While not a direct response, it hits on some of the same talking points that Mike Morhaime brought up when he said WoW had become less social, along with the. 9 ofc he wasnt a cakewalk and neither was the raid. • 8 yr. Save the Date! BlizzCon is Coming November 3-4. 19,105. what happened to them? well, the game has apparently less number crunching so that means theres less need for theorycrafting. Live PTR Beta. TBC Elitist Jerks Resources. Joined by TruVillainManny of the For Azeroth! Podcast, and Berzerker of the Unshackled Fury Podcast, we discussed Dragonflight and the Race to World First, Raid and Mythic+ design, and overall. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. 0 and moving up to a new position with Activation Blizzard. Throughout the Group Interview with Ion Hazzikostas, he discussed the Meta and the answer to what is "the best". 1. In a YouTube video that has resurfaced, Ion Hazzikostas, Game Director of World of Warcraft and previously a member of Elitist Jerks, narrates a guild run for the Amani War Bear in ZulAman. That should tell you how unfit this dude is to lead the game. USA Texas Fort Worth [1] 1978. Fun fact: This NPC is named after the GM of Elitist Jerks, as we already know from previous comments, HOWEVER, he is also Ion Hazzikostas, now lead game developer. He was leading designer in Mists of Pandaria. He is not hiding behind pre-made words, he actualy says. thank you for this video hobo spider i hope you find a home soon. To me, he's done a very good job with the game and he was responsible for some very iconic. He is not afraid of talking about misstakes they,him. Obviously people could do it because Elitist Jerks got it down to a couple of %. WoW Hotfixes - Updated October 13I've seen very polarizing views about Ion as a game designer, and this thread isn't to bash or aggrandize him as a person, but why do or don't you like him as a game designer? (speaking specifically about his work and his job, not about the person). You mentioned how the community engages with content on the PTR side and how valuable. As much as people like to believe he calls all the shots and determines everything in the game it’s very apparent he doesn’t, or does so highly unbiasedly. They must have had 500 members in the undead starting area. Advertisement This is the most important guild in one of the. He plays the game so he knows our struggle if something is broken or unfair. Attempt made hours before TBC pre-expansion patch in December 2006. Maurin-sunstrider. 1. For some reason I considered Elitist Jerk a rogue dominated forum back in the day, just saw a post of the creator of Shadowcraft saying a goodbye as well on EJ forums. Him and many others like him such as Indalamar/Ramaladni are best known for being the first generation of theorycrafters. I liked the Elitist Jerks website because I wanted to be optimal at raiding but those people. Well, the mystery of the NA "extended maintenance" has been resolved, as it was CLEARLY only there so Game Director Ion Hazzikostas could get the first ever Renown 10 rank!!1 Caught in the act by Kozmo4life , " Gurgthock " got the rank before servers went up, showing pure corruption in he upper ranks of Blizzard, as Ion exploited. It's just just a big splinter. Ion Hazzikostas is Gurgthock, the guild leader of Elitest Jerks. It's a problem of modern internet fueled multiplayer gaming, which no developer has managed to solve, but they're trying to remove clear-cut all-around superiority for any one answer. In a YouTube video that has resurfaced, Ion Hazzikostas, Game Director of World of Warcraft and member of Elitist Jerks, narrates a guild run for the Amani War Bear in Zul'Aman. Posted February 10, 2020. No fun allowed as is tradition. View in 3D Links. Of the three to replace ghostcrawler: (celestalon, holinka, ion [watcher]), ion was definitely the best pick for the long term after tom step down. 在本次暴雪嘉年华活动期间，笔者有幸和国内媒体同行一起对《魔兽世界》游戏总监Ion Hazzikostas、美术总监Ely Cannon进行了采访。. Who is in charge of World of Warcraft? Blizzard’s Mike Ybarra clarifies that Ion Hazzikostas is still the game director, despite the recent leadership changes at the company. 0 and moving up to a new position with Activation Blizzard. Just like Ion Hazzikostas. “In a YouTube video that has resurfaced, Ion Hazzikostas, Game Director of World of Warcraft and member of Elitist Jerks, narrates a guild run for the Amani War. ion Hazzikostas is from Irvin City of California (America) and he recently appeared on the famous show World of Warcraft for an interview session with Asmongold. Sadly though Blizzard probably won’t fire him because they rely on the revenue Ion brings in with esports. WELL CLEARLY ITS NOT ION! Blizzard needs to. Gaming website Millenium recently interviewed Ion Hazzikostas, Game Director for World of Warcraft, talking about Patch 8. Reply With Quote. Obviously people could do it because Elitist Jerks got it down to a couple of %. As you can see, he's a bit more casual these days. You probably already know this. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. Loading Because Ion Hazzikostas doesn’t do M+. CryptoI liked the Elitist Jerks website because I wanted to be optimal at raiding but those people banned you for the slightest excuse so it was a huge mistake respecting that for a game that first became successful for being "user friendly Everquest". One of the more important things to note about his background is before he joined Blizzard he was (is?) guild leader of Elitist Jerks, who were legendary back in early game for raid mechanics, bug testing, min-maxing, etc. Elitist jerks leader being lead dev makes a lot of sense in terms of the expansion's failures, since the expansion is solely catered towards hardcore elitist raiders and no one else. “Return to the Forbidden Reach gives us a chance to foreshadow and really build that up fully in the game world before players are going to get to go there. 5 between now and Shadowlands. A top World of Warcraft (WoW) Mythic+ and Raiding site featuring character & guild profiles, Mythic+ Scores, Raid Progress, Guild Recruitment, the Race to World First, and more. Game Director Ion Hazzikostas talked to Neo aka LingHunFuSu, a frequent collaborator of Staryms and Raider. 2015-03-05, 07:37 AM #21. USA Texas Fort Worth [1] 1978. 5 discussing Time Rift lag, Augmentation Evoker Damage Meters, Gearing and more!. religion Christian. 5. Ro-Ger's Brown Diamond Seal: Rogerbrown is a Hunter and Raid Leader of <Method>, which was ranked #1 in the world. Fun fact: This NPC is named after the GM of Elitist Jerks, as we already know from previous comments, HOWEVER, he is also Ion Hazzikostas, now lead game developer for WoW. Here is some reasons why: He is passionate about the Warcraft universe. Forum became over-moderated, causing most valuable posters to slowly retract to other theorycrafting forums. Ion thanks the community for the positive feedback on Dragonflight and giving the game a second chance after the troubles of Shadowlands. Just found out Ion Hazzikostas mains a Resto Shaman (and is pretty damn active too). M+ and PvP are much, much easier to coordinate logistically. Devs don't know s**t. 1. Also i dont hate you,nor i said that. I think most Raiders agree that it feels like he is one of us. Dreadmoon-saurfang (Dreadmoon) December 18, 2020, 12:39am #9 Most notably, long-time guild leader of Elitist Jerks Ion Hazzikostas (Watcher on the forums) wound up as WoW 's game director. Full GameSpot Interview When asked about if the 20th anniversary would be an opportune time to revamp Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms, Ion mentions that a revamp is something "likely to. 1 group interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas with topics such as Cross-Faction guild restrictions, Mythic raid lockouts and more! Here's a summary of the discussions. He also has the snarky trash items Knog's Bow of Clumsiness and Knog's Bow of Ineptitude. Moonraker-caelestrasz January 20, 2021, 4:36pm #1. For me it is clear that the current development team destroyed world of warcraft over the years. Instead of focusing on the world, they moved all their effort to (competetive) endgame. Ian Hazzikostas (Ion Hazzikostas) birth. Kemudian, Ion diundang untuk bekerja di Blizzard Entertainment dan dia melepaskan pekerjaannya sebagai pengacara. . Want another source? Check out this copy of an Elitist Jerks post about how overpowered consumables were in vanilla WoW, and how they forced a balance change in Naxxramas. Miscellaneous . 2. Easy to organize raid groups. 5 at this point, if that wasn’t clear. When building Zaralek Caverns, they wanted to make sure that it wasn't claustrophobic. Many topics were discussed, including the Final Boss in Shadowlands, Endgame Loot Philosophy, and our Art Interview with Ely Cannon, but we also have a summary of other talking points from the. Ion is the raid leader for elitist jerks, but dont tell him i said that :D-3. This is a guy who, by definition of his very own guild’s name, thought he was above the majority in many ways to the point where it would be considered rude - even if it was slightly tongue-in-cheek. io got together with the Unshackled Fury and For Azeroth! podcasts to interview Game Director Ion Hazzikostas and discuss the upcoming Race to World First event, endgame designs, and development philosophies of the coming expansion! We'll leave the full set of. 5k members in the KronosWoW community. As we know prior to being game director Ion was raid design and was very solid at his job although content was often released buggy. and most of all blizzard fucking. Anything that was a consensus on EJ you could pretty much treat in-game as gospel and look smart to others with, but lately it seems they just. His show is definitely an acquired taste. I have just watched the Q&A and i must say, i am so happy that Ion Hazzikostas is the game director of my favorite game. In a YouTube video that has resurfaced, Ion Hazzikostas, Game Director of World of Warcraft and member of Elitist Jerks, narrates a guild run for the. For me it is clear that the current development team destroyed world of warcraft over the years. All details on the site gamebastion. the most common uses for it i have heard is: An ion is an [atom]) or [molecule]that has a non-zero net [electrical charge] in sci-fi as an ion cannon or ion drive etc. Ion Hazzikostas is the former leader of the Elitist Jerks guild. He absolutely did. No sane person is going to farm 24/7 to do these raids for a 12 month window. He may not be the best on the planet, but he was the GM of one of the most successful and influential guilds the game has ever seen and has been with the company for nearly a decade. We all know that A person’s salary and assets change from time to time. I am accountable for everything that goes into WoW. The lore of Shadowlands with a focus on Sylvanas' characterization was discussed in recent interviews with Ion Hazzikostas, including past parallels to Garrosh and the the challenges of developing a character that elicits passionate community responses. In other words, he was the guild master of what used to one of the best guilds in the game, one that successfully cleared Naxxramas 40-man back in the day. They exploited virtually every. It was more of a philosophical talk where he. I actually love this dude. It was Afrasiabi and Kaplan that were famous for EQ. There is no Sylvanas in XIV. Все новости по World of Warcraft: Classic (WoW) от ведущего портала по миру WoW: новости, руководства, данные и инструменты. fr though, we need more communication regarding the plans for pvp. He just spent a Q&A session lamenting the fact that Legion lets you no-life-grind and RNG your way to totally ridiculous power levels before setting. began to publicly discuss C'Thun Strategies after 1,5 month of futile attempts on said boss. Each of these posts comes from 2007 and was. 2 and the upcoming Sepulcher of the First Ones raid, while discussing lessons learned from previous expansions, borrowed power, and the min-max mentality. Members of the WoW Community Council interviewed Graham Berger and Ion Hazzikostas on Patch 10. He plays a Shaman, so yeah ironically one of the worst classes in the game. From the team’s growth to creating. This was based on a blue-tagged forum post discussing certain breakpoints in Flex encounter scaling, so when your group. It does. That sort was probably the reason why gamers like myself heard about and avoided WoW early on. Deleted. Site has long since died out once simcraft came on the scene but the guild lives on. There are plenty of people who learn later in on the game that their main wasn’t the right match for them, And we want that to suck as hard as possible and for them to fall as far behind as they possibly can. Gonk could also be named after the player Gonktarget, an orc hunter of Ion Hazzikostas's guild "Elitist Jerks" who frequently posts on their forums. ago. Everything is fine. Some updates may be small, some may be larger and include new mini-games, new achievements but goal is to get to update them before they get. There is definitely no third Evoker specialization for Patch 10. 0 and moving up to a new position with Activation Blizzard. Ion Hazzikostas is the Popular Game Director of Blizzard Entertainment. Thus, viewers are able to get the hang of Ion’s insights on Dragonflight Patch 10. 4M subscribers in the wow community. Just before the Tides of Vengeance Q&A, Ion Hazzikostas had a few things to say about the beginning of BFA. Say what you will but it is my belief this is a sincere attempt to gauge the community interest in content after the defined "end" of the classic era. There was some kinks to work out, but they have been addressed and they now see this as something that can happen towards the end of every expansion. Hakkar Hardmode - Ion Hazzikostas was hardcore . Wrath Classic: The Joyous Journeys 50% Experience Buff ReturnsBusiness, Economics, and Finance. 1? Check out our all the Class Changes and New Covenant Legendaries roundup. This is because Sco is a friend of Ion Hazzikostas (from back when <Elitist Jerks> was a thing), and Sco knows not to be critical of Blizzard. Ion Hazzikostas had this "vision" and "grand plan". The team is super happy with how Season 4 has turned out. People preferred 10 man to 25. Jesse Cox talked to Game Director Ion Hazzikostas about Patch 7. IO's on the Race to World First, over on Douyu (the Chinese streaming platform Twitch equivalent). 0. Now this is a "leak and could be total BS. Ion Hazzikostas is the Game Director (previously Assistant Game Director[citation needed] and Lead Game Designer and Lead Encounter Designer before that) for World of Warcraft. I have seen the word ion many times in my life as i enjoy science and sci-fi. The rest of the opening ceremonies he was a wreck. Jõhn-argent-dawn March 28, 2019, 10:22pm #1. Instead of focusing on the world, they moved all their effort to (competetive) endgame. There is a lot more for the zone that will be dropped into the PTR in the coming weeks. Despite being in full Naxxramas gear and utilizing a unique strategy to deal with the added mechanics, their. Lets says he took full power in 2013. That's big enough on its own, but the interview covers a lot of ground: also Ion talks about lessons learned from Battle for Azeroth, how the Heart of Azeroth will change. Ion Hazzikostas: We used our Artifact Weapons to drain the corruption from that sword in 2018. Most things will be account-wide in Dragonflight. Wowhead Patch 10. Makes what everyone says about him and his biases fairly baseless. Amid the discussion include talking points on why the decision was made, what it means for the future of World of Warcraft, and how community. +20 mythic key teleporters. Το σκεπτικό ήταν να προσφέρει απαντήσεις στην κοινότητα, με τρόπο ανοιχτό και ειλικρινή, και αυτό ακριβώς έκανε, σε μορφή βίντεο, το οποίο και μπορείτε να βρείτε. März. 3, 2021, 5:14 a. 0 Speculation ThreadIon Hazzikostas, who was born on September 26, 1978, is 43 years old as of today’s date, May 18, 2022. It blows my mind that people STILL don’t correlate Ion, the Guild Master of Elitist Jerks, with Ion, the Game Director of World of Warcraft. The panel he has composed himself and is doing a good job. In einem wieder aufgetauchten YouTube-Video beschreibt Ion Hazzikostas, Game Director von World of Warcraft und Mitglied von Elitist Jerks, einen Gildenlauf für den Kriegsbär der Amani in Zul'Aman. He is not hiding behind pre-made words, he actualy says what he feels. IT System Engineer by day, avid gamer by night! Bob has been gaming his entire life and first started standing on a chair playing the arcade version of Super Mario Bros. Somewhat related, this is one of many things that made the Elitist Jerks forums such a treasure back in the day. Sadly though Blizzard probably won’t fire him because they rely on the revenue Ion brings in with. Ion Hazzikostas is the former. With transparency, communication, and community engagement at the forefront of WoW development in 2023, ahead of 10. Written by Ion Hazzikostas. Report post. 1. Ion Hazzikostas, the current Game Director of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, is, simply put, the worst thing that ever happened to World of Warcraft. Veteran_BetaTester PIZZA! They should had hired from casual communities like pet/mount collectors and stuff so they keep the game more user friendly to new players and absolute newbies so it grows organically and not by keeping hard core players that were already getting old. I know there are a ton of questions and concerns that feel unanswered right now, and a need for much more robust communication on our end. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. The game itself has struggled through a lackluster expansion cycle with far fewer content releases than normal, so there’s more than the usual pressure for this mid-tier patch to perform. Patch 2. Standing next to him is also the npc Wodin who is a troll rogue in the same. 15:00. 0 and moving up to a new position with Activation Blizzard. CryptoWhat happened to elitist jerks? The GM of Elitist Jerks, Ion Hazzikostas, was hired by Blizzard as a developer. WIRED interviewed Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, wherein he spoke about how World of Warcraft has changed over the years, particularly player motivation and social evolution. Originally Posted by datguy81. That’s not gonna be in 10. Instead of focusing on the world, they moved all their effort to (competetive) endgame. There are plenty of people who learn later in on the game that their main wasn’t the right match for them, And we want that to suck as hard as possible and for them to fall as far behind as they possibly can. He is not hiding behind pre-made words, he actualy says. " - Ion Hazzikostas 2017. Our goal with the high-end PvE tuning is to make things just hard enough to allow the best guild in the world to meaningfully. Earlier today, EU Content Creators participated in a Patch 10. 10 hours ago. ago. This is another issue players have been vocal on as they feel it caters to players of a more elitist nature. Heather Newman World of Warcraft’s eighth expansion pack, Shadowlands, arrives Monday in the midst of a record-setting. 7’s release, we had the chance to sit down with Ion Hazzikostas, Game Director of World of Warcraft, to talk about the success of Dragonflight and the overall ‘state of the game. . CryptoBack in the day, they were pretty much the authority on game mechanics, with their guys being the first ones to spot bugs and knowing stuff about the game often better than Blizzard themselves. Wowhead summarized a recent group interview with game director Ion Hazzikostas, who specifically mentions that the team is looking into expanding combinations where they make narrative sense. Op · 8y. Blizz basically hired the GL of one of the top raiding guilds at the time to become a raid encounter designer, and he just moved up to game director recently. Kaurmine-area-52. In a YouTube video that has resurfaced, Ion Hazzikostas, Game Director of World of Warcraft and member of Elitist Jerks, narrates a guild run for the Amani War Bear in Zul'Aman. Sportskeeda conducted a Dragonflight Patch 10. Ion Hazzikostas wrecked world of warcraft. 5. Go to Blue Tracker » Recent Forum PostsThe original point was a question to you. Either way, at that point he could no longer be the GM of a high profile guild that does that much theorycrafting, so the project was shuttered. ” The only thing I’d count on is that they’ll probably be Horde. Business, Economics, and Finance. Even during the time when most of the wow community were enraged, he still stood in front of the camera to try to sate everyones concerns. A long-running gag-feature of EJ’s forums was getting banned for typos and misspellings. I wish I could give a better answer but that’s almost certainly the reason. The first was settled. but avoiding Asmongold is like building a national railway that doesn't go through California. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. Es importante que recordemos que en “Azeroth” tenemos diferentes comunidades, muchas de ellas han logrado su espacio en la historia, Ion Hazzikostas es de aquellos personajes que pasaron a la historia junto a su Guild. VentureBeat had an interview with Ion Hazzikostas, discussing Shadowlands Patch 9. also pvp is a mini game. Ion used to be a hardcore raider in Elitist Jerks back in the day. The name EJ could have been funny and sarcastic if it were a bunch of nice, outgoing, friendly, helpful people, but unfortunately they were a bunch of elitist jerks To be fair, if MMO-C was moderated the way EJ was, it'd be one of the most hilariously amazing things to ever happen to WoW's community. For me it is clear that the current development team destroyed world of warcraft over the years. 1 — turns out, we’re getting not one but two raids!. They should had hired from casual communities like pet/mount collectors and stuff so they keep the game more user friendly to new players and absolute newbies so it grows organically and not by keeping hard core players that were already getting old. This is why Ion Hazzikostas called the consumables requirements for Naxx the worst grind in MMO history. <Method> has regularly exploited and always remain unpunished. While not a direct response, it hits on some of the same talking points that Mike Morhaime brought up when he said WoW had become less social, along with the. venturebeat. Fluffy Kitten. Gill, a guild member of lead designer Ion Hazzikostas' guild "Elitist Jerks" has left the company. He was saying there is a leak that Ion hazzikostas is leaving with 10. Mike. Jesse Cox talked to Game Director Ion Hazzikostas about Patch 7. As Patch 9. Originally Posted by FurryFoxWolf. He was saying there is a leak that Ion hazzikostas is leaving with 10. Except that Hardcore raiders have a lot to complain since Legion and the massive grinds that come along with it, not to mention that both Legion and BfA weren't quite on par with Cata / MoP / WoD in terms of quality. Bellular interviewed Game Director Ion Hazzikostas on Patch 10. . Ion said it's just a splinter and we used our artifacts to cleanse. To me, he's done a very good job with the game and he was responsible for some very iconic. Back then he was a member of a high end raiding guild in vanilla WoW and TBC. level 2. Appreciating Ion Hazzikostas. He plays the game so he knows our struggle if something is broken or unfair. Instead of focusing on the world, they moved all their effort to (competetive) endgame. 3 Argus as a separate expansion would feel rather monotonous - its an awesome place, but it is a husk of a world that has been co. This is because Sco is a friend of Ion Hazzikostas (from back when <Elitist Jerks> was a thing), and Sco knows not to be critical of. Live PTR 10. Asmongold will be interviewing Lead Game Designer, Ion Hazzikostas tomorrow! Light reminder that personal attacks will result in a ban as per sub rules. In the following section you will get the details information about his salary, net worth and asset. Elitist Jerks was the go to theory crafting site for the longest time, also a guild on mal'ganis. The current game director of World of Warcraft, Ion Hazzikostas, used to be the GM of Elitist Jerks. They had very tight recruiting policies and were extremely private communities. Support. You grind for hours, not for a. —I have just watched the Q&A and i must say, i am so happy that Ion Hazzikostas is the game director of my favorite game. Asmongold will be interviewing Lead Game Designer, Ion Hazzikostas tomorrow! The interview will be tomorrow, around the time he usually has All-Craft. An hour ago. Massive tuning changes to bosses in Mythic. HazelNuttyGames interviewed Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, discussing player-driven philosophies as well as catch-up mechanics, brand-new rares and treasures, the Zskera Vaults, Artisan Curios, and the Onyx Annulet, all coming with today's Dragonflight Patch 10. Game Director Ion Hazzikostas and Lead Quest Designer Josh Augustine conducted a Dragonflight Patch 10. He was the leader of the Elitist Jerks guild before he was hired to work at Blizzard. World of Warcraft's current game director, Ion Hazzikostas, was famously an avid progress raider in the early years of the online role-playing game, spouting nerdy theorycrafting stuff on the website Elitist Jerks and taking on Azeroth's. I think most Raiders agree that it feels like he is one of us. it's really not surprising he only gives a shit about percentages. He is however a founder of Elitist Jerks. Written by Ion Hazzikostas. 5%, but Game Director Ion Hazzikostas responded on Twitter that Limit simply encountered a bug and no second secret phase was ever intended for the boss. View ProfileWIRED interviewed Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, wherein he spoke about how World of Warcraft has changed over the years,. Amid the discussion include talking points on why the decision was made, what it means for the future of World of Warcraft, and how community. Ο Ion Hazzikostas απαντάει στις ερωτήσεις της κοινότητας του Enternity σχετικά με το χθες, το σήμερα και το αύριο του. Report Save. World of Warcraft on Reddit! Business, Economics, and FinanceI've seen very polarizing views about Ion as a game designer, and this thread isn't to bash or aggrandize him as a person, but why do or don't you like him as a game designer? (speaking specifically about his work and his job, not about the person). Raidleader of US guild <Elitist Jerks>. EJ died mostly because rogue theorycrafters got "bored of the class". nite_moogle. Asmongold watched the interview on his stream today, and at the end, he mentioned that there were a few questions that fans weren’t able to ask. J "hamlet" Gill leaving Blizzard. In the interview, Buffed. He is well-versed in several subjects and. ago. Ion doesnt write the story bud. ION HAZZIKOSTAS: We hear from them, their leaders are visible streamers and folks who have large audiences who get their feedback out and it’s unmistakable. Surprisingly, Ion Hazzikostas is a raid leader for his guild, in live, but claims that not all members of the guild know who he is! 10. On Friday, Reddit had an Ask Me Anything with WoW's Game Director Ion Hazzikostas (WatcherDev, formerly Gurgthock from Elitist Jerks). It'. And it was all documented on the forums of a guild called Elitist Jerks. X Patches & 11. Some players may remember the guild <Elitist Jerks>, led by none other than World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, attempting the boss mere hours before The Burning Crusade expansion launched in December 2006. World of Warcraft on Reddit! I played on MalGanis in vanilla and if I recall correctly Ion was a shaman in EJ, he got the scarab lord title/achieve and also an NPC named after him that was present in TBC, and WotLK, the ring if blood type arena quest lines. as it come across as elitist, unbalanced and kinda cut off from the rest of the game even from an ability standpoint. WIRED interviewed Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, wherein he spoke about how World of Warcraft has changed over the years, particularly player motivation and social evolution. Did Ion Hazzikostas design the Twisting Corridors? Community. I have just watched the Q&A and i must say, i am so happy that Ion Hazzikostas is the game director of my favorite game. 5 discussing Time Rift lag, Augmentation Evoker Damage Meters, Gearing and more! Augmentation Evoker. . 5 initial announcement, but instead he decided to double down on it - he still believes the initial covenant system was the best way. You claim to know what Ion is responsible for. [3] [Gurgthock's Garish Gorebat], is named after him. 3M subscribers in the wow community. After 18 years, World of Warcraft is finally relaxing its deep, historical faction divide between Alliance and Horde players, and letting them play together at last. In today’s World of Warcraft livestream, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas revealed the plans for upcoming raid content in patch 8. Biggest Shadowlands Successes Making something brand new in World of Warcraft. . Trend. It’s a nine-boss raid taking place around the city of Dazar’alor in the Zuldazar zone. In a YouTube video that has resurfaced, Ion Hazzikostas, Game Director of World of Warcraft and member of Elitist Jerks, narrates a guild run for the Amani War Bear in Zul'Aman. In an interview with IGN, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas shared his thoughts on the newly announced plan to enable cross-faction grouping for dungeons, raids, and PvP in Shadowlands Patch 9. Why are they not account bound?. Even to this day you can’t even access the Goon Squad site without being a “paying member. You can see it perfectly in the late Aldriana's blog posts: most if not all of them (MoP launch time) were about the class core issues and ideas on how improve the class depper mechanics and. In a YouTube video that has resurfaced, Ion Hazzikostas, Game Director of World of Warcraft and member of Elitist Jerks, narrates a guild run for the Amani War Bear in Zul'Aman. They've mined out a lot of the lore and settings from Warcraft 3. That's a real person you're talking about, not a game mechanic or imaginary elf. General Discussion. Elitist jerks. He randomly targets players and summons the tentacles under them. Thanks! 2. “@jurble It was a brief experiment; we got fairly overwhelming feedback at the time that randomness in the number of drops added a frustrating amount of variation, where the most common outcome of getting 1 drop, when you knew 3. Gonktarget has been very. World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas spoke to Hazel of HazelNuttyGames about the upcoming Dragonflight expansion, with extensive discussion on topics like the new talent system replacing the legendaries and covenant choices, what improvements renown has over traditional reputation, and accessibility options for. He plays the game so he knows our struggle if something is broken or unfair. Ion still hasn’t publicly supported the victims of Blizzard or the workers union. Share. For example the BrM Monk generally has "breakpoints" for mastery: since it's basically a stacking buff that increases your chance to dodge up to 100% for each melee hit you don't dodge, the breakpoints are so that you get just enough mastery to get a guaranteed dodge every 3. 2,584. Who cares, the only difference is that the name of the 'wow bad' scapegoat changes. In our group interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, we asked him several questions on end-game systems, namely why players would choose utility legendaries and modified droprates after the new "loot is loot" simplification system. <Method> was still selling raid carries live on stream last tier. nationality American. This feat was also attempted by current Game Director Ion Hazzikostas and his guild Elitist Jerks back in the day, but even they weren't able to get it done, wiping at 2%!Now the Classic client isn't the same as Vanilla was, so there's plenty of room to argue here, but one thing is certain, this definitely is a World First, regardless of how you look at it!+20 mythic key teleporters. Player housing is an immense undertaking because the feature would take hours to implement. What is the big deal you might ask, well the people at blizzard that play are usually just at a moderate level like heroic raiding at most or some other casual part of the game. "Gurgthock <Elitist Jerks> Wrote: Dares's post above basically nails it completely. Ion Hazzikostas is Gurgthock, the guild leader of Elitest Jerks. It is of course sad when passionate and talented theorycrafters are no longer there, but oh well. Blizz basically hired the GL of one of the top raiding guilds at the time to become a raid encounter designer, and he just moved up to game director recently. I liked the Elitist Jerks website because I wanted to be optimal at raiding but those people banned you for the slightest excuse so it was a huge. Mendel and Igorath-Bertox like this. . 월드 오브 워크래프트 의 개발 및 관리에 참여하고 있다. Ion Hazzikostas' handle was Gurgthock. When asked what would happen after Wrath of the Lich King Classic during his interview with Asmongold, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas explained that the development team is looking to hear from the community on the topic and would even like to break down specifics, such as if there is a certain thing about Cataclysm that the Classic. We’re planning it in a later patch coming up soon. Check out this copy of an Elitist Jerks post about how overpowered consumables were in vanilla WoW, and how they forced a balance change in Naxxramas. "Election. 3. Just found out Ion Hazzikostas mains a Resto Shaman (and is pretty damn active too). 1. Last. I remember it blew my mind when I found out Ion Hazzikostas was the same Gurgthock that was the leader of Elitist Jerks on Mal'Ganis back in vanilla (and a bit onward). He doesn't play on a hardcore raiding level anymore, but He's always on top of the Game, he knows the memes, he knows the classes and. Most notably, long-time guild leader of Elitist Jerks Ion Hazzikostas (Watcher on the forums) wound up as WoW 's game director. ]Ion Hazzikostas, τον Game Director του WoW. Straw Poll: Ion Hazzikostas Good OR Bad Dev You can VOTE here: strawpoll. Either way, at that point he could no longer be the GM of a high profile guild that does that much theorycrafting, so the project was shuttered. Temporarily going off the topic of Ion, the major differenceFrom google…their sister guild is Elitist Jerks. after doing a “little” digging, this name, as a persons name, has its roots in either Greek or Romanian. Just wondering after my first run. He was saying there is a leak that Ion hazzikostas is leaving with 10. 01:32 PM. Most of this thread would get excised from EJ for improper grammar. While not a direct response, it hits on some of the same talking points that Mike Morhaime brought up when he said WoW had become less social , along with the follow ups. Instead of focusing on the world, they moved all their effort to (competetive) endgame. <Nihilum> (and later <Ensidia>) shared the same benefits. Polygon Interview with Ion. I think they also had a hand in creating Icy Veins? Today, Ion Hazzikostas is a developer on World of Warcraft, but before that he was the guild leader of Elitist Jerks, and after crunching some numbers, famously concluded that C’Thun was. Social media & stream:Huge thank you to Ion for sitting down to talk, it was a great interview!H. Ion Hazzikostas Good or Bad Dev VOTE Straw poll - Page 2MrGM is interviewing Ion Hazzikostas on Patch 10. In Azeroth. During his disastrous tenure, he has overseen the worst changes of all, and the game has changed from an enjoyable pastime to something like a disagreeable job. März und der Schlachtzug öffnet am 24.