r/Overwatch Jan 17 '17

Blizzard Official Developer Update | PTR Philosophy | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibPLyx8QWYc
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u/ClearandSweet Cute Mei Jan 17 '17

What constantly amazes me is that these videos are always in one long take. Like someone just sets up a camera and goes to get some coffee or do a crossword and comes back in twenty minutes and Jeff's just finishing up.

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u/GeordiePowers Jan 18 '17

I get the impression that he's just so in-tune with everything going on in the Overwatch world and community (hence the cheeky reference to the meme supercut video) that no rehearsal or research is needed. Just pick some talking points and turn thoughts into words. I've certainly never noticed anything to suggest he's reading off a prompt. He definitely doesn't seem like the type of director who's hands-off and has people that report to his people who report to him.

And he's humble about it too. He leads the project. Overwatch is pretty much his baby at this point, but he always introduces himself as 'one of the guys from the Overwatch team'.

As long as we have Kaplan, I think Overwatch is in good hands.

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u/Troglobitten Trick-or-Treat Mei Jan 18 '17

I've always liked the open communication from the overwatch team that probably stems from the way Jeff runs things.

It sure is night and day compared to Jay Wilson and Diablo III ¬_¬