Shula ⏳

🇦🇷 Game Director @ Timefront

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

@MjTheHunter Follow Gall's Law: all complex systems that work evolved from simpler systems that worked.

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

@Crim_88 @infernodan League sends only what the player sees to the client. So a cheat that reveals fog of war wouldn't accomplish anything because the server is not sending enemy positions if they are far away from the player.

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

@Lizzergas No, I meant it will be bad for optics if you don't handle it.

Also worth mentioning this works because they are PoE, the biggest ARPG out there, they set a precedent. You are not known and possibly this won't work for you, the safest route is to go premium (buy-to-play).

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

@Lizzergas It'd be bad if you don't handle it. PoE2 is on early access and you can get in now only by paying, but you know that on release the game will be F2P. They are upfront about this, people know they are paying for a product that will be free in the future and they are ok with it.

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

@thomasmahler I think Doom was a 100% original idea. But it is a 33 y/o game if I'm not mistaken.

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

@facundomounes Timefront, un RTS + battle royale: https://t.co/MOVsMwB3eR

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

You know a good guy when everyone you worked with speaks highly of you. Jeff is one of them.

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

Here's my conversation with Jeff Kaplan, a legendary Blizzard game designer of World of Warcraft and Overwatch, which are two of the biggest, most influential games ever made. Jeff is one of the most genuine & awesome human beings I've ever met: kind, thoughtful, hilarious, and still & forever a gamer through and through.

This was a truly fun & inspiring conversation. We talk about it all: the lows, the highs, the memes, the details of the game design process, and the new game he's been secretely working on: The Legend of California. I got a chance to play the game with Jeff, and it's incredibly beautiful (and fun). You can wishlist it on Steam now. I can't wait to play it with all of you!

Conversation is here on X in full and is up everywhere else (see comment).

Timestamps:
0:00 - Episode highlight
1:27 - Introduction
4:07 - Early games: Pac-Man, Zork, Doom, Quake
18:33 - Writing career - 170 rejection letters
34:06 - EverQuest obsession
47:04 - Getting hired at Blizzard
1:02:32 - Lowest point in Jeff's life
1:08:37 - One of Us
1:12:54 - Early Blizzard culture
1:32:36 - Building World of Warcraft
1:50:20 - How WoW changed video games
2:07:42 - Single-player vs Multi-player
2:28:35 - How Blizzard made great video games
2:54:25 - Online toxicity
3:01:59 - Why Titan failed
3:19:09 - Overwatch in six weeks
3:46:07 - Best Overwatch heroes
3:54:37 - The challenge of matchmaking
3:58:01 - Rust
4:08:22 - Why Jeff left Blizzard
4:30:35 - Diablo IV
4:32:03 - Getting back to making video games
4:40:59 - The Legend of California
4:54:44 - Greatest video game of all time
5:02:51 - AI and future of video games

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

Argentines here and we make video games

[Goblin Cleanup 🧹 Out Now in Early Access @GoblinCleanup]

Argentines here and we make videogames

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

They do, we are actually going through an RTS renaissance. Check out Timefront on Steam if you are interested on playing a modern RTS: https://t.co/EJ2d4Gm0HL

[Mythic Mind Games @MythicMgames]

Do people still play RTS games? I almost never hear them discussed anymore.

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

@_adrielsegura Si, y de hecho yo estoy laburando en uno parecido: https://t.co/qDWdkuixNO

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

Huge

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Apple has landed the rights to turn ‘MISTBORN’ into a film franchise & ‘THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE’ into a TV series.

Brandon Sanderson will write, produce and consult on all projects.

(Source: https://t.co/Ka6RvxmT3S)

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

@EddieMikeUSA Accurate. But if you were surprised by our driving, don't try and drive in Rio do Janeiro or Sao Paulo.

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

Being downvoted hard for saying the prestige system sucks in @ARCRaidersGame subreddit.
People can not be talked back into rationality if you criticize something they love.

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

Steam Next Fest, Arc Raiders going public on the 17th, a ton of things to do with Timefront and a baby at home. Yeah, I'm not sleeping this week.

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

https://t.co/6kb9UfD5fa Yes

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

PoE2 beta updates makes Diablo IV look like it is being developed by first-timers instead of Blizzard. How far the giant has fallen.

[perafilozof YT @perafilozof_YT]

Your latest RTS news have arrived! There are a lot of bombshells in this one!
▶ https://t.co/C9jNy0PxRR
#RTS #gameplay #Strategy #indiegames #indiegaming

[Shula ⏳ @ShulaGD]

I've heard rumors but to actually see this. Holy shit, I'm impressed. Hoping @PlaySideStudios delivers on this.

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

The first trailer for a new real-time strategy ‘GAME OF THRONES’ game has been released.

Releasing in 2026.