Guild Wars 2 Writer Fired Over being a complete idiot on twitter, Gaming "press" defends her xD

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Aeolus451 said:

Nem said:
I imagine if the dev was a male and the fan was a female. Can you imagine how these people would be singing a completely different song? It's disgusting.

Which people?

Kotaku, Polygon, Eurogamer, Resetera, TheVerge, PCGamer etc.

 

 

JWeinCom said: 
I think firing was a bit over the top, but upon reading her comments afterwards, I feel like her attitude may be a problem in general. There's no self awareness on her part. People constantly question game devs on their decisions male or female. Often, not in a respectful way as was the case here. Simply no reason to insult him or throw out accusations of sexism. And in her comments afterwards, she is again claiming it's because she's a woman, and not because she was acting like a dumbass on a public forum.

Yes, ArenaNet was making a mistake. But not in firing Price. Hiring her was the error on their side. Bringing someone with a penchant for conflict into a company that encourages interaction between developers and community... it was bound to happen.