GGG's One and Only, Rory Rackham!

What this episode covers

This week we had the pleasure of interviewing Rory Rackham, Lead Game Designer for GGG! He's had an impact on so many (maybe all?) aspects of Path of Exile and has been a major voice in the development of the game since PoE itself was in diapers; a true cornerstone of the company. In episode 237 we talked about the life of Rory, what led him to GGG, how the ride has been, where it's going, and snack bars! We had such a good time getting to know him, that we were surprised when the questions came to an end! Thanks, Rory for giving us your time! We had an awesome time getting to know you. And, of course, thanks to everyone who joined us this week. We can't thank you enough for your support and we know you'll love getting to know Rory more! Check this out after you've listened to the episode. It's Rory rap we referred to: "...Now this is a story all about how ES got nerfed right into the ground And I'd like to take a minute Just sit right there I'll tell you how I made our Int defences totally fair At the top of the tree, it was nerfed and raised On niche builds was where it spent most of its days Not for min-maxin', just trying to be cool If you didn't like life, CI was your tool 'Til Vaal Pact and GR let it put life to shame Started making trouble in the metagame It cakewalked the fights and the team got scared We said, "You're getting a big rework 'til the meta's repaired." I ground down the values on all of the gear Had to buff some base types to keep it all fair All to nerf what you could get from the best rare Then I whipped up new life mods That all armour could share We dialed down some keystones, giving them all a flaw We tweaked crafted mods and we added some more So that's all the changes But don't you be a hater You'll try it all out and we'll tweak it in Beta" Rory's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoryRackham Rory's IG for game dev: https://www.instagram.com/intangiblegames/ Forever Exiled Info: www.foreverexiled.com Patreon.com/ForeverExiled Twitter @ForeverExiled82 Path of Exile Website Wrecker of Days Builds List Discord - Invite Code: w22vWK3 Merch - merch.foreverexiled.com www.nexus.gg/Foreverexiled