While everyone on a development team has an important role to play, there's one person who's always designated the "keeper of the flame." He or she is tasked with understanding the game as a whole and making sure that the focus of the game doesn't get lost in the inevitable flood of great ideas, mishaps, and occasional setbacks that dog any development project. In the case of World of Warcraft, that person was Rob Pardo, the game's lead designer. GameSpy got the opportunity to launch 10 questions at Pardo, grilling him about the game's overall vision and just a little tease of what's to come now that the game is launching.