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Stylosa | The reason Jeff Kaplan left Blizzard & Was OW2 PvE a mistake

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Watch other full episodes here:    • Full Length Awfully Good Episodes   Listen to full episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1k6KGSA... or Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Stylosa is a veteran Youtuber of 14 years with 750k+ subscribers, 430 million+ views and over 5000 published videos. He is one of the original Overwatch content creators who was there for OW beta and has some of the deepest insight into the inner workings of Blizzard Entertainment and Jeff Kaplan himself. In this episode we look back at all the critical points in history behind the scenes that led to Jeff Kaplan leaving Blizzard. We explore whether Jeff's dream of PvE and Project Titan led to OW2's ultimate downfall. And Stylosa's shares his biggest lessons learned from 14 years of content creation. 0:00 Intro 2:56 Stylosa reflects on his 14 years on Youtube 7:04 Stylosa's early years on Youtube 17:26 When Stylosa went fulltime content  …...more
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Intro

0:00

Stylosa reflects on his 14 years on Youtube

2:56

Stylosa's early years on Youtube

7:04

When Stylosa went fulltime content creation and early streaming

17:26

First Overwatch videos and focusing solely on Overwatch content

23:26

Stylosa's impression of Jeff Kaplan

29:15

Why did Jeff Kaplan leave Blizzard?

35:35

Jeff's vision and the Blizzard timeline

41:35

OW2 and PvE development troubles

46:35

Should Overwatch have always been F2P?

59:25

Was OW2 PvE a mistake?

1:05:00

Stylosa's shaky relationship with Blizzard

1:09:03

Stylosa wasn't allowed to record Ashe content at Blizzcon

1:18:20

Current relationship with Blizzard and making negative Youtube content

1:25:08

Discussing current OW2 and the OW2 development team

1:38:31

Tight timelines and slow development on OW2

1:45:13

When did Stylosa move away from focusing on OW content

1:53:25

Stylosa's thoughts on the success of Marvel Rivals

2:03:34

Stylosa's thoughts on where Deadlock is right now

2:14:32

Is Marvel Rivals the Overwatch killer?

2:21:43

Have Blizzard improved OW2 enough since launch?

2:32:00

What are the lessons that Blizzard and Netease can learn from each other?

2:37:03

What does Netease need to do to avoid problems in Marvel Rivals

2:44:00

Is Marvel Rivals going to have a problem with content bloat or fatigue?

2:54:06

What are the biggest lessons Stylosa has learned in content creation?

2:58:38

What is Stylosa's 2024 Game of the Year?

3:01:41

Stylosa talks about his and his family's personal health

3:06:03
Stylosa | The reason Jeff Kaplan left Blizzard & Was OW2 PvE a mistake
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Jan 182025
Watch other full episodes here:    • Full Length Awfully Good Episodes   Listen to full episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1k6KGSA... or Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Stylosa is a veteran Youtuber of 14 years with 750k+ subscribers, 430 million+ views and over 5000 published videos. He is one of the original Overwatch content creators who was there for OW beta and has some of the deepest insight into the inner workings of Blizzard Entertainment and Jeff Kaplan himself. In this episode we look back at all the critical points in history behind the scenes that led to Jeff Kaplan leaving Blizzard. We explore whether Jeff's dream of PvE and Project Titan led to OW2's ultimate downfall. And Stylosa's shares his biggest lessons learned from 14 years of content creation. 0:00 Intro 2:56 Stylosa reflects on his 14 years on Youtube 7:04 Stylosa's early years on Youtube 17:26 When Stylosa went fulltime content creation and early streaming 23:26 First Overwatch videos and focusing solely on Overwatch content 29:15 Stylosa's impression of Jeff Kaplan 35:35 Why did Jeff Kaplan leave Blizzard? 41:35 Jeff's vision and the Blizzard timeline 46:35 OW2 and PvE development troubles 59:25 Should Overwatch have always been F2P? 1:05:00 Was OW2 PvE a mistake? 1:09:03 Stylosa's shaky relationship with Blizzard 1:18:20 Stylosa wasn't allowed to record Ashe content at Blizzcon 1:25:08 Current relationship with Blizzard and making negative Youtube content 1:38:31 Discussing current OW2 and the OW2 development team 1:45:13 Tight timelines and slow development on OW2 1:53:25 When did Stylosa move away from focusing on OW content 2:03:34 Stylosa's thoughts on the success of Marvel Rivals 2:14:32 Stylosa's thoughts on where Deadlock is right now 2:21:43 Is Marvel Rivals the Overwatch killer? 2:32:00 Have Blizzard improved OW2 enough since launch? 2:37:03 What are the lessons that Blizzard and Netease can learn from each other? 2:44:00 What does Netease need to do to avoid problems in Marvel Rivals 2:54:06 Is Marvel Rivals going to have a problem with content bloat or fatigue? 2:58:38 What are the biggest lessons Stylosa has learned in content creation? 3:01:41 What is Stylosa's 2024 Game of the Year? 3:06:03 Stylosa talks about his and his family's personal health Guest links: Youtube:    / @stylosa   Twitter: https://x.com/Stylosa Get in touch in the comments below or head to my socials: Instagram:   / thekevwalker   Twitter:   / imavrl   Twitch:   / avrl   All links: https://linktr.ee/awfullygood
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