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(Originally posted by chevalier)

Here are today's BioWare forum highlights, collected by NWVault. Please take into account that these are only single parts of various threads and should not be taken out of context. Bear in mind also that the posts presented here are copied as-is, and that any bad spelling and grammar does not get corrected on our end.

David Gaider, Designer

Percentage done?

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vis ain’t no profeshnul writer or programmer, but as we recall, before gaider got into this business he weren’t no profeshnul writer or programmer neither.
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True. But I didn't go around back then claiming I could do better then experienced professionals could given the same resources, either.

I never said he needed to prove himself to get a job, per se, I simply said that if he can't make a decent story with what he's already got, why should he get more? Does he think having investors and more team members with their own ideas and trying to build an engine from scratch actually gives him more freedom to make his "kickass game"? In what universe?

Having an opinion is one thing, but if you're going to talk the talk (and Hades has done so repeatedly, I might add) then you better be prepared to walk it,too. I don't think that means I'm putting on profeshnul "airs", Grom, does it?

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Quote: is not like gaider had to prove to somebody that he could build a nwn module. maybe if vis played some pnp with the bio guys in edmonton and showed some folks his pnp design docs, then maybe he could get hired too
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Incidentally, I had to build an entire game system (with a rulebook I made and published myself) to get Bioware's attention and then had to prove to them I could actually write. It wasn't as if I submitted a couple of short stories, swapped stories about my PnP campaigns and I was given a job because I'm a nice guy... but thanks for suggesting that.

More:
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I don't have the same resources though, David.
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Yeah. Duh. That's why I said that you claimed you could do better given the same resources. Oh, forget it.

More: Okay, enough, enough, sheesh.

I did use short stories to help prove I could write, along with a writing test (which anyone can take). My amusement (and I wasn't really offended) was at Grom's implication (perhaps unintended?) that it didn't take much effort on my part to get noticed by Bioware, a luxury which Hades supposedly does not have.

Which is not true, incidentally. Neither a BA nor a NWN module are required for writers even now. Those are suggestions to help one get noticed compared to other applicants. If a NWN module was an actual requirement back when I started, I probably wouldn't be working as a professional now (which I have been doing for 5 years, starting from the very bottom of the department in fact).

But I didn't talk smack, either (nice word, that), and nobody else is around here except Hades himself. If I implied he wasn't worthy or that he was unskilled, than I apologize. I have no idea how skilled he might be (and indeed he may very well be), but that he's not going to prove anything if his requirements to work are so outlandish. He may not make his dream story with NWN, that's true, but at least he has NWN.

Though he could certainly prove plenty with a great screenplay or whatever else he happens to be working on, I've no way of knowing... but that's not what we were discussing.

At any rate, enough. This is way off topic now and I'm sorry I brought it here. Apparently I need Woo Ninjas to bring me into line or I send threads awry.

Tint maps
Not that I have anything really to comment on the graphical side of things, but whoever is working on the creatures posted in that thread is pretty talented. I especially like the earth variation with all the vegetation on it --- cool!

Derek French, Technical Producer

Open GL or D3D?
No decision, one way or another has been made.

Gender issues

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Male PC's should be stronger, faster and much better fighters than their female counterparts.
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We have said several times that we aren't going to do anything like this.

Georg Zoeller, Designer

server verification?
I agree that some kind of server registry would be nice to get rid of those griefers that create servers with the same name as others on gamespy.

PreReleased Content for PW builders

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BTW, i am helping design a website for Dragon Age already would like some suggestions on it.... tell me what you all think. Bare in mind, IT IS VERY ROUGH so far.

www.rv.arandoir.com/checkmeout.jpg
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Nice - reminds me a bit of PS:T, not sure why.

I'm sure we will have a fansite kit ready at some point later in the project for those who are not masters of web design