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drago34

drago34

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

California

Looking for good PvE guild ...

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Miss the hell out of having Gaile around the forums and all the other contributions she made to the community?

HuntMaster Avatar

HuntMaster Avatar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

Around

Pillar's of Earth [ROCK]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by drago34
Miss the hell out of having Gaile around the forums and all the other contributions she made to the community?
Never did anything for me, Never got to talk to her, Don't even know what she did. So her being gone has no affect on me at all. But her leaving gave me a semi-fun event.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

Nope, not really.

Lawrence Chang

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

United States

[SOHE]

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Gaile who? I barely knew she was here until that farewell event.....

arcanemacabre

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

To answer your question drago: apparently not.

I do miss developer response, but not necessarily "Gaile spin." Of course, I'm betting they are one in the same. So, meh.

drago34

drago34

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

California

Looking for good PvE guild ...

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Quote:
Originally Posted by arcanemacabre
To answer your question drago: apparently not.

I do miss developer response, but not necessarily "Gaile spin." Of course, I'm betting they are one in the same. So, meh.
But at least we used to get to hear something. I figure something is better than nothing >>

HuntMaster Avatar

HuntMaster Avatar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

Around

Pillar's of Earth [ROCK]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by drago34
But at least we used to get to hear something. I figure something is better than nothing >>
The company doesnt give a damn about us. And I think people are starting to figure that out. They should hire me, I would ride their asses to give people what they want.

7 heroes? Done.
Easier titles with less grind? Done.
improved skills for pve and more balance for pvp? Done.
Complete Seperation of skills and items for pve and pvp? Done.
Remove loot scaling? Done!
Return items lost due to being hacked, Done!
Added benefits for titles, Done!
Invites to instance zones? Done! (so you can walk out of town and join your friend in his/her zone.)
improved chat filters? Done!
Larger ignore and friends lists? Done.

Bah! Cmon anet! Get off your ass and fix our game! Stop counting your money and fix the game!

Operative 14

Operative 14

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

I really do miss the involvement she had in the community, however I think it would be prudent to give Regina a few months to settle into the job before we start making any real comparisons. After all, Gaile, as we knew her most recently, had years to settle into her position and get into the grove of things.

Adja1005

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

Scotland

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Meh she didn't do anything for me, never spoke to her and i couldn't care for her to be honest. The only thing she ever did that i noticed was her farewell event which was somewhat redundant since she still works at Anet. She didn't really do much for the community in my opinon, except lag it to hell during her event!

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

miss her condescending attitude and that we the players were always at fault....and when ANET made a mistake 'ooops, they didnt tell me'???
The MISinformation, the lack of tact....

should we?????

Though I do miss the fact that she did actually post...though the posts were pretty well meaningless, but it let us know that someone at anet had at least looked at what we said....on that point, yes.

Angelica

Angelica

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Aussie land

Me/E

Well I miss her...... really.

Cathode_Reborn

Cathode_Reborn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

I'd miss her if she actually made herself useful.

wilderness

wilderness

tinyurl.com/6hqar7a

Join Date: Mar 2006

We Couldn't Figure Out A Name [LMAO]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by HuntMaster Avatar
7 heroes? Done.
Easier titles with less grind? Done.
improved skills for pve and more balance for pvp? Done.
Complete Seperation of skills and items for pve and pvp? Done.
Remove loot scaling? Done!
Return items lost due to being hacked, Done!
Added benefits for titles, Done!
Invites to instance zones? Done! (so you can walk out of town and join your friend in his/her zone.)
improved chat filters? Done!
Larger ignore and friends lists? Done.
Right, because the real reason these haven't been implemented is that Gaile couldn't communicate well enough to Anet and absolutely nothing to do with the fact that not all of them would be positive additions, time/budget restraints (no sub fees = less dev ability etc...) and focus on GW2.

I'd love to see you attempt to pull those results from your arse only to produce a handful of steaming turd and a sorry shrug of smile while the entire forum rips into you for 'not doing your job right'.

netniwk

netniwk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Bellgium

W/E

what did she do beside being vague?

wraithe

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2008

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawrence Chang
Gaile who? I barely knew she was here until that farewell event.....
funny a lot of people felt the same..

and OP you seriously need to get a life..

Ben-A-BoO

Ben-A-BoO

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Europe

It would make more sense if you link your question to the involvement of the community relation manager to an actual question that needs official response.

We don't need another +1 from a dev to make a thread better.
I can't recall any issues lately that needed Regina Buenaobra (yes I copy and paste that name) to respond.

Randvek

Randvek

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Rise From the Ashes [phnx]

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Gaile spin changed into Regina attitude.

Same information, bigger headache.

Lyonette

Lyonette

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Australia

[PiG]

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just goes to show how many veterans don't bother posting on guildwarsguru anymore.

yeah, i kinda miss gaile, yes she was vague, but what do you expect her to do? her position wasn't a place where she could just blab about every surprise and answer every question completely and truthfully without ruining surprises or creating rumors, which happen anyway.

you people need to get real :P

Valaric

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

UK

Defenders Of The Lost

E/Mo

What i remember most about Gaile, is Gaile denying the existence of the mini polar bear during Wintersday. Nice to know the community manager knows what is going on. Lets hope once Regina gets settled in, that Regina will have half a clue what is going on and be some use to us all.

-Loki-

-Loki-

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by drago34
Miss the hell out of having Gaile around the forums and all the other contributions she made to the community?
You mean all the bad analogies and half talk she did?

Alexandra-Sweet

Alexandra-Sweet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2006

That one place with the trees, mountains and snow

Ember Power Mercenaries [EMP]

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Atleast we got rid of all the people that go like "OMG GAILE WHEN DO WE GET x AND WHEN DO WE GET y"
And spam that x156879 times in chat.

Lycan Nibbler

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

AZ

I miss Gailes feedback, even if it was vague feedback. As was said, it wasn't her position to tell us everything that happened in dev meetings - more to hint at possible things upcoming.
I'd def take some feedback over no feedback too, but Regina has a lot of bedding down into the position and I am sure will become a more active participant as time goes on. It just happens it is a fairly quiet time in GW atm...

miskav

miskav

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

None

Mo/

People can complain all they want, about her being vague and all.
But hey, isn't that her job?
Her job wasn't to tell us exactly what would happen, and neither could she promise us anything, because if for some reason it wouldn't happen, the QQ'ers would rip her to shreds.
She did her job, and atleast most of the older players appreciated it.

Nightmares Hammer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2007

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Quote:
Originally Posted by HuntMaster Avatar
The company doesnt give a damn about us. And I think people are starting to figure that out. They should hire me, I would ride their asses to give people what they want.

7 heroes? Done.
Easier titles with less grind? Done.
improved skills for pve and more balance for pvp? Done.
Complete Seperation of skills and items for pve and pvp? Done.
Remove loot scaling? Done!
Return items lost due to being hacked, Done!
Added benefits for titles, Done!
Invites to instance zones? Done! (so you can walk out of town and join your friend in his/her zone.)
improved chat filters? Done!
Larger ignore and friends lists? Done.

Bah! Cmon anet! Get off your ass and fix our game! Stop counting your money and fix the game!
Start your own company, then.

xPIMPx

xPIMPx

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Uk

Hmmm Defrosted Cat [Poo]

W/A

I would consider missing her if she happened to be 20 years younger.

Longasc

Longasc

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

I want to stay civil and just say I do not miss her interpretation of the role of a community manager.

Pleikki

Pleikki

WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!

Join Date: Nov 2006

???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]

Yeah i kinda miss Gaile . it was allways nice to talk with her. But i guess when regina Gets into Gw good she will be same aswell

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

Gaile and Contributions. Am I the only one missing the irony here?

Parson Brown

Parson Brown

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

In ur base...

The one true [Hope]

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I always liked reading Gaile's posts.

Even if she couldn't do much besides "check with the devs," it was nice to know someone was at least listening.

Miss ya

pumpkin pie

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

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I'm happy she is "promoted" to better position. I consider it a promotion since, she doesnt have to come here and read all the crappy things said about her anymore. who can stand a job where you are critisized everyday by hundreds of people who has never met her in real life and who don't even know if she likes to eat pizza or if she's stay in the office worrying if she's done a good job as a community manager.

Oh, back to the topic, can't say I miss her, has not even talk/type to her before. But do sometime wander who's gonna do the conga (i think its called the conga, a train thing that you run behind Gail in the town) with us the next celebration.

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

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I only saw her posts after being quoted by others.

pamelf

pamelf

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Australia

Lost Templars [LoTe]

Me/Mo

No. Gaile was a terrible CR representative. She was full of mis-information and tried to be our buddy too much. If she'd just done her job and didn't play the 'don't insult me or I'll have a cry' card she might have been more effective. Frankly the only times she was on the forum is if someone had said something against her personally. She's an obvious circular talker, and although Regina is not around so much from what i've seen at least she doesn't try to be our friend too much and posts when it's needed, not when she needs to suck up.

Phaern Majes

Phaern Majes

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Anywhere but up

The Panserbjorne [ROAR]

R/Mo

Heh, with the amount of crap Gaile got for stuff that wasn't her fault I don't blame her for getting offended from time to time. People don't seem to understand that her information came from what the devs gave her. So when she was told something and then later it didn't happen, for whatever reason, it was Gaile that got blamed by plenty of people here. "You said this would happen....blah blah blah."

People begged for answers and then resorted to insults and accusations when things didn't pan out. Thats what happens when you want answers before things are set in stone, you get disappointed.

But hey, Gaile was always nice to me, and I've always understood that its not her fault when things don't happen exactly as she said. At the time she said things they were generally true, just because later down the road it ended up not happening doesn't mean it was never looked into, or at time wasn't really being considered. Hind sight causes nothing but grief in my opinion.

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

She was a nice person, and of course she'll be missed (not by a spiteful forum, though : o ).

I'm glad Regina stays low on the radar, what with all the entirely drastic changes/updates that have been occurring. I fear for her life if she decides to post.

Dr Strangelove

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

[HOTR]

I'd prefer one direct and informative post to one hundred vague, meaningless anecdotes.

The best CM's manage to be both informative and friendly, but they're a rare breed. The only one I can think of that fits the bill is Scapes over at Hellgate: London.

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

some people should give it a rest to be honest c'mon Gaile obviously did a good job and visitng players on the game is not the only thing in her job description. There are obviously things we don't know about which Gaile did to help. Yeh, i don't 'miss' her but theres no point in people saying that Gaile was a lier.
she didn't know about a polar bear...aww, big deal, its not like it would of benefited you that much. People are saying she was vague, well ofcourse she was. She can't exactly tell us everything thats going to happen otherwise there would no surprise eliment. Also if it ended up not happening, everyone would spam the forums saying "YOU LIEEDDDDD" "ANET WE WANT OUT AUCTION HOUSES ETC""""
I hope Regina does a just as good job. Its gunna take her awhile to get the hang of things so give her some time to get into the game. The conga lines etc was a Gaile Grey thing, Regina will have her ideas

Friar Khan

Friar Khan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

California

I miss Gaile. But Regina is cool too.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bryant Again
She was a nice person, and of course she'll be missed (not by a spiteful forum, though : o ).
I agree completely. Not everyone can keep their friendliness in the face of heated/rude remarks from some members of the community. And I think people complaining about her vagueness just don't have a firm grip on the reality of a PR person for a company developing a product (even though Gaile would repeatedly describe that reality amidst whines about vagueness). I would concede however that the misinformation with the polar bear mini wasn't her best moment, lol, to put it mildly.

What I miss most from Gaile is her verbal flair. Her posts often were of a quality that made them pleasant to read due to her background in writing. Her general playfulness was nice too.

That said, I appreciate Regina. Probably her no-nonsense approach is what is needed right now... a firmer hand for what seems like an increasingly unruly community.

Smile Like Umean It

Smile Like Umean It

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

E/Rt

Short answer: No
Long answer: Nope.

Though I will say one thing about her vague posts. They were kinda fun. Like little riddles mixed with lies and I'd try to figure out what the truth really was before other players did and posted them.

I don't think Gaile's a bad person at all. I wouldn't have defended her to my guildies if I had, but I think she made a lot of mistakes as the CR person.

Solas

Solas

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ireland

Currently LF Active HA Guild, Glad 2, Comm.3, R2

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i miss her a bit, she brought somting differant to the game, just a friendly person, weather the information was useful or not it was jsut a friendly staff memeber that came to talk that i liked, even if it was her job.

Xx_Sorin_xX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

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Quote:
Originally Posted by netniwk
what did she do beside being vague?
she made a bunch of smiley faces. i do remember that.