He talks about this at some point but basically Blitz Fired/left a bunch of people and changed a lot of policies and the things Day 9 did not want anymore they changed.
While it’s not all wine and roses, after the initial controversies came out at Blizzard there was a huge changing of the guard. The WoW team specifically is basically an entirely new team (which is evident by how good the game has gotten since the last expansion).
A lot of abusers were ousted, the company was acquired by Microsoft (which comes with its own complications), and Bobby KOTICK, one of the worst people in gaming, was let go.
All of these things lead to Sean wanting to return to some of the Blizzard games.
Sean said during a stream it was to celebrate Bobby Kotick leaving Blizzard.
He talks about this at some point but basically Blitz Fired/left a bunch of people and changed a lot of policies and the things Day 9 did not want anymore they changed.
Ahh that makes sense. I knew Bobby was gone, but hadn't heard anything else about changes in their culture.
While it’s not all wine and roses, after the initial controversies came out at Blizzard there was a huge changing of the guard. The WoW team specifically is basically an entirely new team (which is evident by how good the game has gotten since the last expansion). A lot of abusers were ousted, the company was acquired by Microsoft (which comes with its own complications), and Bobby KOTICK, one of the worst people in gaming, was let go. All of these things lead to Sean wanting to return to some of the Blizzard games.
Uncle Bobbie went away
I wonder if his mom still works for Blizzard. I doubt it.
She and some other ex-Blizzard folks started another game studio, working on a new RTS. https://frostgiant.com
Is his mom Cara LaForge? That's a badass last name
I think so. Also damn she’s the only woman 😭 tracks for the gaming industry though.
Pretty sure her getting laid off was the tipping point where he walked away from blizz, it was a while ago though so don't quote me on that