It's amazing how we still pay lip service to the idea that Blizzard is still Blizzard. Speaking generally, no one who was there in 2004 or even 2012 is left. The Ship of Theseus isn't much of a paradox when the people who made everything you loved were replaced in less than 10 years.
People do that with all the developers for some reason, even when there's like 1 guy left from the original golden days. It's why EA buys and guts companies but still keeps "brands" afloat (Maxis) - they know people will buy the brand.
It's amazing how we still pay lip service to the idea that Blizzard is still Blizzard. Speaking generally, no one who was there in 2004 or even 2012 is left. The Ship of Theseus isn't much of a paradox when the people who made everything you loved were replaced in less than 10 years.
People do that with all the developers for some reason, even when there's like 1 guy left from the original golden days. It's why EA buys and guts companies but still keeps "brands" afloat (Maxis) - they know people will buy the brand.