Benjamin Arnold

Benjamin Arnold

Position

Sr. Gameplay Programmer

Department

Programming

Benjamin Arnold is a content programmer for Guild Wars 2, focusing on fractals.

Guild Wars 2 Content

• End of Dragons
  • Harvest Temple raid encounter
  • The Only One
• Raids
  • The Key of Ahdashim - Cardinal Adina
  • Mythwright Gambit - Qadim
• Fractals
  • Mistlock Sanctuary Lounge
  • Deepstone Fractal
  • Twilight Oasis Fractal
  • Shattered Observatory
  • Nightmare Fractal
  • Molten Boss Fractal Rework
  • Swampland Fractal Rework
  • Snowblind Fractal Rework
  • Cliffside Fractal Rework
• Path of Fire
  • Balthazar
• Living World
  • Warden Amala
  • Facet Guardian ^{[verification requested]}
• Major Feature
  • "Wind Tech" (Arbitrary simple and complex forces - hovering, spiraling, etc.)

Jobs

ArenaNet

• Sr. Gameplay Programmer
  • February 2020 - Present

• Content Programmer
  • October 2015 - February 2019

Previous

• Lead Developer - Seed of Andromeda at Regrowth Studios Ltd
  • January 2013 - October 2015

• Online Private Tutor
  • January 2015 - April 2016

Trivia

• The hidden llama in Cliffside Fractal, Arnold, is named after him.
• Features in several Guild Chat episodes: Spring 2016 Update, Summer Content Update, Deepstone Fractal, and Sixth Anniversary Livestream

Catchphrases

• 'no murray not mah wife'
• 'This should be a freebie'
• '1v1?!'
• 'Thats gonna leave a mark!'
• 'Fire in the hole!'
• 'Reloading! Cover me!'
• 'Checkmate!'