Gaile Gray, where are you?

I have a bad feeling in my stomach as I write this post and notice the forum's own Gaile Gray hasn't posted in a week now. Is our community manager still with us?

All kidding aside, she's probably just busy. I doubt she'll be let go as that would be a community nightmare for them.

She posted in ele sub forum 6 months ago, we've been wondering the same...

Same here. I have a massive respect for Gaile, she has always done the best she could in her job. I hope she's ok.

If she doesn't have an official statement of the company regarding the current issues she can't communicate with us either.Its common standard practice to only communicate with the client when everything is resolved internally. You are bound to create a chaos/confusion in communication otherwise.

I for one would like DEMAND some reassurance. this up coming balance patch has me up nights.

edited for clarification.

If she doesn't have an official statement of the company regarding the current issues she can't communicate with us either.Its common standard practice to only communicate with the client when everything is resolved internally. You are bound to create a chaos/confusion in communication otherwise.

.... is exactly what she could have said.

If she doesn't have an official statement of the company regarding the current issues she can't communicate with us either.Its common standard practice to only communicate with the client when everything is resolved internally. You are bound to create a chaos/confusion in communication otherwise.

My point stands tough. After this post all developers posts in the foruns have completely stopped.Everyone is probably forbidden to post anything until a final position is decided.

That said, this is weird. I am so used to see ANET posting around these foruns that 2 days without communication is already making me worried.That come a long way from other games I played the devs would post once every 2 weeks

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@ProverbsofHell.2307 said:I have a bad feeling in my stomach as I write this post and notice the forum's own Gaile Gray hasn't posted in a week now. Is our community manager still with us?

Stop panicking. We all know that she cannot post at the moment. Common sense:

@SoulSin.5682 said:If she doesn't have an official statement of the company regarding the current issues she can't communicate with us either.Its common standard practice to only communicate with the client when everything is resolved internally. You are bound to create a chaos/confusion in communication otherwise.

@Stand The Wall.6987 said:I for one would like demand some reassurance. this up coming balance patch has me up nights.

Yes m’lord we’ll see to it right away.

@Stand The Wall.6987 said:I for one would like demand some reassurance. this up coming balance patch has me up nights.

I expect it's hyperbole, which I'm not categorically against, but just in case it isn't: If worry about a game costs you sleep, that's a red flag about an unhealthy situation that needs handling.If it's just regular internet exaggeration: as you were, ignore me.

It's the weekend. Unless there's an emergency, I don't expect to see any more official postings from Anet until Monday at the earliest.

She could also be away. I've seen on Twitter a few Anet devs have been away recently (including Rubi), and this news seems to have come along quite suddenly for everyone at Anet so it's possible she thought it'd be fine to be gone for a few days without arranging for someone to cover because there's nothing major coming up in that time.

They've likely been told not to say anything until the official post is made on Monday. Gaile was here a few hours ago.

Let's not be given to panic. If something that important changes, they will write up a blog post about it (both thanking Gaile and introducing the new CM/s, at the very least). The dust hasn't even settled yet; it's far too soon to assume everyone we know is "dead".

Give them some time to sort things out and the digest the bad news.

Gaile has been with AranaNet when it was much smaller, in the GW1 days. Of course this guarantees nothing, except that she has been of value to the company and the community as well.

She is probably very busy behind the scenes... She is always the one communicating most things to us players and since there is a lot to be discussed on what needs communicating and how behind the scenes I imagine... (and no im not just pointing at the layoff situation). I just hope the publishing merge won't mean we will have to miss both Gaile and Rubi in the future (and the ones behind the screen helping them with it). They both are a very warm and welcome sight on the forums and the live streams.

@Stand The Wall.6987 said:I for one would like demand some reassurance. this up coming balance patch has me up nights.

You need a more expressive and fulfilling life then, man. It's a game.

Get out, enjoy new foods, meet new people, play boardgames with people in person, go hiking. Anything really.

I enjoy this game a lot, but it's just a part of a varied and enjoyable life.

@Kylden Ar.3724 said:enjoy new foods,

Great :(Now I'm hungry again.

You can look and see when they last logged in.Oddly i think you have to be logged out to see it.

Look...Up in the sky!!!Its a plane!!!No, its a, its a, its a....

flying frog?

@Ashen.2907 said:Look...Up in the sky!!!Its a plane!!!No, its a, its a, its a....

flying frog?

Not plane, nor bird, nor even frog. It's jut lil' old me, Underdog.=)

I had to.

@Trise.2865 said:

@Ashen.2907 said:Look...Up in the sky!!!Its a plane!!!No, its a, its a, its a....

flying frog?

?

She lives!