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Originally Posted by Talon
Fuck that.
If EA came and said to me "We can pay you ten grand more than what you're making now and you'll be working on [generic EA franchise] 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, want the job?"... I wouldn't be taking the job.
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Well its good that you would make that decision, however, it's is not always that simple. And not everyone can cherry pick on which jobs they want. In the PS1 and early PS2 days, you could take your pick of studios, but you can't now, not in the UK anyway. Beggers can't always be choosers.
It's a fact that working in games and even film, that not everyone will get to work on the the next GTA, Crysis, Gears of War, Final Fantasy, LOTR, Batman, etc, etc. Not every game you will work on will be a major hit. You may say it doesn't matter, and you're doing it for the love of the job, but it's not a good feeling when you work hard on a game for 1-2 years and then see it crash and burn, or get panned by a critic because he doesn't get it. And that will happen, and the sooner you grasp that concept the better you will be for it.
All you can do in any job is focus on what you do best and do that job. Don't get caught up in things that you basically have no control over, just keep producing the quality of work, that's expected of you. People will very often judge you on that, more on whether you make hit games or not. Each project you do just builds up more experiance, so when that real gem comes along, you'll be better equipped for it.
Also you shouldn't be so dissmissive of EA, they are not as bad as you might think, and they're no better or worse than anyone else. I worked at EA for many years, so I know first hand on what they are like. It frustrates me when people talk and make assumptions about what EA is like and what they will work on, when they've never worked there. I'm not saying EA are are perfect, no game dev is, but when people have worked there and done some projects, then they can make a call on them, but until then, you know nothing.
(Apologies for the minor rant)