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xcaligax
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From another thread, I just started poking around more and voila!
http://www.crypticstudios.com/node/40
I'm not saying I can do it, I'm not a game content developer at all, or even close to it. But I've seen many complain about it, saying they can do a better job. Well then, why not try it then? Doesn't hurt to apply! :biggrin:
http://www.crypticstudios.com/node/40
I'm not saying I can do it, I'm not a game content developer at all, or even close to it. But I've seen many complain about it, saying they can do a better job. Well then, why not try it then? Doesn't hurt to apply! :biggrin:
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I qualify for all but 4 of those "things we'd like to see".
My only deal with the game industry now adays, is the amount of ribbon and special tape you have to cut through now adays to be accepted as a designer. So I end up doing what a majority of talent does and works independently. I went from CGDC to IGDC Independent game developers confrence over the course of 5 years. Back when being a game developer didn't even require a BA. I've just never been a huge fan of the new bureaucracy that goes on with most studios now adays.
ahhh....the good old days where you only had to render 50 polygons....
Nepht and Dr Deflecto on primus
They all thought I was out of the game....But I'm holding all the lockboxes now..
I'll......FOAM FINGER YOUR BACK!
A dev?.........I've heard of these mythical beasts. I've long since stopped believing in them.
*flies away on his hipogriff*
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....KENPOJUJITSUAAALLLIIGGGGAAA!!!!....Somehow it sounded better in my head. :redface:
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so I guess it already reached the higher ups.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
...the ultimate Contrast Moe (or not).
Contributing to the design of the story and events to realize the vision of the creative director and lead designer on the project.
Creating specific world events for each zone.
Implementing text and assets to create fun and interesting missions.
Balancing and tuning game play in each mission or area.
Providing an example of professionalism and excellence to the rest of the team.
The last line seems especially important, and especially ignored by CO Team.
*poofs away*
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I thought it was going to be about a Radiant player complaining in Alerts about people saying they could heal better on their Inferno than the Radiant player was managing to. *shrugs*
I been a long time leaving but I'm going to be a long time gone.
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Wrong on the CO forums since November, 2008
LOL, Pure win!
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You haven't? In all seriousness, there've been many posting stuff like "it's not that hard to do X", "fixing that is easy", "I know that's a quick fix", "I could right a better story than that" and my personal favorite "I could make more interesting content than them if we just had a foundry"
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Oh, right... I forgot about all the "fixing this or changing that is quick/easy" claims :biggrin: but I always took those more as misconceptions about how difficult it is to do certain stuff than outright claiming that they know how to do it*.
I'm not sure I've seen anyone claim outright that they could write a better story or make more interesting content, though, it wouldn't surprise me if some actually could write a better story at least (making better content using only limited content generation tools might be a stretch, though). But that by itself doesn't qualify one to be a content developer, since there are more skillsets involved in doing that job than just writting alone. And doesn't mean that we can't recognize that the story in this game can suck, though.
*which they would have to know to be able to make such claims, but the poster doesn't seem to realize it and claim its easy/quick even though they have no basis to make those claims.
No basis you say? They counter that they have DM'd an entire session of game play with their friends once a few years ago.
I have seen the claims in threads. I usually chalk it up to monday morning quaterbacking. It is easy to tell someone else how to do something and quite another thing to actually do it better.
Comic book knowledge?
UGC?
<sits on hopes> No, I will not let you get up...
M-O-O-N, that spells @Rhyatt
Originally Posted by mijjestic: Ultimately, though, MMO players throwing stones at each other in this fashion is basically one nerd pointing and laughing at another nerd whose glasses are thicker.
Laws yes!
Nooooo, I said "right" a better story. You're doing it wrong! LOL :cool:
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That's the thing.
A: If I were to join Cryptic I'd kind of first want to start out as an intern, mainly to get a very firm grasp on how to use the engine's creator/code. This seems to be signing straight up to be an experienced dev.
B: They're most likely going to place newcomers on the dev teams for STO or NWN. I mean, remember this?
Mmhmm. I remember Crush telling me that people had been picked up from Paragon, and none had gone to Champs... but "they still had positions open for Champions."
So much for that.
I gots plans for these contents...
Champions Online: Be the hero you wish you could be in a better game.
Oh well, good luck to the person going for that job.
That was the thing that lead me to find the "all foundry all the time" MMO that's out there.
Google away, see what you can see.
Senior Character Artist
Senior Environment Artist
Staff UI Artist
Game Designer - Combat
Game Designer - Content
Game Designer - Systems
Programmer
Senior Programmer
Infrastructure Programmer
Thats like....core core developement. Only thing its missing is a sound guy.
But yeah, I'm pretty sure their development teams work all under 1 roof. Sorta like valves stations, where you got 1 main head office, and like 3 core teams, and a multitude of sub teams working on the 3 titles.
So 1 building.
So....the only disability I see to spreading team members over into neverwinter is you can't look over your cubicle to hand them a soda? Maybe?
It doesn't seem to me like their hurting for talent. Manpower, sure, talent....hard to see that since everyone seems to be under 1 roof.
Smoochan, everytime you post, I alwayss hear some anime little girl...but with sinister intentions..don't ask.
Anyway yeah it does sound like a core development roster. But would this whole thing be out dated? I mean on the website, it still lists CoX. So who knows how often this thing gets updated.
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It probably is, and I would bet its leftover from a recruitment cycle to work on Neverwinter in house. But on the same token I would probably bet they have a larger application draw from local colleges in the area that specialize in game design etc from in state applicants. The website application process would most likely draw in people from out of state or people that don't have the local connection with a college to get set up with an internship post grad.
I imagine it would still be up to the Human resources dep to update the site, if not one of the Directors or higher ups.
Also, they still own the rights to CoX, whatever happend with them an NCsoft can take a flying leap, they can still host it somewhere else with a different publisher, or even host it themselves.
Nepht and Dr Deflecto on primus
They all thought I was out of the game....But I'm holding all the lockboxes now..
I'll......FOAM FINGER YOUR BACK!
Except..yanno.....you'll likely get hired on to work on something else besides CO.
Occam's Razor makes the cutting clean.
Then I'll just freak out and start hitting people in the face until they meet my demands.
Champions Online: Be the hero you wish you could be in a better game.