Curse

Ravious · Sep 21, 2010, 12:36 PM // 12:36

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Originally Posted by Karate Jesus

Um....#1 rule of an interviewer.....don't piss of the person you're interviewing.

KillTenRats, and every other recent interviewer, doesn't want to piss off John, the Live Team, or Anet in general. They want future interviews.

And, by the way, I'm around 99.9% sure that they're required to submit their questions ahead of time for approval from the CM team. They're probably not even allowed to ask tough questions.

Actually the #1 rule of an interviewer is come prepared. In preparation, I learned that ArenaNet will tell me information that they want to disclose, and they will not tell me information, no matter how "tough" the question, that they don't. I find it a waste of everybody's time - mine, ArenaNet's, and the readers - to ask a very specific question that will get answered with "We're not ready to discuss that." In many of my interviews, they will on their own accord give new information anyway.

You are an intelligent guy. Ask a "tough" question, and then pretend to be ArenaNet and answer it. That's what I do before I send the questions off. So asking pointblank, "tough" questions like "why isn't the Dervish update done" will most likely net me a boilerplate 'our nose is to the grindstone'-'we want it to be right'-answer. So, I try and ask questions where I will get the most information when it is answered. Sure, all burning questions will not be answered that way, but IMHO it's going to be a better all around interview than "tough" question -> stonewall, "tough" question -> stonewall, etc.

Furthermore, ArenaNet has never prohibited any questions beforehand (but see above), and the CM team has never edited my questions. The questions are my own. Yes, the marketing/CM team has to approve ALL interviews because it's a matter of using developer time and other ArenaNet resources rather than "we don't want to answer tough questions."

*Darcy* · Sep 21, 2010, 12:54 PM // 12:54

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Furthermore, ArenaNet has never prohibited any questions beforehand (but see above), and the CM team has never edited my questions.

That's nice to know, Ravious.

I am just grateful for the occasional GW interview by people like Ravious and Rubi who actually know about the game. Guild Wars is not the hottest topic out there. Most of the media is concentrating on GW2 and most of them have barely heard about either game. If any of them did interview John Stumme, they would be asking uninformed questions as they do in their GW2 Q&As.

jayson · Sep 21, 2010, 01:01 PM // 13:01

I hate waiting for new content but I can at least be happy knowing more is coming. Happy to see more being done with GW Beyond.

Oh and please consider making the new hero a Tengu.

Karate Jesus · Sep 21, 2010, 02:15 PM // 14:15

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Originally Posted by Ravious

You are an intelligent guy. Ask a "tough" question, and then pretend to be ArenaNet and answer it. That's what I do before I send the questions off. So asking pointblank, "tough" questions like "why isn't the Dervish update done" will most likely net me a boilerplate 'our nose is to the grindstone'-'we want it to be right'-answer. So, I try and ask questions where I will get the most information when it is answered. Sure, all burning questions will not be answered that way, but IMHO it's going to be a better all around interview than "tough" question -> stonewall, "tough" question -> stonewall, etc.

Isn't that just a bit disheartening, though, as an interviewer? I mean, if I were faced with the knowledge that many other game companies are much more forthcoming, I think I'd feel cheated or at least manipulated.

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Originally Posted by Ravious

Furthermore, ArenaNet has never prohibited any questions beforehand (but see above), and the CM team has never edited my questions. The questions are my own. Yes, the marketing/CM team has to approve ALL interviews because it's a matter of using developer time and other ArenaNet resources rather than "we don't want to answer tough questions."

Please remember that my comment was in response to a question by Essence Snow. I understand that asking a "tough" question is foolish as an interviewer and have absolutely no doubt that John would have denied answering the question, if the CM team had even approved the question.

Again, it's just a little disheartening to see so many burning questions that the community has bypassed in favor of more.....I guess "news" is the best word to describe it. However, I don't understand how it can be "news" if nothing is actually happening, but whatever.

Oh, and out of curiosity, did you consider asking John a follow-up question about the GvG changes when he didn't reference them in his answer?

snaek · Sep 21, 2010, 02:33 PM // 14:33

so if cantha is getting a gw2 storyline content update, it only makes sense that elona will receive one too eventually? thats quite a lot on their plate there before gw2 rolls out.

also, i can see it now: "derv update delayed yet again because we're working on snowball ats"

Ravious · Sep 21, 2010, 02:36 PM // 14:36

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Originally Posted by Karate Jesus

Isn't that just a bit disheartening, though, as an interviewer? I mean, if I were faced with the knowledge that many other game companies are much more forthcoming, I think I'd feel cheated or at least manipulated.

And some are much less forthcoming *coughBlizzardcough*. Honestly though, I am elated, not disheartened, that ArenaNet lets me interview them. I am sure that ArenaNet is well aware of this community's burning questions.

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Oh, and out of curiosity, did you consider asking John a follow-up question about the GvG changes when he didn't reference them in his answer?

Yes, and hopefully we will hear about it later.

aspi · Sep 21, 2010, 02:43 PM // 14:43

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Originally Posted by MArcSinus

Like you even use air and water heroes lol, most likely only earth, fire and ER Prot so 3 is enough.

besides I still think Togo is gonna be the new hero, I said this already but my posts tend to vanish here on gwguru *sigh*

Why togo? I was thinking Keiran Thackeray but then again we dont need another ranger hero :/ (why am I hearing a Tina Turner song in my head now)

Karate Jesus · Sep 21, 2010, 02:50 PM // 14:50

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Originally Posted by Ravious

Yes, and hopefully we will hear about it later.

I hope so too. I hear that it's not been going well. As Lemming and others will attest to, they weren't even able to get enough TK GvG'ers together to test the GvG changes.

Daesu · Sep 21, 2010, 03:00 PM // 15:00

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Originally Posted by Daesu

Suspects: Rit, assassin, paragon, or mesmer since these have only 2 heroes. Add the fact that it is in Cantha, it is more likely to be a rit or a mesmer which is fine by me, I prefer them to another paragon hero.

I forgot it is also possible for it to be an assassin hero. Please we dont need another useless assassin hero.

Thalador Doomspeaker · Sep 21, 2010, 03:32 PM // 15:32

I hope that the new hero will be a mesmer (hopefully female

).

Canthan content sounds really nice. We've discussed this a little bit over at GW2Guru's lore forum, and we suspect that it'll have something to do with Emperor Kisu's descendant, Usoku (who's a young boy in 1079-1080 AE). I hope and believe that we'll see more of the Tengu as well in that chapter...

John was quite successful at sparkling my interest, especially for Evennia's story.

Now, the most burning questions are, imo: when will it be released? How long will it take to get to the end of chapter two?

Essence Snow · Sep 21, 2010, 03:36 PM // 15:36

This might sound kind of pessimistic, but what's the point of having an interview, if the information gained is the same as what a statement would give? Couldn't Anet simple release a statement to give all the same information (that they are willing to give) that an approved interview would asertain? I just think that the point of an interview is to acquire information that you would not by simply asking for a statement.

jazilla · Sep 21, 2010, 03:58 PM // 15:58

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Originally Posted by Ravious

Actually the #1 rule of an interviewer is come prepared. In preparation, I learned that ArenaNet will tell me information that they want to disclose, and they will not tell me information, no matter how "tough" the question, that they don't. I find it a waste of everybody's time - mine, ArenaNet's, and the readers - to ask a very specific question that will get answered with "We're not ready to discuss that." In many of my interviews, they will on their own accord give new information anyway.

You are an intelligent guy. Ask a "tough" question, and then pretend to be ArenaNet and answer it. That's what I do before I send the questions off. So asking pointblank, "tough" questions like "why isn't the Dervish update done" will most likely net me a boilerplate 'our nose is to the grindstone'-'we want it to be right'-answer. So, I try and ask questions where I will get the most information when it is answered. Sure, all burning questions will not be answered that way, but IMHO it's going to be a better all around interview than "tough" question -> stonewall, "tough" question -> stonewall, etc.

Furthermore, ArenaNet has never prohibited any questions beforehand (but see above), and the CM team has never edited my questions. The questions are my own. Yes, the marketing/CM team has to approve ALL interviews because it's a matter of using developer time and other ArenaNet resources rather than "we don't want to answer tough questions."

it's a good interview on your part and his for the most part. he's a funny dude but using the CB as an excuse for not working on the derv update is pretty lame. i want to hear your actual opinion of what was being said. i want commentary by informed interviewers and not just "here are the canned responses i got from developer A". is it me or doesn't it seem as if focusing on costume brawl rather than a previously announced major skill update to the dervish is A.) a waste of time OR B.) a cover up for why the Derv update isn't being worked on OR C.) a poor decision? I just want your opinion on that is all because we aren't getting any actual info from these guys as to what is really going on. they aren't obliged to offer up anything, but to lie about it or use CB as an excuse seems like a poor decision to me.

Karate Jesus · Sep 21, 2010, 04:07 PM // 16:07

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Originally Posted by jazilla

is it me or doesn't it seem as if focusing on costume brawl rather than a previously announced major skill update to the dervish is A.) a waste of time OR B.) a cover up for why the Derv update isn't being worked on OR C.) a poor decision?

D) All of the above.

Skyy High · Sep 21, 2010, 04:08 PM // 16:08

How is using CB as an "excuse" lame? Halloween has a set date, if they want to make any changes to the builds (let alone maps) they need to have them done by then. That's a date that they can't change or push back, unlike, say, the Dervish update. CB is something that a lot of people really look forward to. Yes, I even think it'd be cool if it could stay year-round, as sort of the "casual Codex" (heh, CA and CB). We know they swap builds around every year, so it's not like they're just scrambling for something to work on to delay the dervish update....and seriously, why the **** would they just push something back for no reason? For teh lulz? I've heard conspiracy theorists less loony than that.

If you want to criticize decisions, fine, but can you all stop with the absurd "they're covering it up, they want us to forget about it!" BS? If they were covering it up, they wouldn't have talked about it in the interview, which, in case you forget, actually did give us a new snippet of info: they're not just changing skill numbers or making AoHM scale with Mysticism, they're looking to revamp the class with new mechanics. That's new. It also begins to explain why this is taking so long.

The mesmer update was worth the wait. Chill the **** out already.

ilr · Sep 21, 2010, 05:18 PM // 17:18

Panic was worth the wait? ....Rly?? If that's the case then I hope they never update the Dervish. Cuz that's the only meta most idiots out there took away from that update...friggin Panic. All the real Utility was jettisoned in the Beta testing. Those of us who "main" dervishes are a small but dedicated group just like Mesmers used to be and we enjoy the mental exercises our builds require as opposed to W/D & Critsin Facerolling... Infact my Derv started with mesmer secondary (which I use in PvP btw) so I'm in for a second whammy here when they dumb the ****ing primary down even worse.

So unless this "new mechanic" they're talking about is specifically about longer scythe range or positioning *(like Scorpion from MK going "GET OVER HERE" everytime you hook something) it'll probably be a buttload of wasted time they coulda just spent on following the wiki feedback suggestion instead for much better results ...without pandering to morons.

ruk1a · Sep 21, 2010, 05:20 PM // 17:20

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Originally Posted by Skyy High

How is using CB as an "excuse" lame? Halloween has a set date, if they want to make any changes to the builds (let alone maps) they need to have them done by then. That's a date that they can't change or push back, unlike, say, the Dervish update. CB is something that a lot of people really look forward to. Yes, I even think it'd be cool if it could stay year-round, as sort of the "casual Codex" (heh, CA and CB). We know they swap builds around every year, so it's not like they're just scrambling for something to work on to delay the dervish update....and seriously, why the **** would they just push something back for no reason? For teh lulz? I've heard conspiracy theorists less loony than that.

If you want to criticize decisions, fine, but can you all stop with the absurd "they're covering it up, they want us to forget about it!" BS? If they were covering it up, they wouldn't have talked about it in the interview, which, in case you forget, actually did give us a new snippet of info: they're not just changing skill numbers or making AoHM scale with Mysticism, they're looking to revamp the class with new mechanics. That's new. It also begins to explain why this is taking so long.

The mesmer update was worth the wait. Chill the **** out already.

took the wall of text right outta my mouth.

Verene · Sep 21, 2010, 05:35 PM // 17:35

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Originally Posted by Karate Jesus

Um....#1 rule of an interviewer.....don't piss of the person you're interviewing.

KillTenRats, and every other recent interviewer, doesn't want to piss off John, the Live Team, or Anet in general. They want future interviews.

And, by the way, I'm around 99.9% sure that they're required to submit their questions ahead of time for approval from the CM team. They're probably not even allowed to ask tough questions.

More likely that John, or whoever else is being interviewed, is only authorized to give certain answers. They aren't exactly free to speak their minds in response to the questions posed to them.

(we did an event at work recently that involved my boss being interviewed on the radio. He was given a list of questions they were likely going to ask, along with the answers that he was allowed to give to those questions. It happens.)

As I said earlier in this thread, I'm impatient for the Dervish update and slightly annoyed that it's been pushed back again. My Dervish is my main, so I want to see how playing her is going to change. However, there's not much that can be done about that, unfortunately - they never committed to a (public) timeline on that. I just want to see it complete and rolled out before the end of the year.

Skyy High · Sep 21, 2010, 05:59 PM // 17:59

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Originally Posted by ilr

Panic was worth the wait? ....Rly?? If that's the case then I hope they never update the Dervish. Cuz that's the only meta most idiots out there took away from that update...friggin Panic. All the real Utility was jettisoned in the Beta testing. Those of us who "main" dervishes are a small but dedicated group just like Mesmers used to be and we enjoy the mental exercises our builds require as opposed to W/D & Critsin Facerolling... Infact my Derv started with mesmer secondary (which I use in PvP btw) so I'm in for a second whammy here when they dumb the ****ing primary down even worse.

So unless this "new mechanic" they're talking about is specifically about longer scythe range or positioning *(like Scorpion from MK going "GET OVER HERE" everytime you hook something) it'll probably be a buttload of wasted time they coulda just spent on following the wiki feedback suggestion instead for much better results ...without pandering to morons.

We got a hell of a lot more than Panic out of that update, thanks. It just so happens that PUGs <3 mesmers with Panic now...and I'm fine with that. It's effective, it's somewhat mesmer-y, it gets you into groups, and it leaves 7 skills open for you to screw around with all the other toys we got.

Enchant juggling was the dervish's signature mechanic, and I don't care how good you think you are, it's just not worth doing it right now. It's debatable whether it ever was. If their "new mechanic" makes it worthwhile, wouldn't that be a good thing? It's clear from their talk, at least, that they're not content to buff numbers and tie everything to Mysticism to "fix" them, which we should be happy about.

Karate Jesus · Sep 21, 2010, 05:59 PM // 17:59

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Originally Posted by Verene

More likely that John, or whoever else is being interviewed, is only authorized to give certain answers. They aren't exactly free to speak their minds in response to the questions posed to them.

Actually, Ravious (who did the interview) already stated in this thread that he has to submit the questions ahead of time for review by the CM team.

Verene · Sep 21, 2010, 06:02 PM // 18:02

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Originally Posted by Karate Jesus

Actually, Ravious (who did the interview) already stated in this thread that he has to submit the questions ahead of time for review by the CM team.

Yes, I saw that.

It doesn't make what I pointed out any less likely, though. They need to know what questions will be asked so they can decide how they can be answered.