World of Warcraft: Josh Greenfield calls Paladin a ‘dad class’
In brief
- World of Warcraft senior game designer Josh Greenfield called Paladin a ‘dad class’, while senior art director Jeff Parrott said Hunter is his favorite class.
- Senior art director Jeff Parrott said Hunter is his favorite and most played World of Warcraft class.
- The same coverage mentions a playable beta on September 17 and a release on November 4.
What happened
Josh Greenfield, senior game designer at World of Warcraft, was quoted saying that Paladin is “certainly” a “dad class”. In the supplied coverage, he joked that he is not a father himself, but he is a “dog dad” with a “dad bod”, and that he therefore sees Paladin as a true dad class. The wording comes from a lighthearted context and is not presented in the source as an official Blizzard classification.
In the same interview, Jeff Parrott, senior art director at World of Warcraft, said that Hunter is his favorite class and also the one he plays the most. The conversation was not about balance, talents, or patch notes, but about the personal preferences of two senior Blizzard staff members. The source ties the comments to the same coverage that also touches on other World of Warcraft topics around BlizzCon.
The report also mentions two concrete dates: a playable beta on September 17 and a release on November 4. It uses the name “World of Warcraft Forever”, but does not explain what that term refers to. Based on the supplied facts, only the presence of that name in the coverage can be confirmed, not whether it refers to an expansion, event, or another release.
Timeline
September 17: according to the coverage, a playable beta goes live.
November 4: according to the coverage, “World of Warcraft Forever” launches.
During BlizzCon-related coverage: Josh Greenfield calls Paladin a “dad class” and Jeff Parrott names Hunter his favorite and most played class.
In the same context, Greenfield is quoted joking that he is not a father, but is a “dog dad” with a “dad bod”.
Parrott is explicitly identified in the report as World of Warcraft’s senior art director.
Background
Josh Greenfield is identified in the source as a senior game designer on World of Warcraft. Jeff Parrott is identified as senior art director. That makes it clear the comments about Paladin and Hunter came from two senior Blizzard employees, not from an official patch note, class guide, or balance document.
The term “dad class” is used in the source as a playful label. There is no indication in the supplied facts that Blizzard meant it as a formal game category or mechanical role. The remark appears to be a personal, humorous description of Paladin, as it might come up in an interview setting.
The coverage places the comments within the broader World of Warcraft news cycle around BlizzCon. The same context also mentions the September 17 and November 4 dates. However, the source leaves open the exact relationship between those dates and “World of Warcraft Forever”, since that term is not further explained.
It is also unclear whether the “dad class” comment was made in a formal BlizzCon interview or in another setting not fully described in the supplied text. The available facts do support that the remark is attributed to Greenfield and that Parrott expresses his preference for Hunter in the same coverage.