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Originally Posted by Black Metal
its.....almost.....as if she might know something we don't.........
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Emily Diehl Leaving ArenaNet
Neo Nugget
Heh, I just started following Emily on Twitter a few days ago. Anyways, good luck Emily!
I think you're reading a little too much into this.
Pleikki
Byebye emily, And Inde ah finally turned green! 
Aeronwen
Goodbye Emily, Have fun with the undead 
~ It is women who love horror. Gloat over it. Feed on it. Are nourished by it. Shudder and cling and cry out-and come back for more. ~
~ It is women who love horror. Gloat over it. Feed on it. Are nourished by it. Shudder and cling and cry out-and come back for more. ~
Smarty
Sad news for us. 
I hope you have a great time in your new job, Emily!
I hope you have a great time in your new job, Emily!
aspi
Cya around, don't forget us now
And GL with the zombies, I hear they like brains?
And GL with the zombies, I hear they like brains?
ruk1a
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Originally Posted by Tobi Madera
yes, yes there is alot of people leaving anet for this. not a good thing for GW2 imo(idk if this even affects GW2 but it cant help)
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trust me i would too.
Another Felldspar
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Goodbye and best wishes, Emily. You've been a great help to ArenaNet and the GW community in every way.
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I've really enjoyed your interaction with the community, and I'm sad to see you go, in a selfish kind of way. All the best wishes on your new job.
vamp08
Good luck....I guess?
Does anyone even work at ArenaNet anymore?
Does anyone even work at ArenaNet anymore?
Karate Jesus
Abandon ship, I guess.
We'll miss you, Emily. I don't think anyone can replace you (especially with all the work you did for the wikis), and I have a feeling we're about to lose a lot of support.
We'll miss you, Emily. I don't think anyone can replace you (especially with all the work you did for the wikis), and I have a feeling we're about to lose a lot of support.
Crimson Court
Off topic for a sec, but this is the first time I learn about Undead labs and such.
Then I read this:
So they quit Blizzard to start A.Net, but then let the conditions that made them quit in the first place happen to A.Net, so they leave and start it off again ?
Are they going to leave Undead Labs if their game is successful ?
Does this mean anything about GW 2, or am I just paranoid ?
Oh, and good luck Emily.
Then I read this:
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| In April 2000 Strain founded ArenaNet with fellow Blizzard leads Mike O’Brien and Patrick Wyatt. He served as programmer and executive producer for the popular MMO franchise Guild Wars, which has sold more than six million units. Korean MMO publisher NCsoft acquired ArenaNet in 2002, and in 2008 Strain was promoted to president of product development for the company’s Western operations, where he spent a year wearing button-down shirts and dark socks before returning to his development roots with the formation of Undead Labs. |
Are they going to leave Undead Labs if their game is successful ?
Does this mean anything about GW 2, or am I just paranoid ?
Oh, and good luck Emily.
Winterclaw
Zombie games suck... frankly I can't stand anything with a prominent undead theme.
KZaske
Good luck Emily
Martin Kerstein
Boys and girls, this is actually a no-brainer (I stole the pun from JR).
Everybody who knows Emily personal knows that the lure of the Walking Dead is strong for her. Working on a zombie game is a dream come true. (pretty sure she will say something herself later),
So while we are sad that she is leaving us, we wish her all the brains she can get in her new job.
And no, there is no hidden conspiracy.
Everybody who knows Emily personal knows that the lure of the Walking Dead is strong for her. Working on a zombie game is a dream come true. (pretty sure she will say something herself later),
So while we are sad that she is leaving us, we wish her all the brains she can get in her new job.
And no, there is no hidden conspiracy.
Verene
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Originally Posted by Neo Nugget
I think you're reading a little too much into this.
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Pretty much everyone has their dream they want to work on, where if the opportunity came up, they'd drop everything to do it. There doesn't have to be any sort of ulterior motive to it.
Anyway, good luck, Emily
Onyx Blindbow
Anet is not Anet anymore but simply NcSoft/NcWest with a different hat.
Undead labs is/will be what Anet was when they were making GW
It is a sad fact but Aet became so successful their "parent" swallowed them, left them with the Anet moniker but the soul of what Anet was, was swallowed too
@ MK yes indeed it is a no-brainer, there is NO a-net in anything other than a title, you are NcSoft/NcWest and with this in mind I hope that GW2 is not going to become the debacle that is Aion, in other words, a game that should be the "next stage" of MMO but becomes a complete farce with poor Customer relations, bad planning & implementation, flawed design and the overall poor handling that NcSoft/NcWest have become synonomous with.
Aion = flawed gem for all the reasons stated above (which was evident from month 3 onwards)
GW2 = Hope I am not saying the same thing about it 3 months after release,
Unnamed Zombie Game = Keep an eye out!! if the REAL Anet is involved in this (albeit under a different name) then it may be one to watch out for
Undead labs is/will be what Anet was when they were making GW
It is a sad fact but Aet became so successful their "parent" swallowed them, left them with the Anet moniker but the soul of what Anet was, was swallowed too
@ MK yes indeed it is a no-brainer, there is NO a-net in anything other than a title, you are NcSoft/NcWest and with this in mind I hope that GW2 is not going to become the debacle that is Aion, in other words, a game that should be the "next stage" of MMO but becomes a complete farce with poor Customer relations, bad planning & implementation, flawed design and the overall poor handling that NcSoft/NcWest have become synonomous with.
Aion = flawed gem for all the reasons stated above (which was evident from month 3 onwards)
GW2 = Hope I am not saying the same thing about it 3 months after release,
Unnamed Zombie Game = Keep an eye out!! if the REAL Anet is involved in this (albeit under a different name) then it may be one to watch out for
mrmango
Onyx that's one of the most baseless posts you can make. <_<
hitsuji182
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Unnamed Zombie Game = Keep an eye out!! if the REAL Anet is involved in this (albeit under a different name) then it may be one to watch out for
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Karate Jesus
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Originally Posted by hitsuji182
If it was based in typical fantasy world, I would indeed keep and eye, but unfortunatelly it's a zombie game and only for consoles. Meh.
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Sounds good to me.
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A Zombie, MMO, action game.
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consoles
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GL!
are we gonna get free copy of the zombie game where it release? :P
are we gonna get free copy of the zombie game where it release? :P
Onyx Blindbow
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Onyx that's one of the most baseless posts you can make. <_<
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Arenanet formed after a group of devs left blizzard to "do their own thing" (shorthand version) and Guild Wars is born they then get into bed with NcSoft to use their publishing muscle but retaining the overall rights, this changed when A-net was "absorbed" by NcSoft/NcWest later on.
NcSoft and more specifically NcWest have a rich heritage of MMO publishing and production as well as a bigger history of pisspoor customer relations and more recently they managed to release a successful Korean MMO to NA/EU called Aion, which NcWest promptly screwed up in just about everyway possible and have managed to turn a gem into a turd in the space of 12 months through pisspoor CR and not understanding the product they were bringing to the west, it continues to be successful in Korea (most likely because NcWest team have nothing whatsoever to do with it there).
I am hoping & praying that they have actually learnt from the mistakes they made & continue to make with Aion and manage to not screw up GW2
However with the soul/core of A-net leaving to Undead labs it is beginning to look like history may begin to repeat itself.
Anyone who is a GuildWars fan had better start praying that Lance Stites doesn't get involved in GW2, if that clown becomes involved in the process in any way shape or form then kiss goodbye to what should have been GW2 and say hello to what will no doubt be a short lived frustrating experience for every player.
Karate Jesus
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Worked for Borderlands.
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Emily Diehl
Thanks for the well-wishes, everyone! I'm sad to be leaving ArenaNet because I love the studio, but I'm really excited for this new opportunity. Seriously, guys. Zombies. You hear how people like them, but I kind of take that to a more alarming level. The lock screen of my phone is a picture of me and George Romero. I've been obsessed with horror since I was a toddler. 
I know Martin and Regina have messaged this before, but don't take my departure as anything negative. Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 are in many extremely capable and passionate hands. To be honest, I haven't been directly involved in actual development in quite some time - my focus for the past few years has been web, marketing, community, and other behind-the-scenes projects.
I know that people generally view departures as alarming, but mine is definitely not. I'm moving from one company of friends to another company of friends to work on a genre that I've ALWAYS wanted to work on.
I'm still going to continue to play Guild Wars, and I'm looking as forward to playing GW2 as you guys are. I have no doubt that this team will deliver an incredible game.
I know Martin and Regina have messaged this before, but don't take my departure as anything negative. Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 are in many extremely capable and passionate hands. To be honest, I haven't been directly involved in actual development in quite some time - my focus for the past few years has been web, marketing, community, and other behind-the-scenes projects.
I know that people generally view departures as alarming, but mine is definitely not. I'm moving from one company of friends to another company of friends to work on a genre that I've ALWAYS wanted to work on.
I'm still going to continue to play Guild Wars, and I'm looking as forward to playing GW2 as you guys are. I have no doubt that this team will deliver an incredible game.
makosi
Could we please have a zombie-themed leaving party with skeletal NPCs, bone dragons, skeletonic drops and blood magic +1 for the duration of the event?
/beg.
/beg.
Hyperionn
Good luck Emily, but I can't help but wonder...is it just a coincidence? I'm somehow not buying into the "we just love zombies", "yeah me too" type of thing. I just hope we see good games from both sides but I can't help but be suspicious.
Verene
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It was a game made to appeal to a different market. FFXIV is suffering the same fate right now.
Neo Nugget
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I'm somehow not buying into the "we just love zombies", "yeah me too" type of thing.
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I mean, come on. Zombies! 'Nuff said.
Chicken of the Seas
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Worked for Borderlands.
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At first I was like, yay zombies! I never get tired of zombies. Then I saw console only...
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Anyway, good luck nevertheless Emily and thanks for your contributions. =P
headlesshobbs
Well congrats on the new job, but does this mean you're no longer playing?
Hondo3
Good luck, Emily! It's always refreshing to see someone actually pursue their passion instead of retiring to a life of "What if...".
Thrudgelmir
I wish you the best Emily! Do hop on and say hi from time to time!
Bassma
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Do you see what they have done to this child? I am flabberghasted.