John Yang is someone who plays the HELL out of a game and is the hardcore best of the best theory crafter guy. Item designer, etc. It is how he got into it, also through QA if I remember.
Wyatt is a designer at the top level that is far more abstract. He came from Blizz North I think? Most folks in that position end up with mgt duties too. He does LOVE gaming and makes lots of kinds of games. Escape rooms, game jams, board games. He used to spend the evenings at Blizzcon playing card and board games with D3 folks until the wee hours instead of going to parties. The last night of Blizzcon he would do Storytime with Wyatt when he would chat for hours with us about game design, D3 decisions, etc.
Both are good folks, but very different in focus and communication style.
He worked on RoS. Itemization, systems design. Ancient items was one of his design concepts. I donât know for sure exactly which other ones were his and which were John Yangâs or other folks. I do know he was a more senior item and system designer so maybe was senior to Yang? I never got an Org chart.
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I remember Nevalistis mentioned only one of the D3 Dev guys werenât a jerk to her. Wonder which one it was. Only one guy. I think he was the âjuniorâ guy on the game.
I donât remember that at all. She had a pretty good relationship with most of the folks there. Having met a bunch IRL with her as the âtour guideâ, I would say most were friendly and amicable and she was friendly and comfy with them.
Only one was ever abrasive to me, which I have mentioned before. Might be me you were thinking of.
Also they had a huge fluffy white lab/retriever type doggo I got to snuggle!
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And five years younger than me.
Too. Soon.
Its in her tweetlonger thingy. [Preformatted text](https://wtbrecognition.blogspot.com/2021/07/my-experiences-at-blizzard-entertainment.html)
Ah, I think I know what that was about and it does not encompass the whole team dynamic. It was about armor and how it looked on a female char - I think. It was years ago so my memory may be off. So even though most were generally ok on most things, on that topic she got some spiky push back.
She was treated well by some, but overall they left her with the job of Associate CM (junior) over the whole franchise, including other countries. They replaced her with 4 people. Her Mgt was part of the abusive cycles that people sued for.
It all sounds so sudden at this early age and hard to sink in.
R.I.P. He was and will remain in our memory. He was a kind man, sympathetic, sociable. So sorry.
OMG, I remember you! R.I.P. our dear friend.
Sad day⌠My condolences.
Was Travis Day the guy that used to get a bunch of Diablo people to come to his house and bring their mini pcâs to start new D3 season for the whole long weekend?
I remember reading about it or seeing that news on the web.
Man those were the days!
It was one dev at Blizzard HQ that did this every season and it was the bomb for everyone involved.
Pretty sure it was Travis.
I always liked him. Just heard Datmodz say that heâd passed, and that Ramaladniâs Gift is named after him. Travis was one of the good guys.
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wow so much more life to liveâŚrip
Wow 41 is really young. Travis does sound like a person who would be great to converse with.
Just so you know, this thread is 2 years old. Necroâd to wish condolences for a guy thatâs been dead going on 2 years is justâŚsomething else.
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