Things Not to Say During Your CoX Interview
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Adeon Hawkwood,
Posted on: 2011-02-24 16:27 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Actually saying "ya know, I think I could make the game work from a First Person viewpoint" might actually GET you hired.
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Originally Posted by HelinCarnate
Have you ever considered changing the game to a FPS? Those are quite popular.
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But you are consistent, your videos are quality, and you've never missed a beat when it comes to making them.
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Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
And allow me to set the record straight - I MIGHT be the most prolific COH videographer, but I'm not the best.
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Yeah. The problem would almost certainly be melee. I've never found a game with first person melee that I was really comfortable with control wise.
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Originally Posted by je_saist
Actually saying "ya know, I think I could make the game work from a First Person viewpoint" might actually GET you hired.
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You can play the game in first person mode right now... I'm confused.
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I really do think that the devs' next April Fools activity should include randomly setting key forumite names to red for a day...
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Originally Posted by Steelclaw
* Steelclaw: "I'd be willing to accept part time work... no no... I mean EXTREMELY part time work... even less than two days a week... more like one day... a YEAR... just April Fool's day.. that's all I ask... give me April Fool's day! What? Security? Oh, that's original, like I haven't been thrown out of a building before!"
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
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"How do you know you are on the side of good?" a Paragon citizen asked him. "How can we even know what is 'good'?"
"The Most High has spoken, even with His own blood," Melancton replied. "Surely we know."
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What's wrong with that? |
Originally Posted by AzureSkyCiel
- "So for new costume options, I was inspired heavily by the Elementalist from another NCsoft game, Guild Wars"
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Elementalist armor (note that most of those can be recolored with ink)
Istani armor is probably the most revealing set for females, but on the other end of the spectrum you've got Obsidian armor. (And the Istani is still more tasteful than some of the stuff we can already get.) The male Elementalist armor looks pretty cool all around, and if you want to complain, Zhed Shadowhoof shows off his nipples, but he's an NPC, and a quadruped that'd never see the light of day in CoH regardless.
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Entertaining as it would be, I can only imagine the metric a**load of crap that would hit the fan if that happened...|
Originally Posted by Chase_Arcanum
I really do think that the devs' next April Fools activity should include randomly setting key forumite names to red for a day...
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Not necessarily that the person would get mod/admin privs on the board. Just that their name would turn red.|
Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Entertaining as it would be, I can only imagine the metric a**load of crap that would hit the fan if that happened...
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Then again, some of the people here (whistles innocently) are rather...high strung. Seeing some of the people here turn red for a day would probably cause a loss of repeat business for NCSoft as a goodly number of people would die when their heads 'asploded.
Think about it, you're sitting there, minding your own business then you see that *Insert Name* has become a redname. You feel the pressure build then:
That kinda thing could ruin someone's whole day...
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Originally Posted by Melancton
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Originally Posted by Melancton
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Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
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"How do you know you are on the side of good?" a Paragon citizen asked him. "How can we even know what is 'good'?"
"The Most High has spoken, even with His own blood," Melancton replied. "Surely we know."
I accidentally read the title as "Things Not to Say During Your CoX Intervention."
Ooh, a sarcasm detector. Oh, that's a *real* useful invention. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...t-sarcasm.html
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Are you TRYING to give me ideas for another list?
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Originally Posted by Yomo_Kimyata
I accidentally read the title as "Things Not to Say During Your CoX Intervention."
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My mind wanders so often you've probably seen its picture on milk cartons. - Me... the first person version of the third person Steelclaw
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I'll give you that, and i'll admit, I do like the looks they give in guild wars. it's a fun game. (I made my own guild!)|
Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper
What's wrong with that?
Elementalist armor (note that most of those can be recolored with ink) Istani armor is probably the most revealing set for females, but on the other end of the spectrum you've got Obsidian armor. (And the Istani is still more tasteful than some of the stuff we can already get.) The male Elementalist armor looks pretty cool all around, and if you want to complain, Zhed Shadowhoof shows off his nipples, but he's an NPC, and a quadruped that'd never see the light of day in CoH regardless. |
Anyway though, and I apologize if I am about to take the fun out of this thread, but here's some cynical humor of things that will not let you get hired.
- "So I got a great idea for some story content that's not Incarnate related!" *SLAM!*
- "So I got an idea for a story that doesn't involve the Praetorians." *SLAM AGAIN!*
- "I got all these great ideas to improve bases-" *...*
- "I can fix PVP." *SHOOT!*
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
City of Heroes is a game about freedom of expression and variety of experiences far more so than it is about representing any one theme, topic or genre.
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Do we really have to try?|
Originally Posted by Steelclaw
Are you TRYING to give me ideas for another list?
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I'm sure you could find 42 topics to make lists of just from pouring yourself a bowl of Alpha-Bits.
There I was between a rock and a hard place. Then I thought, "What am I doing on this side of the rock?"
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1) Future Prophecies Discovered During My Casting of the Bits|
Originally Posted by Twisted Toon
Do we really have to try?
I'm sure you could find 42 topics to make lists of just from pouring yourself a bowl of Alpha-Bits. |
2) Legal Justifications Alpha-Bits has for suing every cereal company whose cereal is in the shape of the letter "O".
3) Why the bits falling out randomly does NOT teach my child the proper order of the alphabet.
4) "Vowel movement" and other Alpha-Bits related puns.
5) Hydrogenating Coconut and Palm Kernel Oil for fun and profit
6) The Yellow Corn Flour Incident and other Post Prejudices.
7) "Manufactured on equipment that processes wheat" and other DUH moments from Post.
8) Possible reasons why the serving size should change according to the eater's age.
9) "My sodium increases when I add milk... who's salting the cows!?" and other nutritional conspiracy theories.
10) Ways to entice Vanna White into your vehicle using a trail of Alpha-Bits.
11) Reasons why the vowels should be marshmallow bits.
12) Definitions of the word Post that have NOTHING to do with cereal or even anything remotely edible.
13) Reasons why Alpha-Bits throws the ol' "don't play with your food" directive right out the window.
14) "My Alpha-Bits told me to do it" and other excuses for your tri-state murder spree.
15) Milk alternatives for your cereal bowl.
16) "You can't eat until you spell chrysanthemum" and other cruel pranks to pull during breakfast.
17) OCD and the dangers of pouring a bowl of Alpha-Bits.
18) "Dewey Decimal's Donuts" and other ideas for word-related breakfast treats.
19) How to use Alpha-Bits to spice up your next presentation to your boss at work!
20) The Alpha-Bits Font and other useless downloads.
21) How to restrain your urge to strangle Twisted Toon for challenging Steelclaw to make a list about Alpha-Bits.
22) The toy at the bottom of the box; harmless plastic or an effort to undermine family values?
23) The complete list of things you WILL NEVER be able to trade in your Post box tops for...
24) "My dog ate my suicide note" and other reasons why leaving messages with Alpha-Bits is ill-advised.
25) The Alpha-Bits / Alpha-Slot connection. (I had to make at least ONE that had something to do with CoH)
26) Reasons why your weird kid only eats the Q's.
27) "Dollars and Cents" and other cereal ideas for equal representation of the keyboard.
28) "My kid can only spell in upper case letters" and other complaints about the Alpha-Bits learning method.
29) "You must have dropped the box" and other Customer Service excuses about why the letters are out of order.
30) The complete list of words your parents will get angry with you for spelling in your cereal.
31) Proper stretching exercises to use before attempting to eliminate Steelclaw before he lists again.
32) "Times New Roman" and other Alpha-Bits off-shoot products.
33) "The Ten Thousand Monkeys and Ten Thousand Boxes of Alpha-Bits Shakespeare challenge" and other bad contest ideas from Post.
34) "Those? Oh, those are ... umm... punctuation... commas and periods..." and other bad explanations of the broken pieces at the bottom of the box.
35) "Morse Code Cereal" and other communication-based cereal concepts.
36) Reasons why a list of 20 Alpha-Bits related lists would have been much more reasonable than a list of 42...
37) "Why 8 boxes of Alpha-Bits does not make an Alpha-Byte" and other obscure nerd jokes.
38) "How many words can you make from your bowl?" and other ways to force your kids to eat soggy cereal.
39) "I could actually be PLAYING the game now" and other realizations that occur when you're this deep into a silly list.
40) "My box had no R's in it!!" and other crank call complaints with which to phone the Post Customer Service lines.
41) Cheek Lacerations and other reasons why pointy breakfast cereal isn't much fun.
42) "Omega Bits" and other apocalypse related breakfast cereal ideas.
Sheesh... why do I do this to myself? I'm going to go take a nap.
My mind wanders so often you've probably seen its picture on milk cartons. - Me... the first person version of the third person Steelclaw
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Awesome... incredible, even.|
Originally Posted by Steelclaw
1) Future Prophecies Discovered During My Casting of the Bits
2) Legal Justifications Alpha-Bits has for suing every cereal company whose cereal is in the shape of the letter "O". 3) Why the bits falling out randomly does NOT teach my child the proper order of the alphabet. 4) "Vowel movement" and other Alpha-Bits related puns. 5) Hydrogenating Coconut and Palm Kernel Oil for fun and profit 6) The Yellow Corn Flour Incident and other Post Prejudices. 7) "Manufactured on equipment that processes wheat" and other DUH moments from Post. 8) Possible reasons why the serving size should change according to the eater's age. 9) "My sodium increases when I add milk... who's salting the cows!?" and other nutritional conspiracy theories. 10) Ways to entice Vanna White into your vehicle using a trail of Alpha-Bits. 11) Reasons why the vowels should be marshmallow bits. 12) Definitions of the word Post that have NOTHING to do with cereal or even anything remotely edible. 13) Reasons why Alpha-Bits throws the ol' "don't play with your food" directive right out the window. 14) "My Alpha-Bits told me to do it" and other excuses for your tri-state murder spree. 15) Milk alternatives for your cereal bowl. 16) "You can't eat until you spell chrysanthemum" and other cruel pranks to pull during breakfast. 17) OCD and the dangers of pouring a bowl of Alpha-Bits. 18) "Dewey Decimal's Donuts" and other ideas for word-related breakfast treats. 19) How to use Alpha-Bits to spice up your next presentation to your boss at work! 20) The Alpha-Bits Font and other useless downloads. 21) How to restrain your urge to strangle Twisted Toon for challenging Steelclaw to make a list about Alpha-Bits. 22) The toy at the bottom of the box; harmless plastic or an effort to undermine family values? 23) The complete list of things you WILL NEVER be able to trade in your Post box tops for... 24) "My dog ate my suicide note" and other reasons why leaving messages with Alpha-Bits is ill-advised. 25) The Alpha-Bits / Alpha-Slot connection. (I had to make at least ONE that had something to do with CoH) 26) Reasons why your weird kid only eats the Q's. 27) "Dollars and Cents" and other cereal ideas for equal representation of the keyboard. 28) "My kid can only spell in upper case letters" and other complaints about the Alpha-Bits learning method. 29) "You must have dropped the box" and other Customer Service excuses about why the letters are out of order. 30) The complete list of words your parents will get angry with you for spelling in your cereal. 31) Proper stretching exercises to use before attempting to eliminate Steelclaw before he lists again. 32) "Times New Roman" and other Alpha-Bits off-shoot products. 33) "The Ten Thousand Monkeys and Ten Thousand Boxes of Alpha-Bits Shakespeare challenge" and other bad contest ideas from Post. 34) "Those? Oh, those are ... umm... punctuation... commas and periods..." and other bad explanations of the broken pieces at the bottom of the box. 35) "Morse Code Cereal" and other communication-based cereal concepts. 36) Reasons why a list of 20 Alpha-Bits related lists would have been much more reasonable than a list of 42... 37) "Why 8 boxes of Alpha-Bits does not make an Alpha-Byte" and other obscure nerd jokes. 38) "How many words can you make from your bowl?" and other ways to force your kids to eat soggy cereal. 39) "I could actually be PLAYING the game now" and other realizations that occur when you're this deep into a silly list. 40) "My box had no R's in it!!" and other crank call complaints with which to phone the Post Customer Service lines. 41) Cheek Lacerations and other reasons why pointy breakfast cereal isn't much fun. 42) "Omega Bits" and other apocalypse related breakfast cereal ideas. Sheesh... why do I do this to myself? I'm going to go take a nap. |
And now that you have the titles of all these lists, you can start working on actually compiling them.
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Now that you've come up with 42 topics, have a bowl of cereal. |
Originally Posted by Steelclaw
1) Future Prophecies Discovered During My Casting of the Bits
2) Legal Justifications Alpha-Bits has for suing every cereal company whose cereal is in the shape of the letter "O". 3) Why the bits falling out randomly does NOT teach my child the proper order of the alphabet. 4) "Vowel movement" and other Alpha-Bits related puns. 5) Hydrogenating Coconut and Palm Kernel Oil for fun and profit 6) The Yellow Corn Flour Incident and other Post Prejudices. 7) "Manufactured on equipment that processes wheat" and other DUH moments from Post. 8) Possible reasons why the serving size should change according to the eater's age. 9) "My sodium increases when I add milk... who's salting the cows!?" and other nutritional conspiracy theories. 10) Ways to entice Vanna White into your vehicle using a trail of Alpha-Bits. 11) Reasons why the vowels should be marshmallow bits. 12) Definitions of the word Post that have NOTHING to do with cereal or even anything remotely edible. 13) Reasons why Alpha-Bits throws the ol' "don't play with your food" directive right out the window. 14) "My Alpha-Bits told me to do it" and other excuses for your tri-state murder spree. 15) Milk alternatives for your cereal bowl. 16) "You can't eat until you spell chrysanthemum" and other cruel pranks to pull during breakfast. 17) OCD and the dangers of pouring a bowl of Alpha-Bits. 18) "Dewey Decimal's Donuts" and other ideas for word-related breakfast treats. 19) How to use Alpha-Bits to spice up your next presentation to your boss at work! 20) The Alpha-Bits Font and other useless downloads. 21) How to restrain your urge to strangle Twisted Toon for challenging Steelclaw to make a list about Alpha-Bits. 22) The toy at the bottom of the box; harmless plastic or an effort to undermine family values? 23) The complete list of things you WILL NEVER be able to trade in your Post box tops for... 24) "My dog ate my suicide note" and other reasons why leaving messages with Alpha-Bits is ill-advised. 25) The Alpha-Bits / Alpha-Slot connection. (I had to make at least ONE that had something to do with CoH) 26) Reasons why your weird kid only eats the Q's. 27) "Dollars and Cents" and other cereal ideas for equal representation of the keyboard. 28) "My kid can only spell in upper case letters" and other complaints about the Alpha-Bits learning method. 29) "You must have dropped the box" and other Customer Service excuses about why the letters are out of order. 30) The complete list of words your parents will get angry with you for spelling in your cereal. 31) Proper stretching exercises to use before attempting to eliminate Steelclaw before he lists again. 32) "Times New Roman" and other Alpha-Bits off-shoot products. 33) "The Ten Thousand Monkeys and Ten Thousand Boxes of Alpha-Bits Shakespeare challenge" and other bad contest ideas from Post. 34) "Those? Oh, those are ... umm... punctuation... commas and periods..." and other bad explanations of the broken pieces at the bottom of the box. 35) "Morse Code Cereal" and other communication-based cereal concepts. 36) Reasons why a list of 20 Alpha-Bits related lists would have been much more reasonable than a list of 42... 37) "Why 8 boxes of Alpha-Bits does not make an Alpha-Byte" and other obscure nerd jokes. 38) "How many words can you make from your bowl?" and other ways to force your kids to eat soggy cereal. 39) "I could actually be PLAYING the game now" and other realizations that occur when you're this deep into a silly list. 40) "My box had no R's in it!!" and other crank call complaints with which to phone the Post Customer Service lines. 41) Cheek Lacerations and other reasons why pointy breakfast cereal isn't much fun. 42) "Omega Bits" and other apocalypse related breakfast cereal ideas. Sheesh... why do I do this to myself? I'm going to go take a nap. |
There I was between a rock and a hard place. Then I thought, "What am I doing on this side of the rock?"
Awe.
You make it look so easy.
"How do you know you are on the side of good?" a Paragon citizen asked him. "How can we even know what is 'good'?"
"The Most High has spoken, even with His own blood," Melancton replied. "Surely we know."
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The problem with you working for the CoX team is, every time there was a new Issue, you'd fire yourself and rehire yourself at an entry-level position and salary.
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Originally Posted by Steelclaw
Steelclaw: "I'd be willing to accept part time work... no no... I mean EXTREMELY part time work... even less than two days a week... more like one day... a YEAR... just April Fool's day.. that's all I ask... give me April Fool's day! What? Security? Oh, that's original, like I haven't been thrown out of a building before!"
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If we are to die, let us die like men. -- Patrick Cleburne
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The rule is that they must be loved. --Jayne Fynes-Clinton, Death of an Abandoned Dog
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Originally Posted by Sailboat
The problem with you working for the CoX team is, every time there was a new Issue, you'd fire yourself and rehire yourself at an entry-level position and salary.
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Contract work, my friend. A once-a-year contract gig to write the COH April Fools' joke. You start work March 31st, and your contract ends April 2nd.|
Originally Posted by Steelclaw
* Steelclaw: "I'd be willing to accept part time work... no no... I mean EXTREMELY part time work... even less than two days a week... more like one day... a YEAR... just April Fool's day.. that's all I ask... give me April Fool's day! What? Security? Oh, that's original, like I haven't been thrown out of a building before!"
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Any bets as to what this year's April Fools joke will be? We've had visual sound effects, text-based game, City of Sidekicks...
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
I personally suspect there are two documents at Paragon Studios. One is the shortlist of people they'd hire if they could (whether from the community or other companies where they have professional colleagues, etc).
Then there's the blacklist, which means DO NOT HIRE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ON PAIN OF DEATH. My name is most likely at the top of the list.
And allow me to set the record straight - I MIGHT be the most prolific COH videographer, but I'm not the best. And I can assure you, there are by no means, not even via the new math or in Arcanaville's most convoluted non-linear equational attempts, one thousand five hundred thirty two forumites who'd be insane enough to picket the PS offices on my behalf. If there were, I would do everything including walk on water if necessary to get to Mountain View and film it. And laugh.
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
There I was between a rock and a hard place. Then I thought, "What am I doing on this side of the rock?"