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John "Sephuz" Yang Bids Farewell To Blizzard
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Posted
2021/11/19 at 4:53 PM
by
Archimtiros
John Yang bid farewell to Blizzard Entertainment today, after ten years and four months with the studio. Immortalized in-game by the legendaries
Sephuz's Secret
,
Memory of Sephuz
, and
Yang's Recurve
, the designer is credited with playing an unforgettable role in World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Hearthstone development.
John joined Blizzard as a test analyst in 2011, before moving to the Diablo III team in 2013 to become one of the primary designers for the Barbarian, Demon Hunter, and Witch Doctor classes during
Reaper of Souls
development. As part of the WoW development team in 2015, he then played an integral role in class, talent, legendary, and essence design throughout
Legion
and
Battle for Azeroth
, before moving to
Hearthstone
in 2019. Sephuz closed out his career in the role of Lead Systems Designer on an unannounced project during his final year and a half with Blizzard Entertainment. Throughout all of these roles, he was known for developing unique ideas, remaining engaged with the community, and was also praised for making a brief return to assist with Rogue class design late in
Shadowlands
development.
During his time working on
World of Warcraft
, Sephuz was particularly well regarded by the theorycrafting and Rogue communities, both for his own design and willingness to listen to community feedback during development. We look forward to seeing his final contributions to the Blizzard community and wish him well on his next adventure!
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All of you people sitting here talking crap about blizzard but still have active subs what jokers
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