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Gaile Gray, where are you?
ProverbsofHell.2307
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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?
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All kidding aside, she's probably just busy. I doubt she'll be let go as that would be a community nightmare for them.
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She posted in ele sub forum 6 months ago, we've been wondering the same...
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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.
"Tomorrow my master chokes on his own whip!" - Lore of Skaen, PoE
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.
Te lazla otstara.
.... is exactly what she could have said.
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
._.
Stop panicking. We all know that she cannot post at the moment. Common sense:
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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.
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"You can run like a river, Till you end up in the sea
And you run till night is black, And keep on going in your dreams
And you know all the long while, It's the journey that you seek
It's the miles of moving forward, With the wind beneath your wings"
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".
If we want ANet to step up their game, then we must step up ours.
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.
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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.
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.
How many times we gotta tell you GRIND IS NOT CONTENT there ANet?
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Great
Now I'm hungry again.
Hype is the path to the dark side. Hype leads to unfulfilled expectations. Disappointment leads to anger. Anger leads to disgust. Disgust leads to "oh, new shinies! I'm back!"
You can look and see when they last logged in.
Oddly i think you have to be logged out to see it.
See ELE forms and you will get my views.
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.
If we want ANet to step up their game, then we must step up ours.
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Hey folks,
Thanks for asking about my well-being. I assure you I'm fine. I have been out of town on vacation, and not really able to interact on the forums at this time (poor connectivity, I don't do well typing on my phone
, etc.). The mod team is on duty and I'm keeping up with them from time to time, so all's well in that regard.
I will be back in the office on Monday and look forward to talking to you soon.
Edited: Because I am really, really bad at texting on an iPhone.
Gaile Gray
Communications Manager: ArenaNet
Fansite & Guild Relations; In-Game Events; Community Showcase Live
She lives!
I was wondering the same.
See, no one is being laid off, everyone is just getting a long deserved vacation.
If I had your job I think I'd be even more inclined than I already am to deliberately pick somewhere with poor phone/internet connectivity to visit, so I could say "Sorry you won't be able to reach me and I won't be able to do any work while I'm away, but it looks like I'll have absolutely no signal!"
Thanks for taking the time to let us know you're ok though.
Danielle Aurorel, Desolation EU. Mini Collector
"You can run like a river, Till you end up in the sea
And you run till night is black, And keep on going in your dreams
And you know all the long while, It's the journey that you seek
It's the miles of moving forward, With the wind beneath your wings"
Enjoy your vacation, rest up, and take care! hug See ya when you get back.
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Thanks for letting we know you're ok
"Tomorrow my master chokes on his own whip!" - Lore of Skaen, PoE
Thank you for telling us
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my QoL wishes
I work in Business Software Development. This is why our last vacation was to Nebraska.
How many times we gotta tell you GRIND IS NOT CONTENT there ANet?
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Goodbye, beloved Guild Wars 2 Community. I love you all and wish you well in the future.
Gaile Gray
Communications Manager: ArenaNet
Fansite & Guild Relations; In-Game Events; Community Showcase Live
And what does that mean!!!
Playing the PvE scene because WvW is just "BAD"...
Wait, WHAT?!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
WHAT???
Overhauls of the Ranger to be LOVED by EVERYBODY:
Condition ranger;
Power Ranger;
Support Ranger;
Survival Setup
Beastmastery and Pets
Druids: The redesign they need
I can't believe it.
Oh no, we'll miss you, Gaile!! Maybe related to this? https://www.geekwire.com/2019/guild-wars-2-developer-arenanet-confirms-layoffs-canceled-projects/
rip gw2
What the actual??? Short, cryptic, and th-th-th-that's all folks??? After all these years??? What happened...a bit of explanation would be sorta helpful and appreciated. Sure hope all is OK w/you Gaile!!!
Oh, Gaile, I'm so sorry. It won't be the same without you, nor the others we've lost today.
But you'll still play, yes? Come visit at the frog pond sometimes?
Omg... No... seriously my eyes are filled with tears
Wow, that's unexpected. Well I wish you all the best in your future endeavours, thank you for the long years of service.
Is damage too high?
This is sad news. I hope they at least make you a unique frog mini. :c
wait what.
You will be missed. Wish you good luck in your future
Given very likely legal and contractual limitations as to what Gaile would be allowed to say, a polite goodbye is enough.
Very painful to see so many talented, popular and engaged individuals leave. Good Luck to you Gaile on all your future endeavors.
From Twitter:
"Gaile Gray @GaileGray 10m
I am sad to tell you that I am no longer an employee of ArenaNet. It's been a wonderful 18+ years, and I have appreciated every one of those years and every single one of the friends I made through the game. I wish everyone at ArenaNet a fantastic future -- I love you all."
Good bye and all the best!
Thanks for all the Polonaises back then in Kamadan and LA; these have become fond memories. Wishing you all the best for your future endavours!
That's either the most epic troll post ever, or the most epic fail by a gaming company in the history of online games. I'm hoping for the first and not the second.
Well, I'm extremely disappoint. Gaile, you've done fantastic for us for so long, I'll miss seeing your helpful, and hilarious, posts about the forums. QQ