Guest
Jeff Kaplan
Co-founder & game director, Kintsugiyama
Real Alpha has cut 3 moments of Jeff Kaplan (Co-founder & game director, Kintsugiyama) talking, from an interview on Lex Fridman Podcast published Mar 11, 2026.
What Jeff Kaplan said
Why Titan failed: hiring ahead of a vision
Kaplan says Titan failed on leadership: too many hires before there was a vision, art style or working engine. He explains how Overwatch's small team and strict focus did the opposite.
How WoW's quest design made leveling a path of least resistance
“we decided in World of Warcraft, we said, why don't we make the path of least resistance?”
Jeff Kaplan1:56:53 What broke Kaplan at Blizzard: revenue targets and Overwatch 2
“he says to me, if it doesn't do”
Jeff Kaplan4:16:59
The episode
Lex Fridman PodcastJeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future of Gaming | Lex Fridman Podcast #493
Jeff Kaplan · Lead Game Designer, Blizzard
3:02:21of 5:10:12 · Mar 11
