As recruitment goes he is not the first; Dustin Browder, Lead Designer of StarCraft II, is well known for his previous work on the Command & Conquer series before joining Blizzard and the StarCraft II team. While Ebbert did not land such a glamorous title, he is one of many to join Blizzard's ever growing development team in the last few years.

Since Ebbert has worked on DoW to such an extent, it seems likely he is assigned to the StarCraft II development at Blizzard, but could possibly be a new figure in the Battle.net team. Regardless, both projects involve StarCraft II to some degree, so his experienced hands will definitely help this slightly delayed Blizzard RTS.