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Cliff Spradlin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2010

02 Jan 2010 at 05:03 - 1

Hey guys,

I'm a little late, but I wanted to pop in to say thanks for the snowballs

. We had some fun throwing them at each other here in the office.

As an introduction, I'm a lead developer at ArenaNet. Thanks for being a supportive community and I hope you've had a relaxing holiday.

Here's a couple of action shots:

-cliff

Curo

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

GMT-5

Liars, Cheats and Thieves [Liar]

Mo/

02 Jan 2010 at 05:14 - 2

I see top secret development notes!

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

02 Jan 2010 at 05:27 - 3

I see info about Xunlai Marketplace coming soon!

Only I can see it because I have super vision.

It is stitched to the snowballs mouth. Im not telling which one is is

.

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

02 Jan 2010 at 05:37 - 4

Oh uhhh, well I guess the rest of the community might need an explanation to fully understand this thread.

BRB

Jensy

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2007

Phoenix, Arizona

Blinkie Ponie Armie [bpa]

N/Mo

02 Jan 2010 at 05:38 - 5

Hahaha. Awesome to see that you had fun with them.

bebe

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

http://tinyurl.com/4g5ueb8

Put the peanut in the peanut hole!

02 Jan 2010 at 05:38 - 6

Totally loving the awesome SB. (:

Cute snowballs.. Want.

Seraphim Angel

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2008

Sacred Knights of Orr [SKoO]

P/

02 Jan 2010 at 05:41 - 7

A lead developer with a empty skill bar? You could have at least put in all elites? Or maybe a few GW2 skill Icons in there

Happy New Year!

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

02 Jan 2010 at 05:41 - 8

Billiard is below narrating. We sent these to the Anet team on Dec. 17th:

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Mission accomplished with special thanks to Inde!

20 Dozen Snowballs arrived via UPS Nextday

I decided to condense then down to one larger box.

They are pretty good-sized snowballs - I really had to pack them in tight to fit into just one, larger box.

I enlisted my daughter to wrap it up and help bring it down to ArenaNet HQ.

Here is the card I made up with some help from Inde.

When I got there I put it under their tree as I waited for folks to come out.

Eventually Regina, Martin, Linsey, and Joey from the Live Team came out to check it out.

Short version, WE STILL LOVE ARENANET. Even though we QQ and whine and yell and scream, they produced a game that we all still love. So we decided to show our appreciation by giving ArenaNet a gift Guild Wars Style. The above was the result.

TaggSilar

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2009

Shattered Legends

D/

02 Jan 2010 at 05:45 - 9

well thats pretty cool, gotta admit.

as much crying and moaning you guys face, gj Anet, thanks for a fun game

Copenhagen Master

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

El Centro CA

Lazy Imperius Legionis (LaZy)

W/P

02 Jan 2010 at 05:52 - 10

LOL that one snowball stuck in between the monitors is struggling to get out and move in Kamadan :P j/k nice pics

Chocobo1

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

New Zealand

CoA

N/

02 Jan 2010 at 06:05 - 11

Great Effort Inde :3

shoyon456

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

D/

02 Jan 2010 at 06:18 - 12

Nice job on the snowballs. We do appreciate them, we QQ so much only because we care <3.

Braxton619

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

A/W

02 Jan 2010 at 06:48 - 13

Great job Inde! ANET RULES!

Whos the dude with the black jacket (leather)? And the girl with the other black jacket (regular)?

End

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rubbing Potassium on water fountains.

LF guild that teaches MTSC (did it long ago before gw2 came out and I quit...but I barely remember)

N/A

02 Jan 2010 at 06:53 - 14

I might enjoy giving Anet a hard time about things...
But they did do a good job creating something that keeps me entertained for hours a day...

Also...I love how a lead dev is a pre searing cadet..figured he'd have a custom user class...but I guess if he's only on here this once it's understandable. Got me wondering who this random guy saying he was an anet dev was.

Giga_Gaia

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

Travelling around Tyria, Cantha, and Elona

P/W

02 Jan 2010 at 06:56 - 15

I admit, that made me smile. We still love you Anet!

FengShuiDove

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA]

A/

02 Jan 2010 at 07:25 - 16

Well, you're welcome, I suppose

. A feel-good, kudos type thread is a nice reminder to both sides of the game that we're all in this together, and that even if the community is filled with criticism and the developers strained to the max, Guild Wars is still something we are wildly devoted to.

Merry Christmas, Happy Wintersday, and Happy New Year!

Pleikki

WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!

Join Date: Nov 2006

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

02 Jan 2010 at 07:55 - 17

Hehe once again nice job billiard and inde for this project!

Evil_Necro

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

川崎区、日本

currently guildless..

Rt/

02 Jan 2010 at 08:09 - 18

Awesome!

I do want the snowball too though, pretty please T_T

Mustache Mayhem

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

BEN

R/N

02 Jan 2010 at 08:15 - 19

god, the oriental trading company.. I wonder how they get so much useless stuff sold

my gf orders from their catalog all the time.. nice to see one of the guys that runs guru and nice jacket =] no wonder the lag we had last week.. look on the paper it says massage oil

Aeronwen

not so much fell as.....

Join Date: Jan 2009

UK

bone

R/

02 Jan 2010 at 08:15 - 20

Jolly good show Billiard and Inde

Those snowmen are adorable!

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

02 Jan 2010 at 08:24 - 21

LOL this thread is amazing. That is so cool.

I am truly impressed/amazed. xD

shoyon456

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

D/

02 Jan 2010 at 08:32 - 22

Who was the girl with the red tights in the left hand-corner?

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

02 Jan 2010 at 08:56 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoyon456

Who was the girl with the red tights in the left hand-corner?

Lolspandex. xD

Hells Fury

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2009

W/D

02 Jan 2010 at 10:03 - 24

heh cute

also Happy Holidays

Turbo Ginsu

I despise facebook

Join Date: Feb 2008

Australia

Meeting of the Lost Minds

Me/

02 Jan 2010 at 10:07 - 25

I see the truth of it! This was posted merely to show us that the aNetters are a bunch of hawties!!

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

02 Jan 2010 at 10:14 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbo Ginsu

I see the truth of it! This was posted merely to show us that the aNetters are a bunch of hawties!!

Disagree very much....

Wuhy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2008

R/

02 Jan 2010 at 12:09 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoyon456

Who was the girl with the red tights in the left hand-corner?

1. yea thats lolhot so I wanna know too! 2. Martin is pro.

bsoltan

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2005

UK

[SoF]

02 Jan 2010 at 13:21 - 28

That's pretty awesome. Nice job GWGuru, Inde and Billard.

Thanks ArenaNet and Happy Wintersday.

Sarevok Thordin

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Scotland

W/N

02 Jan 2010 at 13:36 - 29

I like this thread

Also......is that an everquest box under the tree?

JR

Re:tired

Join Date: Nov 2005

W/

02 Jan 2010 at 13:39 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Braxton619

Great job Inde! ANET RULES!

Whos the dude with the black jacket (leather)? And the girl with the other black jacket (regular)?

Left to right:

Regina / Martin / Linsey / Joey

I can't tell who the girl on the far right (red tights) or the guy with his back to the camera are.

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

E/

02 Jan 2010 at 13:41 - 31

Martin has maxed his snowball skills while throwing these lovely snowballs on everyone coming to the Community team's office

.

GG GW Guru team!

Morphy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2009

The Netherlands

Not going to keep up with that anymore

R/

02 Jan 2010 at 13:54 - 32

.................................What?

Cliff Spradlin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2010

02 Jan 2010 at 14:01 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarevok Thordin

Also......is that an everquest box under the tree?

We were cleaning out a bunch of old boxes of games and game paraphernalia. That stuff was lying around all over while people were picking through it to decide what to take home.

-cliff

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

02 Jan 2010 at 14:05 - 34

My idea was a WoW subscription. Snowballs were funny though.

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

02 Jan 2010 at 15:13 - 35

I'm glad Anet enjoyed them.

I wonder if they got around to filling some with hidden rocks.

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

02 Jan 2010 at 15:28 - 36

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoyon456

Who was the girl with the red tights in the left hand-corner?

I do believe that's actually Billiard's daughter who went with him to drop off the gift.

Selket

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Grand Court of Selket/Sebelkeh

What If You Had An Outpost Named After You [slkt]

W/

02 Jan 2010 at 15:48 - 37

Glad to see that bug where one looks turned around on their screen persists in reality when it comes to arenanet.

Trub

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Sitting in the guildhall, watching the wallows frolic.

Trinity of the ascended [SMS]+[Koss]+[TAM]=[ToA]

02 Jan 2010 at 16:31 - 38

LOL!
Good job Inde and Billiard!
(The guy in the blue shirt, with his back to the camera may have been the first target, the live team MUST have tested those snow balls on him!)
Happy holidays!

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

02 Jan 2010 at 16:41 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neo Nugget

I'm glad Anet enjoyed them.

I wonder if they got around to filling some with hidden rocks.

They just peed on some

Miscreant_Moon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2009

Somewhere in Ascalon

Me/E

02 Jan 2010 at 16:55 - 40

Great pics. Thanks for posting them.