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looks like they are looking for Matt Ward replacement!!!!!!!

god.ra wrote:http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=5300001a§ion=community&aId=8200031a

looks like they are looking for Matt Ward replacement!!!!!!!

Do you have any evidence that it's Matt Ward that was replaced? Plus, he's probably not an Assistant anyway, he's probably a Senior Games developer. since he's been around for quite a while.
If it's a joke, it's in poor taste as the Matt Ward hate got old a long time ago.

Matt Ward hate won't stop until his atrocities are undone! And I don't even play 40k!

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

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

Fingers crossed they're replacing Cruddace...

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

One of the few times I agree with Kanluwen.

Do you think he would be an Assistant? I know he hasn't been around that long, but he has authored a few dexes/Army Books.

I'd assume he's still considered an "assistant" games developer. Ward was titled as such when he wrote the Daemons and Space Marines books.

And he'd been with the company for 3-4 years at that point, if I remember right.

Do you want a job filled with fantasy and wonder? Do you want to come to work every day and get paid to imagine distant worlds and far off adventure? Then apply for Games Workshop studio Assistant Game-Developer today! It’s your doorway to wonder.

Perks include:

1. Being a play-testing dogsbody: “Yes, we did re-write. Now play another game before you go home. I know it’s 8pm, but we’ve got a deadline.”
2. Make tea for Jervis: “I said no milk!!!!!”
3. Work side by side with design studio giants like Matt Ward: “Hey, new guy, check this new fluff I just wrote out – this new Black Templar guy is going to sword-fight Khorne! And win!!! And he’s got Knight Sword and has Knight Armour and a Knight Shield and a Knight Halo and a Knight Gun with Knight shells and...”
3. Write innovative and new rule systems only to be shot down by upper management due to monetary concerns: “Take the daemons out of the Chaos Codex. We want to sell a new army.”

All this and more could be yours if you join the GW design studio.

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

Agreed.

The part about knowing what hobbyists want kinda stuck out.

Kanluwen wrote:I'd assume he's still considered an "assistant" games developer. Ward was titled as such when he wrote the Daemons and Space Marines books.

And he'd been with the company for 3-4 years at that point, if I remember right.

Ah, that makes sense then.

Their initial "business model" sums it up very nicely.

The following statements define much of our business model and underpin our success:
• We have an obsession with quality, and will go to extreme lengths to improve the miniatures and games we make.
• We focus on our own intellectual property.
• We have a worldwide presence.
• We are committed to doing all this as profitably as is sensible.

1) Despite the Finecast hate, actually true. They got some high quality plastics out there.
2) We keep a tight leash on our property
3) EMBARGO!
4) Have we raised prices yet this month?

What is the possibility that they found the person who leaked the 6th edition rulebook and are looking for a replacement now .

d-usa wrote:What is the possibility that they found the person who leaked the 6th edition rulebook and are looking for a replacement now .

Not to mention trying to change as much as is feasibly possible so that they can keep us in the dark.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Do you want a job filled with fantasy and wonder? Do you want to come to work every day and get paid to imagine distant worlds and far off adventure? Then apply for Games Workshop studio Assistant Game-Developer today! It’s your doorway to wonder.

Perks include:

1. Being a play-testing dogsbody: “Yes, we did re-write. Now play another game before you go home. I know it’s 8pm, but we’ve got a deadline.”
2. Make tea for Jervis: “I said no milk!!!!!”
3. Work side by side with design studio giants like Matt Ward: “Hey, new guy, check this new fluff I just wrote out – this new Black Templar guy is going to sword-fight Khorne! And win!!! And he’s got Knight Sword and has Knight Armour and a Knight Shield and a Knight Halo and a Knight Gun with Knight shells and...”
3. Write innovative and new rule systems only to be shot down by upper management due to monetary concerns: “Take the daemons out of the Chaos Codex. We want to sell a new army.”

All this and more could be yours if you join the GW design studio.

I think you just became one of my favorite people

Obsidian Raven wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:Do you want a job filled with fantasy and wonder? Do you want to come to work every day and get paid to imagine distant worlds and far off adventure? Then apply for Games Workshop studio Assistant Game-Developer today! It’s your doorway to wonder.

Perks include:

1. Being a play-testing dogsbody: “Yes, we did re-write. Now play another game before you go home. I know it’s 8pm, but we’ve got a deadline.”
2. Make tea for Jervis: “I said no milk!!!!!”
3. Work side by side with design studio giants like Matt Ward: “Hey, new guy, check this new fluff I just wrote out – this new Black Templar guy is going to sword-fight Khorne! And win!!! And he’s got Knight Sword and has Knight Armour and a Knight Shield and a Knight Halo and a Knight Gun with Knight shells and...”
3. Write innovative and new rule systems only to be shot down by upper management due to monetary concerns: “Take the daemons out of the Chaos Codex. We want to sell a new army.”

All this and more could be yours if you join the GW design studio.

I think you just became one of my favorite people

HBMC was already one of my favorite people on here. He was even my first fwiend. I wuv you H Lol. Oh, and H, I believe you mean Black Armor, Black Shields, Black Halos and Black Shells...we already have the Black Sword for the Champion

timetowaste85 wrote:

Obsidian Raven wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:Do you want a job filled with fantasy and wonder? Do you want to come to work every day and get paid to imagine distant worlds and far off adventure? Then apply for Games Workshop studio Assistant Game-Developer today! It’s your doorway to wonder.

Perks include:

1. Being a play-testing dogsbody: “Yes, we did re-write. Now play another game before you go home. I know it’s 8pm, but we’ve got a deadline.”
2. Make tea for Jervis: “I said no milk!!!!!”
3. Work side by side with design studio giants like Matt Ward: “Hey, new guy, check this new fluff I just wrote out – this new Black Templar guy is going to sword-fight Khorne! And win!!! And he’s got Knight Sword and has Knight Armour and a Knight Shield and a Knight Halo and a Knight Gun with Knight shells and...”
3. Write innovative and new rule systems only to be shot down by upper management due to monetary concerns: “Take the daemons out of the Chaos Codex. We want to sell a new army.”

All this and more could be yours if you join the GW design studio.

I think you just became one of my favorite people

HBMC was already one of my favorite people on here. He was even my first fwiend. I wuv you H Lol. Oh, and H, I believe you mean Black Armor, Black Shields, Black Halos and Black Shells...we already have the Black Sword for the Champion

Ill be honest, i actaully share a lot of HBMC's views, I'm just not very vocal about it, Lol

So much HBMC love....where do I sign up?

Feb 14 – Valentine’s Day
Feb 16 – HBMC Day

I can live with this.

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

I can live with this.

I vote we totally make HBMC day a thing.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Do you want a job filled with fantasy and wonder? Do you want to come to work every day and get paid to imagine distant worlds and far off adventure? Then apply for Games Workshop studio Assistant Game-Developer today! It’s your doorway to wonder.

Perks include:

1. Being a play-testing dogsbody: “Yes, we did re-write. Now play another game before you go home. I know it’s 8pm, but we’ve got a deadline.”
2. Make tea for Jervis: “I said no milk!!!!!”
3. Work side by side with design studio giants like Matt Ward: “Hey, new guy, check this new fluff I just wrote out – this new Black Templar guy is going to sword-fight Khorne! And win!!! And he’s got Knight Sword and has Knight Armour and a Knight Shield and a Knight Halo and a Knight Gun with Knight shells and...”
3. Write innovative and new rule systems only to be shot down by upper management due to monetary concerns: “Take the daemons out of the Chaos Codex. We want to sell a new army.”

All this and more could be yours if you join the GW design studio.

So already sent in your application?

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.

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

I can live with this.

At work tomorrow we're actually having a BBQ pot luck for HBMC day. I've signed up to provide the chili.

Sasori wrote:
If it's a joke, it's in poor taste as the Matt Ward hate got old a long time ago.

Remember Dakka is stuck in a time warp: hence people that also think Ultramarines jokes are the lulz

It could be that a senior developer has left. Rather than hire a new guy and put him in a senior position, they may have promoted someone else up the line and are hiring a new game gopher.

I've already prepared my writing sample!

God I hope it isn't replacing the guy who did the DA codex. If they get another crap job they'll surely be in the standard SM codex next go around

"You will be a proactive and outgoing individual."

..who will be stuck in an office cubicle all day looking at spreadsheets.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:I've already prepared my writing sample!

+1 to this

H.B.M.C. wrote:Do you want a job filled with fantasy and wonder? Do you want to come to work every day and get paid to imagine distant worlds and far off adventure? Then apply for Games Workshop studio Assistant Game-Developer today! It’s your doorway to wonder.

Perks include:

1. Being a play-testing dogsbody: “Yes, we did re-write. Now play another game before you go home. I know it’s 8pm, but we’ve got a deadline.”
2. Make tea for Jervis: “I said no milk!!!!!”
3. Work side by side with design studio giants like Matt Ward: “Hey, new guy, check this new fluff I just wrote out – this new Black Templar guy is going to sword-fight Khorne! And win!!! And he’s got Knight Sword and has Knight Armour and a Knight Shield and a Knight Halo and a Knight Gun with Knight shells and...”
3. Write innovative and new rule systems only to be shot down by upper management due to monetary concerns: “Take the daemons out of the Chaos Codex. We want to sell a new army.”

All this and more could be yours if you join the GW design studio.

H.B.M.C. Like a Boss.

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

This is who I assumed it was in all honesty. Hate on Matt Ward all you want, at lest ward can consistently write books with out huge balance issues. That nid book is worse then anything mat ward has done.