I have no idea who the hell is that guy.
If he was responsible for balance or how the HS got slowly turned to RNG joke, I wouldnt call him incompetent because that was clearly the company plan because HS cannot compete on the market being copy paste of MtG for example.
But if he was responsible for failures leading to emergency nerfs or lack of any proper intensive testing I would kinda gladly call him incompetent.
Hearthstone completely blew Magic Online out of the water when it launched. Arena is what happens when Wizards played catch-up.
I mean right now. When you have alternatives on the market. If you make your product way too similar, you risk your playerbase might easily shift towards your rivals if you screw up (even a little).
Being more diverse is what gives you some stability on the market because your “custommers” might like certain aspect of your product that is unique and cannot be substituted that easily.
Its same in every market. Be it product or a service.
Not really. Some people are kinky enough to pay for the kind of treatment people give the devs, but obviously you shouldn’t expect that treatment when the nice lady isn’t carrying her whip and wearing her leather… erm… uniform.
I can see why he left. this is not the company he knew and loved. Activision is taking over.
12 Years is a long time at the same place. I know I would be ready for a change.
Going to a new, smaller place is likely an ideal place to go. I can see this situation as unrelated to anything at Blizz and just logical career progression for someone like him.
Edit: We also don’t know anything about the financial arrangement that lured him. If this little company makes a hit and sells it to someone bigger, this is lifetime money opportunity.
Second Edit: I just looked up the new company a bit. I didn’t realize Dave Anthony (of call of duty fame) and Jon Burton (Lego video games) were heading this new shop. I would have gotten in on the ground floor as well. Good luck to Flintlocke!
Darn, if it’s the guy I remember seeing, maybe the Madness at the Darkmoon Faire really got to him. I wonder if they’ll blame the old gods for his absence at the next expansion announcement, or maybe that rabbit with the creepy stare.
Just checked their site, these people should write the dictionary definition of pretentious.
Southern California is the epicenter of game development.
Our mission is to make the most innovative games on the planet.
We develop ground breaking games and develop innovation that is yet to be discovered.
Deviation is not a company, it’s an attitude.
Check your ego at the door and collect it when you leave.
Do you know the track records of the guys running that show, though? They have the resume to back up those claims.
It’s lead by 3 people it says. Not sure why I should be impressed by Puggsy and Toy Story developers.
Jon Burton, Chief Officer. Jon directed a multitude of iconic games including Puggsy, Toy Story, LEGO: Star Wars, Batman, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter.
Dave Anthony, Co-founder. Dave produced Call of Duty for Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox.
Shaun Edwardes, Chief operating officer. As COO of WorldTunes, a digital media retailer, he opened offices and hired the staff across the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Asia.
Yep… 
At least that last guy who apired in the DMF video was fun too
Probably saw how much of a rip off this game is set to become and jumped ship before it goes on maintenance after people leave en masse.
| 1991 | Leander | Designer |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bram Stoker’s Dracula | Programmer |
| 1993 | Puggsy | Designer |
| 1994 | Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse | Designer |
| 1995 | Toy Story | Designer |
| 1996 | Sonic 3D Blast | Programmer |
| 1997 | Sonic R | Programmer |
| 1998 | Rascal | Director, designer |
| 1998 | A Bug’s Life | Creative director, designer, programmer |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue | Creative director, programmer |
| 2000 | Toy Story Racer | Executive producer |
| 2000 | Muppet RaceMania | Programmer, executive producer |
| 2001 | Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex | Creative director, lead designer, writer |
| 2002 | Haven: Call of the King | Creative director, lead designer, writer |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Concept consultant |
| 2004 | Crash Twinsanity | Lead designer, programmer |
| 2005 | Lego Star Wars: The Video Game | Creative director, designer |
| 2006 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | Creative director, designer |
| 2006 | Bionicle Heroes | Creative director |
| 2006 | Super Monkey Ball Adventure | Concept consultant |
| 2007 | Transformers: The Game | Concept consultant |
| 2008 | Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures | Director |
| 2008 | Lego Batman: The Videogame | Director |
| 2010 | Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 | Lead designer |
| 2011 | Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars | Creative director |
| 2011 | Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game | Director |
| 2011 | Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 | Lead designer |
| 2012 | Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes | Creative director |
| 2012 | Lego The Lord of the Rings | Creative director |
| 2013 | Lego City Undercover | Special thanks |
| 2013 | Lego Marvel Superheroes | Lead designer |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie Videogame | Director |
| 2014 | Lego The Hobbit | Director, designer |
| 2014 | Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham | Writer |
| 2015 | Lego Jurassic World | Director |
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Creative director, designer, writer |
| 2016 | Lego Marvel’s Avengers | Director |
| 2016 | Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Concept consultant |
| 2017 | Lego Worlds | Concept consultant |
| 2017 | Sonic 3D: Director’s Cut | Programmer |
| TBA | Untitled video game | Creative director, lead designer, writer |
And anthony wrote and directed the best selling console game of all time among others, but hey, if you don’t like talent that’s your call.
Also, Am I the only person here old enough to have read flintlocke’s guide to azeroth when it was new content?
Because we are in a facehunter meta, and everyone likes to talk about how braindead facehunter is, those of you who havent’ should read the first episode of Flintlocke: Guide to Maiming Meat that Walks.
It was more fun if you watched baby hunters melee in wow, but it’s still damn funny.
I can’t link it, but it comes right up on google.
Edit: If you don’t know, Dave Kosak was the author of the comic mocking WoW and WoW players before he was hired by blizzard to be in charge of the story and quest lines.
Isn’t he behind K&C Dungeon Run? That was the best thing to happen to HS until BGs.
Some send-off though, reminds me of those sods that like to whip out the beady-eyed murloc emote, for daring to demonstrate a less than flawless game-sense on any given turn.
I don’t know who this man is but I wish him the best and I hope his successor is just as creative, talented, and passionate about the game as us all.
I wish him the best on his next project and Happy Holidays to him, and his family/whom he considers family.
A very brief detail on Mr Dave. 
I used to adore that comic!
Nice boots.