I have a long history of playing paper n pencil, zero history with computer based.
I LIKE going to a friend's house, or having company over though. It's a large part of the event.
I rarely am a master of a games total mechanics, but that's not important. The game is more a social experience.
I've watched friends play computer online games, and while this might annoy some, all the people I know that have played those games, have no life (often no job worth comment), or no female commitment or family.
I don't think that sums up the whole audience of these games though.
But contrast that with the fact that my paper n pencil crowd has myself (married with kids), two other couples (married with kids) one couple (no kids yet) one batchelor.
I can't be entirely faulted when I say, online computer rolegames only serve to remove you from real human interaction, with the lure of quick easy psuedo interaction. Chatting through your online game, is not enough.
On top of that, I have found paying for the use of a game monthly, is too much when I consider they look repeatitive too. I've never been able to distinguish low level games from high level games just to look at them.