World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 10 | Page 28

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INTERVIEW WITH THE
TRAINING DUMMIES

By Chris Wootton

T

his month we have Rob

But in game, a friend of mine

judged on their ability to perform.

and Darryl (also known

butt-dialed me one day and

It was more of a place where we

as Hotpox and Hend) from

somehow we ended up talking

dissected things and found out

The Training Dummies! 3 Year

about WoW at which point he

where we could become better

veterans of the podcasting

invited me to come play with his

players. Individually and as a

genre and providers of help

guild which is where I met Hend.

group of friends we were always
looking at the most efficient way

and advice to the WoW player.
Darryl: I think that sums it up

Rob: I’m Rob.

perfectly. We will be meeting IRL

most bang for your buck. When

soon though at Blizzcon. Looking

Chris Wootton (CW): Who are you?

to do things and how to get the
we started talking about doing

forward to that. Blizzcon Hype!

a podcast, it made sense that
the premise of the show was

Darryl: I’m Darryl

Rob: Oh yeah!!!! BLIZZCON HYPE!!!!

really just to help people who
wanted to be better players. The

CW: What is The Training

show has evolved a little over

Dummies Podcast?

CW: How did the crew meet?

the past 3 years but the bottom
line has always been about

Rob: Technically we haven’t met
IRL yet. This coming Blizzcon will

Rob: Our guild has always been

be where the magic happens.

a place where people were not

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