Jen Klasing, aka Questifer

My neighbor was singing in Hindi today with his windows open. My mind went to the people that would be upset by this. They have no joy. They have no curiosity. It is a beautiful thing to hear something new in a world of sequels and remakes within our own culture.

I don't have anything meaningful to add about the Bioware news. I'm just angry. The cultural destruction that has been wrought at the hands of venture capital will probably be spoken of in the same tone as the Dark Ages. The burning of the library at Alexandria. Recovery will take lifetimes.

There isn't a karmic exchange harsh enough for these people.

How to say this without ending up on a list. The baffling thing is we know the names of the people doing this. A group of like maybe 500 people is holding a gun to the head of billions.

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Dan Johnson, 💀Socialist💀

@coil.bsky.social

MBAs and private equity have exactly one move.

So tired after work. Many many many good things happening but boy is growth exhausting lol I would like to feel human on my off days again tho

Gonna trigger some very specific people by sharing this. You know who you are.

Daniel Gallegos@beanwalrus.bsky.social

Ludacris' name is actually short for "Ludonarrative Crissonance"

My god I've missed soup weather.

Summer got hands this year

Hiding from the burning day star in October. Is that new weird, the same weird of the last decade, or old weird from my childhood? I can't keep track anymore.

Larp is good. Work is good. Dog is good. Dad is good and coming home from the hospital tomorrow. Wedding was good. I'm done traveling for a few weeks. Exhale.

20 Sept

Home from another LARP weekend and damn these are some cool nerds. We tell each other such wonderful stories.

20 Sept

I got resurrected from certain death by a vampire- but it's cool it wasn't that kind of resurrection. Played a game of 52 card pickup while being attacked by pirates. Attended a lecture about lecturing on magic. Made my own cocktail called Margot's Mix that is simply "a little bit of everything".

14 Sept

Hope all my WoW moots ate well this weekend <3

Wish I knew more about the Guild Wars fan base. I suspect I may become more visible as a designer at some point in the future. What am I in for?

Reminder: The people who make your video games are humans. When attending Blizzcon as a dev they have a billion things demanding their attention. Not getting the exact reaction you wanted in this setting isn't an indication of how that might've gone in a quiet room with their full attention. Ffs.

Why assume malice when literally any other explanation makes the interaction innocent?

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Utterly ridiculous it spread like wildfire as it did. Terran has consistently time-after-time fought for inclusivity within Warcraft throughout his entire tenure at Blizzard.

I don't know why I didn't expect complicated feelings around missing Blizzcon. I guess that's what it means to be carrying trauma around. Still glad that my friends and colleagues are getting what they wanted out of it- that's important! But man am I in a weird headspace today.

On the one hand- WoW used to be my life. Wake up. Go work on WoW. Go home. Play WoW. All my social groups online and in person were associated with WoW or work (again, on WoW). I did not have a healthy relationship with my career. I know that now. I did eventually find balance!

But going back to that time, man. I was in such a dark place and I didn't even realize it until it very nearly destroyed my life.

12 Sept

This will be the first Blizzcon I've missed since I started attending in 2010. I've disconnected from the Blizzard ecosystem in a way I would've found unimaginable even 3 years ago. Surprisingly little FOMO. Just hoping my friends are in for a great weekend. :)

9 Sept

Waking up to good news is a strange and wonderful thing. More of this please.

9 Sept

This is especially meaningful to me because of how I left back in 2020. I had no hope that things could get better. Thank you so much for proving me wrong. Congratulations. Blizzard folks truly are some of the best in the business and now they have the breathing room to ply their craft.

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4 Sept

I should make a new pinned post. Oh and update my LinkedIn. I guess a part of me has been waiting for the other shoe to drop so I didn't want to scream from the rooftops that I got a cool job. But I did. I really did.

xboxgaming.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comAssociate Game Designer, Encounters - World of WarcraftTeam Name: World of Warcraft Job Title: Associate Game Designer, Encounters - World of Warcraft Requisition ID: R028085 Job Description: Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a talented and enthusiast...

Dylan is an excellent lead and designer and you'd be so lucky to get to work with him! Big opportunity for a junior designer. :)

cydereal@cydereal.bsky.social

My team is hiring an Associate Encounter Designer! We'd love a WoW PvE subject matter expert who can switch between player and designer brain. Lua scripting and some design work as an amateur is a plus. Our work gets a big spotlight and the people you'd be joining are wonderful humans and devs.

Didn't like an indie game I picked up. It was 8 dollars. I am not going to refund it and I'm not going to leave a negative review. They worked hard to make the thing and I bought it and don't regret giving it a shot. Maybe the next thing they make will be more to my tastes. :)

Well this escaped containment a bit. I'm muting the thread on my end but good talk everybody!

Hey yall realize that refunds and negative reviews impact their ability to make more and better games, right? If you earnestly want to give actionable feedback and support indie devs without actively hurting their business, leave comments on the steam discussions page. Like. Use your common sense.

1 Sept

4 weeks on the job and I've never been this comfortable on a team in my life. Really excited for everyone to see what we're cooking some day. <3

31 Aug

It's much cooler today. I put away my dishes and loaded my dishwasher. My sink is empty. I made an amazing sandwich for lunch and cleaned up after myself so my kitchen is still clean. I'm mildly annoyed that this is such a mood boost lol

28 Aug

My remaining cat Winston has become such a vocal little beast. I'm curious... did I not notice it before or did Boswell stifle his screams? I get yelled at when I disturb him in bed. I get yelled at if I look at him across the room. I get yelled at if I pass near the food bowl. He screm.

28 Aug

Screaming cat tax.

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27 Aug

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27 Aug

the year is 2027. gas costs $83 and lettuce is at war with us. however every location on every map now says AMERICA

26 Aug

I've had a wonderful day filled with positive conversations and affirmations and I like to think Dolly would want that for me.

19 Aug

Week 2 is going well. I really feel like I'm making a difference already. This team is so collaborative and open, right up there with the best teams I've ever worked with. Still very new, but I am swimming in a sea of green flags.

14 Aug

Mission and quest design is this weird cubby of design where you kinda need the whole game as a palette so you can paint something new with it. Developing a pipeline to get things made while the whole game doesn't exist yet is uh. Hard. This is in reference to every project I've worked on.

Riley Bruce@rileybruce.bsky.social

What’s a thing from your area of expertise (or special interest) that you think it would behoove everyone else to know?

14 Aug

That is to say, hug your content designers because they are very tired.

14 Aug

Nearly a week into my job and I think I'm falling in love with my craft again. What a dream to work on a game like GW3.

10 Aug

Happy to announce that today is my first day as a Senior Story Designer at ArenaNet, working on Guild Wars 3! I feel like I landed exactly where I was meant to, and I'm so eager to flex my design muscles again!

1 Aug

I am very much in danger of adopting another cat.