Ariel<Legacy of Steel> top 100 most influential people

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:35 pm

Ariel<Legacy of Steel> top 100 most influential people in the world?

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187331,00.html

kinda surreal, jeje

Durothil Skyreaver · Post by **Durothil Skyreaver** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:55 pm

Yeah, thats a just a tad weird.

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Tue May 02, 2006 4:33 pm

Pardo didn't invent this kind of game (which enthusiasts refer to as "massively multiplayer"); he merely perfected it.

I love it when people who know nothing about the topic do articles.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Tue May 02, 2006 4:40 pm

well, he could be a fanboi too

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:15 pm

Don't get me wrong, I think its definately cool that he is all successful and all that junk, but the person who wrote the article pisses me off.

Vincenti · Post by **Vincenti** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:22 pm

Ariel was really Surreal?

This dude Pardo is Ariel, so Pardo was Surreal? Pardo <sounds like> Parv, was there any link? coincidence? I think not.

Man I missed out on so much by not being LoS :ugh:

Kaemon · Post by **Kaemon** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:55 am

/smack

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Wed May 03, 2006 2:52 am

I dismiss that because they list Howard Stern as number 3 most influential...

:umno:

Then again, he does have quite a few sheep in his flock.

KaiineTN · Post by **KaiineTN** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:01 am

I wonder if any of the Blizzard folks linger around these message boards. They're probably not allowed to post for some stupid reasons, but they could be around~ o_O

Ginzburgh · Post by **Ginzburgh** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:59 am

In those kind of Time articles, the word "influential" directly translates to cash dollars generated. Pardo is on there over say the VP of Everquest II because WoW currently boasts more subscribers.

Post by **Martrae** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:05 am

Perfected? If it was perfect it'd still be interesting after a couple months. And Rain? Who the hell is that? This is a list for Asia isn't it?

Oh, Time magazine....no wonder....

Ginzburgh · Post by **Ginzburgh** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:10 am

Is that 6 million subscribers number right?

At $15 a month that's $90,000,000 a month...

...minus a few million for people who pay in 3 or 6 month figures or friends that get accounts for free or something.

In any case, that is some serious bank.

Post by **Lyion** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:20 am

You're missing the 25 bucks Vivendi gets for each sale, too.

Anyways, I know Ariel since we were guilded together for a few months, but I doubt 99.9999% of the US, or even 3/4 of the Blizzard players have a clue who Rob Pardo is. Heck, 3/4 of the WOW subscriber base doesnt even speak English, and the WOW Forums certainly don't even have 2% of that 6 million active.

vonkaar · Post by **vonkaar** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:22 am

Hey, I just think it's cool as hell that a person I grouped with a few times in OS is written about in fucking Time magazine.

That's like, knowing the Dali Lama or something.

Zanchief · Post by **Zanchief** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:24 am

Better even, cause the Dali Lama is a n00b.

vonkaar · Post by **vonkaar** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:24 am

He probably couldn't get out of the newbie gardens.

HAHA, Tibet sucks at WoW!!!

Zanchief · Post by **Zanchief** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:26 am

We should train their ass.

Kaemon · Post by **Kaemon** » Wed May 03, 2006 10:52 am

Captain Insano · Post by **Captain Insano** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:15 am

i dunno aren't monks basically ninja's? You think they would make good rogz.

Tae-Bo · Post by **Tae-Bo** » Wed May 03, 2006 10:18 pm

ive had lunch with him on multiple occasions so yall can suck my cock

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:52 pm

D. Duck wrote:ive had lunch with him on multiple occasions so yall can suck my cock

Can Jesus watch?

Treehorn · Post by **Treehorn** » Thu May 04, 2006 12:01 am

Jay wrote:
D. Duck wrote:ive had lunch with him on multiple occasions so yall can suck my cock

Can Jesus watch?

Just you try and stop him.

Adivina · Post by **Adivina** » Thu May 04, 2006 9:10 am

WoW is so addictive that among gamers, it's known by the nickname Warcrack

Way to take the EverCrack thing and randomly apply it to another game. Good job time magazine, I've never heard anyone say WarCrack.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Thu May 04, 2006 10:42 am

Time magazine doesn't know its head from its ass.

I try reading it, I used to like it, but I've stopped the past few months. It turned into garbage...or my views changed.

Bigrozz · Post by **Bigrozz** » Thu May 04, 2006 10:43 am

I can belive he's on the list. Especially if he drives his employees the way he would to drive clerics in Old Seb. Doing disco with Ariel were some of the most draining times in my entire time playing eq.