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Gaming

Jeff Kaplan Wanted World of Warcraft in First Person, and That Could Have Changed Gaming

Former Blizzard designer Jeff Kaplan says he fought to make World of Warcraft first-person. He pitched it during a long stream for his new game, and EverQuest was the reason. The idea raises some wild questions about how games might look today.

2 min read Mar 17, 12:41 PM

Gaming

How a bungled playtest pushed WoW toward the quest-heavy game we know

World of Warcraft almost leaned on EverQuest style grinding. A playtest with non-MMO players made Blizzard realize people wanted a steady stream of quests, and WoW shifted course.

2 min read Mar 13, 06:17 PM