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Re:Blizzard has lost almost 29% of its overall active player... by aaomidi on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @04:25PM (#27055246)
If it launches, one of the major faces of that project has left. There's not a lot of trust @ Blizzard releasing good updates to games anymore.
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Re:Blizzard has lost almost 29% of its overall active player... by ocdtrekkie on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @04:28PM (#27055288)
I'll miss Jeff, but he's not the end all of why Overwatch is a fantastic game. Bear in mind "faces" are often just that... the "face" of a large group, who generally is comfortable being in front of the crowds and talking with everyone.
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Re:Blizzard has lost almost 29% of its overall active player... by jrockway on Thursday May 06, 2021 @12:30AM (#27059186)
Hearthstone just wasn't the same without Ben Brode.
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Re:Blizzard has lost almost 29% of its overall active player... by seoulbran on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @05:09PM (#27055876)
I wonder if the reason Jeff left was that he was asked to leave for taking so long with the game...? I would rather he not leave as he has been the face of OW for a long time and beloved by the fan base. But, this is a public company and deadlines and dollars matter...
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Re:Blizzard has lost almost 29% of its overall active player... by ocdtrekkie on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @05:39PM (#27056150)
I highly doubt it. Very visible employees that are community-loved are incredibly stupid to let go of. Jeff's community fame is worth dozens of other employees' worth to the company.

My guess is that Jeff wanted to move on, either due to issues internally, or for something different.

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Re:Blizzard has lost almost 29% of its overall active player... by kyrra on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @06:32PM (#27056662)
My money is on Jeff Kaplin joining mike morhaime's Dreamhaven. That studio seems to be stealing lots of top executive talent from Blizzard.
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