World of Warcraft designer shares tips and secrets as new raid, PvP seasons open today

Today, millions of World of Warcraft players will start pouring into player-versus-player combat arenas and one gigantic city-dungeon as both the new PvP and raiding seasons begin.

I quizzed lead game designer Ion “Watcher” Hazzikostas on what you’ll find in the new Highmaul large-group raid dungeon — it’s less about gear and more about knowing how to handle tricky boss abilities — and his thoughts on the new PvP season.