Post by raizo on Dec 9, 2014 21:44:09 GMT -6
Hey all.
I'm not sure if anyone really checks this thing anymore, but I've been hitting some hardcore nostalgia and talking to people I haven't really in years recently. It all made me think of everyone I used to spend so much time with, and miss, even if I didn't always get along with you.
I've thought about FFXI on and off since I quit. I've still never played another MMO. Destiny is technically the closest I've come.
I originally quit due to a death in the family, and wanting to get my life together. Part of that was cutting ties, not with gaming, but with my addiction to FFXI. It was a sudden decision. I had been throwing myself harder into the game than ever before, and when I decided to quit entirely, it was one of the hardest things for me to give up. Giving up talking and interacting with all of you guys was the hardest part.
While I'm still a damn mess half the time, I did eventually get my life together to an extent. I applied and was hired by 2K games as a QA game tester. After working there on a year contract, I was then lucky enough to land a QA job at Infinity Ward. I worked on the tail end crunch of Modern Warfare 3 and as a tester through most of Ghosts.
A few months after MW3 shipped, I was talking with a multiplayer designer, and he gave me a bit of push to start learning programming. A little over a year later, I had been teaching myself C and C++ and messing around a little with our game language, creating my own perks and things like that. I showed my work to the designer who helped get me started, and they pulled me over to help fix bugs for crunch on Ghosts. After months of 12-16 hour days and post launch support, I was offered a full-time position as a junior multiplayer designer.
I'm still working at IW, and I finally feel like I've accomplished something. I wish I could balance doing both things that I love, but my addiction to games is strong. I can't handle an MMO and maintain a healthy career, at least not yet. I don't regret giving up FFXI to pursue my dreams, but I still miss it, heh.
tl;dr I wanted to just catch up and rant a little about how I've been and what I'm doing. I hope you're all kicking ass somewhere out there, whatever it is you're doing. I started a career making videogames, I love it and I miss the old family and FFXI.
laters,
-Requieas
-Raizo
-dave
I'm not sure if anyone really checks this thing anymore, but I've been hitting some hardcore nostalgia and talking to people I haven't really in years recently. It all made me think of everyone I used to spend so much time with, and miss, even if I didn't always get along with you.
I've thought about FFXI on and off since I quit. I've still never played another MMO. Destiny is technically the closest I've come.
I originally quit due to a death in the family, and wanting to get my life together. Part of that was cutting ties, not with gaming, but with my addiction to FFXI. It was a sudden decision. I had been throwing myself harder into the game than ever before, and when I decided to quit entirely, it was one of the hardest things for me to give up. Giving up talking and interacting with all of you guys was the hardest part.
While I'm still a damn mess half the time, I did eventually get my life together to an extent. I applied and was hired by 2K games as a QA game tester. After working there on a year contract, I was then lucky enough to land a QA job at Infinity Ward. I worked on the tail end crunch of Modern Warfare 3 and as a tester through most of Ghosts.
A few months after MW3 shipped, I was talking with a multiplayer designer, and he gave me a bit of push to start learning programming. A little over a year later, I had been teaching myself C and C++ and messing around a little with our game language, creating my own perks and things like that. I showed my work to the designer who helped get me started, and they pulled me over to help fix bugs for crunch on Ghosts. After months of 12-16 hour days and post launch support, I was offered a full-time position as a junior multiplayer designer.
I'm still working at IW, and I finally feel like I've accomplished something. I wish I could balance doing both things that I love, but my addiction to games is strong. I can't handle an MMO and maintain a healthy career, at least not yet. I don't regret giving up FFXI to pursue my dreams, but I still miss it, heh.
tl;dr I wanted to just catch up and rant a little about how I've been and what I'm doing. I hope you're all kicking ass somewhere out there, whatever it is you're doing. I started a career making videogames, I love it and I miss the old family and FFXI.
laters,
-Requieas
-Raizo
-dave
