Comments on: Now hiring. http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/ One Man Game Armada Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:10:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-1422 Josh Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:06:00 +0000 http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/#comment-1422 I'm not an engineer, but I CAN tell you that anyone foolish enough to outsource their net-code for an MMO is begging for disaster. Your network engineers are the absolute backbone of the entire project and you definitely want them on-site 100% of the time. In the past, we've hired coder interns, but we tend to hire folks with a lot of experience in the can because development can rarely slow down to train new people. I’m not an engineer, but I CAN tell you that anyone foolish enough to outsource their net-code for an MMO is begging for disaster. Your network engineers are the absolute backbone of the entire project and you definitely want them on-site 100% of the time. In the past, we’ve hired coder interns, but we tend to hire folks with a lot of experience in the can because development can rarely slow down to train new people.

]]> By: roXet http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-1421 roXet Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:49:06 +0000 http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/#comment-1421 Whenever I see a post or an article about how to break into the games business, it's always about programmers or artists, but never my chosen field. I'm a network engineer/server monkey and I would *love* to get my greasy fingers on a network that runs a MMO. Any advice to that end? Or is alot of work outsourced and/or handled by more network-centric "devs"? Whenever I see a post or an article about how to break into the games business, it’s always about programmers or artists, but never my chosen field. I’m a network engineer/server monkey and I would *love* to get my greasy fingers on a network that runs a MMO. Any advice to that end? Or is alot of work outsourced and/or handled by more network-centric “devs”?

]]> By: Da Newz - June 12 « Waaagh! A Warhammer Online Blog http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-1043 Da Newz - June 12 « Waaagh! A Warhammer Online Blog Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:56:09 +0000 http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/#comment-1043 [...] Josh Drescher explains how you — yes YOU — can get hired by EA Mythic. [...] [...] Josh Drescher explains how you — yes YOU — can get hired by EA Mythic. [...]

]]> By: Keen http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 Keen Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:28:51 +0000 http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/#comment-1037 Now if only you would move your offices to Southern California. ;) Now if only you would move your offices to Southern California. ;)

]]> By: Svoald http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 Svoald Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:02:28 +0000 http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/#comment-1036 I am sure you guys do these types of things all the time: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-33718 And FYI, your wordpress needs to be updated! just a helpful reminder that wordpress told me to relay on. hah! I am sure you guys do these types of things all the time: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-33718

And FYI, your wordpress needs to be updated! just a helpful reminder that wordpress told me to relay on. hah!

]]> By: Josh http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Josh Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:38:38 +0000 http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/#comment-1027 Apparently, we'll actually have HR people there. Which - for this - is much better than devs. Apparently, we’ll actually have HR people there. Which – for this – is much better than devs.

]]> By: Josh http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Josh Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:24:56 +0000 http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/#comment-1026 Hrm, good question. Let me check. Hrm, good question. Let me check.

]]> By: Vid http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Vid Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:09:51 +0000 http://joshdrescher.com/2008/06/11/now-hiring/#comment-1023 I know I mentioned this prospect intrigued me on the WHA boards, but truth be told I about soiled myself in at least three different ways in excitement when I read this earlier. I've heard numerous game developers talk about how they got started either in CS, Q&A, or even product testing at the studios. Working in the video game industry was my first choice of a career back in high school when I started to think about careers. Unfortunately I didn't follow threw and have come to regret it several times. Now I have a chance I don't plan to pass up. On a side note, will any of the devs at Games Day Baltimore be able to talk about it or will there be someone specific to look out for? I know I mentioned this prospect intrigued me on the WHA boards, but truth be told I about soiled myself in at least three different ways in excitement when I read this earlier. I’ve heard numerous game developers talk about how they got started either in CS, Q&A, or even product testing at the studios.

Working in the video game industry was my first choice of a career back in high school when I started to think about careers. Unfortunately I didn’t follow threw and have come to regret it several times. Now I have a chance I don’t plan to pass up.

On a side note, will any of the devs at Games Day Baltimore be able to talk about it or will there be someone specific to look out for?

]]>