No you're understanding me wrong. Not a fan of Patcher either
Crunch is a problem, but not only in ND. In almost the entire industry, specially in those studios that aim to do top tier game like them. Unions are (or should) be good, at least they are in Europe. Rumors spreaded by Schreier & co. saying that ND is bleeding talent are false, any mid to big studio every year sees people joining or leaving for a ton of reasons, it's normal.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
It seems like Microsoft is hiring quite a lot, so if they promise whatever to attract talent they may just get it, companies lie all the time to get the employees they need, this happened to me before... once you give your resignation at the previous place you find out the benefits package is not at all what you were led on to believe.Anti-SJWs coming into this thread thinking it's going to validate their TLOU2 leak conspiracy theories by debunking what Jason found out:
If Jason is a shill and he was lying about ND like Patcher is suggesting, who was he shilling for? Microsoft? Nintendo?
Are you sure they are so good in Europe? I'm in Canada and I know many people who immigrated here because of the work market over there, either as an employee or as a business person.
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It depends on the country. In gaming they don't exist, because gaming is a new industry that started a few decades ago. Same happens with other tech/computer science related industries.
I would love to answer you, but first let me tell you about Raid : Shadow Legends
Raid: Shadow Legends is a fantasy-themed, turn-based role-playing gacha game. The game's story takes place in the fictional realm of Teleria, which has been subjugated by the Dark Lord Siroth. Players take the role of an ancient Telerian warrior resurrected to defeat the Dark Lord and restore peace and harmony to the territory. Players must assemble an army for battles in settings such as castles, dungeons, deserts and temples defended by enemies and possible allies. Throughout the game, players accumulate Shards, vessels containing the souls of past warriors. Shards come in four types with different properties. Another currency in the game is Silver, which the player uses to do almost anything in the game, from leveling up champions, to playing a stage.
The game consists primarily of story-driven single-player campaign with twelve levels, each level made up of seven stages with three levels of difficulty. The single-player campaign is interconnected with a multiplayer component to decide player rankings.
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Ok now that we have that out of the way, lets get into your question.
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Yes we are that far down that hole.
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Yeah. I’ve noticed that and amazon e booksI'd like to know the real scoop, but if you live somewhere where gaming is simply retail stores then your only perception is what you gather from others online. Working GameStop retail won't tell you anything besides the business world of gaming is just like any other retail store. They're there to sell a product and their product is all they manage. A lot of gamers get their insider stories from GameStop if they're not going online for their news. Patcher seems like a real nice guy. But he has to realize that a lot of gamer customers live under a shroud. One that would never tell them about harsh conditions or anything about the industry had they not reached out somewhere for more information. Living in a small midwestern town, going to GameStop and checking IGN only tells you so much. SO if you put that into words, that's all the information you have. Criticize someone or teach them something. I think he should also try and educate his viewers (including those here on NeoGAF).
I saw an ad for this with some lady trying to make it sound absolutely amazing. It was put in a way that would make you think that everyone and their brother is playing it.
It's the nature of a software product. Any project sufficiently large and complex will NEVER and can NEVER be perfect. There will always be nice-to-haves that don't make it. There will always be bugs. Always. Maybe sometimes you can finish early and run into less difficultly than you plan for. Fortunately at my company, if that happens we call it a win and move on; worst case fix some low priority bugs, however often not because any change is considered a risk since we are in the health care / patient monitoring industry. But the impulse will often to be "well what else can we cram in here'. Often finishing early is considered a "bad" thing because it means you didn't do all you could do.
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; good management can only go so far; there are so many variables. It's not like churning out X amount of widgets. I've experienced both good and bad management in this area. The biggest problem is typically product people who don't understand/appreciate the technical side of things enough and set unrealistic timelines. These are also the types of people where if the schedule seems "light" at any point or padded too much for contingencies, will have an endless wishlist of things to add along the way (scope creep or feature creep). I've also had experience with technical leads who are people pleasers and doormats who can be strongarmed by said product people into agreeing to unrealistic expectations.
Anti-SJWs coming into this thread thinking it's going to validate their TLOU2 leak conspiracy theories by debunking what Jason found out:
If Jason is a shill and he was lying about ND like Patcher is suggesting, who was he shilling for? Microsoft? Nintendo?
Pretty much. But he will shill for anyone. He's a freelance shiller
He's access media...Anti-SJWs coming into this thread thinking it's going to validate their TLOU2 leak conspiracy theories by debunking what Jason found out:
If Jason is a shill and he was lying about ND like Patcher is suggesting, who was he shilling for? Microsoft? Nintendo?
What’s not a good goddamn title? Goddam thread title critics all coming out of the woodwork. It’s a fucking brilliant title, your title sucks.
It’s a goddamn disgrace. Sharp, smart game makers getting grifted like grandma and the Nigerian prince.
1000x this. This idea that you can't just leave is insane. People stay in crunch becuase there is something they are getting. Maybe it's the job security, maybe they don't want to go job hunting again, maybe they believe in the project, whatever but the onus is on the employee at a point.
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