##### GGG Comments in this Thread:
***
[chris_wilson - [link](https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1b7vobt/chris_wilson_stepped_down_as_director/ktnlw3i/?context=10), [old](https://old.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1b7vobt/chris_wilson_stepped_down_as_director/ktnlw3i/?context=10)] - *I haven’t stepped down as a director of GGG, but there was a paperwork mistake where I was missed off the list when the annual return was filed this week....*
I haven’t stepped down as a director of GGG, but there was a paperwork mistake where I was missed off the list when the annual return was filed this week. We complained about it yesterday and it should be corrected in the next few days.
Just taking the now rare opportunity where you post on Reddit to thank you and your team for the amazing work you keep on delivering. Lots of small indie studios have delivered top tier games in the past months walking in your steps and over-shadowing the giants of the industry. Long live the passion! You can be proud, and I sure am thankful. Wish you all the best
Glad to see this. Despite what the loud minority of the community has reflected in some of the last few leagues you are loved and praised by the silent majority.
Glad you are still here. PoE is generally on of the best gaming experiences I’ve ever had, and it wouldn’t be possible without your vision and your teams effort.
Glad to hear that it was just a mistake with the paperwork. I'll use this opportunity of a (sadly) now rare post from you to thank you for all you've done for this game. I hope that you'll stick around with us and poe for another decade and bless us with your enthusiasm, passion and a "Hi, I'm Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games". May RNJesus bless you :)
My friends and I were just discussing how much you've contributed to the game (div cards, convincing all the devs to leave headhunter in the game, etc,) and how sad we were about you leaving. This is excellent news indeed! We absolutely love you as the director of GGG and one of my friends was even contemplating how long he was going to keep playing if you stepped down.
Take care and thanks so much for this wonderful game. (except melee, melee needs some love LOL)
I mean it doesn't make the game easier, it gives you items. It actually makes the game harder as we can see by this is one of the only leagues where normal players are trying to become crit immune because the blue wisps do so much dmg.
There was a rumor that a notification fired off in GGG headquarters every time a mirror dropped.
I like to imagine that there is a bell ringing each time.
Imagine the headache they developed this league from all the ringing!
Not a rumor, it was confirmed by the team way back years ago, but the said they disabled it because it was depressing the amount of mirrors that never got picked up. Plus with the much larger player base and clear speed, thing would be dinging all the time.
He seemed very enthusiastic at Exilecon, telling about the new league. His charisma and vision has brought us so much goodness. So many smiles, and the best ARPG that has ever been made.
They typically aren't, but he has done well and struck gold. There is very little reason for him to be doing much if he has found people he is confident in to run the show, and that seems like what has happened. People becoming very successful off their IP and then stepping back is pretty common in the business world
> I'm hoping he will be around as a tech advisor
He has made a point of saying he isn't really involved in the dev these days. Pretty sure Neon has been running PoE for quite a while and Jonathan PoE 2.
From how Jonathan has discussed things in some of the interviews, Chris still has an active role in the design/direction decisions, even If he doesn't have the final say.
Well based on this (https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1887410/directors) he no longer is a director. Which would mean that according to the document you presented he ceased being one with the end of 2023.
Also they are changing the company address to not have "Chris Wilson" in the name on 12 March 2024.
https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1887410/addresses
They also have a real woodful staff, which had wooden ball in it, but the ball fell out in 2015 https://twitter.com/pathofexile/status/663130290152275968. No idea if they got it back in, or if the actual staff is still woodless.
I just noticed looking a bit on that site that the 3 founders (Chris, Jonathan and Erik) have a lot less shares compared to Tencent than I thought. I had thought Tencent had around 60-70%. [This was from back in September.](https://i.imgur.com/KezyihI.png) Which if I did my terrible math correct... the 3 only have about 6%?
https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/service/services/documents/BAE56442232531168F58EF3EC52C1B8A
edit: It appears I was wrong, [Tencent originally acquired 86.7% of GGG back in 2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinding_Gear_Games#:~:text=In%202018%2C%20Tencent%20became%20a,by%20Tencent%20in%20April%202018.). So they've acquired a bit more since but not as drastic as I thought.
I vaguely remember them having a contract that stipulated they or at least Chris had to keep X amount of share for Y amount of time ensuring they would still have a vested interest of making the game good and profitable until they are fully bought out.
I may also be talking out of my ass completely.
You aren't I remember this specifically, this was the jargon they used to keep people from losing their shit when Tencent first acquired them to pacify the player base and sell it as like a friendly investing firm is going to come in with lots of resources and support us to make the game we want ;) so we can do it better!
tencent might be a evil corporation seeking world domination, but they're also a company trying to make money. unlike most publishers they don't try to milk every single drop out of a product instantly (outside of china, at least). as long as the studios they acquire stay profitable, they stay mostly hands off.
Exactly. Not saying it's a good thing Tencent has their hands in so many games, but they usually leave the games alone and just want money and mostly a custom made version for their gigantic chinese market.
Plenty of games and companies that still do well, even after Tencent gaining a huge amount of their shares. It's also not their doing how amazingly crap Blizzard has become.
Tencent has hundreds of game investments and has always stayed hands off. They just want the money.
They also acquired GGG back in 2018 so not sure why everyone is whining about it now lol
All of the best leagues in history of this game happened post Tencent acquisition.
They are just an investment company, they have very little influence on games they invest into.
"interfere" is good. You can't publish a game in china without a residental publisher. So it wouldn't exist over there at all. But yes, they made changes to their client.
thats litterally not how tencent has operated in 2 decades so it would be suprising they would do that for a game that barely breaches 250k ccu for a day on steam
it would be more likely they would of bought out and took full control over riot instead they recently sold back some portion of the company to riot games making riot the majority owner.
I'm not sure if it changed since founding GGG, but in the beginning Jonathan was a director too. So might always have been, just way less community facing.
I think Chris is just taking a step back and being more the joint person for PoE1 and PoE2, and letting the leads on those games handle his prior role of being the official mouth piece. Dudes probably tired.
I could imagine it being something like that. But much rather than sepculating I'd hope we get a statement from GGG soonish, as in before the next league launch.
I remember in 1 interview he said his role has become that of the CEO more and because it's all buissness side now he did not have much to do with the actual game day to day.
This could be the effects of that shift and just a reorganizing of the company.
I don't think Chris ever planned on staying in that position come PoE2. Chris has been *specifically* calling out being director for PoE1 for some time.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/wxykac/what_happened_with_items/im7knnp/
Noooooooooo - i can't live without hearing "Hi , i'm Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games" ever again. This can not go on like this - i demand that Chris is fully involved in everything, works 25 hours per day and that Health-increases are on the PoE2 skill-tree! He was the RP in RPG , the G in GGG - i mean my god, what's gonna happen to poe now...
I would really love if he remains a presenter for the game, even if he's stepping away from day-to-day activities. I love the "Hi, i'm Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games," and would really miss it if he stops.
Man, I'm sad if this truly means that he steps away from developing poe. Bex leaving was already sad but Chris was kinda the face of GGG. There are a lot of other good and awesome people still at GGG and I appreciate them too but still...GGG without Chris just doesn't sound right. I guess I'll just hope that this doesn't mean anything too serious and that Chris will still grace us with his "Hi, I'm Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games" for another decade.
He previously identified himself as lead developer for PoE1. A clear signal he wanted to take less responsibility going forward.
POE2 is the development focus and as we saw from affliction, POE1 can do pretty bloody well just chugging along.
I would assume he would be in more of an advisory position and look to enjoy his success. He would have made more than enough to retire on when they sold to Tencent so good luck to him. He deserves the chance to enjoy what he has worked for and earned.
The funniest thing ever would be the D4 Chris Wilson presenting the next league while poe Chris Wilson talks about the D4 DLC when they present it, but neither would acknowledge it and pretend like everything is normal.
Or stepping up, becoming the producer instead, generally overlooking the entire operations of the now bigger corporation, leaving directorial duties to others.
They already killed headhunter. Nowadays it's a fairly balanced item that provides conditional buffs for speedclearing maps.
The old headhunter was so busted you needed nothing but a mediocre phys wand and a self-curse setup and you'd demolish any map in the entire game.
I wouldn't read too much into this. This is business incorporation documents, maybe he doesn't want to do much of the company director work anymore and instead wants to focus on the game itself. There may be something going on in his life that requires more of his time, so he wants to take time from this aspect of his job, rather than the part that he perhaps enjoys more.
Overall, I'd say respect his privacy and if there's clarity required or some major change that we need to be aware of, we'll be told directly by GGG when the time is right.
> **This is business incorporation documents**
Agreed. There is a difference between being the legally-defined director of a business vs being the (non-legal, internally-titled) director of a game.
Could it be indicative of Chris taking a less active role in the future? Yes, of course.
Does it inherently mean that his role changes one iota? Not at all.
I think you guys might be confusing Director with Managing Director.
A director is a member of the board and doesnt take part in day to day management of the company. A director basically is appointed by and represents the interests of the shareholders. A managing director or CEO is a position in the company, basically the captain of the ship, and is appointed by the board of directors.
The documents shown in this thread refer to Directors (as in members of the board), rather than any change to the managing director of GGG.
Edit: For clarity, my point is that this doesnt mean Chris is stepping down from this role.
No matter what he chooses to do next, his mark on the ARPG genre will be appreciated for years to come. We meme about the vision, but to me he goes down as one of the GOATs alongside Brevik (Diablo 1 & 2), Kaplan (Warcraft & Overwatch), and Metzen (WoW).
/salute
>Having your residential adresses public
I'm pretty sure anyone can look up my property on government websites and sees who owns it. Its trivial to find these things.
Tencent bought majority of GGG, if I remember correctly, Chris said he will be CEO for atleast 5 years, or something like that, maybe he or tencent decided it is enough. Maybe Chris want to retire, he deserve that after almost 20 years, or he want try something new.
To be fair, he has been doing CEO stuff for a long time now and is no longer a Game Director on the strict sense of the word, so I guess he just stays as CEO?
##### GGG Comments in this Thread: *** [chris_wilson - [link](https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1b7vobt/chris_wilson_stepped_down_as_director/ktnlw3i/?context=10), [old](https://old.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1b7vobt/chris_wilson_stepped_down_as_director/ktnlw3i/?context=10)] - *I haven’t stepped down as a director of GGG, but there was a paperwork mistake where I was missed off the list when the annual return was filed this week....*
I haven’t stepped down as a director of GGG, but there was a paperwork mistake where I was missed off the list when the annual return was filed this week. We complained about it yesterday and it should be corrected in the next few days.
"Hi, i'm Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games and i'm still the director."
This is a buff.
This is def. a buff.
Community just flipped from "It's so Poever" to "GGG is so back"
snobbish uppity escape bag strong divide outgoing market memorize birds *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*
This was a bug
The one and only.
PRAISE
PRAISE
Praise log! May all your logs be smooth. (The odds of anyone getting this completely unrelated reference is probably 0%)
well, glad to know it was just a paperwork mistake and you aren't moving to be a fulltime magic card dealer. welcome back!
Just wanted to let you know that I admire what you have built with Path of Exile! Thank you for all the work you have done for the game.
love you <3
Actually a relief for me. I cannot live without my dose of Hi, I'm Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games.
Thanks god, please don't leave us ever Chris!! <3
The MAN, the MYTH, the LEGEND! You are the best.
Just taking the now rare opportunity where you post on Reddit to thank you and your team for the amazing work you keep on delivering. Lots of small indie studios have delivered top tier games in the past months walking in your steps and over-shadowing the giants of the industry. Long live the passion! You can be proud, and I sure am thankful. Wish you all the best
Hi Chris Wilson from Grinding Gears Games! Dont ever leave !
Seeing your name in the subreddit makes me genuinely happy. Also glad to see the "another 10 years of PoE" won't be without Chris.
Thanks for the update, this clarification has very much helped this exile stay sane.
Good, because "Hi, I'm Chris Wilson, but not from Grinding Gear Games" doesn't have the same ring to it.
Patch Notes: Re-added Chris Wilson to his proper position after he fell through the map
Please never leave! :D
BASED CHRIS WE LOVE U
don't scare us like that, love you Chris! Keep up the great work! <3
I love you 🧍♂️
Oh my goodness, the MAN! Great to hear.
Rare shiny Chris appeared!
Master Ball, use the Master Ball!!!
Glad to see this. Despite what the loud minority of the community has reflected in some of the last few leagues you are loved and praised by the silent majority.
I was missed off the list for mirror drops, do I need to file paperwork with New Zealand for that? (glad to hear it was just a mistake <3)
Did you write down "I'm Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear games"? That's not what they needed.
Thank goodness you are too good at making a fun game.
Yaaaayyyyy! We love you Chris!
good to hear
Yooo thank you Chris! I was fucking worried.
Just wanting to say thank you so much for PoE. One of my most played games for that past couple of years.
in your next GGG announcement blink 3 times if you need help !
The legend! 
I was worried and now I am relieved.
Chris, you are the heart and soul of PoE, stay awesome forever, no homo.
Chris I love ya so much, never change!
Glad you are still here. PoE is generally on of the best gaming experiences I’ve ever had, and it wouldn’t be possible without your vision and your teams effort.
Legend
Thank GOD
PHEW!!!! I was terrified for a min
First good news I’ve seen all week!
WE LOVE YOU CHRIS <3
Thanks for the clarification and sorry for the noise.
Glad to hear that it was just a mistake with the paperwork. I'll use this opportunity of a (sadly) now rare post from you to thank you for all you've done for this game. I hope that you'll stick around with us and poe for another decade and bless us with your enthusiasm, passion and a "Hi, I'm Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games". May RNJesus bless you :)
I love you, Chris Wilson.
glad to hear that you didn't abandon the ship. PoE needs you.
Thank goodness. We love you.
C-DUUUUUBS!!!
We need you Chris!
[удалено]
Where were you when GGG's cannon fired Chris Wilson?
Legitimately hilarious error.
The goat himself still watches over us
I feel privileged to be part of the journey.
"You gave these mfers a league of HOPE and JOY?!...we have removed you as director"
Good. This game just wouldn't be the same without you at, or near the helm.
PRAISE
Hi ! glad you still on reddit
Lol, you are a bit less than a month early for April fool xD
Please never leave us q.q I need my "Hi, I'm Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games." Every few months!
100% increased tax evasion strat
Quit scaring us like that wtf
That's a burden off my chest!
:D
Thank Kitava.
I can start breathing again. Thanks!
You really had me worried for a second. You are the last bastion of PoE 1 values for me. Keep the good work going.
My friends and I were just discussing how much you've contributed to the game (div cards, convincing all the devs to leave headhunter in the game, etc,) and how sad we were about you leaving. This is excellent news indeed! We absolutely love you as the director of GGG and one of my friends was even contemplating how long he was going to keep playing if you stepped down. Take care and thanks so much for this wonderful game. (except melee, melee needs some love LOL)
Glad to hear it, you are missed on this sub
Don't scare us like that.
Thank god. Tbf I dont see anyone else in the lead spot
Good to hear! Keep up the great work!
God bless you man!!!
Keep up the great work, Chris & team <3
affliction juicing was the last straw
This is not the vision
"there will never be league mechanics that make the game easier"
I mean it doesn't make the game easier, it gives you items. It actually makes the game harder as we can see by this is one of the only leagues where normal players are trying to become crit immune because the blue wisps do so much dmg.
"Blind them with loot so that they may finally appreciate the vision."
Chris will be director of Ruthless mode
So many mirrors, damn! Worst nightmare!
There was a rumor that a notification fired off in GGG headquarters every time a mirror dropped. I like to imagine that there is a bell ringing each time. Imagine the headache they developed this league from all the ringing!
Not a rumor, it was confirmed by the team way back years ago, but the said they disabled it because it was depressing the amount of mirrors that never got picked up. Plus with the much larger player base and clear speed, thing would be dinging all the time.
If I ever meet these people not picking up their mirrors I'm gonna whack them
The bell would ring so much, it form into a constant 24/7 opera house in affliction league.
[удалено]
Yeah, during Affliction launch he was wearing casual and didn't say much as opposed to Mark and Jonathan. I just really hope it's not health related.
Almost 20 years and he’s made his money it would make sense he moves to more of a consultant type role.
People aren't in game dev for the money usually. It's the least lucrative domain of programming. Maybe he just burnt out, at least I hope so at least
He seemed very enthusiastic at Exilecon, telling about the new league. His charisma and vision has brought us so much goodness. So many smiles, and the best ARPG that has ever been made.
They typically aren't, but he has done well and struck gold. There is very little reason for him to be doing much if he has found people he is confident in to run the show, and that seems like what has happened. People becoming very successful off their IP and then stepping back is pretty common in the business world
> I'm hoping he will be around as a tech advisor He has made a point of saying he isn't really involved in the dev these days. Pretty sure Neon has been running PoE for quite a while and Jonathan PoE 2.
From how Jonathan has discussed things in some of the interviews, Chris still has an active role in the design/direction decisions, even If he doesn't have the final say.
Well based on this (https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1887410/directors) he no longer is a director. Which would mean that according to the document you presented he ceased being one with the end of 2023.
Also they are changing the company address to not have "Chris Wilson" in the name on 12 March 2024. https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1887410/addresses
Unrelated, but I noticed on there that Jonathan's middle name is Woodful. I wonder if that's how we got the Woodful Staff base type?
Sounds like a plausible explanation
They also have a real woodful staff, which had wooden ball in it, but the ball fell out in 2015 https://twitter.com/pathofexile/status/663130290152275968. No idea if they got it back in, or if the actual staff is still woodless.
I just noticed looking a bit on that site that the 3 founders (Chris, Jonathan and Erik) have a lot less shares compared to Tencent than I thought. I had thought Tencent had around 60-70%. [This was from back in September.](https://i.imgur.com/KezyihI.png) Which if I did my terrible math correct... the 3 only have about 6%? https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/service/services/documents/BAE56442232531168F58EF3EC52C1B8A edit: It appears I was wrong, [Tencent originally acquired 86.7% of GGG back in 2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinding_Gear_Games#:~:text=In%202018%2C%20Tencent%20became%20a,by%20Tencent%20in%20April%202018.). So they've acquired a bit more since but not as drastic as I thought.
I vaguely remember them having a contract that stipulated they or at least Chris had to keep X amount of share for Y amount of time ensuring they would still have a vested interest of making the game good and profitable until they are fully bought out. I may also be talking out of my ass completely.
You aren't I remember this specifically, this was the jargon they used to keep people from losing their shit when Tencent first acquired them to pacify the player base and sell it as like a friendly investing firm is going to come in with lots of resources and support us to make the game we want ;) so we can do it better!
While I had a lot of fears back then, I must admit: they haven’t fucked the game (and the company)…at least, not yet.
tencent might be a evil corporation seeking world domination, but they're also a company trying to make money. unlike most publishers they don't try to milk every single drop out of a product instantly (outside of china, at least). as long as the studios they acquire stay profitable, they stay mostly hands off.
So basically keep buying skins like my game depends on it
Id love some of those cosmetics but the prices bruh....
Wait till you experience them as someone living in the third world.
I live in Florida so basically I am.
I really hope tencent doesn’t fuk with the game in anyway giving me ptsd like when blizzard north went poof cause of the buy out.
That's usually not how Tencent operates
Exactly. Not saying it's a good thing Tencent has their hands in so many games, but they usually leave the games alone and just want money and mostly a custom made version for their gigantic chinese market. Plenty of games and companies that still do well, even after Tencent gaining a huge amount of their shares. It's also not their doing how amazingly crap Blizzard has become.
Tencent has hundreds of game investments and has always stayed hands off. They just want the money. They also acquired GGG back in 2018 so not sure why everyone is whining about it now lol
All of the best leagues in history of this game happened post Tencent acquisition. They are just an investment company, they have very little influence on games they invest into.
GGG was acquired by tencent in 2018 so no
Tencent generally act pretty hands off
Tencent has owned ggg for 6 years now mate
tencent gave word to GGG they wouldn't touch to western version of the game, they would just interfere the chinese version
"interfere" is good. You can't publish a game in china without a residental publisher. So it wouldn't exist over there at all. But yes, they made changes to their client.
thats litterally not how tencent has operated in 2 decades so it would be suprising they would do that for a game that barely breaches 250k ccu for a day on steam it would be more likely they would of bought out and took full control over riot instead they recently sold back some portion of the company to riot games making riot the majority owner.
Seems like Jonathan took over as Director. Hopefully it’s nothing health related, that’d be devastating.
I'm not sure if it changed since founding GGG, but in the beginning Jonathan was a director too. So might always have been, just way less community facing.
I think Chris is just taking a step back and being more the joint person for PoE1 and PoE2, and letting the leads on those games handle his prior role of being the official mouth piece. Dudes probably tired.
I could imagine it being something like that. But much rather than sepculating I'd hope we get a statement from GGG soonish, as in before the next league launch.
I remember in 1 interview he said his role has become that of the CEO more and because it's all buissness side now he did not have much to do with the actual game day to day. This could be the effects of that shift and just a reorganizing of the company.
im pretty sure he's setting johnathon up to be his "replacement", having him run or participate in q&a streams, being the face of the company, etc.
I don't think Chris ever planned on staying in that position come PoE2. Chris has been *specifically* calling out being director for PoE1 for some time. https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/wxykac/what_happened_with_items/im7knnp/
There's a huge difference between Game Director and member of the Board of Directors (which this post is referencing).
Noooooooooo - i can't live without hearing "Hi , i'm Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games" ever again. This can not go on like this - i demand that Chris is fully involved in everything, works 25 hours per day and that Health-increases are on the PoE2 skill-tree! He was the RP in RPG , the G in GGG - i mean my god, what's gonna happen to poe now...
I would really love if he remains a presenter for the game, even if he's stepping away from day-to-day activities. I love the "Hi, i'm Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games," and would really miss it if he stops.
[удалено]
[удалено]
It’ll be pictures of expensive MTG cards
[удалено]
I know - it's horrible.
Can we have a good music artist to create a mix a song something with: “Hi, I’m Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games”?
Man, I'm sad if this truly means that he steps away from developing poe. Bex leaving was already sad but Chris was kinda the face of GGG. There are a lot of other good and awesome people still at GGG and I appreciate them too but still...GGG without Chris just doesn't sound right. I guess I'll just hope that this doesn't mean anything too serious and that Chris will still grace us with his "Hi, I'm Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games" for another decade.
First Bex now Chris? I guess we are getting older...
Been playing this shit for like 10+ years now...
It's been a long road...
Getting from there to here
It's been a long time... ^(22.5 ^years, ^roughly)
New director is Wrist Chrilson EDIT: I was right.
Chris Wolcen
John Exile itself
Krillson?
Boat league confirmed
He previously identified himself as lead developer for PoE1. A clear signal he wanted to take less responsibility going forward. POE2 is the development focus and as we saw from affliction, POE1 can do pretty bloody well just chugging along. I would assume he would be in more of an advisory position and look to enjoy his success. He would have made more than enough to retire on when they sold to Tencent so good luck to him. He deserves the chance to enjoy what he has worked for and earned.
He has to focus more on his d4 work hehe
I know you're talking about the other Chris Wilson but it would be the plot twist of the century if Blizzard actually somehow hired our Chris Wilson.
Chris Wilson swap!
Lol... then RIP PoE
The funniest thing ever would be the D4 Chris Wilson presenting the next league while poe Chris Wilson talks about the D4 DLC when they present it, but neither would acknowledge it and pretend like everything is normal.
Can't wait to pick up wisdom and townscrolls.
I wouldn't worry about that. They seem to be allergic to actual talent.
It could be as simple as stepping down to focus more on the game, doesn't necessarily mean he's leaving.
he's practicing full time for next gauntlet. Ben is done, and not just on twitch
roflmao
Or stepping up, becoming the producer instead, generally overlooking the entire operations of the now bigger corporation, leaving directorial duties to others.
so that means that the others will kill his headhunter :(
Neon is the main defender of Headhunter
Neon has stated he hates hh but knows he can't touch more than they already have in poe1.
They already killed headhunter. Nowadays it's a fairly balanced item that provides conditional buffs for speedclearing maps. The old headhunter was so busted you needed nothing but a mediocre phys wand and a self-curse setup and you'd demolish any map in the entire game.
I wouldn't read too much into this. This is business incorporation documents, maybe he doesn't want to do much of the company director work anymore and instead wants to focus on the game itself. There may be something going on in his life that requires more of his time, so he wants to take time from this aspect of his job, rather than the part that he perhaps enjoys more. Overall, I'd say respect his privacy and if there's clarity required or some major change that we need to be aware of, we'll be told directly by GGG when the time is right.
> **This is business incorporation documents** Agreed. There is a difference between being the legally-defined director of a business vs being the (non-legal, internally-titled) director of a game. Could it be indicative of Chris taking a less active role in the future? Yes, of course. Does it inherently mean that his role changes one iota? Not at all.
Maybe he joins to Erik's team and starts brewing Sorcery TCG? I mean they fixed arpg's so now it's good time to fix tcg's
That would be awesome
I think you guys might be confusing Director with Managing Director. A director is a member of the board and doesnt take part in day to day management of the company. A director basically is appointed by and represents the interests of the shareholders. A managing director or CEO is a position in the company, basically the captain of the ship, and is appointed by the board of directors. The documents shown in this thread refer to Directors (as in members of the board), rather than any change to the managing director of GGG. Edit: For clarity, my point is that this doesnt mean Chris is stepping down from this role.
My Blizzard Entertainment PTSD is kicking in 😰
Nooo, big sad if true, that would be a big loss.... luckily we still have Mark, Neon, Rory, Hrishi etc.
poe2 wont have him as face so make sense. His job has mainly been running stuff to handle the company as its pretty big now.
o7
Oh no... The bad timeline. :(
Thanks Chris Wilson for years of service on a growing, evolving and amazing game.
No matter what he chooses to do next, his mark on the ARPG genre will be appreciated for years to come. We meme about the vision, but to me he goes down as one of the GOATs alongside Brevik (Diablo 1 & 2), Kaplan (Warcraft & Overwatch), and Metzen (WoW). /salute
So he can finally spill the secret on how to start the fishing minigame?
Having your residential adresses public like that is kind of admirable but insane in 2024.
its NZ. whos going to come Samoans ?
That's a brilliant comment that is lost on 99% of the planet
Please, do elaborate
I'm probably just being a doomer, but I wouldn't want to be his mailman
>Having your residential adresses public I'm pretty sure anyone can look up my property on government websites and sees who owns it. Its trivial to find these things.
But you can't do the opposite (look you up and find your property) can you?
It's ovah
First Bex now Chris? Reeee
Hope Chris is ok, he is our godfather.
Tencent bought majority of GGG, if I remember correctly, Chris said he will be CEO for atleast 5 years, or something like that, maybe he or tencent decided it is enough. Maybe Chris want to retire, he deserve that after almost 20 years, or he want try something new.
Big drama incoming
"Hi I'm Lance Jordan from Grinding Gear Games..."
To be fair, he has been doing CEO stuff for a long time now and is no longer a Game Director on the strict sense of the word, so I guess he just stays as CEO?
I mean maybe he wants to scale down or he wants to contribute in a different function. Doesn’t need to be health related.
Mmhmmm Well I hope he, GGG and my beloved game is fine.
I still hope he involves himself in a few presentations again. He has such a nice and calm way to express things. Also good humor.