Maybe that's what Anet meant when they were talking about new advertisement methods in the future? But is this a case of the mountain coming to the prophet or is it really just a prophet climbing up a lot of mountains? Like Twitter, Facebook, etc. If so, where do you draw the line, Facebook is not a global thing really.
Will ArenaNet create a VZ site? Get their own channel on XBL, PS3 and Wii? Do Podcasts? Resume creating crazy videos? Will Anet invade the Iranian Bloggersphere on wordpress? Will we soon be playing an ARG? Will Ascalon ever get its own top level domain?
Follow ArenaNet on Facebook!
4thVariety
Ravi
honestly you can join, anet's facebook page is as dead as gw1... lol jk jk, but for real, i did join about a month ago, no updates whatsoever.
Apoc
Facebook? Meh.
Twitter? Meh.
Social networking? Meh.
Twitter? Meh.
Social networking? Meh.
Shayne Hawke
Why would I "become a Fan" when they keep making decisions that I can't stand?
Giga_Gaia
They don't do anything on FB. There's really no point to follow them when there is nothing to follow. There aren't even any pictures of the staff/office/etc.
Inde
Almost 100 new followers today! Notice my leet skills at ignoring all the naysayers. 
(Except Giga has a point, pics of the staff and anet offices would definitely be cool.)
(Except Giga has a point, pics of the staff and anet offices would definitely be cool.)
Gun Pierson
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(Except Giga has a point, pics of the staff and anet offices would definitely be cool.)
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Inde
Gun has a point about having a point. Sorry Gun! Doesn't anet have a flickr account if I recall with tons of anet pics? They should move them over to facebook.
Arkantos
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Gun has a point about having a point. Sorry Gun! Doesn't anet have a flickr account if I recall with tons of anet pics? They should move them over to facebook.
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V??na R??nd??ttir
Our alliance, Astral Travellers[OBE] started a Facebook group a little while ago, in order to extend the love we share internationally in the virtual worlds of Guild Wars back out into the slightly more real world (i.e. no need to hide behind avatars) of social networking. Well, real or virtual, the feelings are still real, aren't they? We intend to confuse (and hopefully delight) non-gamers who blunder into our group with an odd mix of reality and fantasy, so we're not overtly or exclusively pushing Guild Wars or Arenanet and we welcome anyone weird enough to want to spread international friendship, diversity, and cooperation with us. Our Facebook group is called Band of Astral Travellers[OBE].
Giga_Gaia
Actually they are more active on youtube than on facebook. I forgot the exact address, but it shouldn't be hard to find.
Antares Ascending
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Whats with all the dissing of ANet? Don't like em? Delete GW and go play Star Wars Lego
Whats with all the dissing of ANet? Don't like em? Delete GW and go play Star Wars Lego
Gun Pierson
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Gun has a point about having a point. Sorry Gun!
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All joking aside, thanks for the flickr link. Still it would be nice if we could see more pictures of the office, catch a glimp of some of that magic that's going on there. No not GW2 stuff, but Anet's culture in general.
AngelWJedi
i like gw! but not enough to join facebook and become their friend. besides they killed my one way of making tons of event items in a short time. so pass for me. 
Obrien Xp
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I like ArenaNet, but I don't like Facebook. If they are descending into the the deepest darkest depths of the interwebs that is Facebook, then I shall not follow.
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I'll follow you to Sorrows, I'll follow you to FoW and UW, I will not follow you to Facebook. I will however follow you to Xfire, now that they have unlimited membership clans and whatnot.
Cacheelma
Facebook?
You serious?
It's sadden me how Anet got so low...
You serious?
It's sadden me how Anet got so low...
fenix
Could be worse. They could be using Myspace.
Did I speak too soon?
Did I speak too soon?
Helix Dreadlock
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Could be worse. They could be using Myspace.
Did I speak too soon? |
Nerel
Social networking is the disease that killed the internet... and GW2?
Hyper.nl
Nothing against ANet but I just don't like those social networking sites. So I won't make an account there.
Cacheelma
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Social networking is the disease that killed the internet... and GW2?
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Arduin
Social networking sites? Live video conferences?
In the early days we had only mail delivered by donkeys, and storytellers.
The sky is falling!
In the early days we had only mail delivered by donkeys, and storytellers.
The sky is falling!
pumpkin pie
if it is Guild Wars 2 on facebook, i'll create an account now
upier
I LOVE the new and improved trolling Inde!
*blows kiss*
Love you babez!
On topic:
Puuhleese sister! Joining this would clash with my "Team Rocket For World Domination" and "If I am paying for a service, I'd better get some ass!" memberships.
*blows kiss*
Love you babez!
On topic:
Puuhleese sister! Joining this would clash with my "Team Rocket For World Domination" and "If I am paying for a service, I'd better get some ass!" memberships.
tasha
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The do indeed have a twitter account here: http://twitter.com/arenanet You can follow Guru ramblings as well here: http://twitter.com/IndeGuru
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As to Facebook - I have an account that I haven't visited since October. Might drag myself on there to join later but I really don't want to have to spend an hour rejecting peoples invites to play "Cute Fluffy Bunny Raising" app. Annoying ><
Etta
Alright, done.
Lyonette
800th member XD
Inde
All right, they're up to 814 fans. That's 157 of us! They were stuck in the low 600's for a few days and we're boosting them up.
Kind of interesting to see how many gamers aren't keen on the social networking and media sites. It's making me think about demographics and the backgrounds of those that do frequent these sites. Maybe I'll do some research on that. See what social media gamers do like. Could be some gem laying in there that we all don't even know we are using together.
Kind of interesting to see how many gamers aren't keen on the social networking and media sites. It's making me think about demographics and the backgrounds of those that do frequent these sites. Maybe I'll do some research on that. See what social media gamers do like. Could be some gem laying in there that we all don't even know we are using together.
Ghost Omel
816th... Well i hope my life wont go to hell after sighning up with Anet =)
HawkofStorms
Eh, like I said, still don't want any of you to have my real name. I keep my facebook page on the private setting for a reason. Considering I've gotten DEATH THREATS before on guru as well as harassing messages in game from posters on guru.... my name, address, etc are only going to be seen by people who I actually know.
Martin Kerstein
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Maybe that's what Anet meant when they were talking about new advertisement methods in the future? But is this a case of the mountain coming to the prophet or is it really just a prophet climbing up a lot of mountains? Like Twitter, Facebook, etc. If so, where do you draw the line, Facebook is not a global thing really.
Will ArenaNet create a VZ site? Get their own channel on XBL, PS3 and Wii? Do Podcasts? Resume creating crazy videos? Will Anet invade the Iranian Bloggersphere on wordpress? Will we soon be playing an ARG? Will Ascalon ever get its own top level domain? |
Regina and I are having a lot of high level discussions at the moment about community - so I would not rule out that we might do more crazy videos/ podcasts in the future. But like I said, we are still discussing things
Oh, and you are right, there is not much activity on our facebook presence at the moment - but I have a feeling that might change in the future
Regina Buenaobra
Heya!
First of all, Inde, thanks for posting about this on the forums.
Secondly, yes the Facebook page is a little bare right now, but that's just a side effect of the fact that we're in development mode right now, and haven't released new infos yet... Facebook is there as an additional option and way to interact with the company for those players who have accounts on that site. We can't participate on every social networking site (there are too many!), so we will be selective about it. There are things we can do with Facebook and Twitter that we can't do on the website, and vice versa, and Martin and I are having a lot of discussions on how we can use these tools.
First of all, Inde, thanks for posting about this on the forums.
Secondly, yes the Facebook page is a little bare right now, but that's just a side effect of the fact that we're in development mode right now, and haven't released new infos yet...
Facebook is there as an additional option and way to interact with the company for those players who have accounts on that site. We can't participate on every social networking site (there are too many!), so we will be selective about it. There are things we can do with Facebook and Twitter that we can't do on the website, and vice versa, and Martin and I are having a lot of discussions on how we can use these tools.
Ghost Omel
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Eh, like I said, still don't want any of you to have my real name. I keep my facebook page on the private setting for a reason. Considering I've gotten DEATH THREATS before on guru as well as harassing messages in game from posters on guru.... my name, address, etc are only going to be seen by people who I actually know.
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Edit: By the way Thank Martin and Regina for the input... will be looking forward to the future =)
Hailey Anne
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All right, they're up to 814 fans. That's 157 of us! They were stuck in the low 600's for a few days and we're boosting them up.
Kind of interesting to see how many gamers aren't keen on the social networking and media sites. It's making me think about demographics and the backgrounds of those that do frequent these sites. Maybe I'll do some research on that. See what social media gamers do like. Could be some gem laying in there that we all don't even know we are using together. |
Especially with guru members.
I'm on facebook myself but wont join as a fan ever.
Yawgmoth
If only I had an account there I'd see absolutely no reason not to join as a fan. But is it worth making a facebook account that I wouldn't use for anything else?
Buster
Count me in. I'll add them to my page when I get home from work. I may not agree with Arenanet all the time but I'll always be their fan.
Regina Buenaobra
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If only I had an account there I'd see absolutely no reason not to join as a fan. But is it worth making a facebook account that I wouldn't use for anything else?
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But if you don't have a Facebook account and don't want to get a Facebook account, I don't think you should feel any pressure to get one.
beanerman_99
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Heya!
First of all, Inde, thanks for posting about this on the forums. Secondly, yes the Facebook page is a little bare right now, but that's just a side effect of the fact that we're in development mode right now, and haven't released new infos yet... Facebook is there as an additional option and way to interact with the company for those players who have accounts on that site. We can't participate on every social networking site (there are too many!), so we will be selective about it. There are things we can do with Facebook and Twitter that we can't do on the website, and vice versa, and Martin and I are having a lot of discussions on how we can use these tools. |
Forget the nay-sayers, I think this is a great idea to reach the fans and keep us up to date. I check my Facebook ten times more than I do the Official Site or Guru. So to get some newsfeeds on game updates and changes and news through Facebook is a great and welcome addition. I would love to see more photos and vidoeos. Maybe some candid insider videos of you guys working away on the game (not giving out details though). More like what goes on in a typical day at ArenaNet.
/facebook fan #846
Roy_
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(snip) but I have a feeling that might change in the future
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Neo Nugget
Hey why not, I am now a fan of ArenaNet. Last I checked it was around 852 fans.