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Originally Posted by DustyPorViva
To be honest, it's better to just accept that these people don't get paid then trying to justify payment with a tag. We all know we're not getting paid, if we wanted payment we wouldn't be doing the jobs on Graal that's getting done. What you're saying is payment isn't anywhere near what pay should be for some work that is done, and the time and effort being put into projects.
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That observation is ridiculous because it ignores the assumed payout I hope everyone enjoys: the fun of making something.
If you don't like your job, and you don't need what it's paying (in this case, a tag, RC, building a portfolio, preexisting live server), DON'T APPLY FOR THE JOB. I can't make it any clearer than that. I justify it exactly this way. If you want the chance to create the closest thing to your own personal MMOG you'll ever see, apply for a job at Delteria. We are offering some things I assure you no other server, live or dev, can offer you. The server is at a unique point in the development stage where it would be VERY prudent of an aspiring developer to jump in.
You have to sit back and ask yourself for a second: why would someone want to learn to develop if they didn't enjoy it? Moreover, why would someone learn to develop if they didn't plan on using their skills? If RC isn't a good enough payout for you, being able to see people enjoying a completed playerworld sure as hell should be. If it's not, maybe you ought to take the hint and quit your job, because that is the type of reward developing offers.
Delteria offers a particularly high amount of opportunities for people with skill sets that may be considered useless, unpolished, or impractical. This is a good chance to make a name for yourself in the development community. Those opportunities come with responsibilities. You do what we say. That is how the server is being operated. If you don't like my policy, if you think you're an exception, if you don't feel like you're being paid what you're worth, if you think you can do better, or if you've got some other issue, there are exactly three solutions. First, don't apply for the job. Second, talk to Cloven and set up something with him. Third, find something better to do with your time, like working for another server or starting a playerworld of your own. I don't care which one you choose, but to complain about an opportunity being offered to you is so profoundly irrational I cannot even tell why people are still talking about it. I seriously doubt any other playerworld can offer what Delteria is currently offering, why is it so bad it comes with requirements, duties, procedures, and actual responsibility?
05-04-2007, 08:46 PM
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