杰夫·卡普兰于2021年离开暴雪，原因是动视施压以实现守望先锋联赛难以实现的收入目标，他认为这损害了游戏开发和团队士气。 Jeff Kaplan left Blizzard in 2021 due to pressure from Activision to meet unattainable revenue goals for the Overwatch League, which he said harmed game development and team morale.

前监督局局长杰夫·卡普兰(Jeff Kaplan)在2024年的播客采访中透露,由于Acdivision Blizzard领导人的强烈压力,包括要求获得与监督联盟挂钩的特定收入目标,他于2021年离开。 Jeff Kaplan, former Overwatch director, revealed in a 2024 podcast interview that intense pressure from Activision Blizzard leadership, including demands for specific revenue targets tied to the Overwatch League, led to his departure in 2021. 他描述了一个关键会议,在那里他被告知要达到无法达到的利润目标或面临1000名裁员,称其为“最伟大的时刻”。 He described a pivotal meeting where he was told to meet unattainable profit goals or face 1,000 layoffs, calling it a "biggest f**k you moment." 卡普兰说,重点是货币化和电子港耗尽了游戏开发的资源,破坏了创造力和团队士气。 Kaplan said the focus on monetization and esports drained resources from game development, undermining creativity and team morale. 他离开布利扎德(Blizzard)已近二十年, 后来在加利福尼亚黄金潮流期间推出新的开放世界游戏。 He left Blizzard after nearly two decades, later launching a new open-world game set during California’s gold rush. 《守望先锋2》此后去掉了“2”，改为免费游玩模式，并将在今年晚些时候登陆Switch 2。 Overwatch 2 has since dropped the "2," rebranded as free-to-play, and will launch on Switch 2 later this year.