Diku.2546 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/69445/gaile-gray-where-are-you#latest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieux P.1238 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Alliance & that new WvW revamp they were working on is scrapped! In case you guys was wondering what was trashed with the layoffs. So basically WvW is as is. Have fun guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Pj.2193 Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 > @"Vieux P.1238" said: > Alliance & that new WvW revamp they were working on is scrapped! > In case you guys was wondering what was trashed with the layoffs. > So basically WvW is as is. > Have fun guys. SMH.. Gotta love those that will spread misinformation when there is turmoil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieux P.1238 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 > @"Strider Pj.2193" said: > > @"Vieux P.1238" said: > > Alliance & that new WvW revamp they were working on is scrapped! > > In case you guys was wondering what was trashed with the layoffs. > > So basically WvW is as is. > > Have fun guys. > > SMH.. > > Gotta love those that will spread misinformation when there is turmoil. I will apologize if i'm wrong. But let's wait & see if it turns out to be miss information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Pj.2193 Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 > @"Vieux P.1238" said: > > @"Strider Pj.2193" said: > > > @"Vieux P.1238" said: > > > Alliance & that new WvW revamp they were working on is scrapped! > > > In case you guys was wondering what was trashed with the layoffs. > > > So basically WvW is as is. > > > Have fun guys. > > > > SMH.. > > > > Gotta love those that will spread misinformation when there is turmoil. > > I will apologize if i'm wrong. But let's wait & see if it turns out to be miss information. There are many threads to post your speculation in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman.5829 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Who? And why should we care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straegen.2938 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 She was almost a GW institution. So sad to hear she didn't make it through the cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazreal Blackknight.1564 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 > @"Vova.2640" said: > > @"Queen Anastasia.7103" said: > > What about McKenna Berdrow? > > Gone as well apparently. > > I think we can kiss alliances and any updates goodbye at this point. > shes not done anything for WvW since skirmishes, she was moved to a new project. And well since today cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sviel.7493 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 She didn't have the power to make every WvWer's wishes come true, but she did talk to us on occasion and that was meaningful. Especially given the latent hostility on these boards. I'll miss her, and her departure certainly takes the spring out of my withered optimism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyOrion.9506 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 (The great and all powerful Kittah of Tyria shares poptarts with those leaving arenanet) =^o.o^= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justine.6351 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 > @"Vieux P.1238" said: > > @"Strider Pj.2193" said: > > > @"Vieux P.1238" said: > > > Alliance & that new WvW revamp they were working on is scrapped! > > > In case you guys was wondering what was trashed with the layoffs. > > > So basically WvW is as is. > > > Have fun guys. > > > > SMH.. > > > > Gotta love those that will spread misinformation when there is turmoil. > > I will apologize if i'm wrong. **But let's wait & see** if it turns out to be miss information. yes, wait and see is what you should have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gebrechen.5643 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 > @"CrimsonNeonite.1048" said: > We already knew the wvw team was pretty small, since they are bringing something, which doesn't fit in wvw in the first place. The wvw content released, has always been small at times, but it must be worse now, since they don't even have a concrete date for the Alliances. > I really don't think that's how companies work these days. You don't have a team that works exclusively on wvw or pve or fractals, but you have some lead designers that know how wvw work or how fractals work, etc. If the company plans to release a big pve thing everyone has to contribute and the other development goes into maintenance mode. If they work on something like Alliances there won't be a small wvw team, but everyone who isn't busy otherwise is working on that until that is either done or gets scrapped. The question important for us wvw players is: Are alliances their priority after the last living story was released - and based on the mount reveal we know they are working on stuff for wvw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phokus.8934 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 > @"gebrechen.5643" said: > > @"CrimsonNeonite.1048" said: > > > We already knew the wvw team was pretty small, since they are bringing something, which doesn't fit in wvw in the first place. The wvw content released, has always been small at times, but it must be worse now, since they don't even have a concrete date for the Alliances. > > > > I really don't think that's how companies work these days. You don't have a team that works exclusively on wvw or pve or fractals, but you have some lead designers that know how wvw work or how fractals work, etc. If the company plans to release a big pve thing everyone has to contribute and the other development goes into maintenance mode. If they work on something like Alliances there won't be a small wvw team, but everyone who isn't busy otherwise is working on that until that is either done or gets scrapped. > The question important for us wvw players is: Are alliances their priority after the last living story was released - and based on the mount reveal we know they are working on stuff for wvw. > > > That is NOT how development is done at a company who has good devops managers. My theory is that Mike O’Brien gave the green light for these side projects in an attempt to strengthen their brand. NCSoft was given a sales pipeline with projected revenue for GW2 and these projects. Once the numbers came in and didn’t even come close to their projected budget, NCSoft told ANet that restructuring will happen. So naturally when you try to hit a monetary budget you cut the fat from the top (highest paid). Gail seems to have been with ANet for many years and I’d imagine she was making well above industry average. Despite what others think, she’s a non-essential employee where GW2 will continue without her. So MO was distraught according to people because his decision ultimately got these people fired. Maybe this is what GW2 needed to sort of reset their thought process. Time will tell. It’s never good when these layoffs happen but holy hell a lot of people here think this is the first time ever. It’s as if no one has ever worked before. At my company we legit lost all of our dev team (similar fashion here) and guess what, we moved on and are doing extremely well. GW2 still has around 250 employees so people need to relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy.1748 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 > @"phokus.8934" said: > > @"gebrechen.5643" said: > > > @"CrimsonNeonite.1048" said: > > > > > We already knew the wvw team was pretty small, since they are bringing something, which doesn't fit in wvw in the first place. The wvw content released, has always been small at times, but it must be worse now, since they don't even have a concrete date for the Alliances. > > > > > > > I really don't think that's how companies work these days. You don't have a team that works exclusively on wvw or pve or fractals, but you have some lead designers that know how wvw work or how fractals work, etc. If the company plans to release a big pve thing everyone has to contribute and the other development goes into maintenance mode. If they work on something like Alliances there won't be a small wvw team, but everyone who isn't busy otherwise is working on that until that is either done or gets scrapped. > > The question important for us wvw players is: Are alliances their priority after the last living story was released - and based on the mount reveal we know they are working on stuff for wvw. > > > > > > > That is NOT how development is done at a company who has good devops managers. > > > **My theory is that Mike O’Brien gave the green light for these side projects in an attempt to strengthen their brand. NCSoft was given a sales pipeline with projected revenue for GW2 and these projects. Once the numbers came in and didn’t even come close to their projected budget, NCSoft told ANet that restructuring will happen. So naturally when you try to hit a monetary budget you cut the fat from the top (highest paid). Gail seems to have been with ANet for many years and I’d imagine she was making well above industry average. Despite what others think, she’s a non-essential employee where GW2 will continue without her. So MO was distraught according to people because his decision ultimately got these people fired. Maybe this is what GW2 needed to sort of reset their thought process. Time will tell. > > It’s never good when these layoffs happen but holy hell a lot of people here think this is the first time ever. It’s as if no one has ever worked before. At my company we legit lost all of our dev team (similar fashion here) and guess what, we moved on and are doing extremely well. GW2 still has around 250 employees so people need to relax**. > > > > Dude, you get it! Also, do not forget that most of these positions will be back filled with people demanding less compensation. The problem with people that how THAT much tenure is their complacency thus the game stagnates (sounds familiar?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluri.2653 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 I never liked her, even less after she actually got angry when the forums, including me was asking the devs to be more open during balance changes for reasons why certain things got changed and what direction they wish a class moves towards, or how they see a certain class. But put that aside obviously losing her job is horrible and I wish her the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetoII.3782 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Why is the forum nanny WvW's choice of people to bemoan loss of? She wasn't a content creator, she was a content remover.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDchiaScrub.3241 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 > @"LetoII.3782" said: > Why is the forum nanny WvW's choice of people to bemoan loss of? > She wasn't a content creator, she was a content remover.. It sucks either way, but it should be noted that a ~~two~~ notable WvW voice also left (NOT Mckenna, wrong person, but Tyler). D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetoII.3782 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 > @"GDchiaScrub.3241" said: > > @"LetoII.3782" said: > > Why is the forum nanny WvW's choice of people to bemoan loss of? > > She wasn't a content creator, she was a content remover.. > > It sucks either way, but it should be noted that a ~~two~~ notable WvW voice also left (NOT Mckenna, wrong person, but Tyler). > > D: It's stating to seem like cuts across the board regardless of whether that part of the game had 5% dev share or 90%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDchiaScrub.3241 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 > @"LetoII.3782" said: > > @"GDchiaScrub.3241" said: > > > @"LetoII.3782" said: > > > Why is the forum nanny WvW's choice of people to bemoan loss of? > > > She wasn't a content creator, she was a content remover.. > > > > It sucks either way, but it should be noted that a ~~two~~ notable WvW voice also left (NOT Mckenna, wrong person, but Tyler). > > > > D: > > It's stating to seem like cuts across the board regardless of whether that part of the game had 5% dev share or 90%. > Wait yes, McKenna did leave. Nvm. D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamurabi.7890 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Other than the moderators, who are we(WvW) going to "talk" to now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINKAZZATORE.8135 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Mc kenna wasn't working on gw2 since February 2018 according to linkedin, also i only remember bad ideas coming from her. I rather have 100 ben and raymonds than her. Also gaile gone means there might be a chance that posts that aren't fluff or anet praise will be allowed now. Don't forget that for years we had to use an external forum for wvw because of extreme censorship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoGold.7126 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 I have to say gaile being fired is the best news i seen in this game in a while, one less toxic sjw going nuts on forum moderation, you just made me buy your future extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINKAZZATORE.8135 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 > @"Swamurabi.7890" said: > Other than the moderators, who are we(WvW) going to "talk" to now? Ben and raymond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Pj.2193 Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 > @"LINKAZZATORE.8135" said: > > > Also gaile gone means there might be a chance that posts that aren't fluff or anet praise will be allowed now. > > Don't forget that for years we had to use an external forum for wvw because of extreme censorship > @"MarkoGold.7126" said: > I have to say gaile being fired is the best news i seen in this game in a while, one less toxic kitten going nuts on forum moderation, you just made me buy your future extension. I can see where that would be the belief. She was the only public face of moderation. The other moderators are faceless. And really look at the moderation history: things get moderated because they are reported. In the cases where I ‘appealed’ the decision, Gaile Overturned them. That being said, time will tell. Personally I think it will get more heavy handed unless the players stop having such a thin skin, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamurabi.7890 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 After Anet reorganizes, it would be good public(WvW forum) policy to introduce the new WvW team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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