The average realm player:

Find game through friends/website/whatever
Download game
Finish tutorial and enter realm
>"wtf am I doing"
>HOLY
>see scorpions on the beach and demolish them with the lasers
>acquire fire "Stave"
>feelsgoodman
>Start going deeper into the island where stronger mobs reside
>Aquire better trash
>"Hey i'm getting good at this game! This is pretty fun!"
>Die
>"Okay it's my first time and plus I reached level __"
>Make new character
>Some pro teleports to you and gives you the awesomest items
>"OMG TY"
>Become inspired
>Figure out that scrolling zooms the mini map in and out
>Wonder why there are so many yellow dots in the middle of the mini map
>Teleport to that location
>Derp around until you die to green snake lady
>""
>quit game for a while

>pick up the game again
>complete a couple of dungeons and stat potions
>acquire penguin
>Lose all your
>Feel like
>Be unaware that the black magic of the game is slowly drawing you in
>quit

>ROTMG randomly pops up into your mind
>Look around on youtube and find some white bag montages
>Become inspired again
>Get even better at the game
>You now believe that you might be addicted to the game
>spend some money in the process for pet, char slots, etc.

for (int i = 0 ; i < sanity ; i++)
{
>Die
>Feel very bad
>Rebuild
}

>Quit after losing everything
>Contemplate how the abusive the game is
>Contemplate your mental state
>Realize the magnitude to which such a small game can affect your daily living
>Contemplate life

>Pick up the game again and get better
>rinse and repeat

In all honesty, I've had a love-hate relationship with this game for almost 2 years now. Yet, everytime I die, I find myself wanting to play the game again after a break period.
10/10 would feel again