Bowing out

#1 - April 8, 2014, 12:09 p.m.

Hey everyone,

As of tomorrow, I will no longer be a part of the ArenaNet team. I have accepted a job offer elsewhere, and it will be a big step in my career path.

I’ve been an avid Guild Wars fan since the first one shipped. My life has been intertwined with ArenaNet in many ways. I have learned so much from the team and so much from the community as I’ve progressed through the positions I’ve held here (QA, Alpha Coordinator, PvP Community Coordinator to now covering all of Competitive, Skills and Balance); it’s hard to imagine leaving.

Once I made it onto the Competitive Team, I knew it was the place for me. I have an extremely competitive background, so everything really clicked into place. Needless to say, it’s been a huge pleasure to work here and be on the Competitive Team for the past year.

I’m sad to leave you all behind, but I will still be involved with the team in my own ways. I still hang out with a lot of these guys after work, and will keep an eye on the forums every once in a while to see how things are going. I’m confident that the team can handle things once I’m gone.

I will always love Guild Wars and will continue to work on ranking up in PvP/WvW, and would love to ready up with those of you that are interested!

If you’d like to know what kinds of things I’ll be doing in the future or would like to just stay in touch, here’s some of my info:

Twitch (new): http://www.twitch.tv/allie_hugs
Twitter: @AllieMurdock
IGN: Allie.9268

Much love,

Allie

#22 - April 8, 2014, 1:23 p.m.

the sober ninja.6539:

Allie Murdock.8152:

Hey everyone,
As of tomorrow, I will no longer be a part of the ArenaNet team. I have accepted a job offer elsewhere, and it will be a big step in my career path.
Allie

Kind of wondering if Allie know about this when she did the RU interview!

I did not

#43 - April 8, 2014, 3:58 p.m.

Chase.8415:

Didn’t even give them a two week notice? That’s interesting….

I did give them two weeks, actually. Just didn’t announce until today.

#44 - April 8, 2014, 3:59 p.m.

Thanks for all the well wishes everyone – makes me happy to see that my work hasn’t gone unnoticed!

#51 - April 8, 2014, 4:41 p.m.

RoyHarmon.5398:

Allie Murdock.8152:

Thanks for all the well wishes everyone – makes me happy to see that my work hasn’t gone unnoticed!

Probably over a year ago, I suggested a system to mark posts as “read” by developers/ArenaNet folks, so that we could have the peace of mind that comes with knowing that our ideas, comments, suggestions, and complaints were actually being seen by someone at the company. I said it didn’t really matter whether or not the ideas were implemented, and that the point was to let us know we had been heard; whether or not the idea held merit or was feasible, we could know that you were aware of it and that we wouldn’t have to keep saying the same things over and over, drowning each other’s suggestions in a constant, overwhelming torrent.

You replied to my post. Clearly, my idea wasn’t implemented (along with quite a long forum-related wish list, I’m sure), but that didn’t matter to me. You let me know that I was heard, and that my idea had at least been considered by someone at the company. Which, of course, was the whole point of my suggestion.

I still remember that, and I remember the sense of gratitude I felt at having been acknowledged. You’ve held a special place in my heart ever since, and you’ll be missed.

Aww, that’s super sweet.

I know we can’t always fulfill all the requests we get from our players, but we do the best we can to!

It makes me super happy to know that you are understanding of that, and the work we do put in to recognize your efforts. Thanks for sharing!