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===Pre-Blizzard=== |
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| − | Wilson began working in the games industry around 1996, beginning work at Q Studios, working on an FPS game called ''Blood''. He later worked at Monolith Studios, Cavedog Entertainment, and Relic Entertainment. Apart from Relic, he mainly worked on FPS games. At Relic, he was the lead designer on both ''Impossible Creatures'' and ''Dawn of War'', and was the design director of ''Company of Heroes''. He worked together with [[Josh Mosqueira]] on this game.<ref name = "Interview">2016-09-05, [http://diablo.blizzpro.com/2016/09/05/jay-wilson-game-developer-interview-burnout/ JAY WILSON GAME DEVELOPER INTERVIEW ON BURNOUT]. ''Blizzpro'', accessed on 2016-09-07</ref> He became aware of the first ''[[Diablo (Game)|Diablo]]'' game after seeing it advertised on the back cover of ''[http://wowpedia.org/Warcraft_II Warcraft II]''. He ended up purchasing the game soon afterwards.<ref>2011-11-29, [http://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-iii-feature-blizzards-plans-to-satisfy-their-fanbase-and-still-deliver-a-fresh-experience/ Diablo III feature: Blizzard's plans to satisfy their fanbase and still deliver a fresh experience]. ''PC Gamer'', accessed on 2014-11-10</ref> |
+ | Wilson began working in the games industry around 1996, beginning work at Q Studios, working on an FPS game called ''Blood''. He later worked at Monolith Studios, Cavedog Entertainment, and Relic Entertainment. Apart from Relic, he mainly worked on FPS games. At Relic, he was the lead designer on both ''Impossible Creatures'' and ''Dawn of War'', and was the design director of ''Company of Heroes''. He worked together with [[Josh Mosqueira]] on this game.<ref name = "Interview">2016-09-05, [http://diablo.blizzpro.com/2016/09/05/jay-wilson-game-developer-interview-burnout/ JAY WILSON GAME DEVELOPER INTERVIEW ON BURNOUT]. ''Blizzpro'', accessed on 2016-09-07</ref> He became aware of the first ''[[Diablo (Game)|Diablo]]'' game after seeing it advertised on the back cover of ''[http://wowpedia.org/Warcraft_II Warcraft II]''. He ended up purchasing the game soon afterwards.<ref>2011-11-29, [http://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-iii-feature-blizzards-plans-to-satisfy-their-fanbase-and-still-deliver-a-fresh-experience/ Diablo III feature: Blizzard's plans to satisfy their fanbase and still deliver a fresh experience]. ''PC Gamer'', accessed on 2014-11-10</ref> He played ''[[Diablo II]]'' for three to four days straight when it came out.<ref name = "Interview"/> |
===Career at Blizzard=== |
===Career at Blizzard=== |
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| − | Wilson joined [[Blizzard Entertainment]] in 2006.<ref name = "Leaves">2016-06-07, [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/167631-Diablo-3-Director-Jay-Wilson-Leaves-Blizzard Former Diablo Director Jay Wilson Leaves Blizzard]. ''The Escapist'', accessed on 2016-06-08</ref> He agreed to the interview not expecting to work at Blizzard, but rather to get some information that might help his current position. He was hired,<ref name = "Interview"/> and became the lead designer of Diablo III. He described his intent as being to make a good sequel, but not to stagnate the series.<ref name = "Interview"/> |
+ | Wilson joined [[Blizzard Entertainment]] in 2006.<ref name = "Leaves">2016-06-07, [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/167631-Diablo-3-Director-Jay-Wilson-Leaves-Blizzard Former Diablo Director Jay Wilson Leaves Blizzard]. ''The Escapist'', accessed on 2016-06-08</ref> He agreed to the interview not expecting to work at Blizzard, but rather to get some information that might help his current position. He was hired,<ref name = "Interview"/> and became the lead designer of Diablo III. He described his intent as being to make a good sequel, but not to stagnate the series.<ref name = "Interview"/> He was responsible for all final decisions regarding the game.<ref>2016-11-28, [https://twitter.com/Angryrobotics/status/803460472133406720 Jay Wilson on Twitter]. ''Twitter'', accessed on 2016-12-01</ref> |
| − | + | Wilson was responsible for Diablo III's combat design and physics engine.<ref>2014-05-19, [http://www.diablofans.com/news/48075-more-info-from-the-anniversary-dev-stream-gambling More Info From The Anniversary Dev Stream]. ''Diablo Fans.com'', accessed on 2014-05-20</ref> After the game's launch, and in the midst of negative player reception, he generated controversy with a "fuck that loser" comment regarding [[David Brevik]]'s commentary on the game. Wilson later appologized for his words.<ref name = "Leaves"/> Threads were removed on [[Battle.net]] due to the amount of community vitriol.<ref>2016-06-07, [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/20745095075#6 Farewell Jay Wilson]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2016-06-22</ref> |
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| − | He remained as game director of Diablo III until 2013 when he was replaced by Josh Mosqueira |
+ | Wilson worked on the development of ''[[Reaper of Souls]]''.<ref name = "Interview"/> He remained as game director of Diablo III until 2013 when he was replaced by Josh Mosqueira.<ref name = "Leaves"/> Wilson cited burnout as the reason for his departure from Team 3, as he had spent nearly a decade working on the same game.<ref name = "D3Saved">2017-08-02, [https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/08/how-blizzard-saved-diablo-3-from-disaster/ How Blizzard Saved Diablo 3 From Disaster]. ''Kotaku'', accessed on 2017-08-06</ref> He moved to an unannounced project within the company.<ref name = "Leaves"/> (it is known that Wilson worked on ''Titan'' and ''World of Warcraft: Legion'').<ref name = "Interview"/> He resigned from Blizzard in 2016 in order to pursue a career in writing,<ref name = "Leaves"/> The decision was also prompted by his family, who wanted to move back to the Pacific northwest.<ref name = "Interview"/> He has commented that in recent years, the amount of online harassment he has received has dropped,<ref>2016-12-14, [https://twitter.com/Angryrobotics/status/809188882877034497 Jay Wilson on Twitter]. ''Twitter'', accessed on 2016-12-16</ref> and that such vitriol was part of the reason why he left the games industry.<ref name = "Mortem2">2017-01-24, [https://www.diabloii.net/blog/comments/diablo-3-post-mortem-jay-wilson-part-two Diablo 3 Post-mortem with Jay Wilson Part 2]. ''Diablo.net'', accessed on 2017-02-19</ref> |
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| + | *The {{3|Barbarian}} is Wilson's favorite archtype.<ref>2017-01-25, [https://www.diabloii.net/blog/comments/diablo-3-post-mortem-jay-wilson-part-3 Diablo 3 Post-mortem with Jay Wilson Part 3]. ''Diablo.net'', accessed on 2017-02-19</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:16, 28 August 2019
Jay Wilson
Jay Wilson was the lead designer of Diablo III.[1]
Biography
Pre-Blizzard
Wilson began working in the games industry around 1996, beginning work at Q Studios, working on an FPS game called Blood. He later worked at Monolith Studios, Cavedog Entertainment, and Relic Entertainment. Apart from Relic, he mainly worked on FPS games. At Relic, he was the lead designer on both Impossible Creatures and Dawn of War, and was the design director of Company of Heroes. He worked together with Josh Mosqueira on this game.[2] He became aware of the first Diablo game after seeing it advertised on the back cover of Warcraft II. He ended up purchasing the game soon afterwards.[3] He played Diablo II for three to four days straight when it came out.[2]
Career at Blizzard
Wilson joined Blizzard Entertainment in 2006.[4] He agreed to the interview not expecting to work at Blizzard, but rather to get some information that might help his current position. He was hired,[2] and became the lead designer of Diablo III. He described his intent as being to make a good sequel, but not to stagnate the series.[2] He was responsible for all final decisions regarding the game.[5]
Wilson was responsible for Diablo III's combat design and physics engine.[6] After the game's launch, and in the midst of negative player reception, he generated controversy with a "fuck that loser" comment regarding David Brevik's commentary on the game. Wilson later appologized for his words.[4] Threads were removed on Battle.net due to the amount of community vitriol.[7]
Wilson worked on the development of Reaper of Souls.[2] He remained as game director of Diablo III until 2013 when he was replaced by Josh Mosqueira.[4] Wilson cited burnout as the reason for his departure from Team 3, as he had spent nearly a decade working on the same game.[8] He moved to an unannounced project within the company.[4] (it is known that Wilson worked on Titan and World of Warcraft: Legion).[2] He resigned from Blizzard in 2016 in order to pursue a career in writing,[4] The decision was also prompted by his family, who wanted to move back to the Pacific northwest.[2] He has commented that in recent years, the amount of online harassment he has received has dropped,[9] and that such vitriol was part of the reason why he left the games industry.[10]
Trivia
References
- ↑ 2008-20-08, GC 2008: Diablo III Progress Report. IGN. Accessed on 2008-21-08
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2016-09-05, JAY WILSON GAME DEVELOPER INTERVIEW ON BURNOUT. Blizzpro, accessed on 2016-09-07
- ↑ 2011-11-29, Diablo III feature: Blizzard's plans to satisfy their fanbase and still deliver a fresh experience. PC Gamer, accessed on 2014-11-10
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 2016-06-07, Former Diablo Director Jay Wilson Leaves Blizzard. The Escapist, accessed on 2016-06-08
- ↑ 2016-11-28, Jay Wilson on Twitter. Twitter, accessed on 2016-12-01
- ↑ 2014-05-19, More Info From The Anniversary Dev Stream. Diablo Fans.com, accessed on 2014-05-20
- ↑ 2016-06-07, Farewell Jay Wilson. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2016-06-22
- ↑ 2017-08-02, How Blizzard Saved Diablo 3 From Disaster. Kotaku, accessed on 2017-08-06
- ↑ 2016-12-14, Jay Wilson on Twitter. Twitter, accessed on 2016-12-16
- ↑ 2017-01-24, Diablo 3 Post-mortem with Jay Wilson Part 2. Diablo.net, accessed on 2017-02-19
- ↑ 2017-01-25, Diablo 3 Post-mortem with Jay Wilson Part 3. Diablo.net, accessed on 2017-02-19