I read long ago that Paradox hired a historian to help with designing one of their games. Is this true?
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I'm sure the P'dox offices are full of little Johan idols that the minions can worship when He is away
Come to think of it, do any other P'dox employees get envious of the amount of love/worship Johan receives from us forumites? Is there anyone who craves a stuffed toy in their own image?
I got a question in the opening post of this thread that I'd like to get at least some kind of feedback on from PI 
From a technical standpoint, could you make a simulation game of the contemporary world, such as Mission President Geopolitical Simulator, developed by Eversim (without all the bugs, of course ).
And would you like to develop one, based on real data and statistics, regularly updated online (One day maybe ...) ?
).And would you like to develop one, based on real data and statistics, regularly updated online (One day maybe ...
) ?
From a technical standpoint, could you make a simulation game of the contemporary world, such as Mission President Geopolitical Simulator, developed by Eversim (without all the bugs, of course
That would be my dream game.
there are another titles after 'general' ? except some personnalized of course
Field Marshal I believe.
Having seen earlier in the thread that some of the staff like their metal, any Bathory fans on the team? You can't be from Stockholm, like Metal, and not like them
Also, a few more questions:
- if you had to permenantly leave Sweden, where would you move to?
- has there ever been any moments when you considered giving it all up and getting an easier and less stressful job?
- if you weren't doing your particular job at Paradox or another Game studio, what would you be doing?
- has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
Also, a few more questions:
- if you had to permenantly leave Sweden, where would you move to?
- has there ever been any moments when you considered giving it all up and getting an easier and less stressful job?
- if you weren't doing your particular job at Paradox or another Game studio, what would you be doing?
- has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
Blue emu was nearly GroFAZ and later GroFAZ, but I don't know if this wasn't custom (but based on ppls reactions it wasn't)
I was always interested whats the ratio between total sales of the game (EU3 for example) and number of forum users registered it. 100:1? 1000:1? 10000:1?
Well, since you asked so nicely. You are now my official forum boyfriend
Cool... is there an avatar i can get?
Just to proof it 
Would it be possible for us to get a big picture of as many of the Paradox employees as possible before the deadline of this event? Please?
You don't need proof of real love.
Though I doubt how real it is considering how you are dating online a married woman!
Cool... is there an avatar i can get?
You don't need proof of real love.
Though I doubt how real it is considering how you are dating online a married woman!
I'll copy Susana as well.
Favorite beer?
Anything at hand.
What do you enjoy most about working for Paradox Interactive?
Our team
Favorite vacation spot?
Any place where you can see the ocean
Who is the company's practical joker?
Shams gets my vote with Johan or Chris as runner-up
Who wears their emotions on their sleeve for all to see?
Hmmm. Most of us do I guess, but Susana gets my vote
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?
Anyone in the team I guess.
Could you provide some background info on yourselves? E.g. hometown, age, education, etc etc; whatever you feel like sharing!
Hometown: Umeå
Age: 35 (36 in June)
Education: Studied International Business and Management at the Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law 93-98.
Joined Paradox August 2003.
Random trivia: I used to play drums for 11 years, three years in a death metal band. I still speak some Japanese, but it is getting rusty...
What was it like being offered a job with Paradox? How exactly did it happen?
I was asked by one of the founders to join in 2003. At the time I was tired of working as a consultant, so timing was excellent.
What kind of music (if any but Falalalan) do you listen to?
Heavy: Metallica, Testament, Mustasch, In Flames, Sepultura, Audioslave
I also listen to classic Rock and Opera.
Favorite beer?
Anything at hand.
What do you enjoy most about working for Paradox Interactive?
Our team
Favorite vacation spot?
Any place where you can see the ocean
Who is the company's practical joker?
Shams gets my vote with Johan or Chris as runner-up
Who wears their emotions on their sleeve for all to see?
Hmmm. Most of us do I guess, but Susana gets my vote
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?
Anyone in the team I guess.
Could you provide some background info on yourselves? E.g. hometown, age, education, etc etc; whatever you feel like sharing!
Hometown: Umeå
Age: 35 (36 in June)
Education: Studied International Business and Management at the Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law 93-98.
Joined Paradox August 2003.
Random trivia: I used to play drums for 11 years, three years in a death metal band. I still speak some Japanese, but it is getting rusty...
What was it like being offered a job with Paradox? How exactly did it happen?
I was asked by one of the founders to join in 2003. At the time I was tired of working as a consultant, so timing was excellent.
What kind of music (if any but Falalalan) do you listen to?
Heavy: Metallica, Testament, Mustasch, In Flames, Sepultura, Audioslave
I also listen to classic Rock and Opera.
What does the job of the Historical Researcher exactly consist of?
How is it different for sequels of games which you already have had a fair bit of research conducted on with the previous game of the series like HOI3, Vic2, and EU3?
How is it different for sequels of games which you already have had a fair bit of research conducted on with the previous game of the series like HOI3, Vic2, and EU3?
The one question we must ask:
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Having seen earlier in the thread that some of the staff like their metal, any Bathory fans on the team? You can't be from Stockholm, like Metal, and not like them
Sorry, haven't heard of them
But if they're on Spotify, I'll check them out.Canada. Lots of great places to skii. Or maybe somewhere warmer. Perhaps Spain or Gibraltar.
Not yet
I have just worked in the games industry for about three months, so I am not yet willing to give it up.I'd like to teach game design at a university some day but I do think I need more experience first. It's a dream, at least.
I... don't understand
EDIT: I really want to know what that last question is about!