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'''Yong Woo''' is a {{wow|Blizz|Blizzard}} employee, member of [[Team 5]], and Senior Producer for ''[[Hearthstone]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twitch.tv/cataclyst78|title=Yong Woo on Twitch|accessdate=2014-05-24}}</ref>. He is featured in the [[credits card]] of the same name.
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'''Yong Woo''' is a former {{wow|Blizz|Blizzard}} employee and member of [[Team 5]] who served as Lead Producer<ref name=prom>{{tw|https://twitter.com/ywoo_dev/status/816661054579060736|2017-01-03|Yong Woo}}</ref> for ''[[Hearthstone]]'' until his departure from the company on August 15, 2018.<ref>{{tw|https://twitter.com/ywoo_dev/status/1029786314365796352|2018-08-15|Yong Woo}}</ref> He is currently the Production Director at [http://seconddinner.com/ Second Dinner].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ywoo_dev/status/1029786314365796352|title=Yong Woo Twitter description|quote=''Production Director, co-founder at @SecondDinner. Previously Hearthstone Production Director @ Blizzard.''|accessdate=2018-08-16}}</ref> He is featured in the [[credits card]] of the same name.
   
 
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''As a producer on Blizzard Entertainment's Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft team, Yong Woo is responsible for managing the team’s schedule and keeping the project on track. He also works in Live Operations, making sure Hearthstone is running stably and that problems are handled expediently.
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''As a senior producer on Blizzard Entertainment's ''Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft'' team, Yong Woo is responsible for managing the team’s schedule and keeping the project on track. He also works in Live Operations, making sure Hearthstone is running stably and that problems are handled expediently.
   
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''Woo joined Blizzard Entertainment in May 2009, serving as producer for the art and design team for StarCraft II Battle.net integration. Before arriving at Blizzard, he was involved in mobile startups, shipping the first phone with preloaded GPS enabled Google Maps in the U.S.
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''Woo joined Blizzard Entertainment in May 2009, serving as producer for the art and design team for ''StarCraft II'' Battle.net integration. Before arriving at Blizzard, he was involved in mobile startups, shipping the first phone with preloaded GPS enabled Google Maps in the U.S.
   
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''In addition to computer games, Woo's interests include board and card games like Netrunner, Race for the Galaxy, and Dominion. He’s also been known to dabble in triathlons as well as rock climbing.<ref>[http://blizzard.gamespress.com/Hearthstone Blizzard Press Center]</ref>
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''In addition to computer games, Woo's interests include board and card games like ''Netrunner'', ''Race for the Galaxy'', and ''Dominion''. He’s also been known to dabble in triathlons as well as rock climbing.''<ref>[http://blizzard.gamespress.com/Hearthstone Blizzard Press Center]</ref>
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* Before ''Hearthstone'', Woo worked on ''{{wow|Starcraft II}}'' and ''{{wow|Diablo III}}''.<ref>{{tw|https://twitter.com/ywoo_dev/status/619046337548398592|2015-07-08|Yong Woo}}</ref>
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* In late 2016 Woo was promoted from Senior Game Producer to Lead Producer.<ref name=prom/>
   
 
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[[File:Team 5 - Yong Woo gathering.jpg|300px|thumb|The team gather round to watch Yong Woo play]]
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Woo can also be found streaming his ''Hearthstone'' play [http://www.twitch.tv/cataclyst78 on Twitch].
  
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* Woo describes himself as "kind of obsessed with playing Priest".<ref name=hi>{{cw|http://www.hearthhead.com/news/iksar-patches-deck-is-maybe-the-single-hardest-deck-to-play|2016-11-13|Hearthhead - Iksar: Patches Deck Is "Maybe The Single Hardest Deck To Play"}}</ref> Priest was Woo's first level 60 class and first golden hero.<ref name=hi/> In 2014 he ran a #PriestRevolution campaign on Twitter.
   
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* Woo can sometimes be found streaming his ''Hearthstone'' play [http://www.twitch.tv/cataclyst78 on Twitch].
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Woo was the man most directly responsible for "pushing the button" to release ''[[Curse of Naxxramas]]'', the game's first [[adventure]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bdbrode/status/491599070369415170|title=Ben Brode on Twitter|date=2014-07-22}}</ref>
  
   
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* Woo was the man most directly responsible for "pushing the button" to release the game's first [[adventure]], ''[[Curse of Naxxramas]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bdbrode/status/491599070369415170|title=Ben Brode on Twitter|date=2014-07-22}}</ref>
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On May 23 2014, Woo hit level 60 with his first class, the priest, as part of his [https://twitter.com/hashtag/PriestRevolution?src=hash #PriestRevolution] campaign.
  
   
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Woo joined Blizzard in mid 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/cataclyst78/status/471768416307515392|title=Yong Woo on Twitter|date=2014-05-29}}</ref>
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* Woo joined Blizzard in mid 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/cataclyst78/status/471768416307515392|title=Yong Woo on Twitter|date=2014-05-29}}</ref> and in 2014 was awarded his five-year sword.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/cataclyst78/status/492800893050314752|title=Yong Woo on Twitter|date=2014-07-25}}</ref> While interviewing for the position, Woo met [[Ben Brode]], who was performing [[:File:Ben Brode Guitar Hero.jpg|in full costume]] at that year's ''{{wp|Guitar Hero}}'' competition.<ref>{{tw|https://twitter.com/ywoo_dev/status/678688390028484608|2015-12-20|Yong Woo}}</ref>
   
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* As of December 2014, Woo is primarily a [[constructed]] player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twitch.tv/cataclyst78|title=Yong Woo, live on stream|date=2014-12-13}}</ref>
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* Woo recalls playing ''World of Warcraft'' with his sister [[He-Rim Woo]] (herself a designer on the team). The two would "smuggle goods" from the Alliance to the Horde through the neutral auctioneers in Gadgetzan. These memories helped fuel Woo's enthusiasm for the ''[[Mean Streets of Gadgetzan]]'' concept.<ref>{{cw|http://www.hearthhead.com/news/mean-streets-of-gadgetzan-started-with-a-gangster-murloc|2016-11-09|Hearthhead - Mean Streets Of Gadgetzan Started With A Gangster Murloc}}</ref>
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* Woo grew up in {{wp|Düsseldorf}}, Germany.<ref>{{tw|https://twitter.com/ywoo_dev/status/757587629130952705|2016-07-25|Yong Woo}}</ref>
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| [[File:Yong Woo - car.jpg|300px|thumb|Leaving work after a busy week working on ''Hearthstone'' in 2014]]
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| [[File:Yong_Woo_August_2016.jpg|thumb|300px|Woo getting all dressed up for [[One Night in Karazhan|a night to remember]] in August 2016]]
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| [[File:Ice Cream Citadel 6.jpg|thumb|320px|Woo visiting [[Knights of the Frozen Throne#The Lich King's Ice Cream Citadel|Ice Cream Citadel]] at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2017]]
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Yong Woo is a former Blizzard employee and member of Team 5 who served as Lead Producer[1] for Hearthstone until his departure from the company on August 15, 2018.[2] He is currently the Production Director at Second Dinner.[3] He is featured in the credits card of the same name.

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Yong Woo

As a senior producer on Blizzard Entertainment's Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft team, Yong Woo is responsible for managing the team’s schedule and keeping the project on track. He also works in Live Operations, making sure Hearthstone is running stably and that problems are handled expediently.

Woo joined Blizzard Entertainment in May 2009, serving as producer for the art and design team for StarCraft II Battle.net integration. Before arriving at Blizzard, he was involved in mobile startups, shipping the first phone with preloaded GPS enabled Google Maps in the U.S.

In addition to computer games, Woo's interests include board and card games like Netrunner, Race for the Galaxy, and Dominion. He’s also been known to dabble in triathlons as well as rock climbing.[4]

Notes

  • Before Hearthstone, Woo worked on Starcraft II and Diablo III.[5]
  • In late 2016 Woo was promoted from Senior Game Producer to Lead Producer.[1]

Trivia

Team 5 - Yong Woo gathering

The team gather round to watch Yong Woo play

  • Woo describes himself as "kind of obsessed with playing Priest".[6] Priest was Woo's first level 60 class and first golden hero.[6] In 2014 he ran a #PriestRevolution campaign on Twitter.
  • Woo can sometimes be found streaming his Hearthstone play on Twitch.
  • Woo recalls playing World of Warcraft with his sister He-Rim Woo (herself a designer on the team). The two would "smuggle goods" from the Alliance to the Horde through the neutral auctioneers in Gadgetzan. These memories helped fuel Woo's enthusiasm for the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan concept.[12]

Gallery

Yong Woo - car

Leaving work after a busy week working on Hearthstone in 2014
Yong Woo - sword

Woo's 5-year sword
Yong Woo - official Nov 2014

November 2014

Yong Woo August 2016

Woo getting all dressed up for a night to remember in August 2016
Ice Cream Citadel 6

Woo visiting Ice Cream Citadel at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2017
Yong Woo full

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References

 
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yong Woo on Twitter. (2017-01-03). 
  2. ↑ Yong Woo on Twitter. (2018-08-15). 
  3. ↑ "Production Director, co-founder at @SecondDinner. Previously Hearthstone Production Director @ Blizzard." —Yong Woo Twitter description. Retrieved on 2018-08-16.
  4. ↑ Blizzard Press Center
  5. ↑ Yong Woo on Twitter. (2015-07-08). 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hearthhead - Iksar: Patches Deck Is "Maybe The Single Hardest Deck To Play". (2016-11-13). 
  7. ↑ Ben Brode on Twitter. (2014-07-22). 
  8. ↑ Yong Woo on Twitter. (2014-05-29). 
  9. ↑ Yong Woo on Twitter. (2014-07-25). 
  10. ↑ Yong Woo on Twitter. (2015-12-20). 
  11. ↑ Yong Woo, live on stream. (2014-12-13). 
  12. ↑ Hearthhead - Mean Streets Of Gadgetzan Started With A Gangster Murloc. (2016-11-09). 
  13. ↑ Yong Woo on Twitter. (2016-07-25). 

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