15 Minutes of Fame: Where are they now?

by Lisa Poisso Jan 1st 2009 at 7:00PM

15 Minutes of Fame is our look at World of Warcraft players of all shapes and sizes – from the renowned to the relatively anonymous, the remarkable to the player next door. Tip us off to players you'd like to hear more about.

"I never thought of playing WoW like that!" – and neither did we, until we talked with these players. 15 Minutes of Fame profiled a whole host of World of Warcraft players last year, from multiboxers to disabled players and even people with the patience to build a Booty Bay entirely out of Legos.

So how have a year's time and a new expansion been treating our subjects? Some dove into Northrend with gusto. Many reported inspiring new developments and directions, stemming from the publicity they received here on 15 Minutes of Fame. Other players have stopped playing entirely.

We caught up with all but a handful of this year's interviewees for fresh updates. Click into our gallery, just below, to find out what they're doing today.

Gallery: Where are they now?

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Filed under: Virtual selves, Features, Interviews, 15 Minutes of Fame

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Spartan Jan 1st 2009 7:16PM

Amazing article right there :)

First comment!

Ricky Jan 1st 2009 7:39PM

seriously, the ads make it hard to read the comments and look at the pictures, get rid of them.

epsilon343 Jan 1st 2009 8:02PM

Something about the Noor the Pacifist comment didn't sit right with me. Almost seemed like he was complaining that there wasn't anything for him to do as a pacifist once he hits the endgame. But I've got to say...what do you expect out of a game titled World of *WAR*craft? Are we supposed to try and talk to Kel'Thuzad or Malygos and try and get them to walk away from their evil plans?

Other than that, thanks for the heads up on all these people!

elvor0 Jan 4th 2009 11:30AM

You challenge them to a rock off, and get them to give you one chance to rock thier socks off.

epsilon343 Jan 1st 2009 8:42PM

Haha, touche my friend.

Sean Jan 1st 2009 8:18PM

Wonderful article and thank you for this column. I'm also a fan of the How I WoW podcast and this column captures the same spirit; in my opinion it does an even better job of revealing the diverse people playing World of Warcraft.

Angrenous Jan 1st 2009 9:49PM

Shout out to Lightninghoof and Shadow Council!

Tamzin Jan 2nd 2009 1:55AM

Ok I took some quick stats, of the 32 famous WoW players featured in 15 mins of fame:

18 = are still playing WoW
8 = are still playing WoW but have gone mega casual mode
6 = have quit WoW

Just was curious to know the breakdown, I find it interesting for some reason :)

Frank Jan 2nd 2009 9:21AM

me too. thanks! also interesting to me was WHY some people quit.

on the other side of the (gold) coin, i've seen people mention on other sites that they have *returned* to WoW for wrath... maybe a column about their experiences returning would be worthwhile?

Risingdragon Jan 2nd 2009 10:14AM

YAY! Sinister Fascination get our 15 minutes of fame!

RD here, i've been with Nocturne since the start and now am a officer in SF, as i was in Nocturnes later days. I can be spotted in both the piccie on this article and the backround of the piccie on the previous article. :D

The split with Nocturne was a sad, yet in-evitable affair. Still, were doing well, taking it casually, with some fantastic new members and progressing through Naxx at a decent pace, i believe were better off for it.

Evi Jan 2nd 2009 1:46PM

I enjoy 15 Minutes of Fame. I also really liked the WoW Spaces column (I think that was the name) where players showed off their RL WoW spaces. Any chance of bringing that one back?

Stephen Jan 2nd 2009 5:31PM

I miss Hammer of Grammar...

I hope she decides to re-host the comics, even if it's on Gweryc's blog.

Hooper Jan 3rd 2009 5:07PM

Good catch Tamzin. I (Venwe here, 15 minute of fame Gurubashier)have always been quite the casual player. Of course, I think thatwas reflected in the very reason I received the 15 minutes of famenod in the first place. Happy new year everyone. -Hooper