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Katowice25012 Posts
Seen on twitter:
Known as a strong player and popular streamer, this summer he finished 2nd in the VGVN Naxxramus Release Tournament and 3rd-4th at DreamHack Summer so in addition to being a strong theorycrafter he has results to back it up. In the VGVN event he showcased his HS understanding and deckbuilding tools through a pretty fun Warlock deck.
He's also a really nice guy and seems like a legit dude so best of luck to him and the development team.
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ok this is cool, so he will be working no the new cards?
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Awesome. I think this is the first time Blizz has hired a current active player of any their games for a full time position development position?
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Awesome news and well deserved.
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What exactly will Realz be doing? Does anyone have any more info on what his responsibilities will be/how he will be involved in the game? Grats and good luck!!!
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On August 28 2014 09:31 RaiKageRyu wrote: Awesome. I think this is the first time Blizz has hired a current active player of any their games for a full time position development position?
Maybe, but they hired top end EQ raiders to help design WoW. They hired former BW pros to help design SC2.
I believe they hired one of the best early BW players to help with WC3 as well so it seems they like to go that route, but haven't often had a current scene to pick from when designing.
This will definitely be interesting.
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Oh man that's so cool. I remember reading the ad for that position and wondering who would end up getting it. For some reason I expected them to pick up a nobody, idk why.
Congrats to Realz!
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Does that mean that he will not be allowed to compete in tournaments anymore? Starting when?
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Realz please don't hook up Zilea with any position in Blizzard... Congrats on the position!
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I wonder if he will be playing the game competitively...i dont know if he can if he is designing the game right? seems like conflict of interest
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Just gotta say, I played Realz on ladder the other day and he beat me, but he was a real class act and seems like a great guy. Good luck to you Realz!
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Awesome to hear, Realz! Always loved your stream
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I'm not the biggest fan of Realz as a streamer, but he's certainly got a really great mind for the game, so hopefully he'll flourish on the design team.
On August 28 2014 12:16 Eggi wrote: I wonder if he will be playing the game competitively...i dont know if he can if he is designing the game right? seems like conflict of interest
Yeah, at the very least I'd assume that he will no longer be able to play in official Blizzard events like Blizzcon. We'll see about non-Blizzard tournaments, but I wouldn't be surprised if Blizzard and/or the tournament organizers prohibited that as well.
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On August 28 2014 12:16 Eggi wrote: I wonder if he will be playing the game competitively...i dont know if he can if he is designing the game right? seems like conflict of interest
I don't really see why it's a conflict of interest. I don't see how he can use his position to get an advantage in game. Even with invites and how the brackets are made I don't see what the problem is so long as the tournament is transparent about their process.
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How is there a conflict of interest? There aren't any hidden backend processes (other than the RNG god of course)
He wouldn't get unjust enrichment from his position.
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I know Realz does have some great ideas conceptually. I remember him going into a whole deal once on someone's stream (Noxious?) on how he wished Shadowform had a different effect that made it worth making a deck around. I think he knows how to create competitive depth, so I can see him flourishing on the inside.
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Big hype and congratz to Realz! Good luck, buddy! ^_^
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Having insider info on upcoming content shouldn't really disqualify him from participating in tournaments. Hope not, anyway..
congrats on the role, in any case!
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Sorry to burst your bubble, guys, but Realz is beyond out of pro play now. If Blizzard risked the conflict of interest in allowing their employees to play in tournaments for their games, we'd be seeing Dayvie in all the North American qualifiers for SC2 events.
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Awesome. I think this is the first time Blizz has hired a current active player of any their games for a full time position development position?
maybe i am wrong, but wasnt even David Kim a former progamer?
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On August 28 2014 19:18 Rikudou wrote:Show nested quote +Awesome. I think this is the first time Blizz has hired a current active player of any their games for a full time position development position? maybe i am wrong, but wasnt even David Kim a former progamer?
nope, afaik not a single pro player was brought on board during the development of sc2.
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On August 28 2014 18:18 Circumstance wrote: Sorry to burst your bubble, guys, but Realz is beyond out of pro play now. If Blizzard risked the conflict of interest in allowing their employees to play in tournaments for their games, we'd be seeing Dayvie in all the North American qualifiers for SC2 events. Yea you're entirely right about this. It would not make sense for Blizzard even if there's 99.99% chance nothing happens. Glad to see Realz land this job it can only be good for Hearthstone to have an ex-pro involved with the game design.
On August 28 2014 19:39 Meavis wrote:Show nested quote +On August 28 2014 19:18 Rikudou wrote:Awesome. I think this is the first time Blizz has hired a current active player of any their games for a full time position development position? maybe i am wrong, but wasnt even David Kim a former progamer? nope, afaik not a single pro player was brought on board during the development of sc2. Not that I know of either. Not in BW nor in SC2, and I'm not really sure there are other strategy games where players would have been classified as pros before ~2008.
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Realz seems like a really nice guy and he's very knowledgeable about the game as well, I'm glad to see this!
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On August 28 2014 09:31 RaiKageRyu wrote: Awesome. I think this is the first time Blizz has hired a current active player of any their games for a full time position development position?
There have been a few. They hired Iksar for HS design, Lothar and Merlin (from WC3mods) for campaign development/design, missing_tooltip (known for Skibi's TD) for campaign development/design, a couple D2 community modders for D3 (for the first iteration of D3, I'm not sure if they stayed on for the re-design) and probably a number of others I'm not aware of.
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On August 28 2014 09:46 The_KiD wrote: What exactly will Realz be doing? Does anyone have any more info on what his responsibilities will be/how he will be involved in the game? Grats and good luck!!!
Job description inside spoiler. Link below.
+ Show Spoiler +Hearthstone is looking for an associate game designer to specialize in making the cards balanced and fun to play. The ideal candidate has experience in either attaining Legendary status in Hearthstone or has attained top 8 in a pro tour for Magic the Gathering. The ideal candidate loves playing games and can articulate well why a game design decision is a good or bad. REQUIREMENTS Legendary status in Hearthstone Self-driven and a great team-player Analytical mindset Good communications skills, both verbal and written A passion for video games, especially Blizzard Entertainment products A passion for playing collectible card games PLUSES Experience designing or developing games Experience designing cards for existing collectible card games REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS Resume required Cover letter required List of Hearthstone ranks in each season **Only submittals with Cover Letters will be considered
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/careers/posting.html?id=140008U
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On August 28 2014 18:18 Circumstance wrote: Sorry to burst your bubble, guys, but Realz is beyond out of pro play now. If Blizzard risked the conflict of interest in allowing their employees to play in tournaments for their games, we'd be seeing Dayvie in all the North American qualifiers for SC2 events. On the other hand though, whenever he has time on his hands, he could cast! :O
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As long as he brings something new and helpful or innovative, I can't complain. Good for him I guess
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Rob Simpson did some casting for SC2 when he was with Blizzard. MAYBE?
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to the people who say it is not a conflict of interest.
How is it NOT? especially in a card game.
Having the advantage of knowing what cards come out, their mechanics, MONTHS before they come out is HUUUUUUUUUUGE. Even telling his friends would be big.
Reynad also discussed this on his stream last night saying that blizzard shouldnt allow him to play, since MTG designers are not allowed to play either.
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On August 28 2014 23:18 Eggi wrote: to the people who say it is not a conflict of interest.
How is it NOT? especially in a card game.
Having the advantage of knowing what cards come out, their mechanics, MONTHS before they come out is HUUUUUUUUUUGE. Even telling his friends would be big.
Reynad also discussed this on his stream last night saying that blizzard shouldnt allow him to play, since MTG designers are not allowed to play either.
I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just curious about the point. Why does it matter if you know future cards, in current games?
Could you explain?
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On August 28 2014 23:45 Nekovivie wrote:Show nested quote +On August 28 2014 23:18 Eggi wrote: to the people who say it is not a conflict of interest.
How is it NOT? especially in a card game.
Having the advantage of knowing what cards come out, their mechanics, MONTHS before they come out is HUUUUUUUUUUGE. Even telling his friends would be big.
Reynad also discussed this on his stream last night saying that blizzard shouldnt allow him to play, since MTG designers are not allowed to play either. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just curious about the point. Why does it matter if you know future cards, in current games? Could you explain?
simple, you can theorycraft decks earlier, refine them earlier, know the top decks earlier(invent decks). You can load HS cards onto 3rd party programs and actually play the decks out if you have practice partners(like apprentice or cocktrice)
The advantage would be unreal.
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or even influence card design to suit your style
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It's awesome knowing that one of my favorite players will now be working on Hearthstone! Grats to Realz for this!
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On August 29 2014 00:33 Revaen wrote: It's awesome knowing that one of my favorite players will now be working on Hearthstone! Grats to Realz for this!
On the other hand, as my favorite player, it's sad to know we could stop seing him in tournaments :'(
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For the record, I don't think he has started yet. So probably not a conflict with VGVN.
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Gamers getting hired by gaming companies to help design games? Sounds good!
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