Soup or Salad?

Depends on how cold it is




Its very inspiring and humbling at the same time becasue you know there are alot of expectations. We end up reading through the forums and alot of time we have similar frustrations, but there is alot that goes into making a game that has to be enjoyable for millions of people who all have millions of different personalities and taste. Some people think its too hard, or too easy, too many armors, not enough armors, some like more realistic some more fantasy. So it is a very difficult thing to strike a balance and not everyone appreciates it and they think we are just trying to collect a check. We have alot of respect for ALL of our fans, and we have to try to please as many as we can but imagine how hard that is when tons of them have a completely different idea of what is fun or a great game.



Go into a bathroom, stand in front of a mirror and shut off the lights and say his name 3 times. This way he will appear, but he will then likely impale you with a daedric sword....


There are alot of very creative people out there, but quite honestly alot of the stuff that I have seen in mods we have thought of in here and simply didnt make it in for one reason or another, most of the time pretty valid reasons. We have only so much time and people to add things to the game. People who mod are simply building on a system that already exists. We are constantly trying to change the actual system and still make a great game. Unfortunately alot of people dont really know the logistics of creating such games and the consequences of every decision. Alot of highly vocal fans think of what they think is great, but there could be another million fans out there that dont think his/her ideas are so great.

I'm going to be going to college for a CS/IMGD Degree and I was wondering if Bethesda ever hosts internships or if that is mainly for the larger companies such as EA. And thanks again for taking time out of your busy schedules to answer some community questions.



Edit: spelling

was bethesda your first choice of gaming company?

also what classes do you need to take for video game designing? (not in college yet, but I am able to take college classes and I want to begin as soon as possible)

Do you look at all these "how do I become a game developer" questions and think "competition :toughninja:"?

How you ever felt... not so fresh?

hey devs! TES:3 got me hooked on rpg's. TES:4 stole my life. fallout is....ok. TES:V will surely be the best game ive ever played. and i would like to thank you all for making the only games worth buying. none can compare.i love TES to death. they're the only games i buy now. but after a few years i do start to get bored. although the time put into your games shows in the quality, and quantity. so i would not agree with rushing them. but i would very much like to see them just a little bit more often. meaning that its my wish that a main TES team be formed to only concentrate on TES titles.

my question is this(sorry if its against the rules, or un-answerable): now that your studio is huge. both in personnel, and rep. are there any plans to split into separate teams to work on different projects? or does the number of personnel now, already let people move onto the next more quickly, once they're finished with they're part.

another question: how often do you guys/gals sleep at the office?

thanks again nevi.

Don't worry, you're on the shortlist

There is nothing that is irrelevant to game design. Literally. Nothing. At all.

That said, if you want to be a game designer, you just have to say the magic words "I am a game designer." Then go make some games.

(This is one of the best books on the subject, written by a professor of mine from back in the day. http://www.amazon.com/Art-Game-Design-book-lenses/dp/0123694965/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292448217&sr=8-1)

BEETLETODD! BEETLETODD! BEETLETODD!

Ah, I thought of Todd earlier, when I was reading Wicked:

"'You know despite myself I think you're a little sweet. You're a little sweet and you're a little charming and you're a little maddening and you're a little habit-forming ... but you're little!', she concluded."

(That's about 10 seconds before the Munchkin gets the girl.)

:touched:



I'm one of the three people alive who didn't really like Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul. I think it's a great mod - does exactly what it says on the tin, and if you want that exact thing, it's ideal - but I preferred the way Bethesda made the game.
That said (thinking of mods), I think Bethesda's decision not to include restroom facilities in either Morrowind or Oblivion was downright lazy. You've made a lot of elves very uncomfortable, and one or two have had embarrassing accidents over the years.

I think every fan should be forced to mod - preferably a large city, quest or total conversion. You suddenly develop a lot of sympathy for the developers when you're finding out that (as in Morrowind) the 34th variable of any type doesn't work for no reason and nobody knows why.

What about operations management?

Even tax law? Maybe I'll be a game designer yet.

I took french, how will that help me?
the only time I use it is when talking to high french people on Bioshock multiplayer

So which Developer is it that is a goon?

Lets leave SJML alone, he did not know that we do not understand hyperboles.

Dude, that's practically systems design right here.


Learn about incentivizations, loopholes, etc.


Making up a language for a game, coming up with names for things, communicating with colleagues in France (as I had to a *lot* at my last job, when I found myself wishing I knew French).

Trust me on this, guys. Nothing is irrelevant. Good game designers get inspiration from everywhere, and having the broader knowledge base often wins.

Both coffee machines are broken today. This...CANNOT STAND!



Greatly amused.



Translating any part of the chanting in the trailer or otherwise definitely falls under the "tease with extreme prejudice" category.



Depending on my mood, I call it all sorts of colorful names...



1. Our own games, yes. I playtest them so much before they come out, I like to try out different flavors to spice things up.
2. Download. I work on our games long enough as it is!
3. Both?
4. A little, but not terribly so.



The ones I work on. Funnily enough, they're also my least favorite.



1. Depends on the game.
2. The money. We actually have a McDuck-like pool of money you can just swim around in. It's great.
3. It's your basic cube farm. There are offices, but you had to have called "not it" on the first day, and I was 2 seconds too slow.
4. Luckily, I can still play our games and find stuff I never encountered. But, I usually play other games on my own free time.
5. Yes!
6. Hmmm...4 years?



What a silly name. A liar, you say? It is foolish to trust such people. Socrates keeps his own counsel.



Awww, there's always a fjord. Or an inlet. Or a canol!



You mean...down there?

You can join the translation department to bring Skyrim to French audiences?

I studied Environmental Conservation at uni. I now have a very strong knowledge on geographical locations, climates, water flow, wind exposure, a whole host of other abiotic factors, and how they affect the lay of the land and the flora and fauna that can be found in certain areas. Even that can work wonders for game design.

Ya... you know. Not clean.

Canols? Man-made river networks specifically created for trade and travel. That would mean we get sail-able boats in Skyrim right!? :celebration:

My girlfriend dumped me, how can I win her back? Ok, I actually never have had a girlfriend Let's get serious...

What's the thing in your life you are most proud of?

Is there someone responsible for easter eggs (implementing them in the game), who the other developers can tell their ideas?

The Sorts Engine it is.

What's your favorite fantasy game/series? (Other than TES, I mean)

I can't believe no-one has asked this:

Ninjas or pirates?