Thanks!

Cliff Spradlin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2010

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/

I see top secret development notes!

bhavv

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

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

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

BRB

Jensy

Jensy

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2007

Phoenix, Arizona

Blinkie Ponie Armie [bpa]

N/Mo

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

bebe

bebe

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

http://tinyurl.com/4g5ueb8

Put the peanut in the peanut hole!

Totally loving the awesome SB. (:

Cute snowballs.. Want.

Seraphim Angel

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2008

Sacred Knights of Orr [SKoO]

P/

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

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/

well thats pretty cool, gotta admit.

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

Copenhagen Master

Copenhagen Master

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

El Centro CA

Lazy Imperius Legionis (LaZy)

W/P

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

Chocobo1

Chocobo1

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

New Zealand

CoA

N/

Great Effort Inde :3

shoyon456

shoyon456

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

D/

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

Braxton619

Braxton619

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

A/W

Great job Inde! ANET RULES!

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

End

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

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

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

FengShuiDove

FengShuiDove

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA]

A/

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

Pleikki

WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!

Join Date: Nov 2006

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

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

Evil_Necro

Evil_Necro

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

川崎区、日本

currently guildless..

Rt/

Awesome!

I do want the snowball too though, pretty please T_T

Mustache Mayhem

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

BEN

R/N

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

Aeronwen

not so much fell as.....

Join Date: Jan 2009

UK

bone

R/

Jolly good show Billiard and Inde

Those snowmen are adorable!

jonnieboi05

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

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

LOL this thread is amazing. That is so cool.


I am truly impressed/amazed. xD

shoyon456

shoyon456

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

D/

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

jonnieboi05

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

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

Quote:
Originally Posted by shoyon456 View Post
Who was the girl with the red tights in the left hand-corner?
Lolspandex. xD

Hells Fury

Hells Fury

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2009

W/D

heh cute

also Happy Holidays

Turbo Ginsu

Turbo Ginsu

I despise facebook

Join Date: Feb 2008

Australia

Meeting of the Lost Minds

Me/

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

jonnieboi05

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

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

Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbo Ginsu View Post
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

Wuhy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2008

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by shoyon456 View Post
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

bsoltan

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2005

UK

[SoF]

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

Thanks ArenaNet and Happy Wintersday.

Sarevok Thordin

Sarevok Thordin

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Scotland

W/N

I like this thread

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

JR

JR

Re:tired

Join Date: Nov 2005

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Braxton619 View Post
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

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

E/

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

Morphy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2009

The Netherlands

Not going to keep up with that anymore

R/

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

Cliff Spradlin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2010

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarevok Thordin View Post
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

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

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

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

Quote:
Originally Posted by shoyon456 View Post
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/

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

Trub

Trub

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Sitting in the guildhall, watching the wallows frolic.

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

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

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

Quote:
Originally Posted by Neo Nugget View Post
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

Great pics. Thanks for posting them.