devs are talking on my topic.. after 5 years.. finally..
this is the happiest day of my life.. I HAVE FINALLY ASCENDED!
You knew it was only a matter of time, right? 
We are aware of an issue with those darned mail carriers. Who knew they’d stage a sit-in for higher wages the same day the TP is being worked on!?
Seriously, I’ll follow up. As a non-programmer I’d estimate the two things are connected, but they may be entirely separate. I do know both are being addressed.
Here’s a thought: How about waiting until it’s actually in the game before deciding whether we like something or not?
I think I detect a bit of an ironic voice in that comment. However, I agree with the advice because it just makes sense. (Sort of like looking at the pictures in a photograph menu isn’t the same as tasting the food?)
We know from the blog post that a static screenshot doesn’t show us all the elements incorporated into the legendary armor. I’m looking forward to you guys seeing it fully, after which it’ll be great if you share those impressions as well.
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Small characters is a boon in most cramped JP’s, and the Mini tonic is a blessing for us Norn players. Just wish it came a few years earlier, back when I completed all those JP’s on my big fat norn!
Aw yes, but you can look back with pride on that time, and in fact, someday you can drive your grandchildren crazy, with talk like, “Bah! Back in the day we did real JPs with real skills. None of that fancy tonic stuff for us!” 
Back in the day, like 2002 in very early internal testing, the hit box was not standard, and one of our clever programmers made all sorts of tiny characters to enable him to avoid getting hit.
I do wonder if certain races actually do have greater agility for jumping puzzles. I’ve had people say “Make a norn, they have a better gait” where others have said, “My asura is way better at JPs than any of my other characters” and everything in between. Think there’s any truth in that?
Hi Kevin
Thanks
many of us can’t play right now!! because we just keep getting disconnected
Hey, Seth, as Slipping mentioned, that issue is important for us to discuss, but not in this thread. Kevin is great, but he would not be the person to deal with connectivity issues. If you see a thread on this topic, please join. Otherwise, do feel free to create one so that the topic gets the attention it deserves.
By the way, I have noticed internal e-mails discussing a few connection issues that arose over the weekend, so the team is aware. But specifics — location ISP, date, time and time zone — would be good to have.
Thanks!
This was my first time watching the show live. Josh was a great co-host. I really liked his feedback on the artwork so I appreciate the time he spent with you on the show.
Josh is great, and I am grateful he could be involved, too! Thanks for watching.
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If they can’t figure out what’s wrong then can they just roll it back?
That is very, very, very seldom necessary. But don’t worry. The team is keenly aware of this situation, and top people are working on it!
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Most of the players in WvW are just upset that nothing has really happened in months and we feel like we’ve been ignored.
We just want to see what is actually going on behind the scenes with WvW, maybe given some DevBlog update style stuff since you’ve been mostly silent on what is changing and being worked on.
Different companies communicate in different ways and sometimes the process evolves over the years. Mike O’Brien explained how we choose to communicate in this forum post a few years ago. What he said was, “We’ve set a clear policy in the past year: we don’t talk speculatively about future development. We don’t want to string you along. Creating fun is an uncertain business: sometimes things work out and sometimes they don’t; sometimes we go back to the drawing board over and over before we get something right. If we make optimistic promises and then can’t deliver on them, everyone suffers. So when we attend a trade show or give an interview, we’re there to talk about what we’re getting ready to ship, not to speculate on what we might ship someday.”
I understand that some players would prefer a different manner of communication. I wanted to share the comments above to show that silence does not point to inaction or neglect or indifference.
The topic of conversation doesn’t matter. Nobody’s asking to talk about future developments.
What people here want is actual communication. Look at how many ANet devs often make cheeky oneliner comments on Reddit. It fosters a sense of cooperation there, and people on Reddit know that the Devs are listening even if no Dev ever actually talks about future releases.
We need that here. We need the active presence of a few different devs, so that people know they’re being listened to. So far, regardless of what you may say about WvW not being abandoned and Devs are listening, it sure as hell doesn’t feel like it here.
In an ideal world, a dev could post without making disclosures, could joke without being lambasted, could participate without expectations of meaty information or forward-looking disclosures. But when someone does share information and still ends up on the toasty end of a marshmallow fork, I’m not sure if that’s possible.
I’d love it if it was, but have seen so many “verbal downvotes” for non-disclosure interaction. I’ll discuss — we’ll see. Thanks for the suggestions.
I believe that a lot of these threads and posts are an outburst against what the majority see as an utter neglect of the game mode. Whether this statement is objectively true or not doesn’t matter, perceptions do.
I understand. I do appreciate that while we know we’re working on things, and know what we’re working on, the players do not. Our policy is not to give a future-looking accounting of works in progress but to analzye, gather input from players (through a variety of means including frequent reading of the forums), develop, and release.
Most players have been around long enough, or know the company well enough, to understand how we work, but it’s undoubtedly true that the desire for more info can drive people to posting unwisely. Nobody likes to have their post removed, and we all benefit from a better forum climate. So I’m hoping a few comments in aid of “prudent posting practices” will not go amiss.
Lately, we’ve noticed a a growing number of posts like this:
If this keeps up, at some point we’ll start seeing:
If I’m joking with the last bit, I’m joking with a raised eyebrow, and you guys know I’m at least partially right about what we might expect if folks don’t use a little more reason before posting.
We’ve explained why we have a conservative stance on match-up and world-related threads here but to say it again: they usually don’t serve any purpose and they often turn nasty.
WvW is a competitive setting, and we don’t expect everyone to link arms and skip down the Yellow Brick Road together. On the other hand, we need to keep this sub-forum on an even keel. To that end, please think before posting, and consider if what you’re writing is of value, or if you’re mistakenly taking an in-game rivalry outside the game into a forum designed for more reasonable discussions.
Thanks.
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Very fitting guest choice.
I know, Josh is awesome!
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Continue to report them. ArenaNet does bans in waves, so you will not see immediate results, but it will eventually be addressed.
Always report them, if you suspect they are botting or otherwise breaking the rules. You won’t get direct responses to reports made in-game, but they are read (especially if one particular account has multiple reports against it). They also won’t do a patch or make an announcement when a ban wave is done. So, just keep reporting and encourage others to do so.
Bingo the above. The in-game report system does result in reports that are read by the team. However, you are also welcome to submit a ticket to the CS team, if you’d like to do so. Please include the date and time you witness the bots (saying “every day” isn’t particularly helpful ). Give your server/world name and your region. And then carefully spell the exact name of the accounts you believe are cheating.
I will follow up with CS to see if there is any other advice I can give you on this subject. I do want you to know that we all appreciate reports that help us clean up botters!
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