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Originally posted by DisappointedLily

Drew Cady

Just major props, I'm an audio/video professional myself and all the sounds in the game are so top notch and rich, from the dialogue to the FX.

The Mesmer sounds are amazing.

Originally posted by TekFan

I've been enjoying Daybreak so far. The story has been longer than I thought(positive), my inventory is much more spacious thanks to the key-wallet and the new map-currency started with a slot in the material storage.

I'm really amazed by the new focus. The dark theme isn't really my thing, but art-wise it's great. I know you're not talking about future designs, but...let's just say among the hammer skins Entropy and Genesis make a really nice pair. So...shiny book focus? ;)

P.S.: Could you add a "Consume all"-option to the new map currency?

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Originally posted by ChazGELF

I'm a little curious about the design of the new Living World map - There's a lot of tar pits and such around the place but surprisingly they aren't considered much of a hazard, mostly just slowing players down in one part of the map compared to the seas of quicksand across the other PoF maps that'd kill you quickly if you weren't on a skimmer - Map Spoilers Is there any reasoning behind this design decision?

Originally posted by MapleAce

Haha, that’s amazing!

Originally posted by MapleAce

Just to say I have a friend called

Originally posted by Casiell89

Was it intentional that you didn't add Greater Nightmare Keys and Aetherblade Keys to key chain? They are the only keys that are created from another items so it may be the reason, but they are also very forgettable unless you are like me and carry 50 of them just in case

Originally posted by [deleted]

Since HoT I've been wondering what happened to the Nightmare Court. So my question is; what did happen to the Nightmare court?

I know this is not a question about the new content, but I've been dying to know this "missing" lore. Deffinitly with the introduction of a new duchess at the end of Dragon Stand.

Originally posted by Ravengm

Are pure numbers tweaks (specifically damage coefficients) the same level of implementation complexity as functionality reworks? I think the complaint I've seen in most cases is that if a change comes through that drastically changes the DPS or spike damage of a class, it takes a (relatively) long time to get adjusted. Raising or lowering coefficients is usually what people ask for.

Originally posted by JessicaLPrice777

Cozy and sweet is actually a pretty good description of our common area. I thiiiiink we have hot cocoa in the kitchen, but I'm a tea drinker so I'm not sure. :-)

Originally posted by BobMosses

To hitch hike off of this question, how are buffs and nerfs determined? And how do they get balanced between wvw PvP and pve (fractals and raids)? Does the balance team look at each class and arbitrarily they are in a good spot, or do they take community perspective into account?

Pre PoF, there was a fairly vocal group discussing the ease of certain dps classes (Condi thief) to output high dps which was mostly ignored by the balance teams, meanwhile other builds which required much more effort to play and hot comparable numbers were faced with nerfs, or felt as if they were straight up ignored.

And what will the balance team do so that all classes have at least one viable build from a community perspective on each game mode.

I would personally love to see the balance team engage the community to get a feel for where they should apply changes instead of changing some random trait that didn't see use before or after a change and calling it a day.

Originally posted by KarenSoxolkin

Hey @mikezadorojny, what's your favorite profession? (If you have one)

Originally posted by Kashti_Gauvain

What is your go to comfort when playing the new story releases? I personally go full on bear onesie with a cold drink.

Originally posted by Commander_Freir

In previous AMAs, you've mentioned reviewing the economic impact of sigil swapping of legendary weapons. Is sigil swapping something you are still looking into? If so, what obstacles are you facing to get it done? If not, why not?

Originally posted by Charrikayu

Over the past five years Guild Wars 2 has slowly built up an arms race of effects and styles that have, in the opinions of some, begun to harm the artistic identity of the game. Daniel Dociu, your former art director and one of the most important visionaries behind the look of both the original Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2, describes the essence of GW2's style as handcrafted and artisanal.

However, the game has built up a cornucopia of auras and infusions, humongous backpacks, and mount skins, many of which clash with the visual style of Guild Wars 2. Even before Path of Fire's launch, players expressed concerns about the possibility of further harm to GW2's artistic style.

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Originally posted by Overlord_Odin

Will that be looked at in the future?

And will you continue to add older keys to the wallet?

Originally posted by Lishtenbird

Not a question, but since there's an occasion, shout-out to /u/GaileGray (or was somewhere else responsible for it?) for making Kormeerkat a reality ;)

Originally posted by rcbaylor

there are currently a lot of partners who dont even play the game anymore or make content on a consistent basis. twitch.tv/dyeingaming twitch.tv/royfromash twitch.tv/gregorpayne These are three people who consistently stream WvW content and deserved to be looked at.

I hope you look into maintaining current partners as well and give those that are still working hard to produce content a chance.

Originally posted by Captain_Ozone

Hi Regina!

Thanks for your reply, it's good to see the program is still maintained.

Looking on the page, there are no requirements or minimums to be accepted into the program.

Could you maybe state what criteria you or the team look for in accepting someone?

Thanks again