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so how long until they become what blizzard and google have become?
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That looks nice. Not sure what's wrong with Google or Blizzard though.
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I don't see Valve becomming like Blizzard anytime soon. Blizzard was decent from 1992 - 2003, whereas Valve has been decent from 1998-2012. They already have a better track record than Blizzard and unlike Diablo 3 or SC2 I simply can't picture HL3 being a disappointment so it's probably safe to say Valve has at least another few years of guaranteed quality left in them.
It would take a lot to make Valve fall... mostly because they're not motivated by money like Blizzard is since they can rely on Steam for revenue. It's not a matter of "put in the least amount of effort for the most amount of profit" like it is for Blizzard. It's closer to "make a good game at any cost"... something nearly all game developers have lost in the last decade.
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konadora
Singapore66063 Posts
On April 21 2012 22:56 obesechicken13 wrote: That looks nice. Not sure what's wrong with Google or Blizzard though. Everyone knows Blizzard went down the drains after the dissolving of Blizzard North and being merged with Activision, while Google has had problems from becoming "the dream employer company" to "just another megacorporation" as of late.
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On April 21 2012 22:55 Denzil wrote: so how long until they become what blizzard and google have become? When people start leaving, it always starts when important people start leaving and start their own vetures.
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Valve probably won't go down the route of Blizzard unless EA or one of the big developers snatch them up and mandate a yearly release. Valve is more related to Take-two and the GTA guys, where they don't release anything until it's fit for release.
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On April 21 2012 23:15 Serejai wrote: I don't see Valve becomming like Blizzard anytime soon. Blizzard was decent from 1992 - 2003, whereas Valve has been decent from 1998-2012. They already have a better track record than Blizzard and unlike Diablo 3 or SC2 I simply can't picture HL3 being a disappointment so it's probably safe to say Valve has at least another few years of guaranteed quality left in them.
It would take a lot to make Valve fall... mostly because they're not motivated by money like Blizzard is since they can rely on Steam for revenue. It's not a matter of "put in the least amount of effort for the most amount of profit" like it is for Blizzard. It's closer to "make a good game at any cost"... something nearly all game developers have lost in the last decade.
i guess you haven't tried CS:GO yet...
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Wow, it really seemed like Valve is a great place to work at~
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Insomniac Games is the best ^^
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ALLEYCAT BLUES49479 Posts
thats a pretty damn good handbook there.
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Papua New Guinea1054 Posts
If Valve ever releases HL3/EP3 I might consider them good.
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Katowice25012 Posts
I've already sent Naz an angry message about why TL didn't give me one of these when I started working here.
Interestingly this is almost exactly how TL runs.
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Damn...reading the handbook makes one's mind imagine how it would be like to work there... pretty awesome for sure.
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Wow, read through the first pages and can say that is impressive.
"Choose your own project. By this time you have figured out you weren't hired to fill out a certain job position".
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Further concrete evidence that Valve still has its pioneer-like free mind and positive reinforcement of new ideas. Blizzard on the other hand...
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Canada5565 Posts
Google is still awesome - for good programmers at least.
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wow nice valve 10th company vacation. I really enjoy that flat model, I feel their reasoning is spot on.
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