'''Jeffrey Kaplan''' (alias '''Tigole''') is a Lead Game Designer at [[Blizzard Entertainment]], formerly responsible for world design of World of Warcraft (and subsequent expansions), including "quests, outdoor zones, dungeons, raids etc."<ref>{{ref web |title = Dev Chat 2005 |accessdate = 2008-02-27 |url = http://wow.azzor.com/395/dev_chat_2005.php |date = 2005-12-19}}</ref>
'''Jeffrey Kaplan''' (alias '''Tigole''') is a Lead Game Designer at [[Blizzard Entertainment]], formerly responsible for world design of World of Warcraft (and subsequent expansions), including "quests, outdoor zones, dungeons, raids etc."<ref>{{ref web |title = Dev Chat 2005 |accessdate = 2008-02-27 |url = http://wow.azzor.com/395/dev_chat_2005.php |date = 2005-12-19}}</ref>
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Jeff was hired by Blizzard because of his status as Tigole, guild leader for Legacy of Steel on The Nameless server of EverQuest (the guild had many world-first raid kills). The guild was formerly run by [[Rob Pardo]], a long-time Blizzard employee and developer on Diablo II and Warcraft III.{{fact}}
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Jeff was hired by Blizzard because of his status as Tigole, guild leader for Legacy of Steel on The Nameless server of EverQuest.The guild had many world-first raid kills, and is attributed to helping shape Everquest and the MMO genre in general towards extreme emphasis on [[endgame]] content. The guild was formerly run by [[Rob Pardo]], a long-time Blizzard employee and developer on Diablo II and Warcraft III.{{fact}}
On February 12, 2009, Jeff announced that he was leaving WoW to work on Blizzard's other unannounced MMO project.<ref>http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=14990474128&sid=1</ref>
On February 12, 2009, Jeff announced that he was leaving WoW to work on Blizzard's other unannounced MMO project.<ref>http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=14990474128&sid=1</ref>
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20031011021922/http://legacyofsteel.net/newspro/archives/arc93.html Legacy Of Steel Archive ]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20031011021922/http://legacyofsteel.net/newspro/archives/arc93.html Legacy Of Steel Archive ]
* [http://www.legacyofsteel.net/newspro/archives/ Between 2000-2002 Tigole's posts]
* [http://www.legacyofsteel.net/newspro/archives/ Between 2000-2002 Tigole's posts]
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[[Category:Blizzard Entertainment employees|Kaplan, Jeffrey]]
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"Any references to "hoof to the face" need not be included. [1]"
Jeffrey Kaplan (alias Tigole) is a Lead Game Designer at Blizzard Entertainment, formerly responsible for world design of World of Warcraft (and subsequent expansions), including "quests, outdoor zones, dungeons, raids etc."[1]
Jeff was hired by Blizzard because of his status as Tigole, guild leader for Legacy of Steel on The Nameless server of EverQuest. The guild had many world-first raid kills, and is attributed to helping shape Everquest and the MMO genre in general towards extreme emphasis on endgame content. The guild was formerly run by Rob Pardo, a long-time Blizzard employee and developer on Diablo II and Warcraft III.[citation needed]
On February 12, 2009, Jeff announced that he was leaving WoW to work on Blizzard's other unannounced MMO project.[2]