Mike-OBrien-ArenaNet

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 ...

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On it! Just give us a little time ... maybe 250 years.

Sammpo, I knew that had to be you. You had me in tears I was laughing so hard.

Mo

It's a suggestion that comes up, but so far we're staying away from putting reading material on the loading screens, because players aren't in control of how long those screens stay up, and the time varies a lot from system to system.

Mo

Thank you! I too am a fan of the audio in that scene. And honestly I'm a fan of the whole scene. There are a lot of little things that come together to make it more than the sum of its parts.

I'll convey your compliment to Drew and the audio team, and to Taylor who owned the instance.

Mo

It's a question that comes up a lot. I have favorite moments I'd love to play again too. But we researched it a while back and realized that restoring and updating Season 1 content, and putting it into episode format, isn't particularly easier than making new episodes. And we think the community is better served with new episodes.

Mo