From Hollywood celebrities to the guy next door, millions of people have made World of Warcraft a part of their lives. How do you play WoW? We’re giving each approach its own 15 Minutes of Fame.

Work warning: Guild chatter and text in these videos contain the occasional snippet of strong language.

Summer break tugging your raiding schedule to shreds? Instead of stressing out about it, maybe it’s time to shine your organizational mojo on something a little more fun: a Summer Games event. Time and Tide of Earthen Ring (EU) has done just that, building a weekend of off-season fun and games spanning multiple guilds and even both factions. This may not be the first time we’ve featured articles about trivia contests, funny challenges and even other special events centering on games before — but I’m not sure we’ve ever seen anything as well-planned as these Summer Games.

Not content to simply entertain its own, Time and Tide opened the event realm-wide this year in a savvy recruiting move that undoubtedly raised their guild’s profile and sparked plenty of interest from other players. You’ll want to read our interview with GM and Summer Games organizer Firelash, if for no other reason than to snag some sweet ideas for a morale-boosting, team-bonding, raider-recruiting event of your own!Continue reading 15 Minutes of Fame: Summer Games heat up summer fun and fall recruitingFiled under: Interviews, 15 Minutes of Fame15 Minutes of Fame: Summer Games heat up summer fun and fall recruiting originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

From Hollywood celebrities to the guy next door, millions of people have made World of Warcraft a part of their lives. How do you play WoW? We’re giving each approach its own 15 Minutes of Fame.

Work warning: Guild chatter and text in these videos contain the occasional snippet of strong language.

Summer break tugging your raiding schedule to shreds? Instead of stressing out about it, maybe it’s time to shine your organizational mojo on something a little more fun: a Summer Games event. Time and Tide of Earthen Ring (EU) has done just that, building a weekend of off-season fun and games spanning multiple guilds and even both factions. This may not be the first time we’ve featured articles about trivia contests, funny challenges and even other special events centering on games before — but I’m not sure we’ve ever seen anything as well-planned as these Summer Games.

Not content to simply entertain its own, Time and Tide opened the event realm-wide this year in a savvy recruiting move that undoubtedly raised their guild’s profile and sparked plenty of interest from other players. You’ll want to read our interview with GM and Summer Games organizer Firelash, if for no other reason than to snag some sweet ideas for a morale-boosting, team-bonding, raider-recruiting event of your own!Continue reading 15 Minutes of Fame: Summer Games heat up summer fun and fall recruitingFiled under: Interviews, 15 Minutes of Fame15 Minutes of Fame: Summer Games heat up summer fun and fall recruiting originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments