Feedback talk:Gaile Gray

Bows you still need:
i hope im doing this right i dont need bow i need to find a way to get a char name of mind so i can play i havent been on in long time before the new stupide way to log on to and cant remember name and surport not much help had ticket in for 3 days Bows you still need: I looked at your list and thought wow alot of bows but how many do you still need so I thought make I list for you.(ps. There are some recurve bows without the bow name in the list, I changed this for you there also is a bow which doesn't exist. Koren’s longbow doesn’t exist does this need to be Koren’s Hornbow? At the moment you have 54 gold bows, 53 green bows + because you got a normal golden wintergreen bow but this is a greeny. I changed that too. So in total you have 107+1(wintergreen) bows out of 159total ingame bows. So you still need 51 bows.There are also some bows you dont have but they are only getable as blue one's and you got the 20golden bows from the bonus mission pack who are only costumized tradeable. If I count the total bows+ those blue one's and the BMP one's you get, 159+22+20=201 in total, and you have 108 of them at the moment: I hope I helped you a bit with it which you still need and which you don't:), you can at this list to the frontpage if you like. Also check that Koren's Longbow because it doesn't exist I goes it is the Koren's Hornbow, if so you can remove it from my list. Greetings  Death Sligher  16:30, 1 November 2009 (UTC)


 * This is incredibly helpful, DS. I'm going to take a look at the questions you've posed and see how I can incorporate this. I will also try to carve out time to go through all my storage girls to see if I happen to have a bow or two that I have not listed. I will be happy to have this as a point of reference. It's a very helpful tool to have, and thanks for putting it together! -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 04:53, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Gaile I have the following Greens Deldrimor Short Benwah's Recurve Koren's Horn pm me in game Spike Firemane so I can give u the bows
 * Dont forget to delete them out of the list Gaile or Spike Firemane. Don't know what gaile wants, when it is received:P. But it needs to be updated. Death Sligher [[Image:User_Death_Sligher_Dragon_Eye.png|talk: Death Sligher]] 00:37, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * This is quite the fun project. I'm currently pulling up all my storage girls and checking to see what I have that I've just forgotten to update. I will use strikethrough for now, so that I can update the main page. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 22:04, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Spike -- I added you to my friend's list. I see you're not online just now, but I will do my darnedest to remember to come on at different hours to meet with you. It's very kind of you to offer those bows! :) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 22:04, 8 November 2009 (UTC)


 * I live in EST zone so depending what zone your in can make it difficult to catch each other! Not to mention I was invited by my brother to see Sweeney Todd at the last minute! Sorry!
 * I'll be on around 6:30pm EST to do the "trade"
 * Hi Spike. Thanks a lot for your kindness. And congrats on your title track -- it's very impressive that you've gotten so far in just around one year. Let me know when you hit GWAMM. :) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 19:56, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Just found the bramble recurve bow, so if your ingame I can give it to you. Death Sligher [[Image:User_Death_Sligher_Dragon_Eye.png|talk: Death Sligher]] 19:52, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I have a spare Inallay’s Hornbow if you would like it. Koreena Anchalis 21:19, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I have some bows for you Gaile, next time I see you on. :) &mdash; PmaN 01:59, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Gaile, I have a spare oldschool gold q10 <+15 stance> Zealous Jade Longbow that you're more than welcome to have. As a longtime ranger, I also have a soft spot for bows, and I love that you're collecting all of them. My absolute single most treasured GW possession is my q9 Dryad Bow. That is one of the most amazing bow skins I've seen, not only in GW, but in any game I've ever played.AnClar 04:14, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi AnClar. Regular Jade, not Longbow? Yes, I do need that and would love to have it IF it is an extra. :) (The Dryad bow was, as I recall, a winner in one of the contests a few years ago -- I agree, it's just gorgeous!) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 21:52, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what you mean by "regular" Gaile. I thought the Jade Bow only came in the longbow variety.  If not then after over 4 years playing GW, I learned something new.  :-).  What I have is a Jade Longbow, and it is a spare so if it is the one you need, it's yours.  If not, please excuse this grasshopper's humble ignorance. AnClar 04:48, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Dont forget to line the shortbow and charrbows Gaile^^.84.80.151.136 19:45, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Oops, forgot to mention -- done! -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 02:56, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Psst, I have this Naga Shortbow that I have as a Wintersday gift for you. Sometime today come find me and it's all yours. ^^ scratch that, you just got it! Katherinezoltin 08:26, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Gaile Firemane here do u have the Darksteel Long Bow from EotN prerelease? Target is selling the prerelase stuff at $.99!

i have the forked hornbow (gold) you can have, it doesnt seem to be listed tho - ronnie romance (ritualist) 11:59am 2nd january 2010

Oh man, I have been awful about keeping this up to date. I just poked through a bunch of inventories and did my best to update the list yet again. Now, the list of things I have is here. I mean, I think it's up to date. :)

The list of bow I need is above, and again, I'm trying to update but I have a feeling I need to do another check soon.

The kind offers of bows and updates in this thread warm my heart. Let me try to respond:


 * @AnClar -- I confess I'm confused about the Jade Bow and Jade Longbow issue. Both are listed on the wiki, in the Jade weapons category. So I assumed there were both. But I sort of suspect they are one and the same. I do have a Jade Longbow, but thank you kindly for the offer. (Can anyone confirm there's a Jade Bow as well?)
 * @Katherinezoltin, DeathSligher, Spike -- Thanks again. :)
 * @Firemane -- Is the Darksteel Longbow a gold or green? I confess I can't remember. Wiki says it cannot be stored in the Xunlai Chest -- that's a point of trivia I had completely forgotten. I do not have one.
 * @Koreena -- Yes, I still need Inallay’s Hornbow.

Thanks, all! -- Gaile 06:22, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * blue actually --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.188.158.190 (talk).
 * ^That was in regards to the Darksteel Longbow, Gaile. -- FreedomBound [[Image:User_Freedom_Bound_Sig.png|19px]] 13:08, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I just put my Darksteel Longbow in storage just fine, so yeah, wiki liez... :) (The blue preorder bow) [[Image:User Rose Of Kali SIG.jpg]]Rose Of Kali 17:30, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Bow Collection
Hey, for your bow collection List at the top of this page. Is that updated? I have tonns of bows, and would love to help out.-Smerf 03:36, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Not yet updated I gave her the Shortbow, and 5charrbows which arent marked yet. I also got all 5death bow for her laying in my storage. But have seen her till now. Guess she has otherthings to do first besides her bowcollection:).  Death Sligher [[Image:User_Death_Sligher_Dragon_Eye.png|talk: Death Sligher]] 14:09, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I had that marked up to edit a few days ago, but had to get into a conference call and forgot to save. I really need about a day to go through all bow carriers on all accounts and move them onto a single account -- alphabetized, of course. ;) I've pretty much done that now, though, so I think I'm up to date. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 04:26, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

I have one of the bows - I think the seedborn flatbow. (I emailed it to you a while ago).How can I get it to you? Oh, and I just passed ten million EXP!!!!Grafton 01:41, 10 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi Grafton -- Thanks for your kind offer. You're welcome to use "email this user" on the left to get in touch with me, or you can mention a character name here and times when you're in the game and I will look for you when I'm on. :) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 05:46, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * And Grafton, I hope you stop by this page from time to time so I can add: Holy cow, that's a lot of XP! :D -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 02:02, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello Gaile;

Thanks for all you do.

I'm unsure whether this is a bow you want, but a Vabbian Hornbow (white) just dropped.I see you have vabbian hornbow listed under your "wanted" list but it's classed as gold, so I'm unsure. Feel free to contact me on Will Dublin ingame, or reply here if you want it. Thanks, 86.173.17.186 15:44, 22 January 2010 (UTC) Will Dublin


 * Hi Will. Thanks for the note, which I didn't see at the time. It's true I listed Vabbian Hornbow, and yet you're right, I'm only trying to build a collection of bows in Gold and Green. I looked at the wiki page, and darned if I can tell if it's a common or not. I rather suspect I made an error on the list, but if anyone has seen a Green or Gold Vabbian Bow, let me know.


 * It occurs to me that the GWW would benefit -- and maybe I'm not seeing it properly -- from a designation that say "This is a Green item" or "This is a White (common) Item" or something like that. But again, maybe it's there and I'm not seeing it, or maybe everybody else knows all the weapon types without having it listed. *blush* -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 02:02, 30 April 2010 (UTC)


 * There are few items that drop only in a certain rarity, most of those are only in Nightfall. I wish they made them like in EotN, dropping at all rarities with 'Lesser' and 'Greater' prefixes instead having some drop only at common, uncommon and rare rarities. Several skins are left 'unseen' since uncommon drops are actually more rare than rares, due to them not dropping more in HM. So those that do not farm and go in teams see more common, and those that farm and go solo see more common, then rares, and then a few uncommon. OH, The Huge Manatee! Ancient, Steel, Elonian and Talon daggers are a good example of this. They are actually 12 skins, but with 4 different names.
 * When that happens for an item and its know, it is noted in the page with a disambiguation, or in the notes section. Mith[[Image:User MithranArkanere Star.png]]Talk 14:21, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Norn Pub Drinking
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/frickin-norn-pub-drunken-compromise-t10458093.html they have spoken. is it possible to enable this? Lithril 21:21, 9 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Why not make it a formal proposal in your feedback space? — Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 21:42, 9 November 2010 (UTC)


 * To create the page with the proper templates added, go to Feedback:Getting started, and type your wiki name as is into Step 2. G R E E N E R  22:03, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Though I still think it's awesome :P --Dragon7 cape emblem.png The Holy Dragons 16:00, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Your Favorite Holiday?
Gaile, I was just wondering...What's your favorite Holiday? Both Guild Wars and in real life. Thanks! --Malchior Devenholm 05:31, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I bet she all of them are her favorites. :P Infested Hydralisk  05:04, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
 * It's a tough call for me. I love Christmas, and I decorate nearly ever corner of my house. (Yes, even the bathroom! :) ) I have about, oh 15 huge boxes of decorations for inside and outside the h ouse. But I am very, very fond of Halloween and I'm the only person I know who has 8 huge cartons of decorations for that holiday. I like Easter and St. Patrick's Day a bunch, as well. Since my family is (partly) Welsh, I only wish St. David's Day got the attention that Green Guy from Ireland got but I've a bit of Irish blood, so it's cool. :D


 * If I had to pick, I would say Halloween is my favourite Guild Wars holiday, and Christmas is my favourite real-life holiday. But it's close, and I could easily switch that all around. :) Which do you like best, in the game and in real life? -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]]

New costumes
I hav a question gaile, i was thinking of getting god costumes (including dhuum, and abbadon- which i think a guy called kekai? had concept art of) has this been considered by the GW team? if it hasnt i would like to no ANET's response.
 * Some of those costumes would be awesome! And some of them would be scary! :) You can post this suggestion on the Suggestion Portal and the devs will see it. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 04:52, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Lore-related question
I apologize in advance if this isn't the right place to ask about this, but there's been a question in my alliance as to how the Mouvelian Calendar corresponds to the Gregorian calendar. As I understand it, Wintersday is the first day of the new year (1 Zephyr) and game-wise it falls on Jan. 1. Can it be assumed then that 1 Zephyr will always be Jan. 1, and that there are five days (probably before Wintersday) that do not exist lore-wise as a result of Tyria's 360-day year? It'd be great if I could get some sort of resolution regarding this to relay to my allies. Thanks! Jink 03:46, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi Jink. I'm curious about this, too, and I've sent off an email to see if we both can learn more. I'll let you know when I hear back. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 19:58, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for looking into it! Jink  15:40, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, so here's what I learned from Jeff Grubb: "Historically, there have been 360 day calendars, and time has quickly drifted off. The older civilizations inserted inter-calendar days, weeks, and months – days which belonged to no month, but were put in by the priests and leaders to rejigger the timekeeping to keep it in line with the celestial events (solstices, rising of certain stars, etc). Interestingly enough, since they controlled the time-keeping records, they would sometimes manipulate the number of days in the month or year to their own advantage (imagine paying your monthly bills if your creditors got to decide when the first of the month was)."


 * So as you have noted, the calendars do not align perfectly. But be assured through some arcane magicks that you and I may never fully understand, Wintersday will always be on what is "our" January 1st. :) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 22:08, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, and Merry Christmas! Jink  22:38, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
 * My pleasure, Jink, and Merry Christmas to you, as well! -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 00:54, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I've actually done some research on the calendar before - even without what Jeff said, I could prove that it isn't perfectly lined up for multiple reasons: Even in Cantha, the new year begins with the spring equinox, which means either Wintersday and the CNY would be on the same day in game (which isn't the case as LA and Kamadan get redecorated), or Cantha has a different time for spring which is only realistic if its in the southern hemisphere thus would mean that, in lore, between Wintersday and the CNY there is a high chance of there being a 6 month (180 day) difference and if there was a lining up between gregorian and the various in-game calendars, then CNY should be roughly placed at the Dragon Festival. Unless Cantha isn't in the southern hemisphere and/or the decorations for CNY and DF in LA and Kamadan are not canon. Though the altering to line up with celestial events would put another reason to the difference...
 * I must say thank you Gaile for asking Jeff! Very interesting to know. -- Konig / talk 15:20, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I hate to say it, but I have to ask one more little thing: Does Wintersday fall on Zephyr 1 (and thus equating Zephyr 1 with Jan 1)? Thanks!  Jink  18:17, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
 * What I'd like to know is what the distance (date wise) between Wintersday and Canthan New Year is. Or how it is determined what day the CNY is on in lore. -- Konig / talk 18:25, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Hmmmm... so two more questions for which I can try to find an answer:
 * Does Wintersday fall on Zephyr 1?
 * How is CNY determined via the lore (or what is the distance between Wintersday and CNY).
 * But I have a couple for you: You mention "southern hemisphere." But how do we know Tyria is round? :) Is Tyria on earth, another planet, another plane of existence...? Another one: What if the length of a day in Tyria is somewhat different than the length of a day in our world? We know varying day lengths are true relative to every planet in our own solar system, and that extrapolates to variables in any other solar system. So... what do you think? :) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 20:27, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Various images of GW2 contain globes (such as in and in that Beetletun mansion). Also there are constant references to Tyria with words that refer to a round world - not a flat one. There's also a day/night cycle which means there's a rotation of the sun and moon (whether it's the sun/moon revolving around Tyria or vice versa as in reality is unknown to players atm); furthermore the existence of seasons and dialogue referring to shorter days during Wintersday imply an axis should it be round. True, it isn't definite, as the globes could be a simple "humans think it's round" as well as the terms, but it seems highly likely to be the case. They made a fully working orrery after all!
 * And even if Tyria is round, why couldn't Shing Jea and Lion's Arch be located in the southern hemisphere? (Is there anything indicating which half of the globe the are in?) BTW, on earth, Asian lunar new year comes about a month before spring starts, at the vernal equinox; CNY is consistent with that timing. Wintersday coincides with the western Earth calendar Jan 1, which is closer to mid-winter. I don't see anything pointing to LA and SJM being in different hemispheres. — Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 20:44, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
 * "But how do we know Tyria is round?"
 * Regarding the length of days: I've constantly been curious how long a day and night is. I've yet to see any in-game reference to them except that they exist and that there is a midnight (Battle for LA occurs at midnight) and that days are shorter during Wintersday (can't seem to find who it was on the wiki... must not be up, but I saw an NPC note that it's the season where days grow shorter - some wording like that). I rather expect the lengths to be different than earth. If I were to look at numbers Anet uses, especially the calendar, there is a preference for flat numbers (360 over 365; seasons in 4 perfectly equal segments, etc.), so I'd expect the days and nights to be more even than our own 23 hours 56 minutes 4.1 seconds.
 * @T.E.F.: I gave my reasons for why Tyria and Shing Jea are in opposing hemispheres - if they weren't, and if if the calendars (Canthan and Mouvelian) aren't lying (i.e., CNY and Wintersday being on Day 1 of the year - Zephyr 1), then they'd overlap. And Tyria and Elona has some minor celebration of the two Canthan holidays, even if it's a mere few decorations and NPCs. Either there's in-game events that's not canon and at least one calendar lies, or they're in different hemispheres. Or spring merely starts at a different time in Cantha than in Tyria/Elona. If in-game holidays were more in line to reality based on where they should logically be placed in lore, Wintersday would actually be around mid March - the spring equinox (first day of spring). That, or spring "starts" sooner in Tyria than on Earth in terms of how long since snow has began falling. Though Wintersday acts more like Groundhog day... And, of course, this is wanted to be clarified with Jeff by Jink, but Wintersday is supposed to be the new year of Tyria, which would mean, based on the calendars, the beginning of spring - thus spring equinox. Another point to the different hemispheres is that there's nothing that relates the two continents' calendars (Mouvelian and Canthan) as having their seasons at the same time, from what I could find at least. Though I suspect the timeline is a bit off of I'm right about Cantha.
 * tl;dr: Tyria is weird. Also, I've made a bit of research on this in more detail before here (the thread has been closed due to it being a random-topic thread and having reached a large size). -- Konig / talk 21:38, 24 December 2010 (UTC)


 * That reminds me of One Piece's world, separated in parts and with many different species, and with different rules and and there, and the old Sosaria from the Ultima saga of videogames. Sorsaria even split in several worlds. Seems like they were actually separate worlds, that were made as one with magic, as if someone ripped and twisted space to make a single world, like when you make a bedspread with cloth remants, and after a certain disaster, whatever was those worlds together disappeared, and boom! Space went back to normal and they no longer were connected. You can even get to visit one of those other worlds and all. Mith[[Image:User MithranArkanere Star.png]]Talk 01:42, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Not to be a pest, but any official word on this? Jink 21:36, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
 * You're not being a pest, Jink, but what's the open question? (Or rather, the open question that I would be able to answer.) I've provided all the information that Jeff Grubb gave me for the original query, and I think the rest needs to stay in the "I wonder if..." or the "I have a theory about..." category. Remember, there are books to write, and stories to tell in Guild Wars 2! :) I really don't feel comfortable interrupting the designers to ask about details that may well be covered in something that we simply have not yet seen. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 02:01, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, my question got lost in the all the talk up there. Does Wintersday fall on Zephyr 1 (and thus on Jan. 1)? The original information doesn't explicitly state that Wintersday, Zephyr 1, and Jan. 1 all occur on the same day, though it's certainly implied. Sorry for being nitpciky, but my alliance wants that "Word of God" without any ambiguity.  Jink  18:04, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Transferring names to GW2
Hi Gaile, I'm a little new at this editing thing, and I just have a quick question....I have been wondering about it ever since I heard tht you will be able to reserve your charater's name for gw2...I am wondering how exactly tht will work ? anything you can tell me would be nice, and if you can't say much as of rite now I'll understand. thanks. Ur friend the captain. My charater in game is *The Captain Of The Army* I'm the only one, so you may add me if u like, wouldn't mind having you as my friend. Ttyl. :) Take care.Captain of the army 22:00, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
 * A quick look at GW2 FAQ says that the names are reserved through your Hall of Monuments. My best guess is that if you at least get your character to his/her HoM, your name is guaranteed to be reserved. I was not able to find more information directly on character names. You can also read the Hall of Monuments FAQ which gives you more information on how your HoM ties GW1 with GW2. G R E E N E R  22:13, 28 December 2010 (UTC)


 * That's a good and helpful answer, Greener, but I can't help but think there may be more to the "name reservation" concept than the HoM. I don't doubt that the HoM will provide a means of name reservation; what I'm unclear about is whether that's the only means for players to carry over their names. I mean, it makes sense, because the HoM also carries over the various attainments, such as titles, special armour sets, miniatures, etc. But if it is, then people need GW:EN. And if people need GW:EN, then they ought to jump on the 1/2 price sale right now, because it ends tomorrow! (And no, I don't get a commission for GW:EN copies sold. :) It just occurred to me in conjunction with this question.)


 * I'm going to fire off an email to Live Team and GW2 Team leaders and ask them (1) if they have more information about name reservations, and (2) if we can and wish to provide that info now. If they give me the go-ahead, and if there's more to say at this time, I'll post it here. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 06:06, 30 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks Gaile :3 --Dragon7 cape emblem.png The Holy Dragons 06:55, 30 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks alot Gail.Captain of the army 18:03, 5 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Hey there. I just had a really interesting conversation with a couple of GW2 team members. They tell me that the name reservations system is still under wraps and there really isn't anything new, or any further details to offer, at the present time. I'll pass along your question to the Community Team in the event they want to have a team member include news on this topic in an upcoming blog. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 23:26, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
 * TY Gaile ;) --Dragon7 cape emblem.png The Holy Dragons 15:57, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

30 MOXes and HoM
Hi Gail it's me again with another question :) ...I hope you don't mind me editing in here, because it's the only way I kno how :P, so here goes, bear with me as this may a bit of a long run on sentence....I recently added Mox and Jora to my fellowship momument, and I checked my HoM rewards and I got 2 points towards my max statue count. Now I'm wondering if someone may be able to max their statue count by jst adding 30 Mox's with 30 diff char's, since Mox dosen't need armor upgrades and u get him free at lvl 10, and also u get 1 free HoM tapestry upon reaching the eye outpost first time. I wanted to try it but was scared I would be banned, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask. So will it count adding Mox on dif char's or can u only add him once for a statue count ? thanks for any info u can get me . take care. Captain of the army 21:06, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
 * You only get credit for a statue once, regardless of how many characters you use.--[[Image:User Pyron Sy sig.png|19px| ]] Pyron Sy 21:16, 8 January 2011 (UTC)


 * For future reference, you can ask questions at game questions page. — Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 21:21, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
 * What PS and TEF said. :) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 23:09, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Error code Clarification
Hi Gaile! Not sure if this fits into the category of the support talk page or normal talk, but I was wondering if you could give us a bit more clarification as to what the error code 1751336 means? It usually crops up in the GW in-game store when prepaid gift cards are declined (I've encountered it a couple of times), so what exactly does it mean? --Sage  Talk  17:07, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi there. Can you tell me exactly what verbal message you get with that code? I can check with the team, but I may be able to discern the code from the message. Thanks. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 23:08, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Lore Question
Is the naming of the Ebonhawke a reference to the starship the Ebon Hawk from the SW:KOTOR series of games? If so is there any particular reason for referencing the starship? It'd be great to know if there are some good old fashioned Star Wars junkies on the design team still xD--TahiriVeila 23:59, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't know expressly about the name in Guild Wars, and I guess I could ask. However, come on! Is there any geek worth his faded, Mountain Dew-stained 1998 StarCraft t-shirt who doesn't love Star Wars? ;) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 08:06, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Well there's a difference between loving Star Wars and possessing the sort of obsession that drives a developer to name significant GW2 locations after Old Republic-era light freighters =P If it's not too much trouble it'd be great to know. I'd bet that whoever named the town will recognize my username as well xD--TahiriVeila 17:13, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I can't say I like that about Star Wars. It's as if you were supposed to like it. It's like the Emperor's New Clothes, people is just being fooled. For me Star Wars is just a corny fairy tale for little kids, and the only decent characters in the whole series are Yoda and R2D2 (the only ones that say things that make some sense). The only thing I really like of the whole franchise was the Ewok Celebration theme at the end of the 3rd(6th) movie. I've watched a lot of Sci-Fi since I was young, and I can't still understand why people put Star Wars so high in that pedestal. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Critters, The Last Starfighter, Star Trek, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Alien, Back to The Futire, Flash Gordon, Doctor Who, Blade Runner... you name it, it's always better than Star Wars.
 * You asked for me, so I had to come. I'm 'the guy who doesn't like Star Wars'. If you ever need someone to speak against Star Wars again, just call me and I'll be there. I'm glad to help! Mith[[Image:User MithranArkanere Star.png]]Talk 21:59, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Star Wars is a good story, but it's bad science fiction. [[Image:User_Felix_Omni_Signature.png]]elix Omni 23:06, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Then you may like The Hidden Fortress, the movie that 'inspired' Lucas to come up with Star Wars, XD. Mith[[Image:User MithranArkanere Star.png]]Talk 05:17, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Any new info on this gaile? :D--TahiriVeila 01:57, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
 * No, sorry, no info. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 02:49, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Bummer, any idea which designer picked out the name for the town?--TahiriVeila 02:52, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
 * No, and that's the entire problem. Do I ping dozens of people -- designers, writers, world builders, and more -- any of whom could have suggested the name? That could be really intrusive, and I would feel guilty for taking valuable time from extremely busy people. So I've asked one person and if he does not know the answer, we'll need to leave it as a mystery. :) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 03:05, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I understand ^___^ Thanks for putting some effort in though, I appreciate it

Website Issue

 * new topic created from separate thread

Hi Gaile it's me again, I can't access the guild wars 2 website, I have tried everything I kno off, still no luck, I am wondering if the website is down or something , thanks. Captain of the army 01:26, 4 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Please put issues like this on my Support Issues page, if you'd be so kind. Unfortunately, I did not see this message until I happened to be responding to another one. However, to answer the question, the website is working at this time, and I did not hear of any outage. I believe you may have experienced a local issue. Feel free to post on  the Support Issues page if you have further difficulties. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 01:43, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Please put the idea across to the right people (probably the head dev?) because having a few volunteer moderators to get rid of all the trash would make JQ/FA so much more enjoyable. If not, then i just give up with it alltogether 188.28.100.206 00:27, 4 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Giving any player the power to suspend or terminate the account of another player is a terrible idea which will never be implemented in ANY mmo. Sorry pal.--TahiriVeila 00:49, 4 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I know thats why i said the team leader has to be an official NCsoft/Anet staff. to make sure the people selected dont abuse the power. its still worth a try IMO - if people are willing to volunteer and do it for nothing, Anet/NCsoft should welcome the idea as we arent official staff and we dont get paid to do it. and its not a terrible idea - unless you're saying that everyone in GW is abusive and irresponsible? the idea could work. and in anycase its not a 'PLAYER' that gets terminated, its a BOT not a real player. its a win win situation on NCsofts behalf - they get people to do their work for them for nothing.188.28.100.206 01:00, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Nothing but the opportunity to ban anyone who irks them. And yes, most of the players would be abusive and irresponsible with these powers. Remember, the age limit for the game is only 13 and up. Do you really want angsty gamer teens deciding your fate? -- ஸ Kyoshi 01:28, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
 * "if people are willing to volunteer and do it for nothing"


 * Many of us found Ta and HB to be the most enjoying aspects of the game. We were mad successful at getting those back =\ --TahiriVeila 05:56, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Heh, sorry to hear that. I never actually liked TA (nor tried HBs - yay for laziness), but that's just my choice and I understand you. To be completely honest, I still don't get why those were removed (and unless I hear something along the lines of "TA server maintenance was expensive" I won't understand I guess ;-)) It's not like they were unpopular (especially TA). 79.139.2.195 15:06, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Had more to do with the metagame than any hardware issue. As far as the suggestion, I'm pretty sure I've seen it in the feedback portal somewhere, but if you'd like to add your own suggestion and reasoning, you should probably create a user account for the wiki and make your own feedback page. Gaile is a support liaison, not a developer liaison. -- ஸ Kyoshi [[Image:User_Kyoshi_sig2.png|19px]] 16:51, 8 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Oh now, Kyoshi, I bug those gu... I mean I chat with those guys all the time! :) :) You're right, a feedback page with this request would be nice. I think Dragon Arena is really cool, but I think one of the reasons I like it so well is because it IS that rare thing, offering only once-in-a-while access. If you eat hot fudge sundaes every day, I bet they'd get pretty routine. But having them once in a while retains their ability to charm. :)
 * Having said that, the Live Team obviously pays a LOT of attention to player input. If you saw the things coming down the pike that I see, you'd be even more sure that GW players really do have the attention of the Guild Wars Live Team! Anyway, I can't say what the future of Dragon Arena will be, but I'm sure they'll note your request if you make a page. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 05:03, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your above feedback, everyone. I guess I'll follow the suggestion and create the feedback page (someday - I'm a lazy bastard ;-)). BTW, Kyoshi, I've decided to post here because of "As Support Liaison, I (...) help make the game a better place to be. (...)". Since it's obvious the page gets a lot of attention, I just hoped to hear some people's opinions on the matter - like above. I apologize for the inconvenience, Gaile. ;-) 79.139.2.195 18:30, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
 * While I made a bit of a jump about Gaile's job (guess it should make sense to me since so few ANet staff are active on here that Gaile would pick up some of the slack) you'd be able to hear opinions on your feedback page; that's half the point. The other half is to have your suggestion seen without every suggestion needing to be piled on top of another on a staff member's talk page. -ஸ Kyoshi [[Image:User_Kyoshi_sig2.png|19px]] 19:11, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Color Blind Help?
So I am hoping, and wondering if there is any chance of implementing a "color blind help" feature in GW1, if not then at least please keep this in mind for GW2...while we are a minority, its a minority of 11-13% of people. Red dots simply do not look fun for my eyes (among other color issues) :(  is there a settings option available for this that i dont know about?

Otherwise, love love love the game and its 99% perfect! 71.202.198.72 19:14, 26 February 2011 (UTC)


 * It's possible to create a texmod plugin that will change the colors used for any game. Check out the listed UI mods: there might be something there that helps (several of the listed mods change color schemes); it might give you some ideas on things to try; if (like myself) you are not tempted to try crafting your own mod, you might contact one of the authors to see if they have any interest.


 * You can also make an official suggestion in Feedback or by sending an email. If you do find something immediately useful, please post again so we can make it easier for the next of your cousins who comes looking. — Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 19:28, 26 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Well, in the past ive used the cartography mod and that was FANTASTIC as i remember being able to see what should be uncovered based on color differences. I will try to make an official suggestion, since an ingame option would be most ideal, im too paranoid to use plugins or what not even if they are deemed safe & approved :(  thank you for your reply tho ^_^ (i would also accept an option to have better Genes lol) 71.202.198.72 18:21, 27 February 2011 (UTC)


 * It doesn't seem unreasonable to ask game companies to expand their potential customer base by 11-13%. (Although I suspect that they will stop short of gene therapy.)


 * There are no safe or approved plug-ins for Guild Wars (let alone for TexMod); the best you can hope for are mods that are so widely used that the risk is minimized. Cartography Made Easy and TexMod itself, for example, present little risk b/c they have well-publicized sources (and checksums). Many of the mods listed on the second link also see frequent use (although nothing close to CME's popularity). The first link has directions for how to build your own mod.


 * I encourage you to make an official suggestion regardless; there's strong evidence that ANet pays attention (although they very, very rarely have responded directly). — Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 21:13, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Interesting (and very valid) question! I hope you'll make that official suggestion, 71, and I'm going to try my best to be sure it gets seen. -- Gaile 02:28, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Ello, sorry to reply so late, ive been a bit occupied in life these days. Thank you Gaile for your response.  I was looking at making a suggestion for this, but then i realized i have to have a wiki account, which i dont have, and dont see why i need to have one for a suggestion. 71.202.198.72 04:11, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Newsletter issue
Just curious...how often does a guild wars newsletter get sent? I cant remember the last time I got one in my email and I just checked my NSsoft account and it said I was signed up for it.

Also, is there a "fan appreciation page" or something where I can thank you guys at Anet in detail? :p Serious question lol

Thank you for your time in responding 71.202.198.72 18:40, 27 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi there. I don't think we've sent out a Guild Wars (the original game) newsletter in months, maybe not since last spring, around the time of the 5-Year GW Anniversary. We did distribute a Guild Wars 2 newsletter in December. I remember that I was particularly concerned because the bounce rate was rather high and I wanted to make sure, also, that folks who wanted to unsubscribe could do so. From those discussions, I believe we'll be offering a new subscription opportunity that will allow us to revamp the mailing list. I'll check with Community and Marketing about this and let you know if I learn anything new. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 05:10, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh...errr... "fan appreciation page?" Gosh, I don't think so. If you want to thank someone specifically, you could post on their user page here on the Guild Wars Wiki. If you wanted to make a general "thank you" post, perhaps you could add a note on the discussion pages of the ArenaNet section?
 * Help me out, friends. Can you think of a better suggestion to give in response to 71's kind gesture? -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 05:17, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
 * The Twitter, the Facebook page maybe? Basically anything would require that someone send it around anyway, so I think you might as well take it here and distribute it, Gaile. =P --ஸ Kyoshi [[Image:User_Kyoshi_sig2.png|19px]] 05:25, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
 * You can always Like their several pages in Facebook, and also ask Facebook devs to add a "Love" option exclusively for them, since "Like" is not enough. Mith[[Image:User MithranArkanere Star.png]]Talk 23:57, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

(Reset indent) I received a newsletter yesterday about the Embark Beach update. Did you get one as well, 71? -- Gaile 19:24, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I haven't gotten the newsletter in forever, either, and I'm also signed up for it according to the NCMA. I get updates for City of Heroes, though.  What's the e-mail address for the GW newsletter so I can make sure it's on my safe list?--Res 01:34, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I did end up getting that newsletter, though it's a shame I can't log in for it until tomorrow. So excited!
 * @Res: The address should be newsletters@ncsoft.com. --ஸ Kyoshi [[Image:User_Kyoshi_sig2.png|19px]] 06:27, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I received the newsletter, properly translated to Spanish. It' nice to see one good translation once in a while. The last in-game ones (HotN) had been a bit... 'peculiar'... Mith[[Image:User MithranArkanere Star.png]]Talk 14:05, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Woot, I'm going to pass that along to our Localization Team -- I know they'll be delighted to know the translation was solid this time! -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 04:15, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
 * newsletters@ncsoft.com is on my safe list, and it's the one that sends City of Heroes e-mails. I'm not sure why I'm not getting the GW newsletters.--Res 09:59, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I did indeed get the newsletters for the 6th year celebration, and the Embark Beach update. I was just unsure if there was a regular monthly newsletter that i was missing out on and unfortunately i dont do facebook lol GW is about as far as i go in regards to "interacting" online...and i suppose this wiki page too, and the future GW2 ^_^  But Gaile if you could pass the word along, you guys are awesome when it comes to support issues!!! and ridiculously fast at replying to an email >_> on a saturday too!!  my internet experience wouldve been limited to email were it not for GW! ^__^ thank you! 71.202.198.72 04:18, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Not entirely the same as...

 * Feedback:User/Qaletaqa/Character_Heroes
 * Feedback:User/Qaletaqa/Zaishen Quests

Mercenary Heroes and Zaishen Vanquish? I'm happy it's no longer a suggestion :D. Qaletaqa Hania  16:07, 4 March 2011 (UTC)


 * We have been fortunate to have received a lot of great feedback and terrific suggestions over the years. Guild Wars players are good about that. :) The changes in this week's big update are sure to please a lot of folks who have contributed to the body of input over the past years. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 19:23, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Question
hey Gaile, got a few questions for you. I did Aurgary rock a few days ago and I kept getting dropped from the mission on my dervish. I did the mission on my warrior and I didn't drop at all. here is the odd part, when I removed all the skills from my Dervish I didn't drop at all. think there is something wrong with the mission regarding the unknown proph, even though the doubleganger did do some skills before dying. (and it looks really weird using scythe skills with an axe :D ) question two. I looked around and noticed that there will be Alpha and Bata testing. I know that that Beta will be done closer to the release date (which I've heard a date but who knows) but how would one put there name on the list for Alpha testing? Lore Question. this goes on with a bit of gw2 and character profile. in gw 2 it is being advertised that what your personal story will affect your game play. with that in mind would that mean that if your character if human will be affected by the history of your ancestor? if not that would be odd (look at User:Ocren/Allesa Limera) who has a back story that I have made could possibly affect the interact with your character. for example, I make a human character with a Cantha decent who is the son or daughter of the great {insert hero name here} and all learn of that and possibly affects how some npc treats you remember those deeds they did, or that those npc heard the said stories and tell your character to do better or that your ansctor would be proud. latest set of updates. LOVE THE DERV UPDATE AND THE MERCANARY SLOTS. Just wished Embark Beach would do more of what people wanted. as it sits it's starting to get alot of trade and talks. also the new characters are talking to the scouts and getting lost on the beach. GW2 Wiki. don't know who to talk to on this one. but I get this on the gw2 wiki "Username entered already in use. Please choose a different name. Note that if you have already registered on the Guild Wars Wiki, that username and password are also functional here" but when I try to log in I can't?  lastly, I can write my story on my toons as long as I keep it on the gw wiki correct? Thanks for answering any of these in advance Gaile, Or anyone else who knows the answer Ocren 07:16, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
 * The answer to the lore question is no, your character's story will not be affected by anyone else's. --ஸ Kyoshi [[Image:User_Kyoshi_sig2.png|19px]] 14:37, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
 * thought so on that one, but it would be sweet if it could. because watching a demo they have a home instance which has all the things that affect your world so why not put it in there? I know the programming is alot but who knows what they could do? Ocren 14:51, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
 * It would multiply the number of storylines required to write by the number of storylines that are already written or planned for (multiplied by the number of story pieces times the number of places in the story that those story pieces could affect). I think I like their estimated release timeframe as it currently is. =P --ஸ Kyoshi [[Image:User_Kyoshi_sig2.png|19px]] 17:42, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
 * i agree to that. going to be sweetOcren 22:47, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

LDoA and Alehound are no longer grindfests!
Having just stopped by your main page and seen your "future titles" section, and in light of the Embark Beach update, let me be the first to congratulate you on your having forborne seeking Defender and Drunkard until now - have fun pursuing these titles in a more reasonable manner! (And, as the obligatory side-note, respect to the old guard for both titles.) --Mercenary 07:45, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh, no, I might not have been clear. I've done the heavy lifting on Drunkard, the old-fashioned, one-click-at-a-time way. I just stop about 10 points short of max, so I could get the title with friends, as I did two of my others. I do agree that the change is positive; I just wish mine was a sparkly lavender to show that I got it in full-click mode. :) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 23:14, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I have not started Defender, so I'm pretty happy about that. :D -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 23:14, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
 * It would be kind of nice if there was a build sometime in the future to differentiate between those who acvhieved the title pre/post change. I'm assuming that that's impossible code-wise now and would have needed to occur when the change to drunk/ascalaon were introduced. Owell.--TahiriVeila 02:28, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
 * the introduction of the quest in pre will stop that stinking death lvling to to get a lousy 20exp. but it's sweet! Ocren 23:21, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Nature Rituals
Hi Gaile! I've been using nature rituals in fort aspenwood kurzick side... But every time I cast one someone in my team calls me a griefer and then I get reported since they think I leech. Is it wrong if I use Edge of Extinction and Lacerate? I've never heard that theres builds that are not allowed. So what shall I do? I hope that I won't get banned. :) --87.100.204.144 13:18, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Cute troll. In fairness, there should be a "griefing" selection on the report panel, since things like this can't be accurately categorized with the current selection. --ஸ Kyoshi [[Image:User_Kyoshi_sig2.png|19px]] 14:32, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Well... Nature Rituals have always been exciting in my eyes. So ofc I wanna use them. And EoE is the best/funniest skill in whole guild wars. I just want to make sure if it's okay to use them. That's all.--87.100.204.144 14:38, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok, giving the benefit of the doubt here. What are you trying to accomplish as Kurzick in FA? Defending, right? What type of creatures are you defending? Humans. What does EoE do? Damage everything of the same type that's killed. What is getting killed in FA? Humans. Effect of EoE: Every kill either your own side or the enemy side does damages people you are supposed to defend. Bringing some Nature Rituals (especially EoE) as a Kurzick can be considered griefing in this case. 81.234.120.18 00:38, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

6th Year
Any news about the sixth year predictions? Tomoko 18:48, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
 * More Mini Hero's and maybe a Mini Komir? Ocren 01:16, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Mini Emperor Kisu, since Winds of Change will be out prolly at the same time =P --M age [[image:user MageMontu sig.png| ]]M ontu 23:54, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I think there is a page that has our guess somewhere just I have no idea where it is Ocren 00:36, 28 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Last year's page. Someone could create a page in their feedback space, post it here. Gaile can tell us later if she wants it moved to her space. (For what it's worth, predictions for year 5 started in February.) — Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 01:14, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Now we know why this never happened. ;) -- FreedomBound [[Image:User_Freedom_Bound_Sig.png|19px]] 20:16, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Dear Gaile
I've sent you an email on your wiki acount and I think, for some reason, it didn't arrive. Could you please check your inbox for the email I've sent you? Thank you! :) Rendier 18:51, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I have read the email and I understand your thoughts. I don't have anything new to report at the present time but I'll get in touch if I learn anything more. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 19:10, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Authenticators
Hey Gaile, long time no speak. Sorry if the question I'm about to ask has already been answered but been kinda innactive on wiki lately and have no clue what's been going on. Anyway are there any plans from NCSoft/Anet on creating authenticators, both physical and Mobile Applications. That would be useful for security reasons. Thanks :) --M <font color="#330000">age <font color="#CC0000">M <font color="#330000">ontu 07:59, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * There has been talk about this in the past, but I am not sure that it's something that will be implemented. I'll see if I can find out more about this. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 19:09, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gaile for answering, don't know what the rest of the community thinks, but I find it safer if my account has an authenticator which is req before logging in on both the master account and ingame, especially with GW2 on the way and hackers/gold sellers having their eyes on accounts that can be hacked. --<font color="#CC0000">M <font color="#330000">age [[image:user MageMontu sig.png| ]]<font color="#CC0000">M <font color="#330000">ontu 07:20, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I learned something interesting about authenticators: There is a percentage of players who like them very well, and they adopt and use the hardware as it is made available. But a larger percentage of a game's player base doesn't take advantage of the technology. I can't say if that is because they don't want to spend the cost of the authenticators, don't want to be bothered, or don't understand the advantages, or (and I hope this is not the case!) want to be able to share an account with someone else. It seems to me if I spend thousands of hours in a game, I've already made an "investment" and spending a few bucks for an authenticator is a no-brainer. I'd do it in a minute. But the data proves that some, perhaps many, do not agree. I don't know if that fact influences a decision to offer authenticators, but thought it was an interesting tidbit to share. :) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 19:20, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * It is indeed a nice bit of info, but was thinking, what if anet gives a special ingame item for those who adds an authenticator to their account? That would encourage people to buy it and use it's advantages. (Idea stolen from Blizzard with shame) --<font color="#CC0000">M <font color="#330000">age [[image:user MageMontu sig.png| ]]<font color="#CC0000">M <font color="#330000">ontu 19:57, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Ahhh. I was going to say, "What a great idea, MM" and then I find out you cadged it? ;) ;) Obviously, if we move to a "how do we encourage players to use authenticators" all sorts of good ideas will be floated. That may be one of them; I can see it does have merit. Thanks. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 19:59, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Or you could just protect your account? Just because some people are bad at protecting their accounts or NCSoft has security holes at the Master Account site (don't know) we shouldn't be forced to pay for authentication devices. But maybe I'm one of the people who don't understand the advantages :). Don't see any use for in-game advantages for people who buy authentication devices either, way to exclude people. Judas 20:04, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Nothing replaces good account security. But authenticators are an extra layer, almost a form of "insurance" to prevent unauthorized access. Solid passwords, not sharing accounts, careful hardware/firewall/anti-virus security, avoiding third-party programs... you can see the list of ways to keep an account safe on the Security Issues page. Authenticators have their place in security, but do not replace responsible account management, it's true. I have not seen a suggestion that people be "forced" to use authenticators. But I disagree that giving an incentive is bad or exclusionary. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 20:49, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Optional is fine (so long as costs don't overflow to other products). The incentive should be that extra layer of "insurance" though, not some in-game incentive. Just my opinion. Judas 20:57, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't like authenticators because losing, forgetting, or breaking it means you have to deal with support. [[Image:User_Felix_Omni_Signature.png]]elix Omni 22:06, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * In my original post I said that a mob application could be used aswell. Also Judas mentioned it's completely optional. Another thing, when I said give an in-game item, I never said give them an Uber 1337 weapon that insta kills with 1 hit. More like a show off item, like the mini pets we have in the current GW. --<font color="#CC0000">M <font color="#330000">age [[image:user MageMontu sig.png| ]]<font color="#CC0000">M <font color="#330000">ontu 23:38, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * An FYI: Authenticators aren't unhackable.  I'm sure most know this already but authenticators are vulnerable to specialized keyloggers that intercepts the keycode as it is sent, and sends a wrong code through the login and locks the player out of the game.  The hacker obtains the real keycode, accesses the account, and steals everything while the account owner is contacting support trying to find out why their authenticator doesn't work anymore.  Also phishing attacks to obtain authenticator serial numbers occurs too because anyone that wants to use an authenticator will have to at some point give Anet the authenticator serial number to make it work. With the serial number, the hacker can also generate the key code. Many WoW players with authenticators were hacked through these methods last year.  As gaile said, "nothing replaces good account security" and yet many people don't bother to learn what it takes to have good account security.  --<font color ="#8b0701">Lania  [[Image:User Lania Elderfire pinkribbon.jpg]]02:55, 01 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree with Lania. I have a WoW account, but I refuse the Authenticators. I do know that they have several "holes" (even in getting false emails a lot from them) that I am thankful you all don't have. So, thank you for trying something different from them. Kaisha  User Kaisha Sig.png 07:53, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Your presence is requested
For the finale of the Ascalon Royal Family Masqerade Ball. It would be such a privilege for you to attend if at all possible, Lady Gray, since you were there for the Ball's birth in 2007. I hope you will come join us, not solely as an Arenanet employee, but as our friend for many years. Ascalon Royal Family Masquerade Ball 2011 Have a splendid day. --Malchior Devenholm 07:00, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Mal. First, I want to say I think the invitation is just beautiful and the video is very well done. Congrats to those involved! :)
 * Secondly, it's hard for me to stay away from events, especially those I've been attending since the beginning. Once I know the time and date, I will do my level best to be there. As always these days, I'd be there just as a player like anyone else. But this player is very happy to have been sent a personal invitation. Thanks and hugs. -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 03:12, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

e-mail
hi gaile i have been told in the past if i need to discuss something specific i can do via GWW mail, i have a subject that i wish to discuss with someone urgently, but am unsure how to open gww mail, can you help me pls. this isnt a wiki problem,its a guildwars one im not sure who should be responsible and i dont wish to discuss it openly with someone.Spark-TBa 15:00, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Just click "E-mail this user" in the toolbox on the left. That will bring up the page to email Gaile directly.--[[Image:User Pyron Sy sig.png|19px| ]] Pyron Sy 15:05, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * ty :)Spark-TBa 15:06, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * i may be about to make myself sound really stupid, but i cant find a link that says e-mail this user. :PSpark-TBa 15:09, 2 April 2011 (UTC)


 * You used the "find" command on your browser? FYI it doesn't show while you are in edit mode. — Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 15:58, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * i hadnt used the find command, but when doing so it only shows 2 responses, one in the first section at the top where it says to contact via email, and another where gaile says to use it. :PSpark-TBa 16:04, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * On the left of the screen, you'll see the navigation box, the search box, the support box, and beneath that the toolbox, which contains the email user link.--[[Image:User Pyron Sy sig.png|19px| ]] Pyron Sy 16:41, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * i get the following in that box no matter what screen im on,,,what links here, related changes, upload file, special pages, printable version, permanent link and transclusion list. nothing about email.Spark-TBa 16:56, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * ok after 2 hours of you guys trying to help me its sorted, the email adress in my preferences wasnt confirmed, ty for all the help you gave me though, it was much appreciated.Spark-TBa 17:36, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

hi gaile, i sent you an email at the time of my last post about an issue, was wondering if it was usefull info/anything came from it.Spark-TBa 16:20, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Spark. I sent that over to the team and asked them to give it a close look. I haven't checked back with them -- I've been really busy -- but I can do so if you think it's still pertinent. I can assure you that while the people involved may have been acting inappropriately, there was no actual "hacking" going on! -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 03:14, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * just hoping that the peoples accounts were safe, no need to chase it up if its been looked into, ty.Spark-TBa 08:19, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * We're good on that. It's strange what people will say, like "You whispered to me, now I can hack your account." I mean, that's just plain silly, but people do say such things from time to time. This is a different sort of case, but yeah, just so much hooey. :) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 20:19, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Account Issue: Merge/Character Moves

 * Issues involving Disappearing Accounts, Characters moving across accounts and Support

Guild Wars 2 weapons - and their significance
Hiya!

I was watching an interview and thought of you. With weapons being so much more of a defining feature of Guild Wars 2 characters, will you stick to the Ranger profession? Or have bow-armed Warriors or such grabbed your attention?

I havn't had the pleasure of actually playing the game, or any of it's incarnations, yet. So that means I'm ignorant of lots, such as if said-Warriors (for the sake of example) will have appropriate utility skills, etc.

Just curious ^ ^  A F K  When  Needed 19:40, 19 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I know I can use weapons differently in GW2, and I have. But really, I'm a Ranger at heart, and I have found that for me, being really good (though I'd never presume to say "expert") in one profession is the way I like to play. As far as testing, though, naturally I'll do as the dev team desires, and if it's "All Warrior, All the Time" day, I'm fully on board. When the game releases, I'll be going Ranger... although I'm testing with an Elementalist, and dear lord, she's impressive... and there's this... well, never mind, TMI, TMI. :)


 * What are you thinking of choosing, profession-wise? -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 20:39, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I am thinking I'll make My warrior again, but I will be testing the other ones to see what I like :D Ranger might be fun to try for once Ocren 20:51, 19 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I'll be sticking to being a master of death ;)


 * I knew you liked Rangers, but I didn't know what specifically about them drew you to them. With the Warrior (again, as an example) possessing bow skills Rangers don't have, and so arguably being capable of taking on the role of a different kind of Ranger, I was interested in if you'd switch e.g. basically go ?/R (W/R possibly) instead of R/? User A F K When Needed Signature Icon.jpg A F K  When  Needed 22:19, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * (to clarify I basically consider weapons to be secondary professions) User A F K When Needed Signature Icon.jpg A F K  When  Needed 22:24, 19 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I guess for me it's almost a "cultural" thing. I was a Rogue in Diablo, back in the day. I was drawn to a bow since long before Diablo, so what, early- or mid-90's? Then, with Guild Wars, it became more. The Ranger was interesting to me, with the bow, the range, the effects, the mobility, the strong orientation to nature, and the -- wait for it -- pet. :) Guild Wars was the first game where I really got into the whole "side kick" concept, where I felt that having a party of two was just right. Not somebody I had to babysit, nor an extension of my weaponry, but pretty much me-done-better, with the help of my loyal friend George. I loved the pets; I love them still. I like bows; I like bow effects. And while I think other characters had lovely armor -- some better than Ranger, since the one with the sticks is pretty much not my thing, thx -- I was ok (am still ok, will probably always be ok ;) ) with the Studded Leather Armor my friends helped me get, back in the day, from Granite Citadel. And while I freely admit there are more powerful characters, and more imposing ones, Ranger is just it for me.


 * Actually, it's as difficult for me to define why I love the Ranger so much as it is to define why a certain piece of music makes me weak at the knees. Like there's this theme in Guild Wars, in Kryta, that still makes me stop and listen, that still makes me sigh... :) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 23:02, 19 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Heh, I understand :-) The reason Necromancers have always been the one for me is... there's a degree of imperfection there. You're not a noble Paragon killing the bad guys and saving the world. You're doing the ultimate good; but leaving a trail of devastation in your wake, dismissing it as acceptable loses. I like the idea of a character where morals are so much trickier than the typical hero; e.g. Paragon. As a player I've always been fond of Dwayna; and I like the idea of my Necromancer being the same. Of having better intentions but never fulfilling them. Necromancers are the most fun to play, for me, because I can most easily credit them as having a full character.


 * They walk a fine line... what other hero has a past so filled with regret? I suppose I just identify with them more than any other profession... and no, I don't go around wearing all black, I've no tattoos and no piercings. :P User A F K When Needed Signature Icon.jpg A F K  When  Needed 15:17, 20 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Oh, and I actually consider the Ranger one of the strongest professions. I'd rather a longer battle where I'm in control of the situation, if the alternative is being a glass cannon rolling a die to see who wins. I value control; the ability to decide the flow of the battle. User A F K When Needed Signature Icon.jpg A F K  When  Needed 15:22, 20 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I was going to go Warrior or Ranger because I enjoyed being a Warrior in GW1 but Rangers seem more...interactive? I mean the pets are completely different and I think the rangers will be good team members as many spells need others to shoot things through so... User: Austin1

Hmmm this is interesting, I guess i could add my two cents lol :P I'm going to go with a double sword warrior, since i fell in love with Devona, ( I hope tht's spelled rite :P )in the opening trailer of guild wars, and was very disappointed when playing the game I found out tht she was to be only a hammer warrior, I'm still wondering why, if you could enlighten me Gail , tht would be nice :). Take care. Hope to see you in GW 2.Captain of the army 13:38, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Hello Gaile
Just thought I'd drop a note here. Is your email working alright? Have sent a few emails over the past few months and no response. D= I know you're busy so maybe I should try again. Let me know. Thanks! <font face="Monotype Corsiva" color="black">Sardaukar  11:54, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Gasp! It's working fine, thanks. I just forget to answer, since the question is sort of off the normal support topic. I'll dig one out now. :) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 00:31, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Just saying hi and thanks again for what you did for us in Shing Jea Monestary.
I hope I get to see you in person on GW 2 beta/release. I heard so many great things about you. Also me Zelda Ale Merchant Lyuba and Tormented Vizu thank you and GW staff again for the Chaoz Shinobi ban. I seen him return last Wintersday, but haven't seen him since. Me and him exchanged a few harsh words but that was it. My regards and I wish you good health and happy playing!Yumiko ^,~ 03:54, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Gaile is Awesome like that, Yet to meet her but she is helpful. Support is helpful too. Sent them a ticket a few days ago along with a screen shot of a money trader, 24 hours and resolved. Best support when all works out Ocren 06:05, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Hey they, Yumiko. Sorry I'm so late to respond; sometimes I read and intend to come back "in a few minutes" and get distracted by other projects. :) I hope we'll have a chance to see one another in Guild Wars 2. Look for a Ranger with some spiffy lavender armour and a good-looking pet. :) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 02:36, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
 * And thanks for the kind words, Ocren! I'll see you in the game sometimes, I'm sure. I'm there... a lot. ;) -- Gaile [[Image:User gaile_2.png| ]] 02:36, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
 * yet to see you gaile, but your welcome. Look on my page and you can see my characters. Ocren 23:52, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Happy Dhuum Day!
--TahiriVeila 18:41, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

AB
Hi.Linsey's page is locked but if you see her and you feel like you want to do it, you can tell her thanks from me for alliance battles. Yseron - 83.196.92.36 12:51, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Birthday Tonics
Question: Can the birthday tonics provide differentiating Armors on the hero's they disguise you as? I'm unsure because I have a screen cap of someone using a vekk tonic and having brotherhood armor on (the distinctive goggles on top of the head) But I have yet to see any other hero tonic use anything other than starter armor, this after using my Pyre tonic several thousand times while under the effect of Loose Magic. -- Briar    The Spider  13:59, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

GWDressUp
Gaile,

I realize ArenaNet cannot endorse any 3rd-party programs, so that's not at all what I'm interested in here. Tex-Mod and GW Multi-Launch have been given a pass from bannings and there is a new program some people are interested in called GwDressUp. Obviously no one should expect that ArenaNet will say this program is totally safe, but the aspect of using it (because it attaches itself to the gw.exe file) makes people a little nervous if they will be banned for using the program. As we've seen, wrongful bannings do occur and it is exceedingly hard to have them removed. The program itself, as presented, offers no gameplay advantage other than saving users millions in gold by not having to buy every single piece of armor and dying them multiple times. Could someone have a look at the program and let players know, in advance, if they use an unaltered version of the program, that they are safe from bans?

Guru Thread

<I>Ghosst</I>   •  Talk  •
 * I can see a huge difference with multi launch, it isnt open source, its hard or near impossible to verify exactly whats its doing without the source, the author havent answered if he can make them available, thats highly suspicious but if you can get him to publish them all doubts would disapear (that doesnt make anet approve it but at least ppl can review and tell if its safe or not) 82.224.68.40 07:33, 16 June 2011 (UTC)nobody
 * see Texmod for their stance on 3rd party programs. <font color="#4169E1"> ~ PheNaxKian <font color="#8A2BE2">talk  13:57, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Harassment issue
Hi Gaile,

There's a user named Slave Nigro Kock who's been haunting the Great Temple of Balthazar for a few days. He's currently in American district 2, telling racist jokes, swearing randomly, and generally spamming local chat to no real purpose - in all caps, to boot. I've previously seen him popping in and out of district 1 just long enough to send a hateful epitaph before leaving so no one can report him. He's slightly amusing now that I'm down half a bottle of wine, but I think it'd be better for everyone if he were banned before I gave in to the temptation to teach him some actual funny jokes.

Best,

-- Armond Warblade 04:45, 16 June 2011 (UTC)


 * He's apparently been taken care of. Thanks! -- Armond Warblade[[Image:User Armond sig image.png]] 05:18, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Changing email issue
Hi Gaile, a friend of mine and her husband are having problems, and Support won't really listen to them. Maybe you can hand this over to someone or .. anything. The thing is, their Ncsoft Accounts use email adresses. Clearly, every acc does. Their hoster shut down a while ago without warning, so they missed their window to change their adresses in the store, or do anything worthwhile anymore - since the mail adresses are nonexistent, everything they could do ends in a big digital black hole. Is there really no possible way to have ncsoft change their mail adresses without a confirmation mail that is sent to a nonexistent adress? As far as I know, their anet accs use the same old nonexistent adresses because they can't confirm an adress change anymore. Usually I'd not come to you with this, but now that my friend got hacked through that security gap of not being able to change anything over at ncsoft, I thought I'd better give it a try. (Now I just need to figure out how to give you their acc IDs without putting them anywhere near this description..) Golgarit Raven 22:30, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * If you give her the support ticket #'s, she can receive the information through those. Keep in mind that certain accounts cannot have their email addresses changed, I believe it is those that are linked with an NCSoft Master Account. This is not something support can help with, because it is not possible, it doesn't have anything to do with not being able to send a confirmation email. <font color="Black">-- <font color="#0104C6">FreedomBound [[Image:User_Freedom_Bound_Sig.png|19px]] 02:24, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Curses, the simplest things always are the hardest to remember. Ticket would be 110708-000943. She wasn't too clear on the subject and it's in german, so please inquire further if needed. Golgarit Raven 16:53, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks
for your cooperation. Dont hesitate to tell Mole Sam that he is welcome to play with me any time. The more repressive, the better. Yseron, Gaile Gray's fan number one - 90.29.182.10 20:25, 12 July 2011 (UTC)