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Blizzard's Rob Pardo Selected for Time 100 List

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the gave-time-board-members-phat-loot-for-spot dept.

kukyfrope writes "We all know World of Warcraft is insanely popular. In fact, it's reached the point where mainstream publications like Time Magazine have taken notice. Time has honored Blizzard's Rob Pardo by selecting him for the 2006 Time 100 List of 'men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming our world.'"

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  1. Don't hate the playa.... by east+coast · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Ranking him right up along side of Will Smith and Ayman al-Zawahiri. Woohoo!

    Not to downplay the man's efforts and effects but Time is just a rag that needs to make lists to keep people interested and normally the lists have very little merit. But than agan, what list does?

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  2. Check out the list by Proud+like+a+god · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Gotta admire the man a bit, he's right under Reese Witherspoon ;)

    1. Re:Check out the list by Churla · · Score: 3, Funny

      And what gaming geek WOULDN'T want to be there?

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  3. Re:From TFS by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Warcraft wastes time, TV wastes time, scifi books wastes time, gardening wastes time, playing with dolls wastes time, canning beets wastes time...

    We're doomed! Somebody think of the children! People would rather have fun then go to work! NOOOO! It's so wrong! Down with interesting hobbies! Bad person who enjoys life! Bad!

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  4. WoW Fanboyism Overdrive by grumpygrodyguy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I know most of the Slashdot editors from Malda on down are big WoW fanboys...and that's ok...but I'm not sure you guys are aware of how many people find WoW to be a huge letdown. The lvl 60 skill cap comes to mind...the taking a whole year to release an expansion also comes to mind...oh and the lack of an alternate advancement system...and...well the list goes on and on.

    Maybe you guys could hire an independant consultant to keep you in touch with the millions of gamers who find WoW to be one big wasted opportunity. Because trust me, they're out there and they read SD too.

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  5. The funny thing is by ludomancer · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This guy is a *total* asshole. Worked with him for years at Interplay. Just a cock and a half. Very bitter about this PR announcement.

    Thanks a lot Time magazine! Nice guys finish last after all I guess.