You may not be asking to be thanked for the projects you develop but admit it when you hear "hey thanks for the hard work" you feel better about the time spent working on said project am i right? I work on many mods for TES games from morrowind to skyrim and when i get a "thanks for the awesome armor or house" i feel good about my work. It makes me feel as if i did something right, even if its just one person it shows that we are not all blinded by a false sense of entitlement that many..many gamers have now daysI'm not thanking a company for selling me a product. Nor am I thanking people employed to make that product for letting me pay money for it. I'm a programmer myself and don't expect or require thanks to do what I'm employed to do.
I will however enjoy the subscription I have purchased.
No, not for work that is literally my day job I don't.You may not be asking to be thanked for the projects you develop but admit it when you hear "hey thanks for the hard work" you feel better about the time spent working on said project am i right?
That's admirable, you're doing something you enjoy doing in your spare time. However, I think I'm just tired of seeing people voice their rose-tinted view of game develop(ers|ment). Working for EA is not as terrible as people make it sound and not all game developers care about the games they are making. People literally thanking the employees of a business for doing what is expected of them blows my mind.I work on many mods for TES games from morrowind to skyrim and when i get a "thanks for the awesome armor or house" i feel good about my work. It makes me feel as if i did something right, even if its just one person it shows that we are not all blinded by a false sense of entitlement that many..many gamers have now days
If people have paid for a product from a business and they feel it falls short of their expectations and this leads them to complain, then they have every right to do so; it's dismissive to call that a false sense of entitlement.It makes me feel as if i did something right, even if its just one person it shows that we are not all blinded by a false sense of entitlement that many..many gamers have now days
Many game developers don't even play the games they make and don't ever want to look at them again after spending years making them. What we see as fun they saw as work.
I'm not thanking a company for selling me a product. Nor am I thanking people employed to make that product for letting me pay money for it. I'm a programmer myself and don't expect or require thanks to do what I'm employed to do.
I will however enjoy the subscription I have purchased.
As i said you may not need to be thanked but it is still nice to be thanked. And working for ANY company as a developer is not a walk in the park. you have long hours some times i would not go home that night because of some stupid deadline i had to meet. I also do not flaunt that i worked on games in the past because though i enjoyed it i HATED the higher ups who forced many members to clock in more then your normal 9-5. Yes i got paid for doing my work but it is still nice to see gratification from others. Perhaps I'm one of the strange ones or perhaps you have grown to jaded to remember how you use to feel. Ether way lets stop the little bicker war before it gets out of hand. And on a side note, when i make mods for TES games its not a hobby. i don't work on it for an hour here and there. some of them i work on 5-7 hours a day for months on end. and if you were actually a developer that has had to deal with any of the 3d rendering programs you would know its not something you enjoy after a while. it is when you release that finished product and watch people enjoy it that you realize "hey it was worth it in the end"No, not for work that is literally my day job I don't.You may not be asking to be thanked for the projects you develop but admit it when you hear "hey thanks for the hard work" you feel better about the time spent working on said project am i right?That's admirable, you're doing something you enjoy doing in your spare time. However, I think I'm just tired of seeing people voice their rose-tinted view of game develop(ers|ment). Working for EA is not as terrible as people make it sound and not all game developers care about the games they are making. People literally thanking the employees of a business for doing what is expected of them blows my mind.I work on many mods for TES games from morrowind to skyrim and when i get a "thanks for the awesome armor or house" i feel good about my work. It makes me feel as if i did something right, even if its just one person it shows that we are not all blinded by a false sense of entitlement that many..many gamers have now daysIf people have paid for a product from a business and they feel it falls short of their expectations and this leads them to complain, then they have every right to do so; it's dismissive to call that a false sense of entitlement.It makes me feel as if i did something right, even if its just one person it shows that we are not all blinded by a false sense of entitlement that many..many gamers have now days
That said, I really do enjoy the game and look forward to more of it in future.
I'm from and work in the UK. EU law protects us from crazy crunch time, it can be waived in the contract you sign for jobs such as game development but it can't be legally enforced due to EU human rights directives. I do a 9-5 work week, have flexitime, good amount of annual vacation and sicktime leave. Deadlines exist, but unrealistic deadlines are a fault of management; good communication between developers and management through line managers/supervisors is key.you have long hours some times i would not go home that night because of some stupid deadline i had to meet. I also do not flaunt that i worked on games in the past because though i enjoyed it i HATED the higher ups who forced many members to clock in more then your normal 9-5.
It may be nice, but I disagree with the view that players should thank developers for work they have/will pay for.Yes i got paid for doing my work but it is still nice to see gratification from others.
It's great and as I said that's admirable, I've done it myself and worked on a few games myself as that used to be my main area, but it's a hobby if you aren't actively being paid for the work.And on a side note, when i make mods for TES games its not a hobby. i don't work on it for an hour here and there. some of them i work on 5-7 hours a day for months on end.
I agree, we have different opinions and that's ok. Servers are nearly back up, I'll send you a sweetroll if I see you in game as a renumeration for reading my chunks of text.Ether way lets stop the little bicker war before it gets out of hand.