Digital Trends interviewed Warcraft franchise General Manager John Hight and Warcraft Rumble executive producer Vik Saraf about what the future of Warcraft looks like, looking at Disney as a model while crafting an ongoing universe, and supporting the franchise for years to come.
Digital Trends Interview with John Hight & Vik Saraf
The Worldsoul Saga
- The series’ strong showing at BlizzCon was about demonstrating to players that Blizzard is doubling down on Warcraft.
- Both developers made it clear that there are no signs of Warcraft slowing down across the MMO, mobile, and even real-time strategy (RTS) spaces. In fact, they'd like to get World of Warcraft expansions out faster.
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“We wanted to tell our players that we’re doubling down on story. A lot of our players have told us over the last two expansions that story is so important,” Hight told Digital Trends in an interview at BlizzCon 2023. “It is different for us at Blizzard because, normally, we’re a little bit secretive, but we felt like our fans were telling us they want to know more about what’s in store for them. It’s tricky to weave that in such a way that we didn’t spoil it.”
- The Worldsoul Saga story had to be told across three expansions, not just the one coming next year.
- However, the culmination of The Worldsoul Saga in the Last Titan expansion is not the end of World of Warcraft, just the end of that big chapter. Blizzard will continue to do expansions beyond that.
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“Executive creative director Chris] Metzen and the story team had this incredible idea, and it all evolved around the 20th anniversary coming up. What story can we tell that is worthy of 20 years of operation?” Hight explained. “There’s no way that
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