Swagger.1459 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > @"Swagger.1459" said: > > > @"Kurrilino.2706" said: > > > > @"Swagger.1459" said: > > > > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > > > Have to repost, because the video in my previous thread was in German. So, here is solely the link this time: > > > > > > https://boards.greenhouse.io/arenanet/jobs/2014609 > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks like resources are being coordinated elsewhere again. > > > > > > > > > > At least it's not for mobile and yes, I have a phone. > > > > > > > > The mobile market is booming. We would be lucky to have Anet produce a higher performing mobile game bc that would mean GW2 would also benefit from the increased resources. > > > > > > Wow.... that delusion. > > > > > > Sure, Anet will develop something new to keep something dying artificially alive. > > > And all that for the good of GW2 players. The 2nd coming is finally here. > > > > > > Wouldn't it be easier to develop something cool for GW2 to keep GW2 alive? > > > > > > > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > > @"Swagger.1459" said: > > > > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > > > Have to repost, because the video in my previous thread was in German. So, here is solely the link this time: > > > > > > https://boards.greenhouse.io/arenanet/jobs/2014609 > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks like resources are being coordinated elsewhere again. > > > > > > > > > > At least it's not for mobile and yes, I have a phone. > > > > > > > > The mobile market is booming. We would be lucky to have Anet produce a higher performing mobile game bc that would mean GW2 would also benefit from the increased resources. > > > > > > Just as how GW1 benefits from GW2 seeing ArenaNet are actively cerating more content for GW1 players? You're right! /sarc > > > > > > Game companies move on, that's the reality, and ArenaNet is not making a mobile game. If they are, then they're no longer making games for player, rather they are making slot machines to fill their pockets. Might as well work for a casino. And just as companies move on, so do players. > > > > I’m going to help both of you... > > > > https://massivelyop.com/2019/12/23/superdatas-november-update-reports-a-rise-in-spending-driven-primarily-by-mobile-gaming/ > > > > > > https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/14/ncsoft-q3-2019-another-flat-financial-quarter-as-ncsoft-pumps-money-into-ncwest/ > > > > > > - “all five of NCsoft’s PC MMORPGs together bring in only slightly more than half what mobile alone does” > > > > > > - “Reddit, mind you, is all abuzz right now because of the revelation that NCsoft just pumped a $112M US in investment into NCWest. We don’t know what for, though we’ve certainly got a few ideas (and not just build slots!), chief among them the mobile game ArenaNet is supposedly working on (or working on again) – a theory boosted by the fact that NCsoft talked up the western console and mobile market during the Q&A portion of the call. We wouldn’t be sad about Guild Wars 3 or a new expansion, either.” > > > > > > https://massivelyop.com/2019/08/03/ncsoft-q2-2019-financials-guild-wars-2-may-be-eyeing-a-mobile-version-again/ > > > > - “In this past week’s Q2 2019 financial report, NCsoft mentioned that ArenaNet was evaluating “internal reviews on several projects” such as a mobile version of Guild Wars 2.” > > > > > > So yes, Anet will be working on a mobile game. Anet will probably be looking to reach more players through some type of console game. GW1 was put into maintenance mode intentionally for reasons, and so they could focus on GW2. The more money Anet earns, the more money they can put back into their active GW2 game and that’s more money NCSOFT would be willing to support them with. But you have to make money in order to have money to reinvest and do things... And that’s how the reality of business goes. > > Except for the fact that they are trying to fill a "console" position, not "mobile" position. Your posts are not even relevant to the topic. “ NCsoft talked up the western console and mobile market” Anet probably has both console and mobile in the works... There were, iirc, 3 projects on hold when the layoffs happened, then after that NC injected money into NC West. If you don’t want Anet to grow, then you don’t want Anet to survive... and that means GW2 has a much shorter lifecycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocki.4931 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > @"Blocki.4931" said: > > > @"Kurrilino.2706" said: > > > > @"Swagger.1459" said: > > > > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > > > Have to repost, because the video in my previous thread was in German. So, here is solely the link this time: > > > > > > https://boards.greenhouse.io/arenanet/jobs/2014609 > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks like resources are being coordinated elsewhere again. > > > > > > > > > > At least it's not for mobile and yes, I have a phone. > > > > > > > > The mobile market is booming. We would be lucky to have Anet produce a higher performing mobile game bc that would mean GW2 would also benefit from the increased resources. > > > > > > Wow.... that delusion. > > > > > > Sure, Anet will develop something new to keep something dying artificially alive. > > > And all that for the good of GW2 players. The 2nd coming is finally here. > > > > > > Wouldn't it be easier to develop something cool for GW2 to keep GW2 alive? > > > > > > > GW2 gets regular updates, you have no argument here. > > More like "seasonal". Regular updates happens every week, not once in a blue moon. That's your own made up definition of what regular means. We get a patch every 2 weeks roughly and content updates every 2 months as of right now. I'd agree if we still had 4 month cycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Vincent III.1286 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 > @"Swagger.1459" said: > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > @"Swagger.1459" said: > > > > @"Kurrilino.2706" said: > > > > > @"Swagger.1459" said: > > > > > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > > > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > > > > Have to repost, because the video in my previous thread was in German. So, here is solely the link this time: > > > > > > > https://boards.greenhouse.io/arenanet/jobs/2014609 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks like resources are being coordinated elsewhere again. > > > > > > > > > > > > At least it's not for mobile and yes, I have a phone. > > > > > > > > > > The mobile market is booming. We would be lucky to have Anet produce a higher performing mobile game bc that would mean GW2 would also benefit from the increased resources. > > > > > > > > Wow.... that delusion. > > > > > > > > Sure, Anet will develop something new to keep something dying artificially alive. > > > > And all that for the good of GW2 players. The 2nd coming is finally here. > > > > > > > > Wouldn't it be easier to develop something cool for GW2 to keep GW2 alive? > > > > > > > > > > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > > > @"Swagger.1459" said: > > > > > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > > > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > > > > Have to repost, because the video in my previous thread was in German. So, here is solely the link this time: > > > > > > > https://boards.greenhouse.io/arenanet/jobs/2014609 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks like resources are being coordinated elsewhere again. > > > > > > > > > > > > At least it's not for mobile and yes, I have a phone. > > > > > > > > > > The mobile market is booming. We would be lucky to have Anet produce a higher performing mobile game bc that would mean GW2 would also benefit from the increased resources. > > > > > > > > Just as how GW1 benefits from GW2 seeing ArenaNet are actively cerating more content for GW1 players? You're right! /sarc > > > > > > > > Game companies move on, that's the reality, and ArenaNet is not making a mobile game. If they are, then they're no longer making games for player, rather they are making slot machines to fill their pockets. Might as well work for a casino. And just as companies move on, so do players. > > > > > > I’m going to help both of you... > > > > > > https://massivelyop.com/2019/12/23/superdatas-november-update-reports-a-rise-in-spending-driven-primarily-by-mobile-gaming/ > > > > > > > > > https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/14/ncsoft-q3-2019-another-flat-financial-quarter-as-ncsoft-pumps-money-into-ncwest/ > > > > > > > > > - “all five of NCsoft’s PC MMORPGs together bring in only slightly more than half what mobile alone does” > > > > > > > > > - “Reddit, mind you, is all abuzz right now because of the revelation that NCsoft just pumped a $112M US in investment into NCWest. We don’t know what for, though we’ve certainly got a few ideas (and not just build slots!), chief among them the mobile game ArenaNet is supposedly working on (or working on again) – a theory boosted by the fact that NCsoft talked up the western console and mobile market during the Q&A portion of the call. We wouldn’t be sad about Guild Wars 3 or a new expansion, either.” > > > > > > > > > https://massivelyop.com/2019/08/03/ncsoft-q2-2019-financials-guild-wars-2-may-be-eyeing-a-mobile-version-again/ > > > > > > - “In this past week’s Q2 2019 financial report, NCsoft mentioned that ArenaNet was evaluating “internal reviews on several projects” such as a mobile version of Guild Wars 2.” > > > > > > > > > So yes, Anet will be working on a mobile game. Anet will probably be looking to reach more players through some type of console game. GW1 was put into maintenance mode intentionally for reasons, and so they could focus on GW2. The more money Anet earns, the more money they can put back into their active GW2 game and that’s more money NCSOFT would be willing to support them with. But you have to make money in order to have money to reinvest and do things... And that’s how the reality of business goes. > > > > Except for the fact that they are trying to fill a "console" position, not "mobile" position. Your posts are not even relevant to the topic. > > “ NCsoft talked up the western console and mobile market” > > Anet probably has both console and mobile in the works... There were, iirc, 3 projects on hold when the layoffs happened, then after that NC injected money into NC West. > > If you don’t want Anet to grow, then you don’t want Anet to survive... and that means GW2 has a much shorter lifecycle Irrelevant, that's NCSoft not ArenaNet. Whatever it is that ArenaNet is working on, they are not hiring for a "mobile" position that you insist of pushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Vincent III.1286 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 > @"Blocki.4931" said: > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > @"Blocki.4931" said: > > > > @"Kurrilino.2706" said: > > > > > @"Swagger.1459" said: > > > > > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > > > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > > > > Have to repost, because the video in my previous thread was in German. So, here is solely the link this time: > > > > > > > https://boards.greenhouse.io/arenanet/jobs/2014609 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks like resources are being coordinated elsewhere again. > > > > > > > > > > > > At least it's not for mobile and yes, I have a phone. > > > > > > > > > > The mobile market is booming. We would be lucky to have Anet produce a higher performing mobile game bc that would mean GW2 would also benefit from the increased resources. > > > > > > > > Wow.... that delusion. > > > > > > > > Sure, Anet will develop something new to keep something dying artificially alive. > > > > And all that for the good of GW2 players. The 2nd coming is finally here. > > > > > > > > Wouldn't it be easier to develop something cool for GW2 to keep GW2 alive? > > > > > > > > > > GW2 gets regular updates, you have no argument here. > > > > More like "seasonal". Regular updates happens every week, not once in a blue moon. > > That's your own made up definition of what regular means. We get a patch every 2 weeks roughly and content updates every 2 months as of right now. I'd agree if we still had 4 month cycles. Right, adding stuff to the Black Lion Chest and Trading Post is considered updates now, I forgot. My bad. You win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagger.1459 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > @"Swagger.1459" said: > > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > > @"Swagger.1459" said: > > > > > @"Kurrilino.2706" said: > > > > > > @"Swagger.1459" said: > > > > > > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > > > > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > > > > > Have to repost, because the video in my previous thread was in German. So, here is solely the link this time: > > > > > > > > https://boards.greenhouse.io/arenanet/jobs/2014609 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks like resources are being coordinated elsewhere again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At least it's not for mobile and yes, I have a phone. > > > > > > > > > > > > The mobile market is booming. We would be lucky to have Anet produce a higher performing mobile game bc that would mean GW2 would also benefit from the increased resources. > > > > > > > > > > Wow.... that delusion. > > > > > > > > > > Sure, Anet will develop something new to keep something dying artificially alive. > > > > > And all that for the good of GW2 players. The 2nd coming is finally here. > > > > > > > > > > Wouldn't it be easier to develop something cool for GW2 to keep GW2 alive? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > > > > @"Swagger.1459" said: > > > > > > > @"Sir Vincent III.1286" said: > > > > > > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > > > > > Have to repost, because the video in my previous thread was in German. So, here is solely the link this time: > > > > > > > > https://boards.greenhouse.io/arenanet/jobs/2014609 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks like resources are being coordinated elsewhere again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At least it's not for mobile and yes, I have a phone. > > > > > > > > > > > > The mobile market is booming. We would be lucky to have Anet produce a higher performing mobile game bc that would mean GW2 would also benefit from the increased resources. > > > > > > > > > > Just as how GW1 benefits from GW2 seeing ArenaNet are actively cerating more content for GW1 players? You're right! /sarc > > > > > > > > > > Game companies move on, that's the reality, and ArenaNet is not making a mobile game. If they are, then they're no longer making games for player, rather they are making slot machines to fill their pockets. Might as well work for a casino. And just as companies move on, so do players. > > > > > > > > I’m going to help both of you... > > > > > > > > https://massivelyop.com/2019/12/23/superdatas-november-update-reports-a-rise-in-spending-driven-primarily-by-mobile-gaming/ > > > > > > > > > > > > https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/14/ncsoft-q3-2019-another-flat-financial-quarter-as-ncsoft-pumps-money-into-ncwest/ > > > > > > > > > > > > - “all five of NCsoft’s PC MMORPGs together bring in only slightly more than half what mobile alone does” > > > > > > > > > > > > - “Reddit, mind you, is all abuzz right now because of the revelation that NCsoft just pumped a $112M US in investment into NCWest. We don’t know what for, though we’ve certainly got a few ideas (and not just build slots!), chief among them the mobile game ArenaNet is supposedly working on (or working on again) – a theory boosted by the fact that NCsoft talked up the western console and mobile market during the Q&A portion of the call. We wouldn’t be sad about Guild Wars 3 or a new expansion, either.” > > > > > > > > > > > > https://massivelyop.com/2019/08/03/ncsoft-q2-2019-financials-guild-wars-2-may-be-eyeing-a-mobile-version-again/ > > > > > > > > - “In this past week’s Q2 2019 financial report, NCsoft mentioned that ArenaNet was evaluating “internal reviews on several projects” such as a mobile version of Guild Wars 2.” > > > > > > > > > > > > So yes, Anet will be working on a mobile game. Anet will probably be looking to reach more players through some type of console game. GW1 was put into maintenance mode intentionally for reasons, and so they could focus on GW2. The more money Anet earns, the more money they can put back into their active GW2 game and that’s more money NCSOFT would be willing to support them with. But you have to make money in order to have money to reinvest and do things... And that’s how the reality of business goes. > > > > > > Except for the fact that they are trying to fill a "console" position, not "mobile" position. Your posts are not even relevant to the topic. > > > > “ NCsoft talked up the western console and mobile market” > > > > Anet probably has both console and mobile in the works... There were, iirc, 3 projects on hold when the layoffs happened, then after that NC injected money into NC West. > > > > If you don’t want Anet to grow, then you don’t want Anet to survive... and that means GW2 has a much shorter lifecycle > > Irrelevant, that's NCSoft not ArenaNet. Whatever it is that ArenaNet is working on, they are not hiring for a "mobile" position that you insist of pushing. NC owns Anet. GW2 may be posting for console devs, but they also hired for mobile devs too... https://kotaku.com/guild-wars-2-developer-arenanet-plans-for-mass-layoffs-1832799804 Songyee Yoon, the CEO of Korean publisher NCSoft West, which owns ArenaNet, e-mailed employees this afternoon with the news. “Our live game business revenue is declining as our franchises age, delays in development on PC and mobile have created further drains against our revenue projects, while our operating costs in the west have increased,” she wrote. “Where we are is not sustainable, and is not going to set us up for future success.” “Around 400 people work at ArenaNet, and for the past few years they’ve been working on a number of unannounced projects” https://massivelyop.com/2019/08/03/ncsoft-q2-2019-financials-guild-wars-2-may-be-eyeing-a-mobile-version-again/ “In this past week’s Q2 2019 financial report, NCsoft mentioned that ArenaNet was evaluating “internal reviews on several projects” such as a mobile version of Guild Wars 2.” https://steparu.com/latest-news/2402-lineage-eternal-gets-upgraded-to-unreal-engine-4-and-delayed-significantly “Also mentioned various secret titles in development such as Guild Wars 2 mobile that's in the development and on the fence if they should go forward with the project or not depending the current market situation.” https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-04-16-speaking-with-guild-wars-2-developer-arenanet-for-the-first-time-since-the-lay-offs Q- “But now two fairly big unannounced projects have been cancelled - big enough to have occupied 143 people, anyway - how does ArenaNet go about following Guild Wars 2? Can it now cope with a theoretical Guild Wars 3?" A- "We've always got - we're always working on some other stuff," the ArenaNet PR said. "Every studio does," Murdock echoed. "It's the way you future-proof the studio," the PR said. Q-And what, specifically, happens to those unannounced - are they dead forever more, or shelved for another time? A-"We would prefer to think of them as shelved," Murdock said.” And again... https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/14/ncsoft-q3-2019-another-flat-financial-quarter-as-ncsoft-pumps-money-into-ncwest/ "all five of NCsoft’s PC MMORPGs together bring in only slightly more than half what mobile alone does" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchonWing.9480 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 /shrugs Not gonna buy it anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Ah, this thread. Well, I strongly doubt that console game they are going to work on will be a Guild Wars title. > @"mindcircus.1506" said: > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > Looks like resources are being coordinated elsewhere again. > > Stay classy Ashantara. What does this have to do with class? It was a mere assumption, no insult. And wasn't that quote taken from a different thread? A merger again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben K.6238 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 > @"Danikat.8537" said: > > @"Ben K.6238" said: > > NCSoft will be more familiar with that than most. Actually not sure why they cancelled the other projects last year considering that. > > I think this project, whatever it is, survived that cull. One of the Anet staff I follow on Twitter, Jennifer Scheurle, has said periodically since before that happened that she doesn't work on GW2, said during the layoffs that she and the project she's worked on got to stay and recently linked to this job saying it's part of her team. > > Unfortunately she hasn't given away any hints of what it is, apart from really vague things that may or may not be related, like needing to listen to sad music to get in the mood for sad story writing or having discussions about how games can establish trust so when players get stuck they will believe they have the tools they need to progress (and just need to figure out how to use them), but I keep hoping she'll say something which gives an idea of what kind of game it is. We'll hear about it in time, and I'm glad to hear they're doing something. Being a one-title company for nearly 20 years starts to look a bit risky when that title is past its best. I might be able to finish some of the other games that have been sitting unplayed in the meanwhile. Maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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