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H.B.M.C. wrote:Feb 14 – Valentine’s Day
Feb 16 – HBMC Day

I can live with this.

Mmmm, it being Leap Year, HBMC Day should be Feb 29th, as the deep outpouring of affection doesn't actually break you down except once every four years. As the interweb probably couldn't handle you send out smiley faces and internet hugs.

Kanluwen wrote:Fingers crossed they're replacing Cruddace...

Hi God... it's me down here... I know I don't go to church as often as I should, and have dirty thoughts, and even steal cars to buy GW minis, but I promise this will change if you kick that Cruddace's ass out of GW. Thanks.

Feth it, I'm applying...

timetowaste85 wrote:Think DakkaDakka, as a whole, could apply for the job?

I can't help but think that would be like hiring the Tyranid Hive Mind if that happened

Leo_the_Rat wrote:I just have to wonder why they require the knowledge of properly written English. I mean with all of the questionable language used by them it seems a little out of place. Also do they mean British (English), American (English) or, Australian (English)? Too bad they can't even write their job qualifications without needing a FAQ or Errata.

It will have to be British English. I can say coming out the other end of university and being English myself that there are no other forms of correct English outside of British as far as professional literature/word processing/writing goes in this country. When I was at university one of my friends missed the 'u' out of colour, added a few 'z's' in where there should have been an 's' and was dropped a 'spelling and grammar' grade because of it.

The only exception I know of is computer programming but that's literally because the language itself is a bastardised version of our language.

Hmmmm should I apply and if I get it drop out of uni?

warpcrafter wrote:It sounds like they want a boot-licking yes-man rather than a talented game designer. Figures...

I volunteer.

if i could find a roomate in the UK (believe thats where the job is located?) for a while while i go from american to ... non british citizen I would apply ... pretty sure i can learn to drive on the otherside of the car/street.


least i can get the real top gear program....

Is the economy really so bad that when we hear about a job opening, we assume that someone had to have left that job? Are growth and new jobs really that foreign of a concept?

Grakmar wrote:Is the economy really so bad that when we hear about a job opening, we assume that someone had to have left that job? Are growth and new jobs really that foreign of a concept?

GWs design staff isn't a fast growing field, but it does have a high turnover.

I might give it a try, if only because it would be amusing to give them a twelve-mission Space Hulk campaign as a writing sample. But then again, Nottingham is a bit of a dump, so maybe not.

I applied for it. Looking for a job at the moment and would actually love to do this job as apparently my desire for a HR job is nigh impossible to get right now, so why not try and work in the company and do something I love doing. XD

Chances are, the position will be filled internally as before.

Applied. Doesn't close til 20/02/12 for applications and they let folks know within ten working days.

Yes.

I applied.

Just Dave gets my vote - go Dave go!

Any applicants care to share salary and benefits package?

oldone wrote:Hmmmm should I apply and if I get it drop out of uni?

Nah, because even if you secured the position you'd be out on your duff in 5-6 years. Employment with GW is a revolving door, no matter how t3h awesomeness you are.

Leo_the_Rat wrote:I just have to wonder why they require the knowledge of properly written English. I mean with all of the questionable language used by them it seems a little out of place. Also do they mean British (English), American (English) or, Australian (English)? Too bad they can't even write their job qualifications without needing a FAQ or Errata.

Well played.

I am with Grakmar on this. GW may actually understand that they need to get more codex's out there and may be looking to grow the department. At least that is my hope

I'd apply for this, but it requires me to live in the UK. Now while I wouldn't mind a stint in good ol UK...my wife probably wouldn't go for that. Hell, it would be better than what I'm doing now.

Alpharius wrote:Just Dave gets my vote - go Dave go!

Thanks man!

Just Dave wrote:Feth it, I'm applying...

I saw this post, read your Chaos Fandex and would suggest that you should get an interview.

I loved the document.....just make Ahriman a bit better lol ;-)

Good luck

Sounds a bit joyless, to be honest.

"Toe this line first and foremost. We can teach game design."

Can't blame them, but it's a little sad. I'd have liked to have seen one of those key points being about designing the world's best game systems, rather than reinforcing their financial goals and legal defensiveness.

Man, I dont get why people just rag on the people that wrote their crappy codex. I mean....in the end, its not all their fault that the codex sucks. I mean, they play test those things a gak load, they have to. I say its 25% the fault of the guys that wrote it, 25% the fault of the higher ups that okayed the damn thing and sent it to print, probably with just a cursory look, and 50% the fault of the slowed playtesters who are supposed to notice and point out the things that are entirely fethed up about it. I mean, the guy writing it is (cross your fingers) doing his best to balance it out, but without playtesting it a gak ton to see how the new dex works in actual games, you really are just going off a best guess. Anyways, my two cents, and I think that it would be cool to work for GW, even though they can be complete dicks, if for nothing else, than to get a chance (no matter how slim) to work your way up and help change things a bit.

Purifyingflame_7 wrote:Man, I dont get why people just rag on the people that wrote their crappy codex. I mean....in the end, its not all their fault that the codex sucks. I mean, they play test those things a gak load, they have to. I say its 25% the fault of the guys that wrote it, 25% the fault of the higher ups that okayed the damn thing and sent it to print, probably with just a cursory look, and 50% the fault of the slowed playtesters who are supposed to notice and point out the things that are entirely fethed up about it. I mean, the guy writing it is (cross your fingers) doing his best to balance it out, but without playtesting it a gak ton to see how the new dex works in actual games, you really are just going off a best guess. Anyways, my two cents, and I think that it would be cool to work for GW, even though they can be complete dicks, if for nothing else, than to get a chance (no matter how slim) to work your way up and help change things a bit.

I agree that it's not the designer's fault 100% when problems arise, but I do feel it is the designers responsibility to address those problems. Either adjusting during play testing or FAQ or errata after the book is released. There have been comments made that some problems are identified by playtesters, but are ignored by the designer. Some don't like criticism. Supposedly Matt Ward is one of these and the story came up after the Fantasy Demon Army Book came out.

silent25 wrote:

Purifyingflame_7 wrote:Man, I dont get why people just rag on the people that wrote their crappy codex. I mean....in the end, its not all their fault that the codex sucks. I mean, they play test those things a gak load, they have to. I say its 25% the fault of the guys that wrote it, 25% the fault of the higher ups that okayed the damn thing and sent it to print, probably with just a cursory look, and 50% the fault of the slowed playtesters who are supposed to notice and point out the things that are entirely fethed up about it. I mean, the guy writing it is (cross your fingers) doing his best to balance it out, but without playtesting it a gak ton to see how the new dex works in actual games, you really are just going off a best guess. Anyways, my two cents, and I think that it would be cool to work for GW, even though they can be complete dicks, if for nothing else, than to get a chance (no matter how slim) to work your way up and help change things a bit.

I agree that it's not the designer's fault 100% when problems arise, but I do feel it is the designers responsibility to address those problems. Either adjusting during play testing or FAQ or errata after the book is released. There have been comments made that some problems are identified by playtesters, but are ignored by the designer. Some don't like criticism. Supposedly Matt Ward is one of these and the story came up after the Fantasy Demon Army Book came out.

story?

It is extremely easy to notice badly worded rules, especially when proofreading. What's bad is when the designer sees it and goes "that could be worded a bit tighter. Actually you know what, naaaaah." I mean really. It barely requires any brainpower to see something vague, then make it not vague anymore.

Just to point out, the opening is for an assistant games designer whose role is to produce some text for products and to assist actual games developers with producing error free rules.

So it doesn't sound like any actual games developers that we know by name have left, but rather this sounds like either a new position or one behind the scenes who helps to proof-read rules looking for errors. Especially if its the former (a new position being added) then it is a good sign of them attempting to get better about producing rules with less ambiguities, which is a good thing!

But carry on with complaining about the text of a job posting...

Will GW release an FAQ for their job description?

and 50% the fault of the slowed playtesters who are supposed to notice and point out the things that are entirely fethed up about it.

What I've heard is that the playtesters do bring this stuff up, but it gets ignored because they don't feel like changing it, or because they purposely want to leave it vague for whatever reason.

ShumaGorath wrote:

warpcrafter wrote:It sounds like they want a boot-licking yes-man rather than a talented game designer. Figures...

I volunteer.

Sigh....