Originally posted by
kalamari__
something GW2 manifestly does not need
we have the head of anet's HR right here guys!
and how the hell do you want to know if the devs who left didnt get replaced equally already? maybe even intern. what you guys do is very arrogant and condescending towards the guys that follow these devs in their positions.
ever thought that the "veteran" dev had also a lot of "veteran" co-workers that are as good as him/her but just arent well known by the community?
nah, cant be, right? only vets are leaving gw2 and only devs that have no clue about the game are joining. /s
You're absolutely right that there are a lot of "invisible" devs, both new and veterans, that people are never aware of. As a 10 year vet I doubt anyone would notice if I left as I do not have any sort of real presence on social media. Likewise, most people don't even know I, and the multitude of other vets, still exist. Similarly, my sister got hired as a designer a few months ago and there was no hoo-ha about her arriving for the same reason.
The game industry is a constantly shifting place, no matter what company. There will always be people who want to move on for personal reasons, and people who want to stay in one place for eternity. Doesn't make one better or worse than the other; it's just how people are.
So the moral of the story is: do not look at a single publicly visible artist being hired as some sort of pattern or proof of a lack of anything.
Also, a big, warm welcome to Jenn! :D
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