Jay Wilson was never the art director. He's lead Game Designer. You tool.
ROFL, i dont care what he is as long someone can keep him and his grubby WoW hands in check. But im pretty sure he was the lead designer at WoW, then got the art director spot for D3. but i could be wrong.
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ROFL, i dont care what he is as long someone can keep him and his grubby WoW hands in check. But im pretty sure he was the lead designer at WoW, then got the art director spot for D3. but i could be wrong.
You're wrong. He's the lead game designer - like I said before.
While that's entirely correct (afaik) and I do agree with you (tool indeed), I get the vibe that.. well, seems to me someone either got fired, or someone got pissed and left.
Personally, I think it's the former. Art Director is a Rembrandt, and paints a Rembrandt. His Lead Designer is a Salvador Dali, and wants to drink absinthe and do coke.
You do know the director calls all the shots, right? Saying yay or nay to what goes in the game.
But im pretty sure he was the lead designer at WoW, then got the art director spot for D3. but i could be wrong.
Yes, you're wrong.
Personally, i don't even think that job opening is related to the discussion we're having.
What matters if a new art director is hired? I'm sure Blizzard will hand him over a stack of papers that state what they want, what they don't want, what they need to improve, etc. Anything totally drastic I don't really think will be the result of this newly hired employee.
A lot of people are calling a lot of different shots, but the higher you go, the greater the influence becomes dependant on their level of involvment.
So.. yes.
Add to that the Rob Pardo is also a lead designer on the game. No doubt he has a greater influence over the entire team. Which means a new Art Director position (Which could just mean they need more) doesn't mean much.
Cause...ya know...Pardo is the Anti Christ...er something. So I've been told by the "true fans" anyway.
Wrong. Jay Wilson is Lead Game Designer for Diablo III. Rob Pardo was Lead Designer for World of Warcraft. Now he's "Executive Vice President of Game Design" at Blizzard - a much more general position.
General how? Being the "Vice President" of "Game Design" for the entire company it'd be safe to say that he's the one man even Wilson has to answer to, along with the rest of the team. The one who calls the big shots and ultimately gives a yay or nay for whatever decisions Jay comes up with.
So to say he's not a designer on DIII would be bull, and the "true fan" (I use that term very lightly) outcry further proves the point.
That doesn't mean that he does. Pardo is not the Lead Designer for Diablo III, which is what you said he was - his job is much more general in the sense that he's not just responsible for Diablo III.
Funny, I don't remember saying he was soley responsible for Diablo III's duties.
As a matter of fact I just said he's the lead designer, as his title dictates. As well as with whatever else Blizzard puts out.
If you're trying to insinuate that he has no influence in the Diablo team, then I'd like to know where the hate comes from.
Unless of course...he's...ya know...a lead designer...calling just as many, if not more, shots than Jay.
Ok, Jay wilson is just a designer. Who gives a flip what his opinion is or his fellow WoW designers. Art director just opened and art designers dont tell the art director what to do, its the opposite. So what it really looks like is the art director wanted a change, Jay and his buddies got pissed, and probably said fuck you we're not doing this differently AGAIN. So the art director probably quit or he just retired // quit for his own reasons. A new one is coming, maybe the new guy can whip these WoW designers back into shape so they can fix the game up a bit. Thats what I hope for at least. So Jay and his opinion does not really count in the long run.
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If you get personally attacked by letters through the internet its a good thing to always have a box of tissues and a band-aid around.
ROFL, i dont care what he is as long someone can keep him and his grubby WoW hands in check. But im pretty sure he was the lead designer at WoW, then got the art director spot for D3. but i could be wrong.
You're wrong. He's the lead game designer - like I said before.
You do know the director calls all the shots, right? Saying yay or nay to what goes in the game.
Yes, you're wrong.
Chances are it's not.
Add to that the Rob Pardo is also a lead designer on the game. No doubt he has a greater influence over the entire team. Which means a new Art Director position (Which could just mean they need more) doesn't mean much.
Cause...ya know...Pardo is the Anti Christ...er something. So I've been told by the "true fans" anyway.
General how? Being the "Vice President" of "Game Design" for the entire company it'd be safe to say that he's the one man even Wilson has to answer to, along with the rest of the team. The one who calls the big shots and ultimately gives a yay or nay for whatever decisions Jay comes up with.
So to say he's not a designer on DIII would be bull, and the "true fan" (I use that term very lightly) outcry further proves the point.
If you say so
Funny, I don't remember saying he was soley responsible for Diablo III's duties.
As a matter of fact I just said he's the lead designer, as his title dictates. As well as with whatever else Blizzard puts out.
If you're trying to insinuate that he has no influence in the Diablo team, then I'd like to know where the hate comes from.
Unless of course...he's...ya know...a lead designer...calling just as many, if not more, shots than Jay.
We know D3 isn't going change. I guess we all should have just fell in line; no independent thinking here.
Hey Cletus! We got us a free thinker here, get the cattle prod, we need to coral this one back into the bovine pen! YEEEE HAA!