However, none of that can really be said about players of single player games, or games without strong social mechanisms. Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Zelda, Tropico, Factorio, Stardew Valley, Pokemon, Monster Hunter, Street Fighter, Minecraft, etc, the audiences for these games are never seen as socially pathological.

Zelda, Elder Scrolls, Pokemon, Street Fighter and Minecraft audiences "are never seen as socially pathological"? Even the average WoW player is less deranged than many of these, especially Pokemon and Zelda whose core fanbase consists of fat manchildren who send you death threats if you dare criticize their latest reskinned Nintendo garbage for kids.