Quote Originally Posted by Chessala View Post
I've been working in the gaming industry for 5 years and have been a GM for more than 2 years now. I joined a company for a game I played a lot back then and was lucky enough to work on that game until recently. It's an incredible experience but it also breaks a lot of the hopes and ideas you might have.
I've worked in the AAA gaming industry for over 11 years now myself (senior software engineer now, started out in support and community). I love working in the industry but the wage can royally suck unless you establish yourself. I worked 9 years at a company that made a certain popular MMORPG (I quit last year) and I heavily played their games daily. It didn't affect my enjoyment at all. But it is true you have limited influence over the game. Even if you think the idea is terrible, the powers that be are usually delusional and won't listen to reason.