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Jeffrey Kaplan (better known as Tigole) is a game designer at Blizzard Entertainment. He began working at Blizzard in May of 2002 towards the end of Warcraft 3 development, which he tested extensively.^[1] Kaplan was responsible for the world design (quests, outdoor zones, dungeons, raids, etc.) for World of Warcraft^[2], on which he worked closely with Chris Metzen and Pat Nagle. He is now working on an unannounced, unnamed massive-multiplayer online game in production at Blizzard Entertainment.^[3]

Kaplan was hired by Blizzard Entertainment because of his former status as the leader of a guild in EverQuest known as Legacy of Steel.^[4] The guild was formerly run by Rob Pardo (another game designer at Blizzard Entertainment) and was well-known in the EverQuest community for its accomplishments in the game. Kaplan was also known at the time for his various commentaries about EverQuest posted on the website of said guild.

[edit] Games

• World of Warcraft
• World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
• World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• GameSpot interview
• Joystiq interview
• Legacy of Steel

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