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Copying and pasting from TWC:
Well as i revealed in the Next TW game thread, after beign for 2 interviews and a follow up meeting i have a job at CA as an inhouse Games Tester starting on June 18th.
I will be working at the Creative Assembly office at Southwater, and it's a full time job. I'm hoping to move into Games Design eventually as one of my interviews was for that but my lack of experience i believe stopped me from getting the job.
This does mean that i know a bit more than most people about how the dev process works as i've had it explained to me, and once i start i'll know all about the next TW game(which i'll likely be working on most) but will be bound by a confidentality agreement.
I'll also try to post as much on the forums as i can, and try to get involved in community related stuff, as my work on the forums and modding is the reason i've got the job.
I was going to leave posting this until i started work, but now i have posted about it in the other thread i thought i might as well make a general thread about it as well.
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1798187#post1798187
Congratulations, Lusted. :2thumbsup:
This is great news for most Orgahs, who I suspect - like me - really like the work you've done modding and rebalancing TW. :bow:
FactionHeir
05-27-2007, 20:42
Congrats Lusted :)
trickydicky
05-27-2007, 20:44
Well done Lusted! ~:thumb:
Hope you have a great time there, and keep up the good work.
Patricius
05-27-2007, 20:45
:balloon2: Congrats!
Thank you for all your comments guys.
Heinrich VI
05-27-2007, 21:01
wow congratulations lusted! now thats a job i would like too *turns green in envy*
nice to hear that you will continue to be a great source of information - as much as your NDA allows you too of course.
Kobal2fr
05-27-2007, 21:14
I think the whole TW modding community is now united as one... in JEALOUSY ! :clown:
Seriously though, that's just great news.
congrats lusted you deserve it :)
Sentinel
05-28-2007, 00:13
Congratulations!
Remember that if you ever need an assistant to brew up, tidy the desk, sharpen the pencils, lead the charge, operate the trebuchet etc etc.......
You know where to find volunteers. Very low recruitment cost, free up keep.
BRAVO
well done mate and good luck in your efforts as a cog in 'the machine' :laugh4:
Congrats Lusted!
Not the first to be recruited from the TW community, but one of the best.
- Phog
Congrats, Lusted :yes:
It might all be a conspiracy theory to stop the gradual depreciation in the value of unmodded M2TW since LTC was released, but it's a damn good one :laugh4:
Dutch_guy
05-28-2007, 13:20
Congratulations Lusted, what a great opportunity - enjoy ! :2thumbsup:
:balloon2:
Congratulations Lusted! :medievalcheers:
It might all be a conspiracy theory to stop the gradual depreciation in the value of unmodded M2TW since LTC was released, but it's a damn good one :laugh4:
Actually it's because he plays TW games 24 hours a day and 7 days a week :grin:
HoreTore
05-28-2007, 14:06
Well, since noone else has, I'll ask: What's teh pay?
Grats Lusted.
I'm not too jealous. Testing games is hard and boring work, but at least I hope you'll improve the testing quality :laugh4:
CeltiberoMordred
05-28-2007, 14:36
Congratulations Lusted, you really deserve this job.
Kobal2fr
05-28-2007, 15:30
Congratulations Lusted! :medievalcheers:
Actually it's because he plays TW games 24 hours a day and 7 days a week :grin:
Not if he's a real modder he doesn't. A real modder tweaks, tests, then tweaks some more, and never ever finds the time to actually play because he's just found out about a nifty little line of code or a weird variable hidden somewhere in some obscure file that, if fiddled with, could change the face of the game. :laugh4:
And we all know he's a great modder, don't we ?
madalchemist
05-28-2007, 15:34
Contgratulations! :yes: :egypt:
Besides, now we put a spy on CA's castle!! (j/k)
Little Legioner
05-28-2007, 16:14
This is great Lusted. You've already deserved that position. I hope you do your best. :2thumbsup:
By the way, will you continue to modding?
Not if he's a real modder he doesn't. A real modder tweaks, tests, then tweaks some more, and never ever finds the time to actually play because he's just found out about a nifty little line of code or a weird variable hidden somewhere in some obscure file that, if fiddled with, could change the face of the game.
Indeed, i haven't finished a campaign in ages, which is a bit of a pain.
What's teh pay?
Pretty good.~:joker:
By the way, will you continue to modding?
I hope to, though on a much reduced scale of course as i'll have a full time job.
Gaiseric
05-28-2007, 21:30
Cool. The Guild will now have a member working on the inside. I really enjoyed your LTC Mods and I hope that I can see some of that great work in CA's next release. Congratulations!!!~:cheers:
Alexander the Pretty Good
05-28-2007, 23:47
Plans are... coming to fruition. An inside man will only speed things up...
I've said too much... :book:
Seriously, congrats Lusted!
congratulations and best of luck with your new job. nice to know there are true enthusiasts among the testers.
JeromeGrasdyke
05-29-2007, 10:39
Congrats Lusted, I'll be seeing you soon then.
Mwuahaha ;)
Congrats Lusted, I'll be seeing you soon then.
Mwuahaha ;)
Psst Lusted be sure to tell me some dev MSN addresses so I can properly get on their nerves (need follow-up contacts for the next game :laugh4: )
Congrats Lusted, I'll be seeing you soon then.
Mwuahaha ;)
Careful Jerome, don't want to scare him off before he's even arrived, do you? :laugh4:
Psst Lusted be sure to tell me some dev MSN addresses so I can properly get on their nerves (need follow-up contacts for the next game :laugh4:):idea2: :book:
Congratulations Lusted, :birthday2:
Finally your skills will pay the bills.....
Congrats Lusted, I'll be seeing you soon then.
Mwuahaha ;)
Erm...eeep?
Psst Lusted be sure to tell me some dev MSN addresses so I can properly get on their nerves (need follow-up contacts for the next game :laugh4: )
Ain't i enough of a follow up contact?:laugh4:
Specky the Mad
05-29-2007, 13:49
Will you get one of those ever powerful CA avatars now???
Godspeed, Lusted! :captain: Good to hear that CA decided to pick you out from the community :logic:
I think this is a good example for other companies. The most eager testers can be found at the discussion boards, right? :yes:
So, once again, grats!
Well they didn't pick me out, as with most jobs i had to actually apply for it.
Ain't i enough of a follow up contact?:laugh4:
I need as many as I can get :gathering:
And you won't be a dev so I can't get on your nerves well enough :bow:
gardibolt
05-29-2007, 22:37
Congrats, and well deserved! If I were hiring I'd be impressed with your unfailing civility on the various TW boards, despite all the lamebrains who fail to appreciate your efforts.
CONGRATULATIONS ! A well deserved VICTORY !
Now don't be a stranger.
Come back quick with your CA badge and be sure to give us all the news from the inside ! Some leaked torrents would be fine too... BUHHAHAHAH !
Just kidding, best of luck in your new job & congrats again !
blaaaaaaaaaarg!
I need as many as I can get :gathering:
And you won't be a dev so I can't get on your nerves well enough :bow:
Im sure you'll manage to get the contacts anyway.
And thank you guys for all your nice comments.
But please bear in mind i'll be working on the next TW project, and i'll be tightly bound by NDA. When it's announced officially(i don't even know what it is yet) i'll try and provide as much info as i can, but i'll be limited by NDA. I know some of you will look on this as an opportunity for insider info, but im gonna be bound by NDA just like all the other devs.
Yeah, we understand - it's the thought that counts :grin2:
Naturally, I was just kidding about the leakage. Of course your character is beyond question and I'm sure you will uphold all your obligations. CA is lucky to have you on board, as are we.
invalidopcode
05-30-2007, 22:24
Congrats on the new job. I wish you the best of luck.
Perhaps now that you are part of the process we won't need your awesome mods to make the game playable... :laugh4:
Ethelred Unread
05-30-2007, 22:30
Well done!
Your mods are excellent so congrats on the appointment.
You deserve it!
Congrats, Lusted. I'm waiting for the CA shield to show up under your posts. ~:)
That won't be until i start on June 18th most likely.
Any chance you could get a "Community Manager" job as well ?
They already have people in those kind of roles, and i want to move into Game Design.
They already have people in those kind of roles, and i want to move into Game Design.
No disrespect to CA intended, but a little bit of public managing of said community wouldn't go amiss :grin2:
GAH!
Heroic Victory!
Man of the Hour virtue gained!
Adopted into shield-bearing famiglia.
Now that you are a generalissimo, you must work on upping your piety and dread ratings, stay away from the plague, avoid getting nasty traits, and discovering America.
GAH! Too late on the last one... :idea2:
Um, Vanya was going to add something else, but Vanya forgot...
GAH!
How much does CA pay its game testers? Give a ballpark figure if you can't be specific, 40-50k? 60-80? 80-100+?
How much does CA pay its game testers? Give a ballpark figure if you can't be specific, 40-50k? 60-80? 80-100+?
I really hope your talking in American dollars. The games industry pays wellbut not amazingly so. Testers wages vary between £15k and £20k, Designers vary between about £20K and £28K.
Still, doing what you enjoy has got to count for something :yes:
It pays more in the US. I've got an atricle somewhere... could'nt find it in all these bookmarks. Can pay as high as 70+K USD (IIRC) there. That is still lower than other industry standards but it is very decent.
Money is important but to do with your days what you wish to do, is priceless.
I know many people who work for video game developers (all in the US) and the salaries vary wildly depending on the position. Testers and low level developers (The guys who do most of the work - writers, artists, and coders) are paid pretty poorly (lowest I heard was $10/hr for QA). Decent salaries start appearing at the managerial and conceptual levels. That said, I've seen my friends advance through the ranks of their companies and achieving a good salary seems like simply a matter of working hard enough for a company for long enough. Of course, your company also has to manage to succeed commercially... which is not always the case for game developers.
Of course, your company also has to manage to succeed commercially... which is not always the case for game developers.
CA definitely seem to have good fore-planning, they've already got plans up to 2011.
FactionHeir
06-01-2007, 14:29
I'm going to hope to not see as many bugs in the next CA release compared to M2TW then, I hope, with Lusted testing? :D
(if you leak me a beta I'll find you more ;) )
rebelscum
06-01-2007, 14:57
Congrats Lusted.
I know many people who work for video game developers (all in the US) and the salaries vary wildly depending on the position. Testers and low level developers (The guys who do most of the work - writers, artists, and coders) are paid pretty poorly (lowest I heard was $10/hr for QA). Decent salaries start appearing at the managerial and conceptual levels. That said, I've seen my friends advance through the ranks of their companies and achieving a good salary seems like simply a matter of working hard enough for a company for long enough. Of course, your company also has to manage to succeed commercially... which is not always the case for game developers.
I'm a web developer and I earn £32k p.a. anyways, in this one its closer to home. I would personally stay away from game companies, notoriously low paid :)
However,
I always wanted to be a script writer for Blackadder bah!
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=40792
PseRamesses
06-01-2007, 15:33
Finally, the enemies last bastion, their HQ, has been infiltrated. Now our trusted Lusted (hi, hi) must open the gates so we can storm the castle. Attaaaaaack!
Congrats L, sorry that I got a bit carried away.
Thank you for all your comments guys.
Dadgum, great job and well deserved I must say.
Jack Lusted
06-18-2007, 11:20
Thank you all for your comments, this account will be my official CA one, whilst my other one will be used for modding and stuff.
Good to have you around again, Lusted ~;)
I take it that means you've started work?
*Breathes a sigh of relief at not having to discriminate on a post-by-post basis what's official and what's not.
Jack Lusted
06-18-2007, 11:28
I take it that means you've started work?
Yup, currently sitting at my desk in the Southwater office.
Yup, currently sitting at my desk in the Southwater office.
I guess it's just a bit early to ask how things are going there? :grin:
Jack Lusted
06-18-2007, 11:33
I guess it's just a bit early to ask how things are going there?
Ever so slightly yes.
Duke John
06-18-2007, 11:55
Congratulations on the new job, Jack! Checking the Org and getting paid for it, very smart move :medievalcheers:
Bob the Insane
06-18-2007, 12:12
Congrats... Great move... We are mostly all dead jealous... :2thumbsup:
Congrats! :medievalcheers:
TevashSzat
06-18-2007, 13:39
Grats:2thumbsup:
This is wonderful news. Congratulations.
Monsieur Alphonse
06-19-2007, 03:53
Being paid for your hobby. Lucky guy :applause: ~:cheers: Congratulations
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