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Regina Buenaobra

ArenaNet

Join Date: Apr 2008

Me/

05 Dec 2009 at 03:03 - 1

I posted this on my wiki page a little while ago:

I'd like to give you a few updates on what's been going on recently since the Dhuum release.

The Test Krewe opened to members earlier this week. At the moment they're reviewing a few proposed changes that the designers have drafted and put up for discussion. This mainly involves skill balance updates.
Live Team is preparing Wintersday content.
Linsey is looking forward to 2010 in terms of what she would like to do for content updates.
The customer support team continues to work with individual players on hacked accounts. Gaile Gray recently updated this thread with more information.
We released an awesome (IMO) new Guild Wars 2 trailer today. This is a project that has been in the works for months, so it's really gratifying for all the teams to be able to read your positive reactions and constructive criticism.
We're aware that a lot of people will be on holiday or won't be able to play at the time when the mAT would normally be scheduled. So, this month's Automated Tournament will take place on the weekend of December 19, and you will need 15 QPs to qualify for it. The new Map Rotation will go live early next week.

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

05 Dec 2009 at 03:09 - 2

Looking forward to the wintersday content as well as what they are planning on bringing to us in 2010.

Thanks Regina

Hammer Drawn

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

05 Dec 2009 at 03:14 - 3

mmmmm new Guild Wars 2 trailer... mmmmm

Zodiac Meteor

Imma Firin Mah Rojway!

Join Date: Aug 2008

At the Mac Store laughing at people that walk out with anything.

E/Mo

05 Dec 2009 at 03:35 - 4

Thanks for the info!

Chocobo1

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

New Zealand

CoA

N/

05 Dec 2009 at 03:36 - 5

Loved the trailer, the game looks really fleshed out, I'm kinda hoping for a release mid next year instead of the estimated 2011 that I keep see pop up. Anyways cool updates etc, hope you shake things up a bit. I don't even care if its for the worse, I'm just bored of the same meta.

Wild Rituals

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2008

NZ

Frenzy More [Plz]

Mo/W

05 Dec 2009 at 03:58 - 6

new trailer was epic win

good to hear about the mAT

Bob Slydell

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

05 Dec 2009 at 03:59 - 7

The GW2 trailer was freakin awesome, the added ingame parts were awesome and looking forward to what you guys got planned for gw1.

Ninja Ninja

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

W/

05 Dec 2009 at 04:01 - 8

Thx for keeping us in the loop! I still want the skill balance this year though.

Eragon Zarroc

Atra estern?? ono thelduin

Join Date: Jan 2008

Madness Incarnate

[Duo]

W/P

05 Dec 2009 at 04:23 - 9

nice! test krewe is live. looking forward to some nice updates ;-)

Zipster

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

Namelessones

N/Me

05 Dec 2009 at 04:33 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra

[*]The customer support team continues to work with individual players on hacked accounts. Gaile Gray recently updated........[/LIST]

Bull Shit

The real truth/response goes more like:

"gee we are sorry about that, make sure your virus scan is up to date and don't ever share your password".

Well my virus scan has always been up to date and I've never shared my password. Can't you track the sale of items? Trades? I mean you suspended my account since you determined it was hacked. Can't you track the hackers or the material taken?

"gee we are sorry about that, make sure your password is unique and keep your virus scan up to date".

Yeah real helpful, basically piss off we don't care.

]HM[ Sabre Wolf

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2006

USA

Servants of Fortuna

W/

05 Dec 2009 at 04:44 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra

[*]The Test Krewe opened to members earlier this week. At the moment they're reviewing a few proposed changes that the designers have drafted and put up for discussion. This mainly involves skill balance updates.

Is it true from rumors that the pending skill update will not only include nerfs to SF, but nerfs to other farming builds that are commonly used? And possiably even Discord-Way?

Giga_Gaia

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

Travelling around Tyria, Cantha, and Elona

P/W

05 Dec 2009 at 05:08 - 12

Hmm the only definite thing on that list was the release of a new trailer. Everything else is basically stuff that's been already said and what we already knew. Still one kickass trailer though.

The Drunkard

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2007

Still looking

Rt/

05 Dec 2009 at 05:21 - 13

Thanks for the info., communication is a good thing.

Just one question...will the mini polar bears return?

AlsPals

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2007

Sellin hot stock tips for pro[fit]

Me/E

05 Dec 2009 at 05:26 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zipster

Bull Shit

The real truth/response goes more like:

"gee we are sorry about that, make sure your virus scan is up to date and don't ever share your password".

Well my virus scan has always been up to date and I've never shared my password. Can't you track the sale of items? Trades? I mean you suspended my account since you determined it was hacked. Can't you track the hackers or the material taken?

"gee we are sorry about that, make sure your password is unique and keep your virus scan up to date".

Yeah real helpful, basically piss off we don't care.

Man, ease up. There isnt much they can do, especially as far as items go. Unless they roll back servers or *GM* your items back, no other way to restore em. Chalk it up to bad luck. Sorry about that, but it happens.

Dj Tesla

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2008

Co, Usa

Zealots Of Shiverpeak [ZoS]

Mo/W

05 Dec 2009 at 05:39 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by ]HM[ Sabre Wolf

Is it true from rumors that the pending skill update will not only include nerfs to SF, but nerfs to other farming builds that are commonly used? And possiably even Discord-Way?

I think this answers your question:

Quote:

Originally Posted by From Regina's Journal on wiki:

Latest Game Update - 20 November 2009

I would like to take the time to address a couple of questions that came up after the latest scheduled game update.

The re-design of the Underworld was intended as a way to add fun new content to the game while preventing ridiculously fast speed clears up the Underworld. (For example, the first Shadow Form group to beat Dhuum took 85 minutes rather than the 7 minutes it used to take similar groups to clear UW.)

This was not an attempt to address all of the concerns about Shadow Form Assassins. That will happen in the next major skill update, which will include big changes to Shadow Form and may also include changes to other prominent farming skills.

Work on this next update is currently in progress, but it looks like it will not happen this month. We are aiming for not only “tweaking numbers” of certain skills, we are looking into making changes that will require extensive testing and implementation time. We intend to heavily involve the Test Krewe in testing and evaluating the changes before they go live. Unfortunately it took longer than expected to get the Test Krewe off the ground.

I hope this sheds a little bit of light on what’s happening and where we are going.

Golgotha

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Rt/

05 Dec 2009 at 05:50 - 16

Shadow Form buff!

bangzi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

limbo land

meh

W/N

05 Dec 2009 at 06:23 - 17

yay! thanks for the update, much appreciated

reaper with no name

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2009

FaZ

D/

05 Dec 2009 at 06:45 - 18

Thank you. Most of this we already knew, but the communication is what counts.

Agar

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2009

Angry Marine Fortress

[ZoS]

W/D

05 Dec 2009 at 08:35 - 19

Nice info! Cant wait for everything

I wonder if they accept more people at the Test Krewe later on.

gremlin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

GWAR

Me/Mo

05 Dec 2009 at 08:36 - 20

Thanks for the heads up and your right the movie was great.

Anyone else notice the Charr have axe Guns ?

Celios

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Black Crescent [BC]

05 Dec 2009 at 08:40 - 21

Has XTH been dropped from the agenda? At this point, it would be nice to just know one way or the other.

rangereminem1984

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

R/Mo

05 Dec 2009 at 09:17 - 22

busy month is busy cant wait

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

05 Dec 2009 at 09:22 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra

The Test Krewe opened to members earlier this week. At the moment they're reviewing a few proposed changes that the designers have drafted and put up for discussion. This mainly involves skill balance updates.

Any chance of adding a more detailed description of how this works? Do you listen to everyone on everything? How much influence do they have? ...
Just so that we know who to be pissed at once the skill balance arrives.

drkn

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2009

Wroc??aw, Poland

Midnight Mayhem

Me/

05 Dec 2009 at 09:26 - 24

great trailer, too bad that asuras seem to have lost their nerve, they're less annoying as it seems ;p

big thanks for posting those informations here, the real thing is - the more official anet posts here, the less qq later ;p

Do Urden

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2008

Mo/

05 Dec 2009 at 09:27 - 25

Thanks for the info Regina, the trailer was awesome. I can't wait to get to play one of those charr in GW2.

milan

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

BONE

N/

05 Dec 2009 at 09:35 - 26

Fantastic trailer, little jumping asurans and Charr with guns! Whole trailer was great, but the dragon at the end, wow.

Marzipan Marci

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2009

In my own dimension.

Golden Eternity [金金金金]

W/

05 Dec 2009 at 09:36 - 27

Whooo awesome trailer! The charr guy's voice is so f*cking awesome!

Dj Tesla

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2008

Co, Usa

Zealots Of Shiverpeak [ZoS]

Mo/W

05 Dec 2009 at 10:50 - 28

@ gremlin: Yup - I think its pretty awesome. ^_^

@ Celios: According to Regina's Journal posts the XTH has not been dropped. They are still working on it. Please be patient.

@ rangereminem1984: That it is.

@ Agar: I believe it was mentioned on guildwars.com that they may accept new applications at a later time. I might be wrong though.

@ upier: I am not sure that is something that can be answered at the moment because we are under an NDA. I can ask Regina about it and see if anyone from the Test Krewe can answer more details about how it works, in general. As for their influence, I would assume that anyone who gives input on such stuff has their opinion taken into account. I do not think one person's opinion is worth more than another person's opinion. As for being pissed about the skill balance: Q.Q - There is no need to be mad. If you have an opinion on a skill, bar or mission..Why don't you pm me and let me know? Since I am in the Test Krewe, I will keep it in mind if that topic comes up and take your opinion into account before I fully put mine down to the team.

@ Everyone else: That trailer really does rock. You should go vote it up on the digg it website: http://digg.com/pc_games/New_Guild_W...Races_of_Tyria

I hope that helps answer questions.

Nereyda Shoaal

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Deldrimor Warcamp

Mo/W

05 Dec 2009 at 11:46 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra

We released an awesome (IMO) new Guild Wars 2 trailer today. This is a project that has been in the works for months, so it's really gratifying for all the teams to be able to read your positive reactions and constructive criticism.

It is awesome indeed. I've downloaded the 1080 version and watched it several times
Can you confirm most (or some parts) of it it's actual game footage? I remember watching GW1 trailers like this one and... well... you know...

DragonRogue

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2007

Seattle, WA USA

Demon Dawg Knights

E/Me

05 Dec 2009 at 13:10 - 30

Regina,

Thanks for the game updates. Even tho some of them are a bit vague and could have used a bit more detail, i think you have taken a major step to keeping the community informed, and this is all many have asked for. It makes people in the game feel like someone is doing something still on thier behalf and, i think, will cut down on much QQing in the future. We know that with so few of you still working on this game, that your schedules and work load must be quite big, but thank you for taking a few minutes out of the month and keeping us informed. I look forward to seeing this become a trend.

BlackSephir

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

A/N

05 Dec 2009 at 13:20 - 31

The trailer reminded me that most likely there will be racial bonuses.
Because they're cool.

Eliz Genevieve

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2009

Portugal

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

D/

05 Dec 2009 at 13:24 - 32

Thanks on the heads up Regina, looking forward to the next updates

I was really astonished with the trailer, btw. Great work there. Keep it up.

fowlero

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

England, UK

We Are The One And Only [rR]

05 Dec 2009 at 13:49 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra

[*]The Test Krewe opened to members earlier this week. At the moment they're reviewing a few proposed changes that the designers have drafted and put up for discussion. This mainly involves skill balance updates.[/LIST]

So reading this suggest to me that you're still working on balance update, meaning there won't be one this month?

Though that's probably not so bad with the monthly being 2 weeks away. Ain't so good that these bimonthly balances are every 4 months (assuming one happens in january)?

I get that there's been a fair bit implemented but at least manage your own expectations when you tell us you're switching away from monthly to bimonthly balances because you can't cope with them.

Other than that good to see you are actually letting us know what's happening now and again. Cheers for moving monthly again.

ThomOfDeath

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

Netherlands

The Mirror of Reason [SNOW]

Rt/

05 Dec 2009 at 14:09 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by ]HM[ Sabre Wolf

Is it true from rumors that the pending skill update will not only include nerfs to SF, but nerfs to other farming builds that are commonly used? And possiably even Discord-Way?

I think we'll get an answer to this soon! But I've heard it several times yes.

Killed u man

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

05 Dec 2009 at 14:32 - 35

She's pretty vague with dates in her post. Does anyone who'se any good at comprehensive reading understand wether or not the SKILL UPDATE was supposed to take place this december? (I recall the last update being mid september, so we should expect this one mid december aswell?

And:

With the Teste Krewe in place now, are we going to see an ACTUAL UPDATE, instead of changing around 10 skills? GW PvP is beyond bad, and it's not even the skill balance anymore. It's fact that the past 2 years, meta's have changed so incredibly slowly, it's simply become a boring game.

Nerf some of the obvious skills (Glass Arrows, Shattering Assault, Soldier's Fury, MoI, etc)

But buff a decent amount of skills into play. And I don't mean the lolOP kinda play.

Splinter weapon back to 53 dmg. (VoD is gone)
Tactics line
Wind Prayers (the touch dmg skills)
Blood magic (Make it do dmg over time to nerf bspam, but buff individual pressure)
...

the Puppeteer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2007

05 Dec 2009 at 16:11 - 36

haha the trailer ending was brilliant - no other one would have been so good as this one

Vazze

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

05 Dec 2009 at 16:14 - 37

ty for the updates Regina, I was a bit disappointed though that there was no mention of the new codex arena. The format had good reception with largely positive opinions, but it failed to attract a significant player base. What is the conclusion of the implementation of sealed deck?

Cuilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2008

Me/

05 Dec 2009 at 16:25 - 38

Amazing trailer, but I really am more interested in professions and what they do.

I really am curious about what mesmer nerfs will be in the next skill update.

Apok Omen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Commence Aggro [BaMf]

Mo/E

05 Dec 2009 at 17:15 - 39

Can we at least get some clue that the skill update will be this year?

vader

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

P/W

05 Dec 2009 at 17:45 - 40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

We did confirm that one fansite had a security breach. The website owner has been very open and forthcoming about the issue. The webmaster posted on the site to let site visitors know about the situation and to urge site members to update their credentials in order to eliminate matching credentials on the site and on any game account.

What site was it?