Guild Wars 2

Wow,sincerely sorry. On topic,i agree with the ideea of being able to place monuments with custom names of our choice for later comemoration. +1

He was our guild leader, a husband, father, a best friend and the glue that kept us all together, a truly wonderful man.

I am a member of this group of exceptional people. As such, I would really love to honor our guild leader in this way. He was the first to help his guildies, and usually the last to sign off each night. He would keep us all from getting too upset during trying runs or dungeons ect, with a joke and a kind word of encouragement.
Please, help us honor his memory.

I am also a member of this guild. He was an awesome man and guild leader, and to me, he really embodied Guild Wars. It’s was him this group of people that made the game special to me.

I think it’s a great idea too. I got to visit Doug and Terrie on several occasions because of work and they’re both just good people. Being able to commemorate our friend in game would be a way for all of us to come together, in one place to pay respects to a friend that meant a lot to all of us.

We need guild halls first…

Tree.3916:

We need guild halls first…

well i did use the term “upcoming guild hall” so hopefully they understand that the guild hall being referred to is the one that will be coming with the HoT expansion. I appreciate your attention to detail.

Heartbroken for your loss

When Roger ‘Oldroar’ Rall died, Anet named a server after him and even made a charr mention a passed away but well loved Tribune Rall Oldroar after him.

When Wynthyst died, Anet added a gravestone for her under the name Thyst in Ebonhawke.

It would not be out of place to add something for this.

And to tao and the others, sorry for your community’s loss.

Sorry to hear that man… always sucks losing friends.. especially tragically.

I can get behind something like this as long as it is a part of an instanced environment, such as a guild hall. I dont think they could acquiesce to something like this in an open world setting though, as you would have everyone in their mother wanting to do this for the same reasons or just to see a name immortalized in a game.

konig, were those names of people that worked at Anet or contributed to the development of the game in some way? just curious as it was my understanding they did things like that for the staff of the game. I could be wrong in that assumption though.

The man mentioned in this was my father, and truly, he was a wonderful man. He devoted so much time to the game and even getting his children to play with him. He loved the game and everyone in the community to the moon and back, and while I understand a gift like this is somewhat far-fetched, it’d be something I know he’d love with everything he has! As for it being something everyone would start asking for, I think if adding custom monuments/statues to a guild’s hall became an available addition to the update, then it would be something everyone could enjoy and cherish

I’m so sorry to hear about the loss. I too have made lasting friends from GW1, although most moved on from GW2 rather quickly.

It’s a great idea to make a commerative icon in-world, however unless its already in the code and future guild masters can lay down similar items I don’t see it happening. Anet will not allow themselves to favor one instance. In doing so they will open themselves up to future requests which may or may not be factual. I can list other practical reasons why, but you get the idea.

I think a player-driven memorial service would have a great impact on remembering your fallen leader. Something to think about.

Sorry for your loss.

If guildhalls are customisable, I think it would be fantastic to be able to place a statue of your choosing in the guildhall (using the statues and monuments that we already have in-game). The statue would also have an interact feature on it, which can be edited to display whatever message you’d like.

This way, many guilds could use the feature- for paying respect to lost loved ones or celebrating guild members on their successes.

Some sort of memorial in the guild hall for deceased guildies or other sorts of tributes would be great. I hope ANet looks into it. I know tributes to people that have passed on have been asked for before and this would be the most appropriate way.

I love this idea and really would like to see Anet implement something like this. GW1 had services in those guild halls, I think it would be great to include some sort of statue/monument that the guild can come together and choose and dedicate in a place of prominence.

Excuse me.
Interactive commemorative plaque: we could write the name of our lost friends , and that is recorded in a guild list, showing himself on a statue … would be perfect.

My condolences to all of you. especially his family who must Traverce ordeal.

Pace i amare

I am sorry for your loss and support this request.

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The man mentioned in this was my father, and truly, he was a wonderful man. He devoted so much time to the game and even getting his children to play with him. He loved the game and everyone in the community to the moon and back, and while I understand a gift like this is somewhat far-fetched, it’d be something I know he’d love with everything he has! As for it being something everyone would start asking for, I think if adding custom monuments/statues to a guild’s hall became an available addition to the update, then it would be something everyone could enjoy and cherish

My love and condolences to you and the rest of your family.

I definitely want to see something like this for our fallen fellow players. Either in guild halls or something like that.

This man was my husband. He’s been involved with Guild Wars since almost the beginning. He finally got me to start playing and I met all of these great people from our Guild who have commented. This request made me cry. This would’ve meant the world to him. He was an avid player and even got 3 of our kids to play. This would be such an honor.. I respectfully request that you would allow us this most special request.

personally i hope they do this for ya’ll

Sorry for your loss. Would be nice to see a tribute for him.

I feel very sorry for your loss. I hope Anet will implement something in his memory.

What would be cool is if they took a npc with the name “Lionguard” and added the player’s name to it with some dialogue.

May his face always shine on you and give you peace. +1

Godspeed, guys. That is an incredibly terribly situation and I hope you don’t mind that I’ll keep you all in my prayers. Losing someone special so suddenly… I can’t even imagine. I hope the people at ANet help you guys out!

Thank you Gaile…we will never forget you Doug </3

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konig, were those names of people that worked at Anet or contributed to the development of the game in some way? just curious as it was my understanding they did things like that for the staff of the game. I could be wrong in that assumption though.

Wyn did a lot of work for the Guild Wars 1 Wiki, but Rall was just a big general gaming community person who was looking forward to GW2 but died before its release.

Neither did stuff for the staff, afaik.

supporting this request. sorry for your loss.

I’m so sorry. I hope your wish in this comes true.

Gaile Gray.6029:

I’m very sorry to hear of this loss. My heart goes out to his family, friends, and guild members. To know that his wife is facing health challenges at this time makes his death especially poignant.

I don’t know all of the plans for guild halls. But I think your suggestion has a lot of merit and I will be passing it along today in the hopes that this is something that we can add in the future.

Again, sincere sympathy on this sad event. Our hearts are with you all.

Thanks so much Gaile, I appreciate your efforts on this, it’s all we can ask for. Anet has already given us so many good times over the years, though the time now feels fleeting.

I have buckets of fond memories to reflect on and we’ll continue to make more in the future.

If it’s possible for you to respond again when you know for sure whether or not this will be possible, we’d all be very grateful.

Thank you so much for sharing this story. I’m terribly sorry for your loss, and the entire community’s loss, as well. I hope ANET offers some way to commemorate lost loved ones. He sounds like a remarkable person.

I’m really speechless to this request. This was my father, and he saved my life the day he passed.

I know he would find this really cool. I sincerely hope its considered as something that could be done. Even if just something you can customize in guild halls for these types of commemorations. It touches my heart, Gaile, that this is something that’ll be passed along.

Thank you all for the overwhelming support.

I hope that your request can come to pass, not to mourn your loss but to celebrate your memories.

I am glad for all of the wonderful times you, your friends, and your family have shared .

Completely support this for you all. Sorry to hear this.

This would be a fitting tribute to someone who was obviously well loved and respected.

So sorry for your loss.

Incredibly sorry for your loss .. To all of you. This hits pretty close to home for me … I don’t know any of you, but I wish every one of you the best, and make it through together. I sincerely hope Anet can do something for you.

My condolences to all of you who are grieving.

I think having the ability to add such memorial to Guild Halls would be a great thing. There they would be close to those who knew the person.

Sorry for the loss of both the IRL family of the player, and the guild. I wish you guys the best out there. And as stated before, this would be an amazingly fitting tribute!

Gaile Gray.6029:

I’m very sorry to hear of this loss. My heart goes out to his family, friends, and guild members. To know that his wife is facing health challenges at this time makes his death especially poignant.

I don’t know all of the plans for guild halls. But I think your suggestion has a lot of merit and I will be passing it along today in the hopes that this is something that we can add in the future.

Again, sincere sympathy on this sad event. Our hearts are with you all.

Firstly, speaking as someone who is dealing with the one year anniversary of my mother being diagnosed with cancer (she passed 4 months and two days later), I can certainly empathize with your grief and you all (friends and family) have my sincerest sympathies and heartfelt prayers.

Secondly, I wanted to direct this specifically to the Anet Team. I consider myself fortunate to now consider myself a dedicated GW2 player. I find this reply amazing for the fact that the game I came from, the CM’s were very often snarky (bordering on hateful-imagine telling a player their concerns were “inconsequential”!) and largely disinterested in things like this. I find it refreshing to have a and be a part of a community that INCLUDES the Anet team.

I sincerely hope Anet finds a way to make this idea work.

My heart goes out for his family and friends, sorry for your loss.
I support this 100%

Doug was a good friend whom I considered Family. Even though we never met in person. This would be a fitting tribute. Lots of Love to Terri, the Family and the Crew!

If everyone who dies here on this planet as a GW2 gamer would receive a monument or gravestone whatever, the Field of the Fallen in our new Lions arch would be soon bigger, that the town itself …

Sorry, that I’m now the realistic mood destroyer here, and I can absolutely understand the feelings and the reason behind this request, but seriously, this is the first MMORPG ever Ive tseen, where so many people think, they should have or even go so far to say “deserve” (not in this case) to get some kind of attention through threads like this, so that they get a special place in the GAME (seriosuly, wtf for do you need this in a game) to mourn.

If that person that died there meant so much to you, then you mourn at his REAL grave and use this maybe also as an opportunity to come together as a guild to get to know each other in real better, if you haven’t done something like that yet as a “Gaming Family” when you play as you say for over 10 years together.

A digital gravestone/monument won’t make Doug come back to live.
The stuff Konig mentioned did go in my opinion already too far ..
GW2 is in first line a GAME and not a memorial for dead people.

However, Ive also nothing against it, if ANet adds in regard of Guild Halls some kind of feature that lets have the Guild Hall instance some kind of own “Field of the Fallen”, where you can create Gravestones.
As an implemented gameplay feature, there is nothing to be said against that.

But always coming here into the forums, pressing kittento the tear gland in hope, that Anet reacts on it and grants you your wish to give a dead prson some kind of special memorial – I don’t know, I personally absolutely don’t find that this is right and that this would be something that the dead person in question would find ok too that you literally “beg for him/her” for attention.

Now you can kill me for being the mood killer :P, but I think this opinion has the same right to be expressed, like everyone else one too, even if it doesn’t jump onto the support wagon too.
I support Gravestones as Guil Hall Feature! (just to be clear)

Personal loss is terrible but asking a video game developer who has no personal relationship to the deceased to erect a digital monument is just silly.

Make your own game and build a monument.

But should inscribing text on a structure in the guild hall for all to see be a welcomed feature ? Yes.

sorry for your loss OP. but I completely agree with Orpheal

mistsim.2748:

sorry for your loss OP. but I completely agree with Orpheal

I do think something like this is needed. I’ve been playing MMO since 2003 and I’ve seen it happen many times. Guild mates, guild leaders, friends who die as a result of disease, accident, violence… and leave a community in distress and in need of some visual remembrance, some closure. And a memorial plaque or other object that the guild itself can inscribe/name helps.

OP and guild… I am sorry for your loss. And I hope ANet can make this happen.

Orpheal, you have the right to an opinion about having a memorial in the game, but you don’t have a right to tell people how to grieve. If they want to mourn their loved ones in the game, let them. It doesn’t harm you in the least.

OP, I’m sorry for your loss. Hopefully the devs will be able to do something for you. I think this would be a nice feature to include for guildhalls.