That event has roused emotions in me each time I've done it. There's something, peculiar, about seeing the game director smiling at you and directly thanking you for enjoying what he made.

Yoshida is not like most devs who hide and just produce sterile announcements that have been vetted through three committees.

As a former WoW player, it must be nice to have not just one of these but one who isn't a raging asshole who actively makes the game worse to spite the guys he gets in spit fights with on forums.

Ghostcrawler and Metzen, wherever you are I hope its choking on piss.