#1 - June 11, 2015, 10:09 p.m.
I mean just look at the nosedive the game took after the great ones depature
06/11/2015 03:09 PMPosted by MalgorokSo when exactly is blizzard going to go crawling to Ghostcrawler and beg him to work for them again?
I mean just look at the nosedive the game took after the great ones depature
06/11/2015 08:30 PMPosted by Mandrel<span class="truncated">...</span>
I miss him as a colleague and friend. But he'd also be among the first to tell you that the design process for World of Warcraft is very much collaborative, and that he got most of the attention (good or bad) because of his public presence.
The WoW development team numbers in the hundreds, but only a very small handful are spokespeople plucked for interviews or other public-facing discussions.
People like to paint this picture of Ghostcrawler as once steering the great ship that is World of Warcraft, and Watcher taking the wheel in the wake of his departure. The perception just doesn't match the reality. Both of these gentlemen have spoken on behalf of many designers, but that doesn't mean it has been their individual visions being brought to fruition by the rest of the team.
So, you're a collective? Lead designer doesn't really do anything more than bring "order to chaos.". He doesn't actually guide th ship?
06/11/2015 09:45 PMPosted by Teradan06/11/2015 09:33 PMPosted by ZarhymWell, no, it's not a development commune either. There are multiple positions with varying levels of responsibility, and developers, or teams of developers, reporting to other developers in a tiered structure.
would explain why development has slowed down
06/11/2015 09:53 PMPosted by Ryaskybird06/11/2015 09:46 PMPosted by Fairaday...
I question not having a lead system dev anymore. Being integral to just every other team, GC had a big picture view of the over all development. I believe Warlords is missing that deft touch and oversight.
Unless I'm misreading it, Watcher has the same position the Ghostrcrawler did: Lead Designer.06/11/2015 09:33 PMPosted by ZarhymAnd there are many lead designers (Greg was a lead designer; Ion is a lead designer).