NanoCleric
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
DARKSTAR ARMY
108
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Posted - 2014.07.05 08:55:00 -
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Hi Aeon.
I want to start off by saying i'm suprised to be thinking the way i am about your campaign, i'm liking some of the points you raise, but more so the manner in which you are conversing. I'm liking your ability to listen and to reply clearly and consisely, your ability to reason and the gusto behind what you believe in. The reason it suprises me is that from what i've seen of you posting in the past, you came across as a stirrer, overly judgemental, and a massive suck up to CCP, seemed at times you couldn't take critisism.
Simply put.. although we've never had any true dealings with each other.. i don't like the way i've seen you interact with others in the past, which pretty much made me feel like i don't like you, and that i certainly don't trust you.
Why am i making a point of being so blunt? .... Because despite my opinion of you.. i'm starting to think you might be a good CPM. So i'm on the verge of adding a vote for you. There's a few points i would like to make despite this, as i do have a few concerns.
1) I feel very suspicious about your intent. I suspect that your main underlying objective is to land a job at CCP, and you'll do anything to help you get it.
The reason i believe this, is in large part due to past sucky up posts defending CCP when they've dropped the ball, but also certain things you've said during the campaign have reinforced this too... now i am nitpicking comments from above posts here.. but feel i need you to see why i have these concerns.
Here you seem to be heading to Iceland of all places to study.. i'm assuming to be closer to CCP and hopefully make contact with them to increase your chances.
Aeon Amadi wrote:
I'll be going to Sowella Technical hopefully this fall where I'll be working to attain an Associate of General Studies and then proceed to apply as an exchange student at the University of Reykjavik in Iceland.
Here, you state your belief that recruiting players into development is a good thing. (I have something more to say on that after this).
Aeon Amadi wrote:
2) Recruiting players is a tried and true method of establishing a better overall experience in many games, the project I worked on was no different. In Atonement RPI, I started as a player before I became a developer. It helps to have history with the project you're working on and understanding some of the pressure points that the player-base experiences. This is further backed in Eve Online with CCP Fozzie, who is renowned and respected for his work on the balance initiative in Eve but it's fairly common knowledge that he started as a player before becoming a developer.
To put it simply, yes, it is entirely acceptable and largely to the benefit of the game and I'd argue that it is, in most cases, more beneficial than hiring outside. I've yet to see any evidence that would suggest otherwise.
Then it also appears to me that your proposal of the ISD does also have this subliminal hidden agenda due to this:
Aeon Amadi wrote:
Beyond that, a great deal of Eve Online players are now developers because of ISD - so take that into consideration.
Now.. you can see why i may think this. So while i think that it's fine to apply to CCP externally for work, i feel it's clever and sly to use something like the CPM to further your career prospects, and i'm worried that's what your campaign is based on.
I'll just re-emphasise though.. that despite this.. i still am starting to think you may be a good CPM member.
(  omg.. word cap reached.. never intended that.. continued in next post... ) |
NanoCleric
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
DARKSTAR ARMY
108
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Posted - 2014.07.05 18:16:00 -
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Hi again,
Yes that does address my concerns and i'm very happy to be able to see the thought process behind the answers.
I do still feel that the broader public need to be approached.. but i also agree as you said that it would need to be moderated by groups to ensure it's content would be apt and not full of silly ideas. The way i would structure this internally is to ensure that a CPM meeting was able to form a consensus on subject matter and then pose any relevant questions to the community through the splash screen / en-mass emails to ensure everyone gets the chance to throw their opinion in the mix too. Naturally if this was adopted it can't be the only means because it could indeed be exploited like so many other ways could be. Yes it would also take some dev time up in providing that means of communication in game, personally if i were a dev on the team, i'd be pushing my producer to allow me to put the feature in.. but at the end of the day it is indeed down to CCP. I'm also more than willing to accept many people will have differing views on this topic too. :)
Overall i'm very happy to have seen your reply, and with that in combination with teetering on the edge of putting a vote in for you before.. i think you've provided me with enough information to be satisfied in my decision to vote for you.
All the best with the rest of the campaign. |