Guild Wars developers fired after social media argument roils community

Guild Wars developers fired after social media argument roils community

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https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/6/17540382/guild-wars-2-developers-fired-arenanet

Two ArenaNet developers were dismissed this week following a social media blowup between a YouTube content creator and a designer of the developer’s Guild Wars 2 MMO.

Guild Wars 2 narrative designer Jessica Price and writer Peter Fries, a 12-year veteran of ArenaNet, are no longer with the company, following an argument on Twitter this week that seized Guild Wars fans’ attention over Twitter and social media forums. On July 3, a Guild Wars YouTuber and streamer known as Deroir offered a critique of branching dialogue that Price took exception to.