I just wanted to share a friends blog post in which he explains why he isn’t into MMOs. Although I disagree with his outlook on MMOs, I think that he makes a good point, that they have lost something that the pen and paper games had.
http://biggraycat.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/mmorpg-not-for-me/
Conjuring Candles 
Rolling dice is very soothing though…. And they have such pretty colors… Ah…. 3d8… such a wonderful sound