Trini Woo.7519 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 ok, this is the end. everybody leave the boat!all the best for your future gaile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentMoore.9453 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 You're heckin' cool, Gaile, and this news does not change that. I hope you visit the game from time to time once this all settles down. My guild has room for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DietPepsi.4371 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Of all people they fire the webs team's community manager? That just seems like an awfully strange decision.My condolences to Gaile, and all other ArenaNET employees affected by the layoffs. Fingers crossed you find new job placements in the industry swiftly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralporing.1957 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 @"Joshhh.2076" said:From Twitter:"Gaile Gray @GaileGray 10mI 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.":(That's... bad. Very bad. Much worse that i feared. With no voice it will be really hard now for Anet (or NCsoft, that seems to be in charge now) to persuade anyone that everything is still fine. Because it quite obviously isn't.@Skotlex.7580 said:@MetalGirl.2370 said:I don't know why you people seem surprised. She is not a dev and ofc they'd cut community people. I wouldn't be surprised if they did the same to Rubi. It seems they really wanted to lay off as many people as they could afford to. Hopefully the core staff that actually work on the game are safe.Seeing some of the names among those laid off (like Josh Foreman and Benjamin Arnold) i wouldn't be so sure.Even though for all of us the forums and the communication between players and ANet is very important, I can't help but feel forum goers are a minority of the game's population: they could ban every forum poster from the game and it wouldn't be felt. Thus, we could state that all of us forum goers are expendable from NCsoft's view.They also laid off 2/3 of the web team, so it's possible the forum itself will go as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScyeRynn.4218 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 She was a great fan of GW 2 and I've heard many stories from streamers and others who visited ArenaNet of how nice she was and gave them a GW 1 figure and other merchandise of the series. She's been seen in the game many times with her Ranger who has a purple outfit and butterfly wings backpack, and she always responded to players that said "Hi!" to her in the game. However, as great as Gaile is, she was the wrong person to manage the official GW 2 forum. Despite enforcing Anet's rules and policy she made many unprofessional choices and errors of judgment on her own, overstepped her boundaries, and defended those who were trolling the board or harassing other posters.She was great on the art and fan-concept showcasing segments and I wish she could continue doing that.Wherever she goes next, I hope she enjoys it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciao.2895 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Goodbye Gaile... Wish you and all the others nothing but the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustTrogdor.7892 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Sorry to hear the news. I wish you the best Gaile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynder.2509 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Oh... no... these are sad news... ouch this hit pretty deep.Well then, goodbye and I hope everything's fine. Sending my best wishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Priestess.9760 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 What the fuck man. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaeira.2651 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 This is sad news... Gaile, thank you for everything, you were there since GW 1 days and you changed my opinion of frogs to the better. I hope you will find a new project soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orimidu.9604 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 If there were ever a scenario where NCSoft wanted to shoot themselves in the foot, this is it. I've invested a lot of time, money and relationships into Guild Wars 1 and 2. I will continue to play it and support the devs that created it. However, NCSoft will not be receiving support for any other IPs from me. How foolish do you have to be to take away the voice channel (community team employees) of your most profitable game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashiara.3452 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 we will miss you, hope to still see you in game.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Lumpix.6108 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 So I guess the game is going in maintenance mode now like gw1 and thats probably it? Sucks remember seeing gaile first week of launch of gw1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagger.1459 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 @Gaile Gray.6029 said:Goodbye, beloved Guild Wars 2 Community. I love you all and wish you well in the future.Love you too Gaile, and all the best! Ty for everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasiurus.4067 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Extremely sad... whish you the best... :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orimidu.9604 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Can't get pictures to work, but here:https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/aur1b4/to_all_the_devs_that_got_laid_off/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malediktus.9250 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Guess this game is (truly) dead within 2 years now. Already lost most of my will to play this game over the last days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 @Jumpin Lumpix.6108 said:So I guess the game is going in maintenance mode now like gw1 and thats probably it?Well no. There are on the bright side, still approx 300 employees working on the game. Maintenance mode would have a handful and no content. Plus the game still generates revenue.It will be a shaky few months for sure, but I don't think maintenance mode is on the horizon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilo.2539 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 NCSoft fucked up here... RIP Guild Wars. Gaile, best of luck to you... I can't believe this shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demitel.1340 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 This is a sad day and significant loss of morale, I hope it does not get worse for Guild Wars and / or ArenaNet. Great job on firing community manager who was interacting with the community, which is really important in online gaming. I wonder if anyone will take her place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riku.4821 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 @Gaile Gray.6029 said:Goodbye, beloved Guild Wars 2 Community. I love you all and wish you well in the future.Farewell Gaile!It was a pleasure to work as a Forum Specialist under your care, you're a sweet soul and will be missed dearly.I wish for your good health and precious time with family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaxomNC.5381 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 just replied to you on Twitter. It's the second Gaile departure I have to go through and it's even more tearful than the 1st one. Thanks for everything! You were the best! I wish for the best for you on your next adventure! With love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krystal.3271 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 @Gaile Gray.6029 said:Goodbye, beloved Guild Wars 2 Community. I love you all and wish you well in the future.We will miss you. You are the best community manager I have ever seen :disappointed_relieved: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexxus.5347 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 @Gaile Gray.6029 said:Goodbye, beloved Guild Wars 2 Community. I love you all and wish you well in the future.Goodbye Gaile! Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to GW2! You will be missed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suirat Tigas.7634 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Good luck on your endeavors. You shall be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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