Ask Paradox (almost) Anything Thread (no support/tech or code questions)

[Susana]

@ Paradox: Do you guys ever talk about/mention posters in your conversation? Do you remember our names? Will you be eating lunch and be like 'Oh [insert poster] made a thread about x that you should read" or "[inster poster] is becoming disillusioned with us, we must stop him/her!"? Do you like know and memorize posters like we do? Or are we merely speaking dollar signs?

Actually, you'll be surprised at how much we read and talk and pass on threads. And yes - we do keep an eye on some names. But in addition to discussing forum posts and forumites we also collect support e-mails of the week. Some of our favorite ones include "I'm going to *bleeep* your *bleeep* mother on her *bleeep* funeral if you ever send me a *bleeep* e-mail again" and "Help me - I'm Japanese".

 

[Johan]

What do they say when you tell your friends that you work making games?

I don't have any "friends". I sit at home and i never meet people.

 

[Johan]

1- Is this CK2?
2- Do you guys eat at KFC there?

1) the cake is a lie.

2) no kfc in sweden, and meat is murder.

 

[SolSara]

Not Gibraltar, but Malaga and Cadiz are very nice. If you haven't already, maybe one of those should be a target for a vacation someday! Otherwise, Alicante and Benidorm are pretty much 50% vacationers.


Yeah I read that quote about 10x trying to figure it out. It makes me want to drink a lot of beer



Here are some of my questions, all playful, since after 20 pages of reading other responses, I feel like I've gotten a lot of serious answers already. Thanks!

1. Which side of the bed do you prefer to sleep on, and how do you prefer to sleep? (e.g. on side + tucked in a ball, passed out on your face/stomach...) This question is really pure nonsense, freely ignore it

2. What is your favorite pet to have, realistically? What pet would you have if you could tame any creature (fantasy included)?

3. Since that just reminded me of the Ranger class, what is your favorite class when playing an RPG? (e.g. caster, rogue, fighter, etc...)

4. If you were left on a desert island and could only bring one computer game with you to play for eternity, what would it be?


Cheers!

1. On the left side of the bed, facing the wall. Would prefer the right side but I have a stubborn boyfriend.

2. Dragon!

3. Warrior. I like swords.

4. Tetris. Or any similar game which you could play forever. Think I would tire of The Witcher, Bayonetta or Oblivion if one of them would be the only game I could play. But my haxxor skills would allow me to add cracks to all my (bought) games, so all my old favorites, like Grim Fandango, Little Big Adventure I and II, Monkey Island, EU3 and the ones I mentioned before would be on my computer when I was deserted on the Island.

 

[pigglet82]

We have two historical researchers on staff actually.

Who are they? And is research their only job or do they code events and such also?

 

[pigglet82]

Who is forum member #1 "Patric"? A former employee or founder?

 

[Taylor]

Johan's answers are a little sarcastic this moring .

 

[podcat]

1. Which side of the bed do you prefer to sleep on, and how do you prefer to sleep? (e.g. on side + tucked in a ball, passed out on your face/stomach...) This question is really pure nonsense, freely ignore it

2. What is your favorite pet to have, realistically? What pet would you have if you could tame any creature (fantasy included)?

3. Since that just reminded me of the Ranger class, what is your favorite class when playing an RPG? (e.g. caster, rogue, fighter, etc...)

4. If you were left on a desert island and could only bring one computer game with you to play for eternity, what would it be?

1. left!
2. a cat. a really big cat (tiger!)
3. I tend to play mages. my longest living pen&paper rpg character was a bard duck though (Drakar & Demoner, swedish Dungeons & Dragons which is superior due to the pirate duck race)
4. Eve Online. any decent MMO I dont think would be canceled for a long long time. That way I could at least talk to other people and brag about my cool private beach.

 

[Fredrik II]

1. Which side of the bed do you prefer to sleep on, and how do you prefer to sleep? (e.g. on side + tucked in a ball, passed out on your face/stomach...) This question is really pure nonsense, freely ignore it
Right side

2. What is your favorite pet to have, realistically? What pet would you have if you could tame any creature (fantasy included)?
A Kangaroo. Would need more space in my apartment though

3. Since that just reminded me of the Ranger class, what is your favorite class when playing an RPG? (e.g. caster, rogue, fighter, etc...)
Mage

4. If you were left on a desert island and could only bring one computer game with you to play for eternity, what would it be?
Football Manager

 

[Johan]

Who is forum member #1 "Patric"? A former employee or founder?

Patric was sys admin & assistant producer at Paradox until about 7 years ago, and was the guy that set up this forum.

 

[Johan]

Who are they? And is research their only job or do they code events and such also?

code events, set up databases, etc.

 

[Taylor]

Patric was sys admin & assistant producer at Paradox until about 7 years ago, and was the guy that set up this forum.

But how come his join date is later than yours? If he's the guy who set it up then surely he was the first member?

 

[Johan]

But how come his join date is later than yours? If he's the guy who set it up then surely he was the first member?

the forum software had a crash back then, so his user had to be recreated.

 

[quintelosky]

I don't have any "friends". I sit at home and i never meet people.

I don't believe

Other question: favorite book?

 

[Gaute65]

Will Paradox move from DirectX to OpenGL?

 

[Johan]

I don't believe

Other question: favorite book?

hehe, hope you had a fun time here in Stockholm Rafa.

My favorite book... thats a hard question.

right now I really like "World War Z".

 

[Lordadmiral]

Do you have a office pet???

 

[quintelosky]

hehe, hope you had a fun time here in Stockholm Rafa.

Oh yes, I don't wash my 'eyes' for a long time

And the last question : Which was your first program (and the language that you used)?

 

[SA_Avenger]

Chimay Blue, or assorted other belgian stuff

I have my fave dev <3

Another batch of "silly" questions:

- Anyone at pi read A song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin?
- Without the constant demands for sequels, would you have the choice, would you prefer to make a sequel to an existing game or a completely new setting?
- Who in the office is the biggest warmonger? (likes to paint the map his color)

 

[Johan]

Oh yes, I don't wash my 'eyes' for a long time

And the last question : Which was your first program (and the language that you used)?

something i wrote on c64 as a little kid i think