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 Millicant wrote:
The listing stated that they would respond to successful applicants. I assume that means that if you don't receive a reply, you aren't getting hired. That being said, I have no idea how long the process will take.

Except that there was a wave of rejection letters. Why reject an initial batch, then ignore the others?

I will find it endlessly amusing if no one from any of the forums makes it.

So, I got curious...

I couldn't find anything at BoLS. I'm not registered, so I just trawled through the forums.

B&C had quite a few rejections during the application round (4 or 5) and quite a few are now waiting, 3 are at the 30-day mark. If anyone's going to get a rejection or acceptance, they'll probably get one in the next week or so.

Heresy have a few also waiting after the test brief round, but nowhere near the 30-day mark like those in B&C.

Warseer does seem to hold the distinction of having the only rejection after the test briefs round.

There's a post test brief rejection in this thread too from themonk.

While staring forlornly at my email inbox I looked once more over the writing principles that came with the briefs and got stuck on this bit...

Write about the miniatures...Everything should be seen through the eyes of the characters, all of whom should be easily identifiable as models.

Now if the 250 world limit is an import criteria for helping them decide who gets the nod, another import criteria (beyond the quality of writing, which may be something like number 32 in the criteria list) might be the level of market transference between your story and the GW 'product'?

So, while we wait for the stream of rejection emails to start flowing, lets play a game - how many GW 'products' did you mange to place in you tales? Here is my effort:

Brief 1: Warboss, Jump Pack, Ork (duh), Manufactorum, Deathskull, Raven Guard, Imperial Aquila, Lightning Claw, Space Marine Captain, Krak Grenade.

Brief 2: Thunderhawk, Ultramarines (again, duh), Scout, Scout Sergeant, Space Marines, Guilliman, Emperor, Bolter.

On reflection, second one is bit light - should have got a few more purity seals combat blades in there. Argh, and Power Fists! Oh well...

I'm game.

Part 1: Space Marine, Raven Guard, the Emperor, power sword, kommando.

Part 2: carapace armor, camo cloaks, long rifles, triglyceride gel, Ultramarines, Macragge, Behemoth, Battle for Macragge, Ultramar, Tyranids.

I regret not mentioning power armor specifically in part 1, but I couldn't find the room. It's also funny that we can piece together the story from these buzzwords.

I'm also game.

Test Brief 1: Bad Moons, Veteran Sergeant, melta bombs, ork trukk, Salamanders, assault marines, jump packs, bolters, ork boyz, power armor, choppa, [ceramite], chainsword, slugga, plasma pistol, nob, pauldron.

Test Brief 2: [hololith], [strategium], [augur probes], Scout Sergeant, scout, camo-cloak, [ferrocrete], [AA defense emplacements], Thunderhawk.

The ones in brackets are ones I'm not sure count, but are GW IP.

My second one is pretty light, but it was a discussion of tactics, so I could only place a few things here and there. In hindsight, I probably should have simplified the scenario.

I had to re-read my briefs to find this, it's been so long. I really hate reading my own stuff back - how did I ever think this was decent?!

Brief 1: Vanguard Ultramarine vs. Deathskull Ork. Chainsword, Combat Shield, Power Klaw.

Brief 2: SM Sergeant, Orks, Warboss, Scouts, (Black Carapace), Ultramarines. Emprah. Guilliman.

Brief 1: Ultramarine Sergeant, Deathskulls Boy, Chainsword, Power Armor, Bolt Pistol, Choppa, Slugga, Emperor

Brief 2: Thunderhawk, Rhino, Ultramarines, Scout Marines/ Scout Sergeant, Bolter, Neophytes, Ultramar

Anyone else getting that sinking feeling yet? Like they aren't going to bother responding to the second round entrants? I would have thought they might have whittled the numbers down by now...

Also - 3/4 Thunderhawks in the second brief , nice

EDIT: Also, Dicrel Seijin - nice placement of pauldron in there, subtle nod to the understanding of recent GW IP history. You will be a shoe in if Kirby is involved in the process

So here's what I think: normal human beings don't frequent GW's hiring page. Even if I'm wrong, I still think we forum goers will make up a reasonable portion of the applicants. Somebody from some forum should get in, but nobody's said anything yet. I imagine GW is going to spend take as long as they can (30 days) before committing to anyone.

That being said, the variety of GW's responses is odd. Two people got responses after 4 days detailing the reason for their rejection. However, at this point some people are past the 30 day mark without response.

In writing this I went and checked the other forums, and it makes me think we shouldn't expect responses. Still, I won't let myself be bothered by it until the end of this month.

Brief 1: Plastic Glue (Thick). Assault Terminator sprue, Khorne Red, Tallarn Sand, Citadel Moldline remover, liquid Green Stuff.

Brief 2: Citadel cutting mat, Citadel realm of battle gameboard expansion, plastic glue (thin), Goblin Town, Boltgun Metal (got a bit Old Skool at the end there! ).

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Brief 1: Plastic Glue (Thick). Assault Terminator sprue, Khorne Red, Tallarn Sand, Citadel Moldline remover, liquid Green Stuff.

Brief 2: Citadel cutting mat, Citadel realm of battle gameboard expansion, plastic glue (thin), Goblin Town, Boltgun Metal (got a bit Old Skool at the end there! ).

I reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally want to read your entry now.

Please tell me someone got the word "otoise" into their submission !

MaxT wrote:
Please tell me someone got the word "otoise" into their submission !

Would tortoise be close enough?

 Iapedus wrote:

MaxT wrote:
Please tell me someone got the word "otoise" into their submission !

Would tortoise be close enough?

"I like turtles ..."

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Brief 1: Plastic Glue (Thick). Assault Terminator sprue, Khorne Red, Tallarn Sand, Citadel Moldline remover, liquid Green Stuff.

Brief 2: Citadel cutting mat, Citadel realm of battle gameboard expansion, plastic glue (thin), Goblin Town, Boltgun Metal (got a bit Old Skool at the end there! ).

Haha !

But yeah... Still no word...

 Iapedus wrote:
Anyone else getting that sinking feeling yet? Like they aren't going to bother responding to the second round entrants? I would have thought they might have whittled the numbers down by now...

Also - 3/4 Thunderhawks in the second brief , nice

EDIT: Also, Dicrel Seijin - nice placement of pauldron in there, subtle nod to the understanding of recent GW IP history. You will be a shoe in if Kirby is involved in the process

I'm at 21 days, I've had that sinking feeling for a week now. I don't want to be left hanging.

And thanks. That was more from thinking about how an assault marine would move across the battlefield. I figured if he had to slam into anyone Hammer-of-Wrath-style, then boots or pauldron would be the best options, other body parts seem too unnatural or dangerous to try.

 Dicrel Seijin wrote:
That was more from thinking about how an assault marine would move across the battlefield. I figured if he had to slam into anyone Hammer-of-Wrath-style, then boots or pauldron would be the best options, other body parts seem too unnatural or dangerous to try.

Any Marine worth his salt uses his face.

 Iapedus wrote:
Angry Marine with his salt uses his face.

 DarkHound wrote:

 Iapedus wrote:
Angry Marine with his salt uses his face.

Touche, my friend. Touche...

I'm on 28, almost 29 days now.
I'm gonna bite the bullet on May first, and ask when we can expect a reply.

 Squidmanlolz wrote:
I'm on 28, almost 29 days now.
I'm gonna bite the bullet on May first, and ask when we can expect a reply.

Speaking for those about to be rejected, we salute you.

And a little non-update, the guys over at B&C went silent going into last weekend. No one's posted rejections yet and some are coming up on 40 days. If they're a representative sample, it doesn't look good.

You'll recall they said you could ask for clarification on their intellectual property policies, so I figure I'd use that as an excuse to kick the nest. That was a week ago. I think they've stopped answering the mail. Party's over folks, and why I am still surprised nobody got the job?

GW needs to hire PROFESSIONAL writers if its fluff is ever going to improve.

I hate to say this but I am not sure I would hire anyone from this board... I barely even come on here anymore. All I see day after day click on news oh a new model click and poof 12 pages of hate ok moving on. Click on painting oh look 90 people asking for advise and getting mad at advice moving on. Look at fluff/general discus on wfb 5 new topics about people hating warhammer and how gamesworkshop fails. Oh and look all the hate is from the same 16 people....like every other day this month -_-.

Then I see a topic gamesworkshop looking for writers ironically 12 of the same 16 people who complain about ANYTHING and EVERYTHING GW does wants the job and gets annoyed they didn't get it. Face it boys GW checks these boards and they hate you

OgreChubbs wrote:
...Then I see a topic gamesworkshop looking for writers ironically 12 of the same 16 people who complain about ANYTHING and EVERYTHING GW does wants the job and gets annoyed they didn't get it. Face it boys GW checks these boards and they hate you

You're the only one annoyed here from what I can see!

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Brief 1: Plastic Glue (Thick). Assault Terminator sprue, Khorne Red, Tallarn Sand, Citadel Moldline remover, liquid Green Stuff.

Brief 2: Citadel cutting mat, Citadel realm of battle gameboard expansion, plastic glue (thin), Goblin Town, Boltgun Metal (got a bit Old Skool at the end there! ).

As the the Tyranid swarm closed on Brother-Captain Emptio, he grew desperate. His Boltgun had long since run empty, and the gears of his chainsword had clogged with xeno viscera. His only hope... he reached onto a nearby table, and hastily infused holy promethium into his Citadel Spray Gun©. As the Tyranids shrieked in agony, he gave a prayer of thanks to the Emperor that every Space Marine has access to the affordable convenience that the Citadel Spray Gun© , available exclusively at Games-Workshop.com.

OgreChubbs wrote:
I hate to say this but I am not sure I would hire anyone from this board... I barely even come on here anymore. All I see day after day click on news oh a new model click and poof 12 pages of hate ok moving on. Click on painting oh look 90 people asking for advise and getting mad at advice moving on. Look at fluff/general discus on wfb 5 new topics about people hating warhammer and how gamesworkshop fails. Oh and look all the hate is from the same 16 people....like every other day this month -_-.

Then I see a topic gamesworkshop looking for writers ironically 12 of the same 16 people who complain about ANYTHING and EVERYTHING GW does wants the job and gets annoyed they didn't get it. Face it boys GW checks these boards and they hate you

Good contribution to the discussion mate, thank you.

Not exactly sure what OgreChuubs' point is.

1) The email you post from is not relatable to who you are on the forum.
2) Random, aggressive post on a thread where people are being supportive and showing a community spirit.

Please, if you can't be constructive, keep your bile for another place. You have just done exactly in this thread what you accuse others of doing elsewhere.


In other news: Update:
Submission: 25/03/2015
Update: 25/04/2015 Still no news.

I'm on 31 days now without contact. I'll give it another 9 or so days and then I'll post my extracts in full to see what you guys think of my writing style.

 Wulfmar wrote:
Not exactly sure what OgreChuubs' point is.

I am kind of worried my sarcasm wasn't obvious. He is an irrelevant troll, treat him as such.