SUPER excited to share that i joined the team at Crop Circle Games! I canβt wait to get my hands dirty building and collaborating alongside such passionate designers. the memes and puns have already started. they will never stop.
hi, i'm jackie! i'm a senior game designer on world of warcraft focusing on quests and content. when i'm not crafting gameplay experiences for our players and expanding our world and characters, i'm my team's biggest cheerleader and tank/support main irl.
#WhatAGameDevLooksLike
iβm beyond excited to finally be able to talk about dragonflight! iβm the quest point for ohnβahran plains, helping to steer the worldbuilding and storytelling for the zone.
from the badass centaur to the gentle green dragons and everything in between, i cant wait to share more.
not only do my tweets not represent my employer, but my employer doesnβt represent me.
certainly not ABK, and not even blizzard. i care about the people i work with, the folks on team 2. they are my heroes and peers, and we are fighting arm and arm to stand against all of this.
I'm Jackie! I'm a game designer at Blizzard for World of Warcraft, specifically on quests. I adore telling stories in my favorite game, as well as the challenge of the technical implementation I do from day to day. Your hype gets me hype!
Quest Complete: tenure at blizzard
Reward: 2 weeks off, then a new adventure!
you read correctly β today is my last day at the big blue. i could wax poetic about the WoW team (especially my beloved quest team) for days on end. they have made me who i am today.
the people are blizzard, and we are making a stand to improve the studio we love so much. I'm honored to be a part of this community of passionate developers.
#ActiBlizzWalkout
Hi, I'm Jackie and I'm a content designer on WoW! I've been on the team for 3.5 years and was an intern before that.
I've worked on multiple zones and features since Legion, including some featuring dogs, brew, and spooky children! Now I'm part of the
#StewardSquad
!
#MeetTheDev
I may be biased, but Sansok Khan is one of my favorites. My college was 15% Deaf and Hard of Hearing -- my minor was in ASL and Deaf culture. From the first moment I started working on this zone, I knew I wanted to do my best to make my badass Deaf leader!
Oh wow, I absolutely love this. The leader of the friendly centaur clan uses sign language, and has an interpreter with her for communication.
I really love the amount of diversity Dragonflight has even just from the first two zones.
look ma, i'm famous!
it's an honor to be included on this year's 30 under 30 in Games list. When they reached out to me earlier this year I was absolutely floored. It's great to be among so many folks pushing for positive change in our industry!
seeing all of the reviews coming in for dragonflight fills me with so many emotions. i am so so proud of my team and the game we made! it's a new era πͺ
reasons iβve stayed in the industry:
- i love games, especially mine, and bringing players on an ace fire
- i love my talented, passionate coworkers
- women fought for us to get here, iβll continue that
- iβm not gonna let sexist old dudes chase me out of the field i love
if you're a quest/content designer in the industry who has ever wanted to work on WoW, dm me!
let's chat about my team and what it's like to work on WoW right now. I'm happy to share my experience, thoughts, and answers to any of your questions. we'd love to have you. β₯
i like when random people on the internet try to call me out for retweeting one thing that is public
from pretending they know more than me & this is it, to calling it pandering, to telling me that because iβm excited about a thing iβm not still critical of my company overall?
realm of the shadowlands thats for all the warcraft moms like tiffin wrynn and elena mograine where they can drink tea and have pleasant chats about nothing in particular
durotans also there, it may have been a mix up but honestly draka is happy and he loves tea so it worked out
ADHD meds are wild yall. if i have 10 minutes in between meetings, i can get things done. if i see a mess or something in the wrong place, i can clean it up/put it away. i can do chores? i can train my puppy? this shit is CRAZY.
Your adventures in
#Dragonflight
are just beginning!
With six updates planned for 2023, we're looking to deliver more content to players more often.
EP
@TheWindstalker
on the road ahead:
I was surprised with my two year medal at our team awards meeting today! I feel so incredibly lucky to have put two years into WoW already β it feels like it went so fast! Hereβs to many many more years with the best team around!
#blizzlife
do not come at me (or my teammates) saying that iβm sweeping things under the rug. that iβm going to move on like the lawsuit didnβt happen.
i, like others, choose to use my energy to advocate for change internally. just because you donβt see it doesnβt mean itβs not happening.
channeling my inner dark iron paladin and my classic tauren druid for a
#ToasttoWarcraft
! i wouldnt be the person i am today, or even living remotely the same life, without WoW. It's an honor to work on my favorite game, and here's to many more years!
y'all i'm fucking exhausted
seeing people's love for the kyrian chapter this week has filled my heart, though it has been understandably, yet sadly, overshadowed by important goings on.
i'm glad kleia can start learning how to stop fighting. the rest of us have a way to go.
I am so hype to show off the incredible gif commission that I got from
@Rendoas
!! i've wanted this gif for years, and they executed it PERFECTLY. expect to see me use this gif a WHOLE LOT π₯π₯π₯
itβs been an honor being part of the announcement, from the deep dive to interviews. the team is incredibly passionate and hard working. weβve been through a lot together, but weβve come out the other side with a shared vision for the future and i couldnβt be more excited.
Hey
#MeetTheDev
! I started out in the industry as a quest design intern on World of
@Warcraft
in 2015, then joined the team full time after finishing school two years ago! I have a special place in my heart for Highmountain, Tiragarde Sound, Horde War Campaign, and Abby Lewis.
@johnnystantoniv
@gl1t3r
holy shit, no! i just had a virtual visit with him the other week and he was so incredibly sympathetic and supportive of my struggles with ADHD. with just one meeting he had already made such a positive impact on me. i cannot believe it.
oh i almost forgot! today is my official 4-year blizzardversary! a bit less than a year until iβm officially armed, thanks to them counting intern time for service awards π‘πͺ
i miss all my coworkers dearly, and canβt wait to get back to the office some day.
jokes on all you new folks who followed me after the WoW announcement β this twitter is more often a place for me to post pictures of my dogs and plants π
went on a walk to get fresh air for my headache β headache is still here but my new plants make it better!
iβve been fighting for five years. and i still fight today. but todayβ¦ i have hundreds of my fellow developers with me, from interns to directors. and we will not let this pass.
Last month I had the honor of going up to help with the taping of the BfA CelebriD&D episode with Terry Crews.
As a giant critter, it was one of the best days Iβve ever had! The cast and crew at the studio were some of the most hospitable and nicest folks around.
My job rules.
itβs almost time. this one feels really special, folks. i could wax poetic about it, about the blood, sweat and tears we put into it, about how itβs been 255 days since my family was last together in the office. but instead iβll keep it short.
i hope you love it.
π Ancestral home of the Green Dragonflight
π Proving grounds of the Marruk Centaur
β¨ Incredible vibes
The Ohn'ahran Plains, now live in the
#Dragonflight
Alpha.
matt woke me up by saying that microsoft acquired ABK and i thought he was just saying something batshit so that i'd wake up
i think that this will overall be a good thing, from what i've heard from folks at other studios that have been acquired. lets go!
i can both be excited for the rad shit my team is doing and be proud of my game and everybody who works on it while still advocating for change internally.
you see is sliver. regardless of what you want to think, everybody on the WoW team is passionate. we care. we listen.
since the pandemic started iβve:
- led my first game feature
- gotten diagnosed for ADHD - alongside my anxiety and depression
- gotten brain meds that help me function
- shipped a WoW expansion
- strengthened friendships, old and new
- bought a condo
- got a puppy
- got engaged!
i am lucky to have not been affected by harassment directly, but i know the sexism all too well. i have heard far too many stories from my friends and coworkers. i am respected and supported, and use this in addition to my Jackie Powers to be loud. to fight. to push for change.
3 years ago today, this scared boy was pulled from the shelter that marked him feral bc he wanted to protect his sister.
for 2.5 years heβs been our handsome boy, my shadow. we always know what the other is thinking. i canβt imagine life without him.
happy rescue day wiley!
i am SO excited to be able to get unique transmog that isn't tied to current content -- there's some seriously awesome stuff coming through here that i cannot WAIT to get my hands on!
Introducing the Warcraft Trading Post.
Complete activities to earn transmogs, pets, and mounts - with new rewards every month.
Coming soon to the PTR.
π
Like many of you, our team's been going through a mix of outrage and sorrow and hurt. Been listening to one another, looking after our friends, and finding ways to support and care for each other.
Now we gotta roll up our sleeves and fix this shit. As a company. As an industry.
i just had my first virtual visit with dr. cheng a week and a half ago. he was immediately warm and supportive. after i described my situation with my mental health, he quickly refilled my meds and gave me advice i could put into practice immediately.
I just found out the person killed in the Laguna Woods shooting yesterday was my primary care physician, Dr. John Cheng. Absolute hero. He attacked the gunman and helped save so many in that church. I just wanted his name to be known. He will be missed.
when youre whole team of talented, supportive, and creative designers JUST barely fits on one page for the game credits, and that's only because the leads and interns are in a separate section. so proud of this incredible team!
@Faebelina
has killed me and brought me back to life with her incredible rendition of my dark iron girl. can't wait to race change her in-game in the next couple of weeks!
despite the abuse (from the anonymous internet masses) we love you. we are among you both in game and in the community. yes we have to scope things, we have deadlines. we have to prioritize! if we didnβt, we would keep making wonderful thingsβ¦ that wouldnβt get in your hands.
absolutely amazing artwork of my fury warrior Sarretta looking *extremely* badass from the wonderful and talented
@VladHarabagiu
!
never underestimate the power of my furry fury worgen-rrior!
thanks team for finally letting me achieve my lifelong dream of hugging a real yeti, i promise to give him pats or shake his hand every time i walk past!
i love whomper so much.
#blizzlife