I did call it my self-aggrandizing blog at one point. In retrospect I think I mostly wrote it to vent about the pain and awfulness of crunch culture. I'll seek a therapist in future, and hope you'll forgive my trespasses.
I was actually excited to see your blog domain pop up on HN today, only to find out it was to an old post. You have a ton of valuable insight and knowledge into games and project management and I hope that commenters like the one you replied to don't put you off from sharing that with the world.
Warcraft/Diablo/Starcraft blew my mind as a kid and were a huge part of my childhood, they played a major role in getting me into computers.
Speaking about your own achievments does not lessen my achievements.
Thak you for the post I found it enjoyable.
I don’t mind if you’re a little boastful.
Thanks for all the fun!
I actually really wish we had our hands on some of the earliest builds, even the "orcs in space" ones. I've been playing this game for so long that I'm curious how exactly the final version of it was beaten into shape over time, and how different it feels to play over its development period.
You can be a central and large contributor on a project and know it. If you lord over other people with that knowledge and position and flex to stroke your ego, that's pride and arrogance.