Changes: Craig Amai

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Craig Amai was the lead quest designer for World of Warcraft.^[1] In a post on his personal blog dated September 12th, 2016, he announced that the time had come to leave his role as lead quest designer and explore other paths.^[2]

Official

As lead quest designer for Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft, Craig Amai guided the team responsible for creating and constructing the majority of Azeroth’s outdoor content, with a focus on striking the ideal balance between great storytelling and immersive gameplay.

Amai began his journey at Blizzard as a World of Warcraft game master shortly before the game’s launch in November 2004. Before taking on his current position, he tackled a number of design challenges, including crafting the Wolvar and Oracle quest lines in Wrath of the Lich King and shaping the pandaren starting experience on Mists of Pandaria’s Wandering Isle.

When not working on content for World of Warcraft, Amai has been known to seek out a wide variety of adrenaline-summoning activities, including bungee jumping and white water rafting.^[1]

Trivia

Amai is the namesake of Lorewalker Amai.^[3] The Lorewalker is found on the Wandering Isle's mighty Dawning Span, teaching the pandaren children about Shen-zin Su.
With an interest in game design, in March 2015 Amai started the #365gameideas hashtag on Twitter, serving as a challenge to regularly produce concise concepts for new games.^[4]

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References

External links

Twitter account

Selected media

BlizzCon 2014: Craig Amai Interview (Lead Quest Designer) (2014-11-09)
Blizzcon 2013 - World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor - Cory Stockton and Craig Amai - Geek Legacy (2013-12-19)

[official-1] ttp://blizzard.gamespress.com/en-CA/BlizzCon-2014-Warlords-of-Draenor-press-kit

[craigblog-2] ttp://www.craigmakesgames.com/blog/2016/9/12/departing-from-wow

[3] ttps://twitter.com/craig_amai/status/617224385481457664

[4] ttps://twitter.com/craig_amai/status/576968152963112960

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-'''Craig Amai''' was the lead quest designer for ''World of Warcraft''.<ref name="official">http://blizzard.gamespress.com/en-CA/BlizzCon-2014-Warlords-of-Draenor-press-kit</ref> He announced he was departing from this role in September of 2016. <ref name="craigblog">http://www.craigmakesgames.com/blog/2016/9/12/departing-from-wow</ref>
+'''Craig Amai''' was the lead quest designer for ''World of Warcraft''.<ref name="official">http://blizzard.gamespress.com/en-CA/BlizzCon-2014-Warlords-of-Draenor-press-kit</ref> In a post on his personal blog dated September 12th, 2016, he announced that the time had come to leave his role as lead quest designer and explore other paths.<ref name="craigblog">http://www.craigmakesgames.com/blog/2016/9/12/departing-from-wow</ref>
 ==Official==
 :''As lead quest designer for Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft, Craig Amai guided the team responsible for creating and constructing the majority of Azeroth’s outdoor content, with a focus on striking the ideal balance between great storytelling and immersive gameplay.
-:''Amai began his journey at Blizzard as a World of Warcraft game master shortly before the game’s launch in November 2004. Before taking on his current position, he tackled a number of design challenges, including crafting the [[Wolvar]] and [[Oracle]] quest lines in [[Wrath of the Lich King]] and shaping the [[pandaren]] starting experience on [[Mists of Pandaria]]’s [[Wandering Isle]]. In a post on his personal blog dated September 12th, 2016, he announced that the time had come to leave his role as lead quest designer and explore other paths.
+:''Amai began his journey at Blizzard as a World of Warcraft game master shortly before the game’s launch in November 2004. Before taking on his current position, he tackled a number of design challenges, including crafting the [[Wolvar]] and [[Oracle]] quest lines in [[Wrath of the Lich King]] and shaping the [[pandaren]] starting experience on [[Mists of Pandaria]]’s [[Wandering Isle]].
 :''When not working on content for World of Warcraft, Amai has been known to seek out a wide variety of adrenaline-summoning activities, including bungee jumping and white water rafting.''<ref name="official"/>

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