There is a clear solution to this problem:
Call in sick.
No can do. I oversee a lot of drug trials and I need to be there. Unless I notify my super that I'm taking off a WEEK or two in advance, I'm not going anywhere. Also I was sick last week with whatever was going around the office.
Bottom line, RL/Career/Professionalism will and should ALWAYS come before a game. But that doesn't mean I won't speak about my annoyance at the lack of ability for working people who can't just take days off to take part in world shaping and completely epic events.
And this isn't rage or anything directed at you Aldrith, I'm just venting so, I apologize if this comes off as prickly.
Well, I still see Falcon late in the evening quite often the rare times I find the time to log in, and that is already a proof of dedication to me. Maybe he can actually use his CCP accounts out of work, but I seriously doubt it... Can he ? Any of the actors ?
Take it as a personnal feedback from someone working in video games, also. People always expect us to do overtime since after all, "it must be a cool work and you are all passionated about what you do, etc etc". Some companies even more than the average joe. We are paid almost nothing, we work like hell to get things done in time, so yes indeed, you must be quite motivated and like what you do.
But it is unfair to assume that because it's a game, game employees always have to put the game before everything else. Not saying that you actually stated such a thing, but I find it rather rude in the first place. Maybe I put too much interpretation in that topic, too. vOv
Indeed, RL career/professionalism will and should always come before a game. That's the case for CCP actors too.
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Topic: OK I'm Annoyed (Luminaire Rant) (Read 3789 times)