Right now, London... I'm trying to organize a longer trip to Asia though, so that might change.
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Right now, London... I'm trying to organize a longer trip to Asia though, so that might change.
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i owned the boardgame, some guys wanted to convert it, i quit my job as a consolegames programmer, moved home.. rest is history.
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Favorite beer?
Sierra Nevada and Anchor Steam. SAN FRANSISCO FOREVER!
I get to design games I want to play myself. And getting paid for it!!
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Funnily enough..
EU:Rome when i meet random people at the pub.
or Hearts of Iron (any of them) I keep running into people wanting to talk about it at weird places.
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Since Philippe Thibault is now a part of Paradox, have you guys talked at any length?
Has he told you what he thinks of the EU series?
I'd love to know if he enjoyed it or appreciated the effort you guys have put into it.
We worked alot together back on eu1, he was visiting once a month talking design and a consultant for the first year.
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Depends.
Expansions are usually very fun from day #1, as its just about refining and adding features.
Some games were insanely fun near the release, like EU:Rome which was great in MP.
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Any pen & paper RPG players at PI?
Oh yes, many of us love the sight of a well used character sheet and tremble with excitement at the sound of rolling dice. Plastic figures on a 1-inch grid is not beneath us either - we stop at nothing to enjoy ourselves!
Me: D&D 4th edition, and Coriolis (ok, I wrote most of it but still...)
Shams: Shadowrun 4th edition (likes 3rd ed better)
Boel: board games, currently Battlestar Galactica - and a bunch of Swedish rpg's like Svavelvinter
Johan: D&D 2nd edition (had a hard time choosing a favourite)
Cheers,
Mattias
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I play casual boardgames nowadays, havent played d&d since a planescape campaign back in 94.
Going to answer a bunch of questions in one giant go!
Hometown: Uppsala/Stockholm
Age: 26 (27 in a month)
Education: Cinema Studies, English Literature & Linguistics, Bachelors in Media Technology from RIOT (Royal Institute Of Technology)
Other: Grew up in Scotland. Big gamer, I play more or less everything. Poker'ed my way through college, competed in the Swedish Nationals in Magic (the card game) on several occasions (Fredrik teases me constantly about it). Played a lot of pen&paper rpgs. Currently wasting time on warhammer. I hate WoW. I consider farts to be a form of entertainment.
I speak for the genre as a whole, not Paradox: Roleplaying elements. We've seen the phenomena in first person shooters and in some RTS's already. In a sense it's always been there (numbers under the hood) but I think we're going to see a huge surge in RPG elements in all kinds of games.
I think it's pretty impressive now. I'll try to hook you up with some pics.
I gnash my teeth at the ungrateful fans! No but seriously, a few years ago when I started seriously studying game design and development I came to a realization which communities(any community) generally lack:
Game development is not democratic nor does it "belong" to the community. Fans often treat games as if they are stockholders and that how the game turns out depends on them. The blizzard fans are the worst. I mean if you love Diablo 1 and 2 more than anything else in the world how the hell do you freak out and start signing petitions against a game just because the screenshots of Diablo 3 aren't more like what you envisioned. Fans should trust the developers more, after all they made the previous games that you loved so much.
Professionally we start by asking ourselves: Did we fail in our communication with the press/community? why are people disappointed? How can we make a win out of this?
I've played lots of swedish ones Drakar och demoner (ad&d), Kult, Mutant. I still play those but read newer RPGs.
2-4? depends on what's going on. I always have a browser with the forum up.
Heineken. Not the taste, more the look of it on a cold day
The colleagues and all the inside jokes with the colleagues and the fans.
I have a question for you guys. I answer yes without blinking, which my girlfriend really hates.
You are on your way home late at night. You are almost home and your street is strangely deserted. Suddenly a bright light and the Millenium Falcon lands next to you and Han Solo appears. He asks you if you want to come and fly off to a Galaxy Far Far Away. There is no time to say goodbye to loved ones. This is your chance.
Do you leave?
Substitute Starwars with Twilight, world of warcraft or whatever it is you kids like nowadays
Bring on more questions!
/s
Hometown: Uppsala/Stockholm
Age: 26 (27 in a month)
Education: Cinema Studies, English Literature & Linguistics, Bachelors in Media Technology from RIOT (Royal Institute Of Technology)
Other: Grew up in Scotland. Big gamer, I play more or less everything. Poker'ed my way through college, competed in the Swedish Nationals in Magic (the card game) on several occasions (Fredrik teases me constantly about it). Played a lot of pen&paper rpgs. Currently wasting time on warhammer. I hate WoW. I consider farts to be a form of entertainment.
I speak for the genre as a whole, not Paradox: Roleplaying elements. We've seen the phenomena in first person shooters and in some RTS's already. In a sense it's always been there (numbers under the hood) but I think we're going to see a huge surge in RPG elements in all kinds of games.
I think it's pretty impressive now. I'll try to hook you up with some pics.
I gnash my teeth at the ungrateful fans! No but seriously, a few years ago when I started seriously studying game design and development I came to a realization which communities(any community) generally lack:
Game development is not democratic nor does it "belong" to the community. Fans often treat games as if they are stockholders and that how the game turns out depends on them. The blizzard fans are the worst. I mean if you love Diablo 1 and 2 more than anything else in the world how the hell do you freak out and start signing petitions against a game just because the screenshots of Diablo 3 aren't more like what you envisioned. Fans should trust the developers more, after all they made the previous games that you loved so much.
Professionally we start by asking ourselves: Did we fail in our communication with the press/community? why are people disappointed? How can we make a win out of this?
I've played lots of swedish ones Drakar och demoner (ad&d), Kult, Mutant. I still play those but read newer RPGs.
Johan
2-4? depends on what's going on. I always have a browser with the forum up.
Heineken. Not the taste, more the look of it on a cold day
The colleagues and all the inside jokes with the colleagues and the fans.
I have a question for you guys. I answer yes without blinking, which my girlfriend really hates.
You are on your way home late at night. You are almost home and your street is strangely deserted. Suddenly a bright light and the Millenium Falcon lands next to you and Han Solo appears. He asks you if you want to come and fly off to a Galaxy Far Far Away. There is no time to say goodbye to loved ones. This is your chance.
Do you leave?
Substitute Starwars with Twilight, world of warcraft or whatever it is you kids like nowadays
Bring on more questions!
/s
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Thought I'd just compress some of the questions here
Favorite beer?
Samuel Adams Boston Ale
What do you enjoy most about working for Paradox Interactive?
The passion everyone displays for their job and their products. We have fun almost every day.
Favorite vacation spot, for any of the employees?
I love going to New York, but that’s usually work. But it’s still one of my favorite spots to visit.
Who is the company's practical joker?
Shams is crazy.
Who wears their emotions on their sleeve for all to see?
Hmm, I think I’m def up there.
Who would be most likely to give me a hug should I acquire enough money to buy a plane ticket and show up on your doorstep
We actually hug quite a lot in the office, just ask any of the dev teams we work with!
Could you provide some background info on yourselves? E.g. hometown, age, education, etc etc; whatever you feel like sharing!
Stockholm, 34 yrs old, Bachelor of International marketing and management from Stockholm University. Joined Paradox in 2004. Have two 1,5 year old twin boys. Parents from Chile and Brazil, grandfather from Italy and married to an Irish man .
What was it like being offered a job with Paradox? How exactly did it happen?
Paradox was looking for someone with international marketing experience and I had just returned from London. I interviewed and I was Fredrik’s first pick. When I first came in, the dev team was very skeptical, I was told “a good game sells itself”. Then we released Hearts of Iron 2 - and I never heard it again. It’s been a very exciting journey since!
What kind of music (if any but Falalalan) do you listen to?
I listen to a lot of Classic Rock, favorite band: The Doors.
What are some specifics on Paradox Interactive as a company? (Total Number of Employees, Average Time of the Work Week, etc.)
Since Johan posted about the dev team I’ll give you the scope on the publishing team. We are 4 in the Stockholm office, and 2 in the US office. Average time of work week is anything from 6 hrs to 20 hrs depending on how close we are to release and how much grief the release is.
EDIT - OMG Shams, we had the exact same thought. Great minds think alike...
Favorite beer?
Samuel Adams Boston Ale
What do you enjoy most about working for Paradox Interactive?
The passion everyone displays for their job and their products. We have fun almost every day.
Favorite vacation spot, for any of the employees?
I love going to New York, but that’s usually work. But it’s still one of my favorite spots to visit.
Who is the company's practical joker?
Shams is crazy.
Who wears their emotions on their sleeve for all to see?
Hmm, I think I’m def up there.
Who would be most likely to give me a hug should I acquire enough money to buy a plane ticket and show up on your doorstep
We actually hug quite a lot in the office, just ask any of the dev teams we work with!
Could you provide some background info on yourselves? E.g. hometown, age, education, etc etc; whatever you feel like sharing!
Stockholm, 34 yrs old, Bachelor of International marketing and management from Stockholm University. Joined Paradox in 2004. Have two 1,5 year old twin boys. Parents from Chile and Brazil, grandfather from Italy and married to an Irish man .
What was it like being offered a job with Paradox? How exactly did it happen?
Paradox was looking for someone with international marketing experience and I had just returned from London. I interviewed and I was Fredrik’s first pick. When I first came in, the dev team was very skeptical, I was told “a good game sells itself”. Then we released Hearts of Iron 2 - and I never heard it again. It’s been a very exciting journey since!
What kind of music (if any but Falalalan) do you listen to?
I listen to a lot of Classic Rock, favorite band: The Doors.
What are some specifics on Paradox Interactive as a company? (Total Number of Employees, Average Time of the Work Week, etc.)
Since Johan posted about the dev team I’ll give you the scope on the publishing team. We are 4 in the Stockholm office, and 2 in the US office. Average time of work week is anything from 6 hrs to 20 hrs depending on how close we are to release and how much grief the release is.
EDIT - OMG Shams, we had the exact same thought. Great minds think alike...
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as long as its Han Solo. If its a sexually frustrated vampire or Tauren I'll probably just run for my life.
I did not know it before, but now this is probably my favourite thread/post as well. Or the usual weird OT ones like "should men shave their arm pits?"