Brian Holinka Returns to the WoW Team as Lead Combat Designer

Blizzard Posted 2018/10/20 at 5:14 PM by Neryssa

TwitterIn 2017, Holinka left the WoW team to work on an unannounced project within Blizzard

Yes, I am once again a part of the WoW team. The team has done tremendous work during the past year and I’m very excited to help them in anyway I can. An amazing team makes World of Warcraft. Proud to work alongside them.

— Holinka (@holinka) October 20, 2018Linkedin PageWowhead Discord WebhookDiscord ServerTwitterFacebook

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Comment by HildericHopefully he makes classes fun. As it stands, it just feels dead and boring.Comment by PerothviusNo pls... we want fresh meat, and not this boring oldy trash.....................Comment by tmptfateWell that was unexpected...Comment by AmgrodThis is...interesting. As an extremely casual PVP-er, I actually found some of his PVP ideas intriguing. I believe Holinka brought in the "template" system for PVP?

I for one would love to see a potential new take on combat in the game. Having played since BC, especially as a tank, it feels like the game could use a bit of a redesign. Not sure how I'd feel about wholesale changes, but at this point, I'd love to see what they're thinking about. On the other hand, if it's just the standard minor tweaks here and there like they've been doing...not so sure what this position really means?Comment by HelldayHolinka isn't the guy who destroyed PvP in Legion ?Comment by deathsloverand hopefully he will listen to the complaints about class design and suggestions of how to help improve/make better. but some how i doubt this very muchComment by PunieGets on my knees

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Edit: Removed the liberal and Trump part. Was not supposed to make a political discussion, more of a reaction meme but you can't post images here.Comment by NeversageSo is a potentially lesson-learned Holinka better than an unknown? Probably, I'd say. If we can get more abilities baseline, and a little more complexity to most specs, things could look a lot better.Comment by pokcmvmxckmDuring Holinka's period as a PvP Lead Designer, the game saw additions such as the now-removed battleground Ashran. What do you think of this return?Comment by matty626only thing i would say is, that im hoping classes are more consistent... not necessarily for every fight, but in respect of the dps adds up to the gear you get, as i feel this isnt the case in this expansion so far...Comment by PeredhilRemoved

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!Comment by MertkanNO! HELL NO!Comment by GurahkUsually, I am very much positive towards changes in wow and I like the expansion so far, but the guy that made ashran? lolComment by nikolaivelikovvSo is a potentially lesson-learned Holinka better than an unknown? Probably, I'd say. If we can get more abilities baseline, and a little more complexity to most specs, things could look a lot better.Comment by NeryssaDuring Holinka's period as a PvP Lead Designer, the game saw additions such as the now-removed battleground Ashran. What do you think of this return?Comment by AzuraiMan I can't wait for PvP balance where it takes 9 dps to kill a healer again. WoW PvP is at its best when every match goes to oom as people kite around pillars for hours.Comment by xSlayer69xRemoved

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!Comment by TynaelWe don't want this guy back. His work was utter %^&* and toxic and he doesn't know a thing about PvP and combat (he's also playing WoW with a touch pad, really?).

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