So...would it destroy the established TES Lore to have a partially-feathered variety of Argonians? 'Cause there's been discussion about it in another thread, and getting an answer from a dev would be cool. I don't think it's something that would be added into the game, but I want to know more specifically if something like small feathered patches or crests on Argonians would be completely detrimental to continuity.

I think it would look damn-cool, if it wasn't overdone.

Is the coffee machine still broken?

psst, there were feathered bird-men back in the Merethic Niben

cool

Have you been so engrossed in your work you've stayed on way too late?

Do you guys ever stay in the office and do LAN parties?

Anybody still play an Amiga? ( <3 my Amiga 1200)

Sword or bow?

If 42 is the answer then what was the question?

Regards and well wishes to all XD

How do I get graqe juice stains out of a white cotton T-shirt?

Ever been to Sweden?

CAKE OR PIE?
MEAD OR BRANDY?

IS IT WIERD THAT IM SHOUTING?

AND LASTLY IF YOU CAN AWNSER EXACTLY HOW MUCH OF OBLIVION GOT LEFT ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR SINCE IT YOU ONLY HAD THE HARWARE A SHORT TIME.

What do you think about Total War(the game series)?

What color would you turn the sky to if you could?

So, I made it through all the replies on this particular topic and I cannot find these questions being posted anywhere else, so here we go:

1. A couple of years ago my father, who is 55 years old, tried to make me quit playing computer and video games because he claimed they're just for kids. Blasphemy, I know. Well, he didn't succeed. My question is what age you guys are? Is there anyone as old as my father(or maybe even older)?

2. Which one of you is the best one at the things you do? Feel free to claim the honour for yourselves!

3. If you could've chosen one game that you would've like to have made, which one would it be?

4. Why does my food get old so fast?? :ermm:

Thanks for doing such a fantastic job!

Crunchy or Smooth Peanut butter?

White bread or Brown bread?

Butter or Spread?

Are their any non Americans who work in game design in Rockville? I want to know because I hope to work there 1 day

PC or console?

These are really good questions, and a real answer would take a very long time. It essentially comes down to there not being enough for a dedicated writer to do over the entire course of development. That's not to say that writing isn't important during all phases, but there's also a lot of time spent getting scripting working, debugging packages, etc. that is more than just pure writing -- it's working in the tool that actually gets the content into the game.

Most full-time writers (not all, but most) are not technical enough to work in the tools like that, nor do they have a good sense of what makes for a good interactive story. And if you have someone who does have all those skills, you'd be wasting their talents by not having them implement their content.

Hopefully that makes sense. Like I said, there are full-time writers in the games industry, but I don't think they are on salary anywhere. Look up Susan O'Connor's credits (her resume is long) and you can see that there is definitely a need for the services of a full-time writer, but not full-time at a single studio.

If somebody knows of a counter-example somewhere else in the industry, I'd love to know about it.

Whew! OK, lighter questions from here on out. Justifying my role/job is too much!

So... I guess nobody was thinking "Kzin" when you all created Khajiits. Huh...

How are you all today?

Several times.
I know some people stay and play video games after hours sometimes - and we do have a board game night on Thursdays.
I never actually played Amiga <_<
Bow! I'm a sniper in any game that will let me.
What is 6*9?

Love the avy SmkViper!
What is pie?

Can I come to the studio and take a tour and meet the ES dev team?

Whats your favorite game?
Whats your favorite decade?
Morag Tong or Dark Brotherhood?
Whats your favorite part about game development?
Australia or New Zealand? (you want to say Australia)
Optional Question: What do you think of my Avatar of STS 1?

Can I come with him?

Can I come with these guys?

1) What is your favourite movie of all time?

2) Favourite type of music?...rock,dance,hip-hop etc.

3) Have you played Minecraft? if so, what do you think of it.

4) Favourite game genre?

ICO. (Can't wait for The Last Guardian.)
This one! The future is now!
In order to answer this question I'd need to finally get farther in a TES game.
All the awesome people I get to work with.
I've never been to either, but I'm a little scared of Australia (so much flora/fauna that can kill you!).
Awesome awesome. Did you see that 45:00 internal NASA video of Shuttle launch footage that got put on YouTube recently? It's amazing, if you haven't—brought tears to my eyes. You can find it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2VygftZSCs

EDIT: Man, how have I ended up right at the top of a page so often? Crazytown!

EDIT 2: Let's answer more questions!



1) The Virgin Suicides, followed quickly by Lost in Translation. I'm a bit of a Sofia Coppola fan.
2) Indie rock, I guess, but I listen to a little of almost everything (not much metal though, besides Sunn O))), and my country listening is mostly alt. country like Neko Case, Nickel Creek, Punch Brothers, etc.)
3) Yes, I briefly got addicted to it. Haven't played much recently 'cause I've been so busy with work.
4) Tough to say. RPGs probably, but what I like best are works that exhibit a strong vision from what seems like a singular source. Fumito Ueda's games appeal to me because he's such an auteur—every element of his games reflects his vision so well, even though the game is actually made by many members of a team. I felt the same way about LIMBO, most recently.



Sometimes, but usually when I'm staying late I know I will be, when I've got a lot to accomplish. When I get into a groove it's not hard to stay very, very late into the night (sometimes overnight).