter. i.e. I don't like what you like for X reason! Or, I had bad experience with X it therfore to my mind sucks and you shouldn't play it! Anyway, overall it doesn't -really- matter what anyone says, as it's up to the individual themselves whether or not to listen right? Sides, it's far more interesting to engage disscussion rather than simply stating this sucks.
So, as for the graphics. Can't really say much, as to my mind I prefer aesthetic appeal over graphical prowess any day. That is, something that's interesting, and I like to look at. And WoW has plenty of this, even if many of the creatures and locations are merely palette swapped, there's still a depth of interesting and fun looking stuff, and some dare I say iconic.
Second, repetition. What would you have otherwise? You say it's get's boring and is a waste of time, but where are the suggestions for something better? Would one off content (ala previous WoW server wide events AQ etc.) be better? i.e. once it's done it's done for good? How is that good for new players then? What are they left with? As a genre MMOs have to have a certain amount of repetitivness ingrained into them, this is because new people (hopefully) can be joining at any time at random intervals. Although a player that's been at it for a while will have seen all this content, a new player of course will not. And actually, that seems to me the purpose of expansion packs/patches, that is to provide new content for the current players, however, depending on the company this can take time, and of course you wouldn't be wrong I suppose in getting bored with a game in the meantime.
But again, I'm not saying everyone should play it and love it. Nothing is above criticism, just get's in my craw when people go after the players instead of the game, of guise it so that in criticising the game anyone, who plays X is somehow a loser or wasting their time by doing so.
Only, it's -my- time to waste hehe.
