People often used the term "digital crack" to describe addictive games like EverQuest and World of Warcraft, but those had nothing on this game. I couldn't stop playing. Barely slept, barely ate. Hell, maybe I would have even dropped out of school if I hadn't forced myself to quit playing cold turkey.

There isn't much point in describing the details because it will never capture the feeling of outmaneuvering the zone leader in high-speed dogfight, riding a 12-man super-turret, or lying in wait near your carefully-placed minefield to repel/ricochet your next victim. If you know, you know.