Gaile in Kamadan

Stop The Storm

Stop The Storm

Keeping DoA Alive

Join Date: Jan 2007

England

Were In [DoA]

A/N

chat log from Gaile Gray. from what i gathered, someone was spamming their /sit emote while using their everlasting tonic, gaile appeared and this persued.














so is gaile still working for anet? seems shes still got some sort of powers on the game side. i asked surely spammers and gold sellers are more important than some kid playing with his everlasting tonic, that i see many each day, she replied that they remove hundreds of accounts per week.

tbh i think its the first time ive seen a gm in game come after tickets being sent.

apparantly people who play with no sound are obnoxious.

i havnt played with sound since prophecies, not because im obnoxious, far from it, simply because id rather sit in silence or have some music playing instead of the same guildwars sounds over and over.

thoughts?

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

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Quote:
apparantly people who play with no sound are obnoxious.
I don't think that's what she said. Seemed to me what she said was "Maybe you play with the sound off, but [the emote spam] is pretty obnoxious".

Which I agree with, personally, but I don't spend much time in the large towns if I can help it.

truemyths

truemyths

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

It's great to see gaile in Kamadan! Woo hoo!

Nice to see that someone at Anet takes the time to look around and communicate with us out here in GW land....

riceangel

riceangel

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2008

Floirda

[ASH]IGN: Tokyo Hina

W/E

i dont really understand, was somebody getting annoyed that a player was spamming the sit emote? i dont c how thats a problem at all

Stop The Storm

Stop The Storm

Keeping DoA Alive

Join Date: Jan 2007

England

Were In [DoA]

A/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by riceangel View Post
i dont really understand, was somebody getting annoyed that a player was spamming the sit emote? i dont c how thats a problem at all
from what i gather, i could only catch bits as it was going so fast, but someone was spamming /sit with a tonic, so it made a sound, they was doing it over n over. few people sent /report, gaile came

street peddler

street peddler

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

somebody was crying about the troll spam and they went and got mommy (gaile)

thats basically all you need to know.

Black Metal

Black Metal

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2009

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by street peddler View Post
somebody was crying about the troll spam and they went and got mommy (gaile)

thats basically all you need to know.
a childish behavior results in childish reports, I suppose that's karma

Firebaall

Firebaall

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

LMFAO...

I know exactly who was doing that. Thanks Gaile.

That turd of a player deserved a perm ban for this. Each day for about a week they would show up in K1 and spam for extended periods.

Thanks to the players that reported.

CronkTheImpaler

CronkTheImpaler

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

midwest

AE

W/Me

I sincerely mean no dis-respect but is that really gaile?

I really dont mean any offense but her grammar and sentence structure is brutal. She must be an educated person but some of those phrases just ..wow. Ex: "problem solve a situation?"
"it seems a little un-nice?'


If im wrong holy lord im sorry and i will most likely go live in a hole. But this sounds like a young person trying to sound like gaile. Ive read all the chat logs posted of gailes comments and shes always very articulate and well spoken. anyways just thought it didnt seem all together authentic.



Cronk

PS i saw the different colored text but all the text looks a bit off to me.

Gun Pierson

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by street peddler View Post
somebody was crying about the troll spam and they went and got mommy (gaile)
And mommy might call Big Brother to take your toys away boys

iVendetta

iVendetta

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2008

Where no man has ever gone before.

Syndicate Nightmare [SyN]

I feel left out of the fun. My computer that I play GW on does not have speakers. );

Regina Buenaobra

Regina Buenaobra

ArenaNet

Join Date: Apr 2008

Me/

Stop The Storm: Gaile is working with our support team now.

CronkTheImpaler: Yes, that was Gaile. In response to several player reports happening at the time, she decided to go to the district and discuss it with the players who were griefing.

The issue is that people are abusing the tonics, engaging in disruptive behavior by using the /sit command continually for hours at a time. Support will take action against the offending players if people submit tickets.

ETA: The reason this is disruptive is because when they /sit, and sometimes they do it in groups, the sounds (in this case from the Yeti Tonic) fills the district and annoys other players. The offenders keep doing it despite other players' complaints. Then people complain to us about this disruptive behavior, and we need to take action to keep the peace.

polishrocker

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2008

somone was messing with yeti.

ppl got mad.

gaile came.

end of story.

The New Bp

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2008

United States

LaST

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by CronkTheImpaler View Post
I sincerely mean no dis-respect but is that really gaile?

I really dont mean any offense but her grammar and sentence structure is brutal. She must be an educated person but some of those phrases just ..wow. Ex: "problem solve a situation?"
"it seems a little un-nice?'


If im wrong holy lord im sorry and i will most likely go live in a hole. But this sounds like a young person trying to sound like gaile. Ive read all the chat logs posted of gailes comments and shes always very articulate and well spoken. anyways just thought it didnt seem all together authentic.



Cronk

PS i saw the different colored text but all the text looks a bit off to me.


She was Prob at the office doing 3 other things at the same time fast typing and not paying attention...

I also agree that the text looks off, However she states in one of the Pix That "This is not my player account" So I have never seen GM chat maybe it differs...



EDIT: while I was typing this Regina confirmed it was Gaile LOL

Eragon Zarroc

Eragon Zarroc

Atra estern?? ono thelduin

Join Date: Jan 2008

Madness Incarnate

[Duo]

W/P

continual sitting for hours at a time constitutes as botting behavior doesn't it? O_o i know that is a banable offense if annoying sounds isn't

CronkTheImpaler

CronkTheImpaler

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

midwest

AE

W/Me

Nuff said. I stand corrected and am now selecting a nice new hole to call home. i have a double wide two story rabbit hole that looks quite nice.

broadband may be hard to get in there. on a serious note i meant no dis-respect. It just seemed a little hinkey.


Thanks for straightening me out Regina.



Cronk

Issac

Issac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Earthrealm

W/A

That's pretty cool, didn't know she was working with support. Still haven't meet her ingame lol.

The Air Revenger

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Looking For TA Guild!

W/

lol i bet we see even more of people spaming /sit now just to see if they can get gaile to come back

Crunk N Monkey

Crunk N Monkey

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

Bellevue Nebraska

The Mystic Tokers

R/D

i dont understand, why is it such a big deal with the everlasting tonics and the /sit command? I dont abuse the command, in fact i rarely ever use it, i use /dance or /bowhead when im afk. In my experience the /sit command doesnt even work on alot fo the tonics in the game the character doesnt sit down at all and is very limited with the emotes in the game.

Acehigh

Acehigh

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Steel Phoenix[StP]/Terror Of The Justice Salmon[FisH]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra View Post
Stop The Storm: Gaile is working with our support team now.

CronkTheImpaler: Yes, that was Gaile. In response to several player reports happening at the time, she decided to go to the district and discuss it with the players who were griefing.

The issue is that people are abusing the tonics, engaging in disruptive behavior by using the /sit command continually for hours at a time. Support will take action against the offending players if people submit tickets.

ETA: The reason this is disruptive is because when they /sit, and sometimes they do it in groups, the sounds (in this case from the Yeti Tonic) fills the district and annoys other players. The offenders keep doing it despite other players' complaints. Then people complain to us about this disruptive behavior, and we need to take action to keep the peace.
I hope they only remove the /sit emote on the tonics that do make noises. It's really quite fun to spam the /sit emote on a Mischievious(Grentch) tonic for example.

Wyndy

Wyndy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2008

in the know

Chronic Chaos

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Crunk N Monkey View Post
i dont understand, why is it such a big deal with the everlasting tonics and the /sit command? I dont abuse the command, in fact i rarely ever use it, i use /dance or /bowhead when im afk. In my experience the /sit command doesnt even work on alot fo the tonics in the game the character doesnt sit down at all and is very limited with the emotes in the game.

The Yetis make a growling noise when the sit command is used. You are right in that they don't actually sit. If one spends any time in Kamaden, the sound will be heard over and over. Very annoying and for those who enjoy the in-town music......THEY CAN'T!

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

Wouldn't surprise me if A-Net removed the sound from the yeti everlasting tonic!

FoxBat

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Amazon Basin [AB]

Mo/Me

You know what's annoying? Tonics that make noise, period. Minis got their sounds removed from towns for good reason.

You don't go making a grief mechanic and then hope people don't abuse it.

Firebaall

Firebaall

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Sweet justice would be served, if they took that particular person's account and left it unbanned. The catch being, all sounds on their account were replaced with a looping yeti scream.

Aussie Boy

Aussie Boy

Alcoholic

Join Date: Mar 2007

Australia

W/

I have an abyssal tonic and yeah the sound is ahnoying even to me.
It wouln't hurt anyone if they removed the sounds in town from all the tonics if you asked me.

Evil Eye

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

P/Me

Gaile gray is my hero!

Gun Pierson

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra View Post
The issue is that people are abusing the tonics, engaging in disruptive behavior by using the /sit command continually for hours at a time. Support will take action against the offending players if people submit tickets.

ETA: The reason this is disruptive is because when they /sit, and sometimes they do it in groups, the sounds (in this case from the Yeti Tonic) fills the district and annoys other players. The offenders keep doing it despite other players' complaints. Then people complain to us about this disruptive behavior, and we need to take action to keep the peace.
Hi Regina, you know I respect you and all, but this is old news. There was a big topic in Riverside about the Yeti problem, it stayed there for weeks. We never got a reaction from Anet.

But ok, payback time.

All joking aside, submitting tickets may make a world of difference.

pumpkin pie

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

tonic that cover up event npcs are equally as annoying.

go go Gaile! you should have seen them during Halloween.

Songbringer

Songbringer

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

EastCoast

E/Me

Well, in that little bit that gaile talked to us she said more then regina has ever said to us in game. o_0


Edit: O yea I will contribute to the thread. /agreed remove the crappy sounds from the tonics in town. Then again I always play with the sound off and I listen to music or am on vent so meh I guess...

Buster

Buster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Elona

Clan Eternal Legion

D/W

It is always nice to see Gaile chat but it still amazes me that 4 years later people still can't get along. I can only imagine what community horrors awaits us in GW2. The again maybe it shouldn't be amazed whatsoever. Sad really.

riceangel

riceangel

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2008

Floirda

[ASH]IGN: Tokyo Hina

W/E

lol wow thats a pretty trivial thing to report for, honestly it cant be more annoying then using 1000 ghost in the boxes at a time, gw music isnt worth it after u heard it a bajillion times alrdy so just mute gw, itunes is so much cooler

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by CronkTheImpaler View Post
I sincerely mean no dis-respect but is that really gaile?

I really dont mean any offense but her grammar and sentence structure is brutal. She must be an educated person but some of those phrases just ..wow. Ex: "problem solve a situation?"
"it seems a little un-nice?'


If im wrong holy lord im sorry and i will most likely go live in a hole. But this sounds like a young person trying to sound like gaile. Ive read all the chat logs posted of gailes comments and shes always very articulate and well spoken. anyways just thought it didnt seem all together authentic.



Cronk

PS i saw the different colored text but all the text looks a bit off to me.
You complain about a few missing dashes when you don't seem to have any clue where the apostrophe key is on your keyboard? "all together"? Surely you meant "altogether"...seriously, don't bash on someone else's grammar or punctuation if yours is much worse.

"problem-solve a situation" without the dash isn't really a hard thing to understand. The un-nice thing I'm sure was posted in jest.

Skyy High

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

Heh, those had to be the most forceful words I've ever seen out of Gaile. It seems that not being the head PR person loosens your tongue a bit.

Ec]-[oMaN

Ec]-[oMaN

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Toronto, Ont.

[DT][pT][jT][Grim][Nion]

W/

Reminds me of Halloween when the auto tonics wouldn't stop humping the Mad King, SSDD.

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Game Updates - February 14, 2007
Removed sounds from miniatures.
hurr hurr, I wonder why they did that.

The same thing applies here. Ditch the tonic noises.

Gli

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Funny little detail: at some point, the yeti-sound-spammer dropped out of Yeti form, and could be seen rapidly sitting/standing for a few minutes after that, which was pointed out to Gaile while she was there.

Botting just to annoy people, real classy.

DragonRogue

DragonRogue

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2007

Seattle, WA USA

Demon Dawg Knights

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by FoxBat View Post
You know what's annoying? Tonics that make noise, period. Minis got their sounds removed from towns for good reason.

You don't go making a grief mechanic and then hope people don't abuse it.
I must agree with this. How can you be banned or even reported for doing something that was implemented in the game? Granted it is annoying, but ANET put it there, and it will get abused. Since the tonics dont work outside of town, other than the elf and candycorn, where else are they going to make the noise? Some people think its funny and like it, most find it a total annoyance. But report them for it? Whatever. Gaile had no right to tell people what to do with thier tonics since ANET created them. But maybe now she will go back to the Devs and have those annoying sounds removed from them. But if they do this, then they should also remove the sounds from fireworks, ghosts in a box, snowmen summoners, and anything else in the game that makes noise as well and that i have seen people complain about. Either this or put in a sound option to remove sounds such as these so people can listen to the lovely music the game has to offer, or so it would seem. However, imo, cities are always full of noise in real life, so just either deal with it or there is a mute button, or go to another dist of the town.

But the fact that Gaile took time out of her day to deal with any issue in the game is very cool. Just like the day she explained in town about the XTH fiasco for the 2nd month in a row. Its more than i have seen or heard done from Regina.

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

Ahh, I love this.

Group A: Do (insert something annoying here) for shits and giggles
Group B: Start complaining
Group A: Continue doing ((insert something annoying here) even more because they know it pisses group B off.

Anyways, just remove the tonic sounds. They're clearly doing more harm than good.

Karuro

Karuro

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2008

The Netherlands, Europe

Mystic Spiral [MYST]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by pumpkin pie View Post
tonic that cover up event npcs are equally as annoying.

go go Gaile! you should have seen them during Halloween.
A simple fix would be to give Event NPC's the invisible aura. Like the Frog in Shing Jea had. Nobody could walk on him, as some sort of invisible wall was blocking them.

Don't some other npcs like collectors have it, too?

faraaz

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2008

India

Hey Mallyx [icU]

A/

They had it over wintersday...you get transformed into a frosty if you had a large tonic active.