So apparently Tigole (Jeff Kaplan) won't be in charge at World of Raidcraft anymore. I stopped playing that game just over a year ago, but still it's hard not to notice such a huge change. WoW has been under the same direction more / less since release and Tigole was the butt of many jokes (and frustrations) while I played the game for three years. Whether his departure signals an upswing or decline for the game remains to be seen, but regardless I'd say it's the end of an era in MMOs. At least until their new MMO comes out, because hey Tigole is in charge of that one now.

One immediate thought is, does that leave Tom Chilton in charge of WoW now? He was always painted as Tigole's PvP counterpart in the eternal struggle between raiding and PvP balance. Will WoW's scales tip deeper into the PvP side?

In what's probably unrelated news, Blizzard has hired Fargo away from Gamespy. Makes some sorta sense, Flintlocke and all.