Also Jeff Kaplan [0] and Alex Afrasiabi [1]. Given the origin story of WoW... I&#x27;m not sure I&#x27;d call it the spiritual successor, per se. Though I do understand what you&#x27;re saying and it definitely took a turn towards EQ after the people we&#x27;ve mentioned here came aboard.<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Jeffrey_Kaplan_(game_designer)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Jeffrey_Kaplan_(game_designer)</a><p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;wow.gamepedia.com&#x2F;Alex_Afrasiabi" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;wow.gamepedia.com&#x2F;Alex_Afrasiabi</a>