Colleagues warned Adham to move slowly—advice he ignored. He was accustomed to a Blizzard that had operated quickly and chaotically, and, perhaps most importantly, where he was in charge. As he emphatically offered his opinions on the company’s direction, Blizzard’s executive producers began to squirm. Those who had never worked with Adham before started to wonder: Who was this guy telling them what to do and trying to poach their people? Blizzard’s newer power players, like World of Warcraft executive producer J. Allen Brack, weren’t familiar with Adham’s style and didn’t react well to the
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