You\'ve been in a \'battle\' in an online game like WoW and been in a battle while playing with pen and paper. Automatic games are much faster paced, and therefore much more intense (you have to work pretty hard to keep up in some instances), that\'s what I meant.
With advanced strategies in games like WoW (and even FPS) virtually necessitating large groups (often clans/friends) playing with teamspeak, it\'s just as personal as it used to be with a couple friends over a table.