[2020] “Path of Fire” devs here – ask us anything!

Hi all,

It’s hard to believe it’s been two weeks already since the launch of Path of Fire! Our tradition is to hang out with you and do an AMA on launch day, but with a release this large, we needed to be all-hands-on-deck on launch day. Two weeks later, things are in good shape: we’re polishing details and getting ready for upcoming Live releases. Let’s take some time and chat.

Here’s who’s with us today.

From the Crystal Desert team – Clayton Kisko, Justin Reilly, Steve Huang, Tirzah Bauer, Tracey West

From the Mounts team – Dodge Lafnitzegger, Joel Helmich, Roy Cronacher, Steven Stadnicky

From the Story team – Bobby Stein, Connie Griffith, Connor Fallon, Matthew Medina, Peter Fries, Scott McGough

From the Elite Specs team – Irenio Calmon-Huang, Karl McLain

Bounties – Trevor Bennett

Cinematics – Chelsey Shuder

Combat Encounters – Benjamin Arnold

Engine - Jon Olson

Guild Halls – Devon Carlson

Production – Matt Lambdin

QA – Ester Sauter, James Murff, Laith Ahmad, Travis Battig

UI – Duncan Kay

Comms – Gaile Gray, Lis Cardy

Some ground rules. We’re here to chat with you about the new content and features of Path of Fire, but not to reveal future development. Also please respect that most players haven’t finished the story yet, so anything story-related should be spoiler-tagged. We checked with the mods and they don’t need you to spoiler-tag references to the “secret mount,” with 50,000 now in the world. You might want to skip this AMA if you want to avoid reading about it.

I wrote to you last time that I’m going to gradually hand the reins of GW2 game direction to Z, the lead designer of Path of Fire and an 11 year veteran of the company. I’m writing this intro but Z will be answering many of your questions today, and then we’ll switch up and have Z write the intro next time.

Finally, I want to personally thank you all for getting the word out about Path of Fire. We were blown away by your comments and votes in the recent /r/gaming thread, and by the user reviews you’ve been posting. When you give recommendations like that, that’s what convinces new players to try the game. Thank you all.

Praise Joko!

Mo

Edit: So many good questions, I almost lost track of time. Thank you all for joining us today! See you in the game!

External link →

Hi all,

It’s hard to believe it’s been two weeks already since the launch of Path of Fire! Our tradition is to hang out with you and do an AMA on launch day, but with a release this large, we needed to be all-hands-on-deck on launch day. Two weeks later, things are in good shape: we’re polishing details and getting ready for upcoming Live releases. Let’s take some time and chat.

Here’s who’s with us today.

From the Crystal Desert team – Clayton Kisko, Justin Reilly, Steve Huang, Tirzah Bauer, Tracey West

From the Mounts team – Dodge Lafnitzegger, Joel Helmich, Roy Cronacher, Steven Stadnicky

From the Story team – Bobby Stein, Connie Griffith, Connor Fallon, Matthew Medina, Peter Fries, Scott McGough

From the Elite Specs team – Irenio Calmon-Huang, Karl McLain

Bounties – Trevor Bennett

Cinematics – Chelsey Shuder

Combat Encounters – Benjamin Arnold

Engine - Jon Olson

Guild Halls – Devon Carlson

Production – Matt Lambdin

QA – Ester Sauter, James Murff, Laith Ahmad, Travis Battig

UI – Duncan Kay

Comms – Gaile Gray, Lis Cardy

Some ground rules. We’re here to chat with you about the new content and features of Path of Fire, but not to reveal future development. Also please respect that most players haven’t finished the story yet, so anything story-related should be spoiler-tagged. We checked with the mods and they don’t need you to spoiler-tag references to the “secret mount,” with 50,000 now in the world. You might want to skip this AMA if you want to avoid reading about it.

I wrote to you last time that I’m going to gradually hand the reins of GW2 game direction to Z, the lead designer of Path of Fire and an 11 year veteran of the company. I’m writing this intro but Z will be answering many of your questions today, and then we’ll switch up and have Z write the intro next time.

Finally, I want to personally thank you all for getting the word out about Path of Fire. We were blown away by your comments and votes in the recent /r/gaming thread, and by the user reviews you’ve been posting. When you give recommendations like that, that’s what convinces new players to try the game. Thank you all.

Praise Joko!

Mo

Edit: So many good questions, I almost lost track of time. Thank you all for joining us today! See you in the game!

External link →