Margol.3267 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 It looks like Mike Zadorojny left ArenaNet couple months ago according to massivelyop [https://massivelyop.com/2020/03/13/ncsoft-arenanet-vp-of-marketing-left-guild-wars-2-for-wargaming/](https://massivelyop.com/2020/03/13/ncsoft-arenanet-vp-of-marketing-left-guild-wars-2-for-wargaming/) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Hayes.6890 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I did not know that. I hope things go well for him there :) Always sorry to lose devs as I love the work they've done here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocki.4931 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I was wondering, he's been rather quiet. Makes sense though. The general mood wasn't very great, if it was announced the doom and gloom would have taken over even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaeys.3102 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 If you read the article, the Mike Z news is still largely unconfirmed. It's possible it is true, but we should wait for more information before accepting it at face value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I welcome the change, but I do wish him the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Priestess.9760 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Let's hope our new marketing manager actually knows how to market this time. Guild Wars needs to be getting out there on the big platforms. Mathew Medina is coming back btw. He seems to be a big name around here so that's good: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adry.7512 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Idc who leaves as long as this game solidifies itself in the mmorpg genre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dami.5046 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 was wondering considering others had been sharing news and he hadn't. Quite surprised he would go without saying something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urud.4925 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Mike O'Brien... Mike Zadorojny... Mike Silbowitz... Ha! You there, new colleague, what's your name? Mi..Michael! Yeah, I'm Michael, glad to work with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiroho.4738 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Source -> a deleted reddit account that insulted people massively. Very credible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zealex.9410 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Cant say if its confirmed or not but if for one second we put on our tinfoil hats and speculate, id say that the fire attunement change could likely have something to do with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acheron.4731 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 They needed new blood to get the ball rolling again. He was not quite cutting it on any level. Wish him the best though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralporing.1957 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 > @"Blaeys.3102" said: > If you read the article, the Mike Z news is still largely unconfirmed. It's possible it is true, but we should wait for more information before accepting it at face value. The very fact that Anet so far refused to respond to press inquiries about it is confirmation enough. If that was a fake news, they would have had no problem saying so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowmoon.7986 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 The entire story I find interesting. It seems to imply alot of astroturfing and sockpuppeting going around in marketing. It makes me called into question how many people I get into disagreements here are just other anet employees doing the same practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocki.4931 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 > @"Shadowmoon.7986" said: > The entire story I find interesting. It seems to imply alot of astroturfing and sockpuppeting going around in marketing. It makes me called into question how many people I get into disagreements here are just other anet employees doing the same practice. I got accused of being one at some point, but I can confirm that I am in fact not one :) I wouldn't buy into that idea. It's too much of a conspiracy theory with 0 proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaeys.3102 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 > @"Astralporing.1957" said: > > @"Blaeys.3102" said: > > If you read the article, the Mike Z news is still largely unconfirmed. It's possible it is true, but we should wait for more information before accepting it at face value. > The very fact that Anet so far refused to respond to press inquiries about it is confirmation enough. If that was a fake news, they would have had no problem saying so. > They almost never respond to things on the weekend. I remain skeptical until we hear more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnfall.9573 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 > @"Acheron.4731" said: > They needed new blood to get the ball rolling again. > He was not quite cutting it on any level. > Wish him the best though. it wasn't never about 'needing new blood',Truth suffers......it will always be about the Truth. -nothing more to add- wish them all good fortune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
particlepinata.9865 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 That massively article is a sourceless conspiricy article. (like many of them for the last years) Is he gone (Mike z), maybe, maybe not. I wait until credible sources are presented. The other from Marketing was already confirmed some time ago, if i recall correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eramonster.2718 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Not sure about Massively but its late? I don't follow gaming news as closely before. Tbh, learned OP title from a friend, and it was before that article. No idea what happened behind the scenes either. As for marketing, it's a different game nowadays. Eg. Found this well written article, short but good point: >>https://www.engadget.com/amp/2020/03/12/guild-wars-2-third-expansion/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlYXBpcy5jb20vYXV0aC9jaHJvbWUtY29udGVudC1zdWdnZXN0aW9ucw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFsfGpiqkBBi2sk128um4qpZfXdreLWOu-gof7sGSqobMLZ-sDt6gFZqlX2Zze7KCNhjIbD8eckOO26Zk3hUpFSnAgnXIlcAfMb1cplolGkIrwK_DIG_ZdqjGx-u40kdnlVSrllYj5pIN6m5vwC8qlxWDGbm_3qhdtov2ZXwYoky But I know, it reached me only because I play this game, many will not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lare.5129 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 nothing happen. No matter who is it., it is Mike Zadorojny, or someone else. Main changes can be if responsible person steal money, some people say about this "make bonus". Except that no any point to find some differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralporing.1957 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 > @"Blaeys.3102" said: > > @"Astralporing.1957" said: > > > @"Blaeys.3102" said: > > > If you read the article, the Mike Z news is still largely unconfirmed. It's possible it is true, but we should wait for more information before accepting it at face value. > > The very fact that Anet so far refused to respond to press inquiries about it is confirmation enough. If that was a fake news, they would have had no problem saying so. > > > > They almost never respond to things on the weekend. I remain skeptical until we hear more. ...riiight https://massivelyop.com/2020/03/27/former-arenanet-game-mike-zadorojny-is-now-working-for-amazon-games-studios/ So, he's really gone since November. And we still officially heard nothing from Anet. They still haven;t answered Massivelyop queries either, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Huh. He must have just updated his LinkedIn, as I looked at it just a couple of days ago, and it said he still worked at ArenaNet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pifil.5193 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Oh... I wonder who's actually in charge then? John Taylor? Well, whoever is is charge, I think they're doing pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 It seems strange to have this upturn in communication, a positive outlook for the game and zero knowledge of who is running it. You would think the Game Director would want to interact with their community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 > @"Randulf.7614" said: > It seems strange to have this upturn in communication, a positive outlook for the game and zero knowledge of who is running it. You would think the Game Director would want to interact with their community That's not the game director's job. It should be the community liaison or community manager or someone in PR. However, I do not mean to counter the point that more communication would be preferred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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