Further tweets offered more detail

"It doesn't feel good to get items for money. You want to get items from killing monsters."Following a public spat initiated by Wilson over Diablo co-creator David Brevik's polite yet frank thoughts on Diablo III, Wilson left the development team to work on Project Titan, an MMO that was cancelled and repurposed into Blizzard's recently released Overwatch squad-based shooter. He also contributed to Warlords of Draenor, World of WarCraft's 2014 expansion, as a designer.

Further tweets offered more detail on his reasons for leaving, and his plans for the future. "I'm leaving to pursue my original passion, writing. It's what I was doing when I fell into this job, and I've always wanted to return to it. I will dearly miss my friends at Blizzard. They've been the best, most dedicated, most passionate group of people I've ever met."  Visit Chatty to Join The Conversation David L.

 Craddock writes fiction, nonfiction, and grocery lists. He is the author of the Stay Awhile and Listen series, and the Gairden Chronicles series of fantasy novels for young adults. Outside of writing, he enjoys playing Mario, Zelda, and Dark Souls games, and will be happy to discuss at length the myriad reasons why Dark Souls 2 is the best in the series. Follow him online at davidlcraddock.com and davidlcraddock. www.rsgoldfast.com