I got a job as a game tester! Maybe... (btw for those who haven't caught all three of my posts over the last month, this is/was Mental)

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>For a company that makes cell phone games. I got an interview yesterday and the guy offered me a job right there. I said I needed some time to think about it, and he said that was fine...so I thought about it. For about an hour.

I e-mailed him back yesterday and said I wanted the job. Haven't heard back from him yet. This doesn't worry me too much.

This would be so cool. (Visions of himself actually going to E3 as an industry person instead of a party-crashing fanboy dance in Andrew's head.)</div>

[Tessian]

<div style='font: 11pt Dominion; text-align: left; '>lol sweet man, congrats</div>

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>A game tester! Which gods did you sacrifice virgins to, to be bless with such luck?</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>Thank you!</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>Just kidding.</div>

[Gentz]

<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>I would congratulate you, but jealousy consumes me : )</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>Uh...thanks!</div>

[Imakeholesinu]

<div style='font: 10pt Impact; text-align: left; '>BOOTY!!!! LOTS OF PAR-TAY BOOTY!!!!! W00-H00!!!! Get us free passes!!!! And hotel stay!!! And half off Airline! Come on guys TOWS IS GOING TO E3!!!!</div>

[Lox]

<div style='font: bold 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Congrats, man. That's really cool. So now I'm not the only tester around. (though I'm in applications QA, not games, but still!) :)</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>It's official. Just got the e-mail. R0xx0Rs!</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>Thank you thank you. Maybe we can compare notes. Actually I'd love to chat with you about test suites and stuff sometime before Monday if you're willing.</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>(reins in the wildly frothing Barret)</div>

[Lox]

<div style='font: bold 9pt ; text-align: left; '>I'm online at night usually after 10:30 or so. AIM name is fatmumuhomer</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>Although I just realized how much money three and a half years of Mach 3 razor blades cost compared to the $3.99 cord I just bought. Hmmm.</div>

[the Gray]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Sweeeet, which company?</div>

[Derithian]

<div style='font: italic bold 14pt ; text-align: center; '>I did it with Crystal Dynamics back when they were based out of here. I hope you don't get stuck with what I had to. My god I had to test out some of the worst games imaginable. Think about it this way, For every Viewtiful Joe Quality game there is there are about a thousand more that suck more balls than the Seeker if he were trapped inside of Nintendos boardroom. I got stuck with all the shitty ass games. Hopefully you get something that doesn't suck now and then because man I quit after a month. Just think of playing a barbie video game for 10 hours straight. ICK! just pray to god you get some good projects


Sorry just gotta be bluntly honest. Worst job I ever had. Even worse than telemarketing cause at least there I got to have some fun with poeple over the phone when they started getting snippy</div>

[Kupek]

<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>That was actually my reaction, but I didn't know how to put it.</div>

[Tessian]

<div style='font: 11pt Dominion; text-align: left; '>lol, didn't think of it that way...good point :)</div>

[Eric]

<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>Yeah, I know it's funny cause I actually had a conversation with one of the review crew over at EGM, said the same damn thing, and it's even worse for them, because they have to play those games they give 1.0s to the fullest.</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>1. It beats the hell out of filing for eight hours straight (my last job). At least with this job I am going to interact with other people, have conversations, be involved in some sort of process, and probably have something in common with my co-workers. At my last job I had nothing in common with anyone there.

2. Crappy games...well, yeah, that will suck. But at worst I'll be bored, which, again, was a given at my last job, and the jury is out on how often that will happen here.

3. It is a chance to pick up some valuable experience in the industry. It is not easy to break into, from all I hear, and it could help me out later on if I decide later to pursue a video game programming job.

Besides which, there's no reason to assume crappiness without actually showing up to see. Who knows? I may like it, I may hate it, it may fall somewhere in the middle. I knew getting into it that I would not be playing Double Dash all day (especially on a cell phone). Possibly there will be good games and bad games and mediocre games and what have you. Bottom line is, I have no idea what's going to happen. And maybe you're right, maybe I was getting a little too excited. But it has potential at least. Besides, without a degree what are my other options?

a. Drive Bus
b. File Clerk
c. Retail Establishment (10 hrs/wk)
d. ???

So, I believe this is a positive for me.</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>We'll see. One man's trash is another man's treasure and what have you. Then again, one man's trash is often another man's trash, too, but again, no way of knowing til I actually check it out.</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>I'd rather not say. Not that I don't trust anyone, but in months past I've gotten wary of disclosing any info about myself. Nothing personal.</div>

[Kupek]

<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>Change of job: very good. Way to get into an industry you want to get into: very good. However, even if you're testing good games, from what I've read of game testing, it's far from fun.</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>Pessimism will get me nowhere. I imagine the game testing stuff you and I have read contain similar content. And like I said, there IS an offhand chance it might be enjoyable!</div>

[the Gray]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>No big deal, talked to a guy at Zeus' who works for Silicon Knights. He couldn't tell us games after Twin Snakes they were working on.</div>

[Don]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Game testing isn't this wonderful play game for free thing people think it is, but some peopel do enjoy it. Just don't think 'play games for free and money, what can be better?'</div>

[Flip]

<div style='font: 12pt "Cooper Black"; text-align: left; '>Screw what everyone else says, i think it is AWESOME! Gj, man!</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>Thank you! Thank you much!</div>

[Kupek]

<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>I don't consider it pessimism, but whatever. I think it's more important that this can give you an opportunity to get a better job in the industry.</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>Yeah. Sorry. Poor choice of words. Sorry I snapped at ya.</div>

[Kupek]

<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>I think I'd rather not share a hotel room with you all.</div>

[Ganath]

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>I ain't sharin' a bed. And that's final.</div>

[Ganath]

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Even though I'm late to the bandwagon, congrats man! And ignore the blowhards, they just wish their job was as awesome as yours. :)</div>

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: justify; '>We'll see. Maybe it's not awesome. But maybe it is! And thanks.</div>

[Zeus]

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Yeah, he wasn't TOO HUMAN enough to break under pressure and let it slip :-)</div>

[Ishamael]

<div style='font: 14pt "Sans Serif"; text-align: justify; padding: 0% 15% 0% 15%; '>A belated congrats! Keep on learning and try to parlay it into the programming stuff you really want to do...</div>