Making WoW - The Art of Herding Developers, AMA with Author John Staats

Classic Posted 2020/03/04 at 7:43 PM by perculia

The Art of Herding Developers

A million years ago, I designed and built half of the dungeons in vanilla WoW. If you have any questions about making the game, I’m happy to answer, here on Wowhead. - John Staats

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Comment by DesMephistoWhat are your thoughts on Mark Kerns negative association with Firefall?Comment by ArrayaWe had been staying until 10:00 p.m. twice a week for a few months to polish the gameComment by dchriest25Does anybody ever proofread anymore? <scowl>Comment by rossyysWe had been staying until 10:00 p.m. twice a week for a few months to polish the game for our big announcement at the ECTSComment by BigBadDadWe had been staying until 10:00 p.m. twice a week for a few months to polish the game for our big announcement at the ECTS, but half of the team stayed later.Comment by JohnStaatsWhat are your thoughts on Mark Kerns negative association with Firefall?The WoW DiaryComment by presin16I love reading these, John - thanks for posting them! Definitely planning to pick up the Wow Diary for more!

I did want to ask, if I could, what moved you from working 12 hour days on weekends to (if I remember right) not doing any work in the industry anymore? Was there something specific that doused the passion, other interests, or just life taking you a different direction?Comment by DesMephistoWhat are your thoughts on Mark Kerns negative association with Firefall?The WoW DiaryComment by Daniel2020Hello,
Over the years there has been a rumor in the Hunter community that the class just about did not make it into the game. Is there any truth to this that you know of?