![]() I've spent a ton of time editing and working with others on the team and we've published a couple of things so far. Yeah, we've been hearing from and talking to various current and former employees at CIG for a while now. Thoughts from someone who works over at Kotaku regarding the Escapist Post. ![]() If they were to forget gaming and start working for politicians, they could no-joke use that skill to change the world. But since I'm trying to nurture a habit to say something positive where I say something negative, let me just point out that The Escapist has gotten so good at bullshit that it takes lambda calculus to fully appreciate the layers they pile on. If one line takes this many characters to dissect, then it's not worth my time to think about the rest. But they'll also defend those developers just as passionately.īy the way, twisting a community attitude (that's actually far more constructive than most gaming communities I've been a part of) so it can be attributed to the company instead is pretty perverse. For the developers in question, that community will dish out criticism mercilessly, and say things more harshly than they're intended. The community for a game in development is more like a family than nearly any other loosely associated gaggle of strangers on the Internet. Not everbody is cut out for it, and that's okay. It takes uncommon empathy and patience to interact with gamers discussing a title in production. Gamers can be insulting without meaning to. Thanks for poisoning your own well, Escapist, as it makes it that much easier for anybody with two brain cells to see how full of crap you are.Ī note to future job-seekers: If you can't handle the heat, then stay out of the kitchen. So, what The Escapist is trying to say is that they don't understand gaming culture where works in progress are concerned, and the author has never had a job. ![]() So, like every job, ever, that involves dealing with the public to any capacity whatsoever. In fact, where's that Youtube unsubscibe button, since the only thing of any worth they've ever offered are Youtube jokes.Īccording to several sources, being an employee of Cloud Imperium Games meant subjecting yourself to public insults, screaming, profanity, racism, and stress so powerful that some people would become physically ill. There's not a snowball's chance in Hell that I'll give The Escapist page impressions for this.
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