West Coast Canada IV: "Ah yes, 'Guilty Gear' - we have already dismissed that game!"

[Greed]

Valve dota? I'll check it out.

I've beaten one of those two guys (I think.. Sherwin?) with gabe on my team on regular dota.

Dude raged soooo hard we ended up never playing another game.

I'm kinda capped out on LoL, been looking for something new anyways.

I'm the one on the leash :X

[Superking™]

I found out loli-sentinel is still good in AH3, so that means I'll waste money on it come early next year.

This game was right in front of me at the poverty room at Evo and I didn't bother with it. lol

[Byuusan]

i went as pedo bear, and all i did was stand on at the street and wave at little kids, i got some pretty lol reactions.

[MrDolphin]

Valve dota? I'll check it out.

I've beaten one of those two guys (I think.. Sherwin?) with gabe on my team on regular dota.

Dude raged soooo hard we ended up never playing another game.

Haha, that sounds nothing like Sherwin and everything like Victor.

[Saru Kada]

lol dace. where did you go?

I didn't even know valve hired icefrog. that's pretty cool, dota 2 definitely has the potential to be a huge crowdpleaser.

[BagLunch]

Considering that the orders for dota 2's gameplay have been, "copy dota", it can only be so bad.

Like with HoN, just fixing up all the matchmaking and networking issues that arise from being a wc3 custom map go a huge way towards making it better. I'm curious to see how they handle the meta aspects of it (coaching aside) compared to LoL.

All that said, I think that HoN is going to be the one left in the dust here. Aesthetics aside (which I'm sure Valve will cover nicely), since it and dota 2 mimick dota so much, it's only going to be little little things that separate them. HoN will have a slightly different interface, a slightly different set of heroes... assuming dota 2 doesn't suffer from massive technical issues, there's little holding people to HoN. It's not like some MMORPG where changing games is like changing careers. The way LoL handles all the stuff around the game is clever and interesting, as much as I don't like playing LoL itself.

Meanwhile, "I feel so conflicted", the sequel:

"We are writing to inform you that you have been invited to interview for the following position:

Position: SOFTWARE ENGINEER/GAME DEVELOPER

Employer: Electronic Arts"

[MrDolphin]

"We are writing to inform you that you have been invited to interview for the following position:

Position: SOFTWARE ENGINEER/GAME DEVELOPER

Employer: Electronic Arts"

Do it Gabe. You don't need that masters for your line of work.

[Saru Kada]

I'm guessing software engineer/game developer is a step up from whatever your previous role was? will you have more creative influence over the design and direction of the game, or will it be more grunt work? also, would you be based in vancouver, or elsewhere?

[BagLunch]

It will be IN AMERICA. The recruiter said that there are openings all around the US (so not just Tiburon i.e. Maddenland).

It's only going to be internship work, but it's going to be my third tour of duty with EA.

I just don't know.

LucasArts won't even be looking at applications till Feb. of next year, which puts me in the "one in hand vs. two in the bush" situation (not that I expect to land the EA one for free).

[Superking™]

It will be IN AMERICA. The recruiter said that there are openings all around the US (so not just Tiburon i.e. Maddenland).

Well, on the (not really) flip side of things, Tiburon makes games other than Madden now, that being EA MMA and NBA Elite franchise (since EAC's Elite team got canned recently).

[Superking™]

Gundam Musou 3 apparently has 4 player online coop, and don't forget about Sengoku Musou 3 Z for PS3.

[-SinfuL-]

SlayerS_boxer vs. Nada went down yesterday night.

Holy crap.

[Cardinal_Sin]

In this industry (and the current climate) there's a critical mass that needs to be reached (but not exceeded) when considering an exit strategy. An internship with a Master's degree is a safe short term bet ... but if you're not doing some meaningful work then it's probably a waste of your time. It's just as fine to intern somewhere much smaller or grittier and at least get a fun story or novel experience out of it.

Three terms at EA is some serious pigeonholing since everyone these days is looking for someone who's worked twenty different experiences at thirty different firms, and with 10 years of experience coming out of school. It's unlikely this illusion that recruiters have will go away especially when things are getting more barebone, so your most ambitious bet would be to hold out for another opportunity. Just keep in mind the longer you spend at school the greater the chance you will be spending more time under someone's heel, uncomfortably (Master's graduates are sometimes a tad too smart for the average tech head to hire without feeling slightly threatened, and PhD's are basically unmanageable nightmares outside of R&D.)

[Superking™]

OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIET, dat Mago is goin' to dat Canaduh Cup in Cowtown.

http://shoryuken.com/content/mago-compete-canada-cup-2295/

Also according to DS, Toronto's T series died off somehow due to management issues or something to that extent.

[ghostgoodboy]

@Gabe: put aside the molds, at the end, choose what makes you happy while doing it.

OH SHIT MA_N_GO coming to CC?!!? I guess he just wants to cockblock daigo and of course, the fucking western and western asians.

[Superking™]

WATCH THE MANGO!

[ghostgoodboy]

Shit

Boxer vs Nada so good, gotta pay to view the whole set.

Loner got but screwed by Boxer, look at the record before the game and damn he hasn't even lost a single match in GSL yet.

[BagLunch]

Way of the Samurai 4 involves going about in ways that are KAKKOIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!

http://ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/23516/way-of-the-samurai-4/images/way-of-the-samurai-4-20101101013410711.html

[BagLunch]

random note i am too lazy to properly punctuate

there's a guy in my class from beijing

he goes by the english name dio

he's really good at 3d modelling

i asked him today about his name, because it's not a phonetic match to his chinese name, and if he picked it himself

he said, "i really like this japanese comic..."

and i was like "omfg jojo's bizarre adventure"

and he said "yes!"

he gets great life decision + 1

[ghostgoodboy]

so who actually wants to go to SCCC with me on Saturday?

[Superking™]

random note i am too lazy to properly punctuate

there's a guy in my class from beijing

he goes by the english name dio

he's really good at 3d modelling

i asked him today about his name, because it's not a phonetic match to his chinese name, and if he picked it himself

he said, "i really like this japanese comic..."

and i was like "omfg jojo's bizarre adventure"

and he said "yes!"

he gets great life decision + 1

Sounds like the creator of fl0w and Flower, Jenova Chen from thatgamecompany.

[geogaddi]

(7:36:45 PM) P: http://twitpic.com/33ebl5/full < Sako looks like Ray but 10 years older http://twitpic.com/33eok3

i have to agree, the semblance is there

put on some glasses ra i mean sako

Edited November 3, 2010 by geogaddi

[Superking™]

Hokuto Musou's cutscenes look really awesome on PS3, they're 60fps, too bad the actual game is not 60fps. =/

[Greed]

Just a friend's house party.

You should wear that pedobear costume to Nintendo's slumber party

[Orikasa]

and don't forget about Sengoku Musou 3 Z for PS3.

Woah, what is this and why can't I pre-order it yet.

Lol sakoray.