Thread: The view from here

It occured to me today that for those of you who do not follow us (or any of the Community Team) on Twitter, you may sometimes miss out on some of the 'around the office' stuff we share for those who do.

So, we thought you'd like to see the new addition flying over my desk (ignore that pesky whiteboard, it's just loaded up with plans and schemes for the rest of the year).

http://ow.ly/i/J2vT/original

Me likes, I want one!

Is that in Horse Dev's cubicle? :P

Seriously snazzy banner though. Like the Celtic knot-ish things in the corners.

Judging by the whiteboard of (in)fame(/y), this is likely +Sapience's. After all, it's flying adjacent to his desk.

Originally Posted by Nyrion

Is that in Horse Dev's cubicle? :P

Seriously snazzy banner though. Like the Celtic knot-ish things in the corners.

LOL. Nope, it's mine. Horse Dev actually sits a safe distance away.

OOOO! Very nice! We likes me precious we likes!

Any plans to offer ROR pennants/tees (and other swag) up for sale somewhere? I would definitely shell out some cash for one!

Originally Posted by Sapience

LOL. Nope, it's mine. Horse Dev actually sits a safe distance away.

Given that we've established that the Community team is somewhere forward of the developers [such as Orion and Zombie Columbus of the many classes, Monster Play..] and near the Producers (though, not necessarily the executive producers..)..

I wonder how you can call it a safe distance...
After all, even the +QA folk are dangerous folk to be reckoned with (Khyler of the shrowded Palantir team...)
The NetOp's team has Chinchillas (which we all know can be ridden to war!)
The GM's wield the Banhammer...
It appears that in fact our Community team is at potential danger at every turn! Watch out for incoming Warband Maneuvers!

Form a fellowship for safety!

Is that Rohan on the monitor? Bring in the CSI-team, so they can enhance the picture and give us more detail.

Originally Posted by Sapience

It occured to me today that for those of you who do not follow us (or any of the Community Team) on Twitter, you may sometimes miss out on some of the 'around the office' stuff we share for those who do.

So, we thought you'd like to see the new addition flying over my desk (ignore that pesky whiteboard, it's just loaded up with plans and schemes for the rest of the year).

http://ow.ly/i/J2vT/original

Why not start selling 'Rohan goodie bags' including replica banner, CD soundtrack, and horsie toy? All for a modest price of course!

In fact I bet if you bought out a LOTRO soundtrack anthology it would sell pretty well!

Originally Posted by Sapience

It occured to me today that for those of you who do not follow us (or any of the Community Team) on Twitter, you may sometimes miss out on some of the 'around the office' stuff we share for those who do.

So, we thought you'd like to see the new addition flying over my desk (ignore that pesky whiteboard, it's just loaded up with plans and schemes for the rest of the year).

http://ow.ly/i/J2vT/original

Fun fact: He put the banner there so I'd stop sitting on that part of the desk when I walk over to visit him. =P

i can haz one?

Originally Posted by Celestrata

Fun fact: He put the banner there so I'd stop sitting on that part of the desk when I walk over to visit him. =P

It covers the butt-dent quite nicely, actually.

Originally Posted by Sapience

It covers the butt-dent quite nicely, actually.

awh poor Celest

Aye, thats a fine banner and a nice jumper there too.

Originally Posted by Moir_IV

Aye, thats a fine banner and a nice jumper there too.

It's from PAX East. We gave them to players who wished us a happy birthday.

Originally Posted by Celestrata

Fun fact: He put the banner there so I'd stop sitting on that part of the desk when I walk over to visit him. =P

lol
It seems like you guys are like family.

I wonder what the notice board says behind the banner..

Originally Posted by Galuhad

I wonder what the notice board says behind the banner..

I suspect the check mark might read something like this
"Read all unread posts in inbox by 2PM /local", while one of the -'s is "respond to # posts in inbox by 4PM."

me like!!

Very cool

/em points at Dell

/laughs

Also, you need a bigger monitor

Originally Posted by Sapience

It occured to me today that for those of you who do not follow us (or any of the Community Team) on Twitter, you may sometimes miss out on some of the 'around the office' stuff we share for those who do.

So, we thought you'd like to see the new addition flying over my desk (ignore that pesky whiteboard, it's just loaded up with plans and schemes for the rest of the year).

http://ow.ly/i/J2vT/original

Turbine would be wise to put these up for sale.....

Originally Posted by Macfeast

Is that Rohan on the monitor? Bring in the CSI-team, so they can enhance the picture and give us more detail.

Tried the whiteboard with Photoshop, but it looks like it was blurred digitally.

Nice banner thingie. Is it available in pink?

Originally Posted by Sapience

(ignore that pesky whiteboard, it's just loaded up with plans and schemes for the rest of the year).

Can we have a photo of this? :P

I could make out game events 2012 but that's it. I'd love to see a roadmap for 2013.

Originally Posted by jayspeed

I could make out game events 2012 but that's it. I'd love to see a roadmap for 2013.

Originally Posted by Cazthelm

Can we have a photo of this? :P

Originally Posted by Silverangel

Tried the whiteboard with Photoshop, but it looks like it was blurred digitally.

Nice banner thingie. Is it available in pink?

Soooo... It's my whiteboard, so the 2012 events is a festival list for this year (most of which is also posted in the community calendar).

The intentionally blurred stuff is....intentionally blurred, but really not all that exciting. I keep the current likes, followers, and plus 1s from Facebook, Twitter, and Google plus written on the whiteboard. Just figured those three numbers with no context would make for some exciting (and wrong) conspiracy theories. If you're that interested you can actually go look them all up by visiting our pages on those sites.

The stuff under the banner with the exciting red asterisks that you can't see... you can't see. Yet....

I would like a banner like that as a decoration for my ingame house yard.

Oh I really like the banner, its simple but exquisite The horse looks happy

But if I see it for sale in Pink I think I might cry. There is nothing wrong with pink but well meh.

Thanks Sapience, it is always nice to see something of yours, maybe we can win it at the farmers faire for having the prettiest horse?

Originally Posted by Sapience

It occured to me today that for those of you who do not follow us (or any of the Community Team) on Twitter, you may sometimes miss out on some of the 'around the office' stuff we share for those who do.

So, we thought you'd like to see the new addition flying over my desk (ignore that pesky whiteboard, it's just loaded up with plans and schemes for the rest of the year).

http://ow.ly/i/J2vT/original

Naughty Turbine!
This makes me wish even more there were an actual physical legendary edition with the banner as gift.

I should search and find the April's fool spoof our kin-leader made some years ago announcing RoR on ou kinship forum... The Legendary was supposed to offer a banner as well (and we all ran into it).

Regards,
Skro

What about sending one banner to a player of each country?

*I volunteer for germany then* :-)

Originally Posted by Rapunzel666

What about sending one banner to a player of each country?

*I volunteer for germany then* :-)

/jump frantically

*And I do for the Netherlands!

Is that the Lord of the rings tabletop war game in the top right?

I didn't think the Devs at turbine were that nerdy.

Well i mean as nerdy as me...

Nice banner, but I'd rather see what's written on that whiteboard behind it.

Originally Posted by Rapunzel666

What about sending one banner to a player of each country?

*I volunteer for germany then* :-)

Originally Posted by Cras

/jump frantically

*And I do for the Netherlands!

Ooooh! Me! Me! Me for the Philippines! :3

Originally Posted by Celestrata

Fun fact: He put the banner there so I'd stop sitting on that part of the desk when I walk over to visit him. =P

Can you walk over there, remove the banner so you can sit again and make a new picture

For those who want to know what is under teh banner I suggest you dress up like a courier and walk in and memorise what you see. Couriers and delivery people see a lot of stuff most people dont.

Geez, guys: It's an allegory;
The white board is a list of all the current issues in LotRO right now, being left there and covered up with Rohan.
CM says: Forget the white board! Look at the banner! Look at the Banner!
<sry to be the troll, but needed to say it>

I'm wondering what kinda of headset that is. My Microsoft LifeChat doesn't cut it any more.

I hate to admit it - but I would purchase one of those, maybe two....

....I'd wear the second one as some kind of makeshift cape for when I go grocery shopping

Originally Posted by SmellyCheese

I'm wondering what kinda of headset that is. My Microsoft LifeChat doesn't cut it any more.

Who needs a headset. I use ventrillo on my phone. Works well and is more comfortable to me than having ear muffs on when playing.

Originally Posted by guguzza71

For those who want to know what is under teh banner I suggest you dress up like a courier and walk in and memorise what you see. Couriers and delivery people see a lot of stuff most people dont.

Couriers never get past reception.

Originally Posted by SmellyCheese

I'm wondering what kinda of headset that is. My Microsoft LifeChat doesn't cut it any more.

It's a Tritton PC510 HDa headset. The folks at Mad Catz hook us up with them. We sometimes give them away at events.