After nearly 20 years, Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has announced that he is leaving Blizzard Entertainment. As soon as this news broke, many from around the internet began sharing their appreciation for his work at Blizzard and how, in some cases, his positivity and passion helped inspire and change the lives of the people he met. Overwatch League Lead Observer Maikol Brito said they were in "pure disbelief" over the departure, and that those who used the phrase "Don't meet you heroes" have never met Jeff Kaplan. Principal Designer Craig Morrison, who worked on the cancelled Project Titan with Jeff, shared a story about how, even though he hadn't been at Blizzard for very long, Jeff had his back. Jeff Kaplan joined Blizzard in 2002 as a designer on World of Warcraft, developing quests for the MMORPG that had yet to be released.