ArenaNet ‘folded like a cheap card table,’ says fired Guild Wars 2 writer

Re:ArenaNet ‘folded like a cheap card table,’ says fired Gui... by chomp on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @11:54AM (#17499195)

I think ArenaNet made the right call. She was using her personal twitter account to represent her employer. Her reaction to a fan was over the top, and not representative of the company's values. What is Twitter if not a global discussion forum?

Deroir's comment was a polite disagreement. I have no idea how she would want people to phrase their disagreement, or is this a case of "don't @ me with your opinion?"

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Re:ArenaNet ‘folded like a cheap card table,’ says fired Gui... by whack on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @12:10PM (#17499382)

The article barely mentions the original messages that sparked this row, and it's really worth reading them before forming an opinion.

Deroir: "Really interesting thread to read! However, allow me to disagree slightly. I dont believe the issue lies in the MMORPG genre itself (as your wording seemingly suggest). I believe the issue lies in the contraints of the Living Story's narrative design ....."

Price: "Today in being a female game dev: "Allow me--a person who does not work with you--explain to you how you do your job."

Since we've got a lot of hurt manfeels today, lemme make something clear: ... I'm not your courtesan... Don't expect me to pretend to like you.

like, the next rando asshat who attempts to explain the concept of branching dialogue to me--as if, you know, having worked in game narrative for a fucking DECADE, I have never heard of it--is getting instablocked. PSA."

I get that it can be annoying when someone who isn't an expert disagrees with you, but her response was uncivil, rude, inflammatory and derogatory. It's unfortunate when people can't disagree without taking things personally.

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Re:ArenaNet ‘folded like a cheap card table,’ says fired Gui... by MrMember on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @01:24PM (#17500214)

I don't understand how anyone can defend Price here. Her reaction to a polite, innocuous question is so over the top ridiculous it almost reads like satire.

Since we've got a lot of hurt manfeels today

Who even talks like this in real life?

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Re:ArenaNet ‘folded like a cheap card table,’ says fired Gui... by cleanyourroom on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @04:25PM (#17501802)

Agree, this would get you kicked from an AOL chatroom. A heuristic I still find useful for some reason.

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