CHris Metzen : A Legend Retires

"I had just turned twenty years old when I started working at Blizzard. Seems like a lifetime ago. Guess it was. Those first few years were the start of a very grand adventure for me, one that would take me around the world, introduce me to thousands of wonderful geeks just like me—and ultimately shape the course of my adult life.

Of course when I started, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I had no idea how to make games or build entertainment products.…

But I had an insatiable passion for ideas. For stories. For heroes."

Message from Cris Metzen

Maybe Green Jesus isn't really a good idea but yeah, haters and supporters will miss him dearly i think.

I mean whatever Blizzard's stories in general are wank, but it's an end of an era at Blizzard. He makes Blizzcon a joy to watch, and what he fucked up in details he usually made up in giving Blizzard's stories and world actual structure.

End of an era :-(

Going to miss Metzen. Hope he lives well for the rest of his life with his family. He will always be remembered.

Damn, that guy looks like a cross between George Clooney and Hugh Jackman ready to tear your head off if you so much as look at him wrong.

Damn, an end of an era indeed.

Legend?

The guy was a complete hack. Good riddance he is gone, he wont be missed. Blizzard stories have been awful as of late. Be it in StarCraft, Diablo or World of WarCraft.

Was he somehow inolved in Diablo 3's story? If so I'm glad he's gone. Either way though, I don't really care. Blizzard aren't very good anymore, so who leaves and stays mean nothing to me.

It might be unpopular to say this, but it might actually be a good thing. A lot of blizzard games were going down very similar story pattern. With him being gone, we might get some new directions.

But yes thanks metzen. War3 was great.