An Apology to the Community

[jamesbond2013]

Congratulations on the new position, any chance this new guy would like to introduce himself to us on these boards or are we going to be in the dark from here on out as we've feared?

your crazy, if you think he will come here. Xel, was the outlier regarding blizzards policy on not communicating with the community outside those PR blogs. We will be left in the dark, like the other 10 classes. Also didnt help that a retard from here made a giant post on the official forums about Xel, losing his job.

Cant wait to see how this plays out. Dev mage whos designed the broken state mages have been in, now gets thrown a bone with locks. Expect PVE nerfs for locks, to keep mages at the top.

[Marximos]

Hey guys,

I won't be posting here anymore, but for those curious, I accepted a position at Riot Games and will be starting there today.

I spoke with a few friends at Blizzard and the guy taking over Warlocks is the same guy who brought a lot of love to Mages, Monks and Druids, plays more WoW than anyone else I know and I believe he'll take good care of you guys.

Thank you for being my crash course in community relationship building - for both good and bad - and I think you'll all love what Rob Pardo's been talking about on his Twitter feed.

Goodbye,
Xelnath

That's some great news Xel, looks like I need to dust off my LoL account again!

[Deleted]

Gratz on the new job

On the plus side we are getting a dev working on druids mages and monks. We could potentially become fotm for the first time in a decade !

[Nerraw]

Gratz on the new job

On the plus side we are getting a dev working on druids mages and monks. We could potentially become fotm for the first time in a decade !

While I'm slightly less worried than I was yesterday, it also means we could receive an entire overhaul again.

[Imnick]

While I'm slightly less worried than I was yesterday, it also means we could receive an entire overhaul again.

Look to when Mages last received any kind of overhaul and watch your worries melt away

[xskarma]

Ah good to hear you landed on your feet. Good luck in the future!

Your words about the new warlock dev are encouraging to hear. I hope he's as good as you say he is, but it still won't be the same as with you around talking about everything. I mean you would have commented on the Corruption refresh issue by now and given us a heads up about what's the problem. You'll be missed, Xelnath.

[Count Zero]

Thanks again for the communication with the community, and grats on your new job.

[dokilar]

grats on the new position my friend.

get them to go back and revisit/rework some of the older champions

[Sylar Hao]

I'm glad you got taht job Xelnath, really. But you could come here from time to time, to say hello and whatnot .

Best wishes dude! And thanks for everything.

[Deleted]

thumbs up !

[Jacus]

It was very nice having you here! All the best

[Medieve]

Gratz on the new job

On the plus side we are getting a dev working on druids mages and monks. We could potentially become fotm for the first time in a decade !

Yup, we get the guy who plays tons of WoW and works on Mages, so no matter what, if we have a tool that'll pick them apart and beat them, chances are locks will be nerfed to the ground so mages can maintain dominance.

It would appear we already lost Cataclysm.

[Deleted]

Mages had nothing to fear from Cataclysm.

[painweaver]

Great, so once again, NO ONE at Blizzard has ever logged onto a warlock.


You should anonymously fill us in on some Blizzard dirt/secrets....

[slime]

Doesn't suprise me, this is what it takes to make any kind of change for the better at blizzard. Someone has to be the scapegoat.

[Deleted]

I accepted a position at Riot Games and will be starting there today.

As a League of Legends player which has read many of your posts, this makes me incredibly happy.

[Supernex]

Yup, we get the guy who plays tons of WoW and works on Mages, so no matter what, if we have a tool that'll pick them apart and beat them, chances are locks will be nerfed to the ground so mages can maintain dominance.

It would appear we already lost Cataclysm.

This is a GOOD thing, as Cataclysm was a garbage spell, (especially in its most recent iteration).

[Deleted]

if spells were finalized right when they appear on beta/ptr, being perfect and stay forever in their original state, then i'm queen margaret !
considering the guy who created the spell never got the time to polish the spell and tune it..then..

[Deleted]

This is a GOOD thing, as Cataclysm was a garbage spell, (especially in its most recent iteration).

While I don't particularly agree with it being garbage, I do agree it wasn't fixing (m)any problems. I do wonder what destruction compensation for the CB nerf is though.

[Deleted]

imho no compensation, as it's not a "nerf" from blizz pov (just redispatching dmg)