Posts by Psy

  • 1080p discussion

    It baffles me how hardware released in 2013 can't run games at a native res of 1920 x 1080. I mean, yes, obviously I understand that it requires a fair amount of work to optimise a renderer for the nuances of a particular architecture but considering that 1080p has been a PC standard for years now, I can see why people would be annoyed by the lack of games that run at that resolution.

  • Do you enjoy your job in the games industry?

    Currently I'm a Junior at Jagex. Do I enjoy my job? Eh. It's had lots of ups and downs...


    It started out pretty well as it was my first time in the industry and my first time living away from home. Everything was all new and shiny. For the first 9 months or so, I enjoyed what I was doing as I was just working on maps with a bunch of direction from my lead and other peeps. It was genuinely awesome.


    But then things went shitty. First off, our lead left without a replacement. Then I was thrown onto a part of the project that was horribly mismanaged as higher ups didn't know what the fuck they wanted resulting in a constant cycle of redoing work over and over and over again, whilst doing overtime, of course. To top it all off, there was the 3 month period where I had literally nothing to do, which was hugely demotivating...but I at least managed to spend that time learning to write random random things in C# / Unity such as tools and a visual scripting system.


    Currently, I see my job as something I just have to get over and done with. Don't get me wrong - I still think it's awesome that I get to make the vidya games, but for a long time I've felt undervalued, unchallenged, and - well - simply bored.


    I guess the saddest thing from all this is that I no longer have the motivation to work on levels in my spare time and I often question whether there is much of a future for me in the industry.


    *shrug*

  • What's going on with your life?

    Quote from PaulH

    During the recent period of uncertainty surrounding my job at Crytek I had to apply to a load of studios. I did the test for Reflections as well as the interviews and was eventually offered a 12 month contract. During the interview process though more information came to light about the potential split from Crytek to Dambuster Studios, and as a result I found myself in a position where I felt I didn't need the Ubi job as a backup anymore, as working things out here was my main priority if a possibility.


    The reason I'm saying this is because when I replied to Ubi to decline their job offer, in the reply I mentioned (politely of course) that I was I was a little disappointed in the contract term offered - it would involve moving my life to Newcastle from Nottingham and also moving my girlfriend there, meaning she would have to change job, and in the end after 12 months I could end up having to move again. A few days later they replied and offered me a permanent contract instead.


    Now I'm not saying to decline the job offer based on this at all, as you are running the risk of them not coming back with a better offer. However, if you feel that you are in a position where you have a job that is perfectly good (Jagex?) that you wouldn't really mind staying at, and you aren't 100% sold on the terms of the Ubi position, then maybe it's worth a shot. You wouldn't even have to decline it, you could just write to them and express your concerns.


    Hey Paul,


    Thanks for the advice.


    Yes, this at Reflections.


    After thinking it over the weekend, this morning I sent an email declining their initial offer. Later on they called back and offered a higher salary but were not willing to change the role into a permanent position on the count of it being a junior role.


    Still, I'm likely to turn down the new offer. Like you said, there's no guarantee that I'll be kept on after the contract ends, which would be a headache, and it will most likely be a death march, which is never fun.


    As for my current job...eh...it isn't perfectly good. But then again - no job is. In fact, the whole reason I started applying elsewhere was to take on a role that's more challenging and more involving than what I currently do. Things have been very stagnant for a long time, which isn't great for motivation, and I really feel like I need a change but I don't this this would be the right move to make...


    Ah well. Guess I'll have to keep looking.

  • What's going on with your life?

    Quote from Thrik

    The whole cutting back on porn thing has caught my attention after being brought up by two people now. Why is that? Is it the porn itself you're saying is a bad thing or the fap? I definitely agree that it's best to avoid either if you're actively pursuing relations because it kind of takes away your drive to bother and you don't be as forward as you should.

    As for me, week was going pretty well then yesterday I was basically crippled and could barely move all day — think I strained my back through moving heavy shit and/or sleeping badly. Feeling a bit better today so hopefully going to get some productive stuff done. Got new MapCore content to publish, a surprise £250 bill from my ISP after moving to get pissed off about, and a Wii U to order.


    Da fuck?

  • What's going on with your life?

    Quote from RaVaGe

    Anyway enough complainings guys, it's my turn. Where to start lmao, i'm the kind of person with two lifes, i'm a very social person, I love to make friends and I love to get out and talk with strangers, but on the other side I don't really have a lot of 'good' friends, I have two really good friends that I can rely on, but the rest are just a bunch of acquaintances, of course i'm in a good relation with all of them, I know a shitload of people I swear, but we're not true friends.

    I'm saying that because it seems like i'm a guy who is unable to keep a relation, not because of the others, but it seems like I simply don't care about keeping up a relation, when I meet someone, we get out together during 2-3 week-ends, everything's going well, and then suddently I just stop to see them, because I get bored of them or because i'm just too lazy.

    On the other side, i'm a really introverted person sometime, especially with my family, I barely speak to my sisters, and I barely speak to my parents, I just don't know what to say to them, so when I go back from my job I just lock out in my bedroom and then work on my hobbies, go eat, and then go back to the computer. So I barely see my family while i'm living in the same house lmao.


    I'm similar to you in terms of friends.


    I've made a lot of acquaintances and at least *think* I'm pretty good at striking up a conversation with people. Unfortunately, I'm more of a listener so the dynamic often ends up being skewed, with people telling me all about their lives whilst I say little in return about myself. In fact, it's so unusual for someone to ask me how things are going that I often don't know to say! As a result, people don't know much about me which makes it difficult for me to have any 'true' friends who I could rely on for anything. But I guess that's true for a lot of people.


    Anyway, my depression has been going on for as long as I can remember, but has got a lot worse since December. It's gotten to the point where I would be sitting at work either feeling like a zombie, completely disconnected from everything around me, or on the verge of breaking into tears. Thankfully, I'm off work until next week and I'm arranging to see a Psychiatrist as soon as my referral comes through from my GP. Whether it will help or not...I don't know. I just need to try it and see how it goes because feeling this way sucks teh bawls.

  • What's going on with your life?

    Quote from Steppenwolf

    Nah i can relate to you a lot. I have a history of depression and anxiety myself. Ten years ago i spent a lot of time doing therapies, trying medications etc. While i don't feel depressed or suicidal and have improved my life a lot over the years i still have some issues that i carry around. Mostly i'm very introverted. It's not that i don't enjoy social interactions but it often feels like it's draining every last bit of energy out of me. I can deal with it to some degree (actualy managed to live abroad, work in a studio etc) but too much of it and i get depressed and get panic attacks. Hence being a freelancer doesn't bother me either.


    This is pretty much me to a tee. I'm also incredibly introverted, dislike long periods of social interaction, and am, in fact, off work right now because of ongoing depression that never seems to go away.


    It sucks, that's for sure!