Matthew Rossi
Blizzard’s Paul Sams now CEO at Ready at Dawn [Updated]
Paul Sams, formerly Chief Operations Officer at Blizzard is now the CEO at Ready at Dawn, developers behind The Order: 1886.
The Queue: Learning to play, It is people, gods and monsters
Got a little Queue to sing for ya.
Questions and answers coming up.
Know Your Lore: Magni Bronzebeard
Looking to learn more about the dwarven king who inspired Hearthstone's new hero portrait? Read up the history of Magni Bronzebeard here.
Tanking for Beginners: Getting started
Tanking in a massively multiplayer game like World of Warcraft is when certain classes (Monks, Death Knights, Warriors, Paladins and Druids, in the case of WoW) choose a specialization and perform a role that is intended to keep the monsters in a dungeon or raid focused on said tank, and not instead on the healers or damage dealers in the group. You may already have known that, but it can be useful to establish basics right up front.
The Queue: Insomnia
Hi, It’s The Queue again. I’m up late writing it because I can’t sleep. Ask me questions, I try and give you answers.
Yes, I’m excited about the new dinosaur they found in Alberta. I’m always excited about new dinosaurs when they find them.
Onward and upward.
Kent-Erik Hagman talks design for Heroes of the Storm
I have to admit, I like it when games are designed by people who are enthusiastic about it. And game designer Kent-Erik Hagman fits the bill. Reading this interview with VentureBeat, my immediate thought was that I'd like to get a chance to watch this guy play the game because he's just so into it. Maybe we could make that happen, Blizzard?
The Queue: I don’t mind you coming here
Hi. Welcome to The Queue, Blizzard Watch’s Q&A space. I’m listening to The Cars in tribute to Benjamin Orr, who died too soon.
Let’s get to the questions, shall we? I don’t mind you hanging out and talking in your sleep.
Know Your Lore: The fall of Sargeras
The fallen Titan unleashed the Burning Legion and sent them across infinity, devouring worlds like cosmic locusts, rendering them lifeless. A nearly unstoppable army of demons under his banner finds worlds and unmakes them, and so far only one planet has held out against the onslaught of Sargeras and his Burning Legion. But who is Sargeras? What motivates this being? What drives him to seek the unmaking of the entire universe?
Ask your questions for Saturday’s live Q&A with Ion Hazzikostas
As you may know, this Saturday, June 6th there will be a live Q&A with Lead Game Designer Ion Hazzikostas. Now they're asking for your questions for said Q&A, and there are two ways you can get involved.
Draenor’s content problem — desire vs. reward
There is in fact a reasonable amount of stuff to do at max level. So how come it doesn't feel like there is? Why do I, and so many other players, feel disconnected from the world that I just demonstrated is available to us? I think there are two basic problems at max level right now.
