Tuesday, August 12th 2008
I totally forgot to log out of Guild Wars last night before I went home, so I idled in game all night. Sorry to all the people that messaged me, I swear I wasn't just blowing you off! I was sleeeeeeping.
The build is out and for the most part it was well received. We are continuing to monitor the changes we made and trying to track down any bugs.
I'm in full swing on the next big thing. I'm pretty excited about. Should be cool.
Wednesday, August 6th 2008
Two simple words. "Monster Update". Little did I know it would cause such a stir. I may have underestimated you guys. :P
Well, the update is out of my hands now. The Dev Update is being localized and before you know it, the build will be out. I'll admit that I am a little nervous. I mean, I'm always anxious before something I've worked on goes Live. Will people love it? Will they hate it? How many flames will I get? I know with this update that some people will be upset. There isn't anything I can do about that, but I hope that there is enough good to balance it out. Plus, this is my first update as the Live Team designer. So that equals double nervous.
I've gotten soooo many messages in game this past week. Mostly people just saying hi and that they are looking forward to this weeks build. Everyone has been super respectful which is cool.
I'm working on getting my character info up here soon but it's a lot of work. Taking screenshots and whatnot. Maybe it will be ready next week. Then again, I'm already behind on next months update so I may not have time.
Thursday, July 31st 2008
I have a level 20 of every profession now which is cool. Been farming whenever I have the time. Mostly Chaos Plains perma-SF or Ranger FoW Forest Farm. I have enough ecto and 1/3 of the shards I need to get my Derv her FoW skirt. Still no where near enough cash to get my Warrior her Vabbian though. At least I finally realized that I like my Necro best in Shing Jea so I don't have to get her Vabbian too.
Work has been crazy for me this week. Trying to get everything ready for the next build, which barring complications, should be out next week. Plus working on getting things rolling on the stuff planned for next month. Right now I'm working on writing up the Dev Update for all the changes incoming. I don't know if I can actually explain all the thoughts behind the stuff we are doing, but we'll see. If people have questions, which I'm sure they will, I would be happy to answer them here once it's Live. Man, it's going to be one monster of an update. Should be interesting. Heh.
I've started to get more and more messaged in game from random people which can be both cool and awkward. I hope people aren't expecting me to remember everyone I talk to throughout the day. My friends list has been full for a long time so I can't really add more people to be able to recognize all the alts they have too. I'm not unfamiliar with talking to people I don't know, just not when they act like they know me. That part is where the weirdness comes from. Oh, and for those people that do message me in game, I have taken to idling a lot on Live, so if you message me and I don't get back to you for a while it's because I just didn't notice since I was off working. Same goes from if I am not super chatty. Just trying to get work done. :D
Oh and it cracks me up when someone messages me asking who I am cuz I'm on their friends list and they don't remember if they played with me or not. One guy was VERY insistent that he ONLY adds people he plays with. I haven't pugged anything in a very very long time so I assured him that it was highly unlikely that we have played together. That wasn't really something he was willing to accept. *shrug*
Monday, July 21st 2008
My Assassin is level 20 now and I've been taking her down into UW to farm some ectos. I spent a lunch hour last week writing out all the armor sets that I want to get on my other characters and figuring out the cost. Holy crap. So yeah I need to get to farming or learn to have less expensive tastes.
I leveled my ranger up to 20 this weekend and took her down to FoW to try out the good ole Forest Farm. Got a Shard on my first kill! Course it's the only shard I got but it's progress! I also got her to rank 3 Norn, cuz the Norn armor for female Ranger = win. I don't feel like grinding Varajar Fells anymore though. I already got my ele to r10 Norn on that zone when it first came out. Don't think I have the energy to do another char there. Books it is!
Testing on Ursan and Shadow Form is going well. It feels like we are really close to finding a good balance with these skills. Balance changes will be ready for next months build. Yay!
Thursday, July 7th 2008
Oh man, I have been so busy lately. This whole new position thing is a lot of work. I am really enjoying it though. We have a few big things coming up in the next couple months that should be pretty exciting. I'm hoping to get into a rhythm where I can release something cool every month.
On another note, got my Necro to 20 but I don't have nearly enough to get her Vabbian. My Assassin is lvl 16 now and I have all the mats I need to get her armor of choice. Yay. Not sure who I'm going to work on next. Either Rit, Ranger or Derv I think.
Monday, June 30th 2008
I finally got my mesmer her armor of choice (Kurzick 15k mask, Kurzick 1.5k chest, pants and boots, Luxon 1.5k gloves all dyed black) yay!! Sadly, it drained the remains of my dwindling bank account. Next up I think I'll finish off my Necro (she's only 18) but I think it'll be a while before I can get her the Vabbian armor she so covets. Looks like I'm going to have to get back to farming... sigh, my favorite.
Thursday, June 26th 2008
Today I officially moved over to the Guild Wars Live Team. I spent the morning moving my desk over to the Systems Design room and finally am settled into my little corner over here. It's cozy, I like it. Testing for the Dragon Festival continues and will be ready next week and I'm also working on a couple other projects that I can't talk about yet. On a personal note, my parents and little brother are in town and we are heading out in about an hour to take a trip out to the coast. Yay!
Friday, June 20th 2008
Been working on re-formatting my wiki page this past week. Finally ready to role the basics out. I stole Emily's formatting since it is so neat and clean. As I continue to work on it, I'll tailor it more to my tastes, but it's a really good place to start from. Obviously very much a work in progress, but it'll get there!
