Ben Brode 離開 Blizzard - 爐石戰記

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To my friends, coworkers, and the Hearthstone community,
致我的朋友 同事 和爐石社群:

After 15 years at Blizzard and almost 10 years working on
Hearthstone, I have made the incredibly difficult decision to
embark on a new journey.
在暴雪15年、其中幾乎10年都在開發爐石後，我做了一個非常艱難的決定--
展開全新的旅程

Man, that was a hard sentence to type.

挖..這真的是難以打出的一段話...

I was 20 years old when I started here. My first role was ‘Night
Crew Game Tester.’
一切開始的時候我才20歲，我的第一個工作是"晚班遊戲測試員"

Since then, Blizzard has been good to me. I got to cast esports
events, announce BlizzCons, play in Rock Bands, write raps, and
work with incredible people. But the biggest opportunity came in
2008 when I joined “Team 5.” The Hearthstone Team.

從那時開始，暴雪就一直對我很好。 我有機會能播報電競賽事、在暴雪嘉
年華台上公布資料片、在搖滾樂團演奏、寫饒舌、並且和一群了不起的人共
事。 不過其中最重大的還是在2008年 當我加入了"Team5" - 爐石開發團
隊。

I am very proud of Hearthstone. I think we made an impact on the
industry. People tell me that Hearthstone brought their family
closer together, or that they became close friends with people
they met at a Fireside Gathering. Others tell me they were
inspired by Hearthstone to become game developers themselves. It’
s incredible to be a part of something that touches so many
people.

我對爐石的成果感到非常驕傲。 我想我們對這個產業製造了衝擊。 很多人
告訴我爐石讓他們的家庭更加緊密、或者在爐邊聚會認識的人成為換帖好
友。 還有些人告訴我他們被爐石啟發而想成為遊戲設計師。 能夠參與觸動
這麼多人心的東西實在是很棒。

But as proud as I am of Hearthstone, I am even more proud of the
team.
除了爐石本身，我更對我的團隊感到驕傲。

There is no team like the Hearthstone team. People have come and
gone over the 10 years Hearthstone has been in development, but
there’s something special about the Soul of the Team. We knew our
most important product wasn’t the game, but the team itself. A
great team can do great things, and I think the Hearthstone team
is the greatest. It isn’t just a job. It’s a shared passion. We
get to come to work and focus on the game we love and try to make
it better every day.

從來沒有一個團隊跟爐石團隊一樣。 爐石開發的這10年來，團隊成員雖然
來來去去，但團隊的靈魂一直都很特別。 我們知道我們最重要的成果不是
遊戲，而是團隊本身。 一個偉大的團隊可以完成偉大的事，而爐石團隊是
最偉大的。 這不只是一件工作，這是可以感染大家的熱情。 我們每天的工
作都專注於我們熱愛的遊戲，並且試著使它更好。

We frequently check the Hearthstone subreddit looking for
opportunities to improve the game. I have loved the silly memes,
engaging in spirited debates, or even just being held accountable
to our shared high standards for the game. We try to be highly
available on social media, and I think our team helped push the
envelope in this regard. It has been especially satisfying to me
to see the team step up over the last few years and help engage in
these ways as I became more focused on direction and less on
actual design.

我們經常會看reddit爐石版來找出我們可以改進遊戲的地方。 我很愛蠢
哽、也會在上面激烈的筆戰、或只是成為遊戲的高標準的指責對象(這句好
難翻的好)。 我們試著盡量出現社群媒體，我覺得我們團隊在這方面已經做
到最極致了。 對我來說特別滿意的是可以看到當我在最近幾年逐漸由實際
的設計轉為給予大方向之際、我們的團隊在各方面都能逐漸接手，

I get too much credit by virtue of being a public face, but the 80
+ people on the development team are still there, and they are the
ones actually making the cards, brawls, events, missions, and
features. I am confident the game is in the best possible hands,
and I’m excited to see where a new generation of leaders takes
Hearthstone from here.

憑藉著成為公眾人物，我得到過多不屬於我的功勞...開發團隊的80多個人
才是真正製作卡片、大亂鬥、活動、任務等等功能的人。 我很有信心這個
遊戲現在在最棒的一群人手中，也很期待看到新一代的領袖會把爐石帶往什
麼新境界。

I am very fortunate to be able to take a crazy risk right now in
my life, and I’m excited to be scrappy and a little scared. I’m
going to help start a new company. We’ll probably make games, but
we haven’t figured anything else out, yet. I’m looking forward
to designing, programming, and actually creating things again. I’
m going to miss the on-campus Starbucks, though. Dang.

我很幸運能現在夠在人生中冒一點瘋狂的險， 我很興奮、鬥志旺盛、又有
點怕怕的。 我將會協助開始一家全新的公司。我們可能會開發遊戲，但我
們其實還沒想到任何主意。 我很期待再一次能設計、寫程式、並且實際創
造東西。 不過我以後會懷念暴雪裡的Starbucks吧...可惡！

Blizzard, thank you for taking a chance on me, and thank you for
taking a chance on Hearthstone. I can’t wait to see what you do
next.
暴雪，謝謝你給了我一個機會，謝謝你給了爐石一個機會。 我等不及看到
你們的下一步了

And to the passionate community of players – I will miss you, and
the laughs we shared together. Thank you for making being a part
of Hearthstone so much fun for me. I’ve loved every minute.

熱情的玩家社群們..我會想念你們，還有我們共同分享的歡笑。 謝謝你們
使得成為爐石的一部分對我來說是這麼有趣的事。 我無時無刻都被你們愛
著。

Sincerely,

Ben Brode


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