One less. Tom Chilton is no longer the Game Director of World of Warcraft.
Although World of Warcraft: Legion is thriving, loyal fans have had to endure some harsh setbacks, as several well-known developers have left the team to either retire or seek their fortunes elsewhere. Now, it has also “caught” Tom Chilton, who is stepping down as Game Director of World of Warcraft. According to his post in the official forum, this is happening because he will now take on an important position in another project at Blizzard – what that project is has not yet been revealed at this time.
In his farewell post, he states (in excerpts):
“In 2004, before I had the fortune to work as Game Director, I started as Senior Game Designer on World of Warcraft. As you can imagine, the game was very different in 2004. At the beginning of the year, there were only 60 of us. At that time, there was the ‘Friends & Family Alpha’, quests were only allowed up to level 25 – and only for the Alliance. The Horde was not playable at that time.”
“For me, Legion is more than just an expansion. It is the culmination of work that has lasted over a decade, with one of the best development teams I have ever had the honor to be a part of. It is a mix of excitement, sadness, and satisfaction that I now say ‘Goodbye’ to the WoW team and embark on new adventures within Blizzard.”
The new Game Director is now Ion Hazzikostas, who has held the position of Assistant Game Director for quite some time and is now stepping into Chilton’s shoes.
You can view the complete post from Chilton in English in our sources.
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