If no one wins a plurality, could we leave that job vacant for four years? 

You mean someone only becomes president if they have more votes than anyone else but less than half? That would make for some interesting strategy. 

This is not the Presendental Debate Thread. And this forum has nothing to do with politics anyway, drop it fellas before we get too off topic and into a huge stupid flame war that has nothing to do with mapping. 

... Scampie for president !!! ;)) 

... never mind. 

I have a friend who works for EA in the UK. They make shit games but apparently it's a really nice company to work for. If you're a graduate with computer games knowledge then they want to hear from you. If you mail me I can probably put in a good word for you, too. 

...but doing what? Toiling in their underground sugar caves? 

That and being a graduate trainee. They want anyone with computer skills who's smart and has an interest in computer games. Programming experience would help, as would mapping / graphics experience, which is why I pass on the note. 

it's who you work with.
besides its stable and im sure you get a decent health package and all that crunk.

EA in vancouver is also hiring

as is Rockstar games last I heard...that might be done now, not sure. 

I need a someone to help me with mapping stanards and working out my normal dm, arena, and CTF scripts for my mod. And of course, writing original maps for it, one or more of these options.

You can contact me through the javascript link on my site: http://planetquake.com/ud/

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You should care to the company as well !!! I agree it's really enjoyable to work with a good team, with good guys, nevertheless, working into a good company is at least really important: who would like to be involved into a project which will be closed due to a lack of ressources ??? Nobody I presume.... 

.. the more if you will be fired then... 

<Q> who would like to be involved into a project which will be closed due to a lack of ressources ???

then why gripe about Electronic Arts, if one company isn't going to bankrupt anytime soon it's that one. 

granted, I haven't followed the discussion, but a publisher's financial status don't really secure a given project. I'm willing to bet that one of the reasons EA is so fuck-off big is that they are willing to can projects that don't give them a guaranteed break-even. 

I'm willing. 

Ahahaha. EA isn't in the business of breaking even. People from EA keep comming by campus and they'll all tell you that EA lives by focus group thinking. And if your idea doesn't have million+ seller written all over it, they aren't interested. 

... that being a big company never secure yourself from stopping a project due to lack of ressources, or just because they guess it will not be finacially intereseting !! I work into microelectronic design, and it's rather current in big companies (like Texas, IBM, Philips, and Motorola... I've many experiences like tese...) to start a project, and suddenly to stop it because there is in fact no possible client, or just due to a management change... never forget this.... 

http://www.livejournal.com/users/ea_spouse/ 

Employment law in the UK is a lot tighter than in the US, of course.

That doesn't stop EA being bastards :) 

the EA in canada is like dreamjob for all those who apply. Sure its a giant super mega gumbo-Corp, but I think they kinda fear the wrath of our WCB. 

Do you really want to work for a company desperate to use you up and screw you over if only they could find a way? 

Seems like it's that or get out of the games industry. At least EA isn't going bust tomorrow. 

If you're working on a project that needs someone for sound design or soundtracks, let me know. People in the community will tell you they are generally happy with the music I've done for them.

(except for biff who insisted I work some kind of gothic church organ part into an industrial tune that used Doom 3 sounds in it. sorry dude I failed you ;)) 

never makes songs longer than 30 seconds, so make sure your levels aren't very long. ^_^ 

What, like paid work?