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Posted by: John Corpening.9847

John Corpening.9847

Associate Game Director

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Hello Tyrians!

I’d like to announce “Adopt-A-Dev” for the upcoming WvW fall tournament. The WvW team got together and decided to volunteer our play time to get out of the comfort zones of our own guilds and worlds and offer to play side by side with you for the duration of the upcoming tournament. We want to fight by your side, experience the ups and downs, have fun and learn together with you how to make a better WvW experience.

We are going to be looking for guilds in different leagues who wish to host a dev. They will participate in your activities and fight for the honor of your world and guild!

To make this work we need to establish some ground rules:

  • Have Fun!
  • Be respectful of the devs as people
    • If a dev is made to feel uncomfortable in any way, they are free to stop participating.
  • The devs are volunteering their free time.
    • Please understand they have other personal obligations outside of work and may not be able to join all of your group play sessions.
    • Also consider that we are located in the US Pacific time zone so we will need to factor that into matching up with your guild play sessions.
  • The devs are here to experience the WvW tournament with you.
    • They are not doing this to handle complaints, take bug reports or give information. Treat them like any other player and remember they also want to have fun.
  • Devs should not be taking leadership of your group
    • Just because they are devs doesn’t mean they are in charge

If you are a guild leader and interested in hosting a dev, please PM me with this information as soon as possible:

  • Your in-game name
  • The Guild name that you are a leader of
  • What world you are on
  • What region you are playing in
  • What times you typically play
    • Please let me know time in US Pacific time or at least include your time zone

We will be trying to spread our devs out as much as possible. I will be matching guilds up with devs based on what the dev tells me they can swing and the response. I will let everyone know when the devs have all been adopted and will post the assignments once that happens. I’m making this thread sticky for the duration of the tournament for us to post our experiences together.

I look forward to finding a good home for all of our dev volunteers and I’m excited to join you in the upcoming tournament!

Thanks!
John

(edited by John Corpening.9847)

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Posted by: moriz.5473

moriz.5473

nuts, i can’t send PMs until two days from now -.-

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Posted by: Yulan.4069

Yulan.4069

I absolutely love this initiative! I already think some devs are very participative in game, but letting you guys in direct contact with multiple guilds with different views of the game in an official way is awesome. I’m sure you will have a blast and all the fun will turn into some very productive feedback. Kudos for the studio for doing this!

Ah, the Scepter of Orr. You have taken a risk to deliver this. Now I shall return the favor.

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Posted by: Khalic.3561

Khalic.3561

I love this idea, and I really hope that it goes as well as it can.

Khyla Shadowsong ~ Charr Ele, Engi, Mes, Ranger, Guard, Thief, War, Necro
Northern Shiverpeaks ~ [dO] Drop Otter

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Posted by: leviN.4390

leviN.4390

This is rather exciting, would the dev participate in our guild missions and voice comms?

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The beating continues until order is restored
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Posted by: kittybock.5683

kittybock.5683

What a stellar idea!

Commander Kittaene
Tarnished Coast
Guild Leader, Primal Fury

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Posted by: Eliandal.8735

Eliandal.8735

Eeeeen-teresting! Sounds like fun!

Cuthache | Ranger
OTG!
Yak’s Bend!

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Posted by: Lux.7169

Lux.7169

This is exciting!

[SoF]

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Posted by: MisterBang.3516

MisterBang.3516

Oh my!
The Generals decided to be in the trenches with us…
Hope you folks got the stomach and fortitude!

But yeah, Really looking forward to be with and against the developers on the battlefield.

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Posted by: Telemin.7380

Telemin.7380

This has been one of the best ideas I have read. I have signed my guild up and look forward to playing along side and against the devs.

Teh Ouchies

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Posted by: suprNovae.5410

suprNovae.5410

hope any GvG-Guild will “adopt” a dev to show how awesome large scale combats in gw2 can get and how boring ppt actually is.

Clint B E Eastwood – Guardian
Callous Philosophy [LaG]
† Good Old Days [GD]

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Posted by: insanemaniac.2456

insanemaniac.2456

im not a guild leader (because i dont want to constantly search for, engage, and train new people) but if some of you guys happen to end up on devona’s rest then i will happily take you out duo/trio/havoc roaming (and you can follow my/my guilds lead although i will require that you at least make an effort through your build and attention to keep up).

this offer will stand for whatever server i happen to be on, any time i am online and not doing a dungeon or guild missions, you will always be free (and welcome) to follow me. currently, i can make time approximately 7pm pst - midnight weekdays, and for up to a few hours whenever on weekends (i get tired of roaming after a while and have to do something else).

it isnt exactly the pm youre looking for john, but im just throwing it out there. and if someone is interested please do contact me however you like.

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Posted by: WalkinGoon.2408

WalkinGoon.2408

Paging historian Deany Kong to this thread for the ruins of Maguuma tour guide package.

Oh devs, we have such sights to show thee at the bottom of the trenches in gold league.

Assuming, ya know, we’re not completely dead this season. If that’s the case, it’ll just be kind of boring and sad.

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Posted by: Enox.5870

Enox.5870

oT would like to Adopt a Dev for the up coming tournament. We are located on Fort Aspenwood server.

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Posted by: Koviko.3248

Koviko.3248

This is a great idea. I wonder what kind of guilds devs would pick.

I know my world has several guilds with a small presence in WvW (mine has about 5 people at a time in WvW), but also certain guilds with a strong prestige that the entire world respects for their WvW contributions. At the same time, of those guilds, some are a part of the general public community and use commander tags for everyone to follow while others are closed-door and only operate alongside guild members in private TeamSpeak servers.

Depending on what a dev chooses, the experience could differ greatly.

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Posted by: stickman.3265

stickman.3265

indeed oT would like to adopt a dev!!!!!!!!!! C:

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Posted by: stickman.3265

stickman.3265

oT is a wvw focused guild mainly by the way

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Posted by: Ben K.6238

Ben K.6238

We will be trying to spread our devs out as much as possible.

Any chance of them being on different servers in the same match-up?

…so we can get Mike Z to terrorise them all with ponies?

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Posted by: DtC.4806

DtC.4806

oT on Fort Aspenwood would like to adopt a dev, we run NA timezone we start our raid at 6:30 PST and end around 9:30 PST. We are a hardcore, build oriented guild that require teamspeak (mic is not 100% needed, but helps)

We occasionally do GVG’s, but mostly we focus on zerg busting with 20 man groups. We help PPT, but our main focus is getting good fights. You can find our videos on youtube by searching Ominous Threat

We would hope that a dev would join us for the duration of the tournament so this dev could go back to the office at the end of the leagues and possibly get a new perspective on gvg/zerg busting guilds. We want to see this game strive, as it is currently on a downslope because a lot of people are getting tired of the same thing.

If you are interested, PM the character Ominous Strafe in game (our leader)

Main: Ominous Justice (DtC)
Guild: Ominous Threat
Server: Fort Aspenwood

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Posted by: Yat.9324

Yat.9324

It’s a shame no devs play on Yat’s Bend… Yak’s Bend…

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Posted by: Inverted.7439

Inverted.7439

I actually had Roy join my guild for the first season, alot of people on my server thought it was really cool to do something like that, just play as another person & get rid of the Anet tag and play with us for a bit, turns out it was actually an amazing time & I ended up tPvPing with him quite a bit even after the tournament. This is the type of thing we could use a little more of in GW2. ^.^

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Posted by: McWolfy.5924

McWolfy.5924

Any chance to join EU?
I realy want to see a dev in high end wvw on this side of the ocean

WSR→Piken→Deso→Piken→FSP→Deso
Just the WvW
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Posted by: Halvorn.9831

Halvorn.9831

Any chance to join EU?
I realy want to see a dev in high end wvw on this side of the ocean

Or low end with one of the servers rampaging the score because of coverage. There’s so much to experience in this game

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Posted by: CHAO.7956

CHAO.7956

oT on Fort Aspenwood would like to adopt a dev, we run NA timezone we start our raid at 6:30 PST and end around 9:30 PST. We are a hardcore, build oriented guild that require teamspeak (mic is not 100% needed, but helps)

We occasionally do GVG’s, but mostly we focus on zerg busting with 20 man groups. We help PPT, but our main focus is getting good fights. You can find our videos on youtube by searching Ominous Threat

We would hope that a dev would join us for the duration of the tournament so this dev could go back to the office at the end of the leagues and possibly get a new perspective on gvg/zerg busting guilds. We want to see this game strive, as it is currently on a downslope because a lot of people are getting tired of the same thing.

If you are interested, PM the character Ominous Strafe in game (our leader)

HI JUSTICE!!!

I should mention a few guilds on Borlis Pass while I am at it. Some guilds that would likely be interested in having you include [Oath] [VNG] & [Noob]. There are others too but they are the ones that immediately come to mind.

-General Michael

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Posted by: jaimy.4108

jaimy.4108

We want to fight by your side, experience the ups and downs, have fun and learn together with you how to make a better WvW experience.

Nice, but you came way to late with this idea. Best part of the game is already dead/is dying

VoTF

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Posted by: NotKalkz.1286

NotKalkz.1286

[KALK] I am the Kalkz
is the best guild on BP and Mag, u should apply and i may think of letting you in

Kalkz

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Posted by: alvinjason.3109

alvinjason.3109

Hi Devs, Some of our guilds in DR will be sending you invites. Come join us @ DR community for a fun-filled and intense S3 in T3/T4 in silver.

Devona’s Rest → NSP [SA] [TeaP]

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Posted by: Gaab.4257

Gaab.4257

This is an awesome idea!

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Posted by: Necro.6432

Necro.6432

Give me Hans in CD , i need to /cry dry hump on someone.

Daeronz | TDS Leader | WvW Commander

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Posted by: Slomo.1029

Slomo.1029

#AdoptHabib
Message Body length must at least be 15.

~ Gandara

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Posted by: DeWolfe.2174

DeWolfe.2174

Here on JQ, we’re always open to any Dev whom wishes to come join the fun. As an extra incentive, you may actually get to crush Josh and Roy! Who could ask for more than that???

I’d also encourage any Dev to just come pug it. You are more than welcome and I believe you may get a greater feel for how a lot of players play WvW. Especially new comer’s whom aren’t in Guilds yet. It may be an enlightening experience.

[AwM] of Jade Quarry.

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Posted by: Desiderius.7259

Desiderius.7259

Adopt-a-RallyBot…. oh noooo…….

Guardian / Ele / Thief / Mesmer
E Q U I N O X [EqnX] – Elona Reach [DE]

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Posted by: Baldrick.8967

Baldrick.8967

There’s a wvw team now? Wow!

I’d rather the ‘wvw dev team’ spent their team working on, you know, um what is it called. oh yeah…wvw.

You need at least 10 of you- one in each of the top kitten, t3 servers, one in each of the bottom of each tier, over both US and EU servers. Then you need others to solo, others to join organised raids, others on ts, others not, etc to get a feel of what wvw is really like for players.

Oh, and make sure you don’t jump q’s in prime time, and also wonder around in the dead of night to experience pvd.

WvW player. Doing another world completion for my next Legendary. Hater of mini-games.

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Posted by: FrouFrou.4958

FrouFrou.4958

This sounds like a good idea! I hope the team joins as many different kind of guilds as possible, small havoc teams, GvG guilds, ye ol’ humongous community guilds and so on. It’s like a jungle out there!

Froudactyl // Herp Derp Druid // Judge Legends [JDGE] // Seafarer’s Rest

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Posted by: Stilk.6312

Stilk.6312

This is a really good idea and thank you for doing this.
I was asking myself lately if the dev team is actually playing Guild Wars 2, so this is gonna be a good time to find out.

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Posted by: rhodoc.2381

rhodoc.2381

Niceee free portal bombs, ninja caps, sneak attacks incoming….

[VcY] Velocity – Gargamell

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Posted by: Dusk Nightingale.7806

Dusk Nightingale.7806

Hopefully this can also improve the mentality of some servers and guilds in WvW.. if a Dev chose to run with my guild.. I’d honestly love to hear feedback and advice directly from them to improve the way we run and operate in and out of WvW. And I can see how the Dev’s would also be able to hear and see us clearer. Especially if they were on voice comms with us. Actually listening to us communicate, lead and joining in.. That’d be amazing to actually have the Devmods work with the guilds to bring the servers and communities together once more. To make WvW even more fun and exciting than it is. Being able to take all our feedback, questions, requests, opinions etc. into consideration for future changes and updates. I think this is a really good thing to come to GW2.. I’ve seen a few Dev’s around.. even have a few I’ve duelled with and done PvP with.. It sounds like a bit of a pipe dream so to speak… but maybe the Dev’s could use this to repair the attrition that has come to the game and the players could learn from the Dev’s to enhance the game for their guildies and their server. Every little bit counts right? I look forward to the results of this.

Guild Leader / Führer of [WoR] – Wrath of Redemption.

Henge of Denravi Squirrel Stomper.

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Posted by: Swamurabi.7890

Swamurabi.7890

How quick could you change the looking for group UI to include a WvW tab where you can have the options of Dev looking for Guild and Guild looking for Dev?

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Posted by: MithranArkanere.8957

MithranArkanere.8957

That’s pretty interesting for a PR stunt. I don’t remember seeing something like this before.

Wait… Hm… I don’t have very good memory…

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Posted by: Asquared.4091

Asquared.4091

I wonder if they will spend much time in the bottom of Bronze League, wandering aimlessly through the empty borderlands.

As a side note, who wants to send me transfer gems!?!?

[RAGE]

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Posted by: Danneh.8520

Danneh.8520

I am from Piken Square, I lead the Guild, Pirate Gaming. We would love this opportunity to get to know someone from the Dev team. We are a WvW orientated Guild running anything from 20-30 during raids, currently sitting in Silver league (I think).

For more information on our Guild & community please visit www.pirategaming.co.uk.

During the season we will be totally PPT focused but of course running Guild Raids!! :-)

Leader/Commander of [ Pirate Gaming ] (IGN: Danneh.8520)
Web: www.pirategaming.co.uk
Public teamspeak: ts.pirategaming.co.uk

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Posted by: Jong.5937

Jong.5937

This is a great idea! Thanks ANet and please don’t listen to the trolls! I hope everyone makes this work.

Piken Square

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Posted by: Tanith.5264

Tanith.5264

Very much in favor of this, and told my guild leader to go for it!

Tanith Fencewalker, Tanni Mindbender, Thyra Wrathbringer, Lovecraft Thrall
Guardians of the Vault [GotV] and Guíld of Dívíne Soldíers [GoDS]
Gate of Madness server

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Posted by: Farming Flats.5370

Farming Flats.5370

If i adopt a dev ,

can i have a certificate and a picture of my adopted Dev ? i want to show it to all my friends

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Posted by: Mbelch.9028

Mbelch.9028

This is a fantastic idea. I have been down on WvW lately, but I hope by all these Devs getting respective experiences outside T1/zerging servers, they’ll see some of the issues, bring it back to you, and at least out of all of this increase community engagement.

I’m in to offer my guild up for roaming.

-Nex, [FEAR] Elementalist
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Posted by: Jeknar.6184

Jeknar.6184

I wonder if they will spend much time in the bottom of Bronze League, wandering aimlessly through the empty borderlands.

Well, I sent the invitation for [STDs] here on Eredon Terrace and there are other guilds on my server who did it aswell… I really hope we get at least one so they can see how things are down here on the bottom of the barrel and I would love to hear their opinion (as a player at least) about it.

Kawagima / Kelvena Riverstream / Calamis Fatima / Hanna Flintlocke
WvW Rank 3800 (Platinum Veteran) – PvP Rank 69 (Shark) – 25,9k Achievment Points
Mërcenaries [Sold] – Ferguson’s Crossing

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Posted by: SLloyd.7629

SLloyd.7629

Hello my in game name is Melira Jofri Pern, Co Leader of Sons of Redemption on Devona’s Rest. We would love to host a Dev for this next tourney. We are a small, close knit guild and a few of us really love our WvW.

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Posted by: insanemaniac.2456

insanemaniac.2456

I wonder if they will spend much time in the bottom of Bronze League, wandering aimlessly through the empty borderlands.

Well, I sent the invitation for [STDs] here on Eredon Terrace and there are other guilds on my server who did it aswell… I really hope we get at least one so they can see how things are down here on the bottom of the barrel and I would love to hear their opinion (as a player at least) about it.

(yay jekky, i was really hoping you would )

JQ: Rikkity
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Posted by: Serophous.9085

Serophous.9085

anyone ever see Scanners? Cause that’s what my head just did

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Posted by: EnemyCrusher.7324

EnemyCrusher.7324

This is a great idea!

What do you mean by “region” though?

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