Join Franchise Creative Director Chris Metzen and host of The Instance Scott Johnson as they sit down for a one-on-one interview. They’ll take a personal look into Chris’s time working on Warcraft, his return to Blizzard Entertainment, the development of the Worldsoul Saga™, and The War Within™.
his head is high-quality
Any chance you will tell us why you people states Templar Prot does not work in M+ Chris?
I am even more hyped now!
It’s interesting to hear Chris Metzen speak about the inner processes and the “democratization of the game production”. And how he had to re-learn the “sweet spot”-balance between being hands-on and hands-off with his teams.
It’s nice to hear less “marketing talk” and more real-talk from him how the studio operates.
Because marketing talk results OFTEN in the objectification of a game studio, letting said studio appear more of a mechanical construct running on a pre-fed program instead of spirit and imagination.
I have not stopped fangirling over the Illidan reference that Chris makes towards the end of the video… I am so excited
Its a cool man 100% respect. Finally a man in charge. Chad at that.
Chris metzen! <3
Agree Chris!
Lets go Chris the man back in offices !
FOR HORDE ! ChriS!
Feels like any wish for the game to get more metal died with this interview. 
Hopefully this expansion can deliver something cool, at least.
Cat girl / boy playable race plz
I’m pretty sure any decisions relevant to gameplay and systems are made by Ion and his team. I see Metzen as largely a figure head that is there for PR purposes. He only left Blizzard in 2016, so well after Cataclysm and WoD.
And a sufficient amount of time has passed that most people won’t question how he held the position he did yet apparently had no idea about any of what was happening to the female employees.
Sure Chris, sure.
Considering Metzen is the brain of the warcraft story and Ion never really vibed, understood, cared about or was able to connect to players who liked such things, I would be suprised if Chris isn’t king of the story department at the moment.
I do agree that I doubt he would be very involved in the balancing and content side of things.
each expack chris gets in to the world is better hes in charge of the next expack after TWW.
I hope he adds account wide Mining/herb/skinning and cooking and fishing for all.
