Is Joel Gone?

[OGPG]

Arrowhead Studios Job Board has a listing for Game Master.
https://jobs.arrowheadgamestudios.com/jobs/3741373-game-master

[Billy]

Probably not, it's more likely that they are getting more GMs. A whole galaxy map and appeasing tens of thousands of players is a big task and they probably want more hands on deck.

[New To This]

"Minimum 5 years in the industry"
No new blood allowed here!
Only old blood that know the "Search for more money" is why games exist!

[New To This]

Inconvenient working hours are expected

Less so as our tools and automation improve, however the role of Game Master carries the need to do crisis management if necessary.

Basically, it's all automated, but they need a debugger.

TBH they admit a LOT about AH studios in this posting

[Formous]

Originally posted by New To This:

"Minimum 5 years in the industry"
No new blood allowed here!
Only old blood that know the "Search for more money" is why games exist!

I have seen so much damage done by 'new hands' across the industry. Sure everyone can flub something, but someone been around a while is more likely to not have screwed it up.

[New To This]

Originally posted by Formous:

Originally posted by New To This:

"Minimum 5 years in the industry"
No new blood allowed here!
Only old blood that know the "Search for more money" is why games exist!

I have seen so much damage done by 'new hands' across the industry. Sure everyone can flub something, but someone been around a while is more likely to not have screwed it up.

Once more!
No new blood!
I want only people who made Diablo 2 LOD
Starcraft 2
HoMM

Nobody without at least 40 years of experience.
However they need to be a team player, despite being the best developer in the world.
Put their ego aside, work for the TEAM, and the COMPANY profits!

We CANNOT ALLOW anyone new and passionate to make games!
Only the really REALLY old guys!

[SilentHero]

Originally posted by New To This:

Originally posted by Formous:

I have seen so much damage done by 'new hands' across the industry. Sure everyone can flub something, but someone been around a while is more likely to not have screwed it up.

Once more!
No new blood!
I want only people who made Diablo 2 LOD
Starcraft 2
HoMM

Nobody without at least 40 years of experience.
However they need to be a team player, despite being the best developer in the world.
Put their ego aside, work for the TEAM, and the COMPANY profits!

We CANNOT ALLOW anyone new and passionate to make games!
Only the really REALLY old guys!

how the hell did Alexus make it through?

[LoboFH]

Joel is like Pirate Roberts, he will never be gone.

[McFuzz]

Originally posted by SilentHero:

Originally posted by New To This:

Once more!
No new blood!
I want only people who made Diablo 2 LOD
Starcraft 2
HoMM

Nobody without at least 40 years of experience.
However they need to be a team player, despite being the best developer in the world.
Put their ego aside, work for the TEAM, and the COMPANY profits!

We CANNOT ALLOW anyone new and passionate to make games!
Only the really REALLY old guys!

how the hell did Alexus make it through?

Alexus has experience and is still incompetent.

[Singularity's Marauder]

Originally posted by New To This:

Originally posted by Formous:

I have seen so much damage done by 'new hands' across the industry. Sure everyone can flub something, but someone been around a while is more likely to not have screwed it up.

Once more!
No new blood!
I want only people who made Diablo 2 LOD
Starcraft 2
HoMM

Nobody without at least 40 years of experience.
However they need to be a team player, despite being the best developer in the world.
Put their ego aside, work for the TEAM, and the COMPANY profits!

We CANNOT ALLOW anyone new and passionate to make games!
Only the really REALLY old guys!

Starcraft 2 technically flopped with each following expansion. Heroes of Might and Magic flopped too, with the exception of one game. Diablo 2 devs are probably retired.

Plus, why do you want strategy game devs designing your third person shooter? You should probably ask the guys from Gears of War or something.

[Midas]

Originally posted by New To This:

"Minimum 5 years in the industry"
No new blood allowed here!
Only old blood that know the "Search for more money" is why games exist!

Of course it is. It's a directly player-facing role. You don't hand that off to an intern for the same reason you don't hand off quest design or combat design to one.

[Greb]

Joel was a real person? I thought it was some extremely dumb AI operating on eco friendly power mode

[New To This]

Originally posted by SilentHero:

Originally posted by New To This:

Once more!
No new blood!
I want only people who made Diablo 2 LOD
Starcraft 2
HoMM

Nobody without at least 40 years of experience.
However they need to be a team player, despite being the best developer in the world.
Put their ego aside, work for the TEAM, and the COMPANY profits!

We CANNOT ALLOW anyone new and passionate to make games!
Only the really REALLY old guys!

how the hell did Alexus make it through?

I have absolutely no idea.

[New To This]

Originally posted by Singularity's Marauder:

Originally posted by New To This:

Once more!
No new blood!
I want only people who made Diablo 2 LOD
Starcraft 2
HoMM

Nobody without at least 40 years of experience.
However they need to be a team player, despite being the best developer in the world.
Put their ego aside, work for the TEAM, and the COMPANY profits!

We CANNOT ALLOW anyone new and passionate to make games!
Only the really REALLY old guys!

Starcraft 2 technically flopped with each following expansion. Heroes of Might and Magic flopped too, with the exception of one game. Diablo 2 devs are probably retired.

Plus, why do you want strategy game devs designing your third person shooter? You should probably ask the guys from Gears of War or something.

I was referring to SC broodwar. (That's a typo, my bad. I have had a couple drinks today.)
and HOMM 3 (Specifically that era of games I remember playing)

It is satire of course.
However I still own/play HOMM 3, D2.
I don't have SC broodwar anymore.
However that's fine.
Some nostalgia is best left in the past.

[Hyoka]

So now they internally shift blame for not fixing bugs, being heavy handed on gun nerfs, and mocking the players. Did they honestly think there would be no blowback? I understand they are human beings, but dang there was grofit made...!

[DorsaShadow]

AH is simply expanding GM position. Is Joel gone no. Have a pleasant day!