Ask players of Star Wars Galaxies, Warhammer Online, Vanguard, Matrix Online, Shadowbane, Toontown Online, Asherons Call 2 how much time (and money) they put into subscriptions for their games. All of that data is now lost into the nether of cyberspace. Was their time and money still worth the experience? It's a question you have to answer for yourself.
I recently lost years worth of characters in an emulator for another game due to them wiping the slate clean and attempting to upgrade to the next expansion (side note the server is still down 12 months later). Do I regret my time playing there? Not at all, I met someone who is now one of my best friends. It actually helped me to realize that I'm not really playing for the end state, but more for the adventure of getting there. That doesn't keep me from amassing wealth to rival the greatest of dragon hordes though.
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