Is WoW being run by its B-team? Is that bad?

Posted by Titan333 on 07 14th, 2009

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This post by Eric Heimburg on the excellent MMO design blog Elder Game, alleging that WoW is currently run by Blizzard’s B-team , has ignited a fair amount of controversy around the blogosphere. The general argument appears to be that the people previously in charge of WoW , like Jeff Kaplan, have moved on to other projects. As a consequence knee-jerk changes are being pushed through very fast, without being sufficiently tested first. “Back in the day,” claims the article, “QA held the game to a higher standard.” My reaction to these claims are mixed. Kaplan may not be in charge of WoW anymore, but I don’t think that “the steady hand has left the rudder,” or if it has, maybe a less straight-ahead course is a good thing. Changes may be getting pushed through very quickly – Ghostcrawler routinely refers to players getting whiplash from the frequency of balance changes – but in many cases, I think this is for the best. Continue reading Is WoW being run by its B-team? Is that bad? Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Blizzard Is WoW being run by its B-team? Is that bad? originally appeared on WoW.com on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink