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Working at Blizzard: Sunshine, rainbows, claymores, backrubs

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:58:30 -0500

I know what you're thinking! "If anyone could write up a scandalous exposé of what working at Blizzard is really like, it'd be our old pal Mike. I bet he's got the inside scoop of what goes on at Big Blue behind closed doors. I paid for the whole seat but I'll only need the edge."

Yeah, well. I'm going to disappoint you here and instead link you to an article from the OC Register, longtime reporter of all news Blizzard given the company's stature in the SoCal business world. They interviewed Blizzard COO Paul Sams about the studio's recent award of "One of the best places to work in Orange County" and why that award was deserved.

And deserved it was, apparently! Big Paul talks about some of the luxuries afforded to employees at the majestic Blizzard Campus in Irvine, including an on-site chiropractor, valet parking, basketball courts, free swag, a subsidized cafeteria, and the opportunity to work within a few hundred feet of a twelve-foot-tall bronze statue of an orc riding a wolf. Lest we forget, of course, all that is on top of the already-nice benefits package given to all employees.

Is stuff like health insurance a little too plebeian for you? I understand. You're looking for something a little more metal. And metal your rewards shall be, provided you stick around for five years or more. Five-year veterans receive an honest-to-goodness sword (it's different every year); employees of a decade get a shield emblazoned with the paladin logo; and, if you're there for fifteen years, you get a platinum ring.

Five, ten, fifteen years -- they might seem like a long time, but Blizzard inspires a certain kind of loyalty in a person, when your company is headed by someone like Mike Morhaime, it's easy to want to stick around. I can attest to that.

In what can only be called a cruel injustice, I never actually got to experience the new Blizzard Campus, as I opted to relocate to the newer Austin location before the Campus was built. The Austin building was sorely lacking in things like giant musclebound green guys on animals, but that void was filled somewhat by the much more affordable cost of living deep in the heart of Texas. Sometimes, though, I'd have waking dreams, sobbing and reaching out longingly at ethereal worg statues.

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The new look of Northrend

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:47:43 -0500

Most of the time here on Ask WoW Insider, we ask ethical questions of you, the readers, or sometimes we'll ask what you think of certain game mechanics. But this time, we've got an aesthetic question instead, from reader Lindelan.

Let me say first that Wrath is awesome!! I LOVE it! One of my favorite things is the way they designed the new armor. That being said, one thing that has absolutely started to drive me crazy is the lack of diversity in armor! I can understand having the same models while leveling, however the fact that level 80 blues look just like the blues I got at 71 is just plain lazy! Has anyone else noticed this, and do you guys think Blizzard will step it up in the future?

Lindelan

This is an interesting issue -- Blizzard got some flak in Outland for the gear being a bit too colorful. "Clown" was a word that was used pretty often, thanks to all the glowing and neon extras that came on our gear last expansion. And in Northrend, we fortunately haven't had that problem: the gear looks a little more badass, made up of dark steel and leather with pointy and ragged spikes on it.

But have we gone too far the other way? Does all of the gear look the same now? Personally, I just miss my Hunter's mail kilt from the Argent Dawn world event rewards, but I think the gear has been much better looking in Northrend. I'm just happy none of it is pink, so if I have to choose between dark blue or straight black, that's a choice I'm happy to make. What do you think?

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Shaman changes in patch 3.0.3

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:01:38 -0500

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Scourge Invasion comes to a close

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:57:50 -0500

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Runescape - Trade Margin Increase

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:15:19 -0400

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Jagex' massively multiplayer release that has quietly grown to have the impressive total of a million subscribers

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:19:00 -0400

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RuneScape Interview

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:18:14 -0400

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