Current Events > Are working hours in the game development field as bad as people claim?

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Shelhamer92 06/19/18 6:48:33 AM #1:	I'm a developer and I've recently become interested in moving my career towards game development. However, the general consensus between coworkers and friends is that the hours are horrendous. I've heard it compared to the working conditions at Amazon warehouses. I can imagine things are hectic leading up to a release, but I can't imagine them being like that all the time. Are hours for game developers truly that awful? --- "It's a sunny night in Oakland" -Phil Simms *Camera pans to full moon <cite>Shelhamer92 posted [p:903551905] in Are workin... [t:76729101]...</cite> <quote>I'm a developer and I've recently become interested in moving my career towards game development. However, the general consensus between coworkers and friends is that the hours are horrendous. I've heard it compared to the working conditions at Amazon warehouses. I can imagine things are hectic leading up to a release, but I can't imagine them being like that all the time. Are hours for game developers truly that awful?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SavenForever 06/19/18 7:10:13 AM #2:	It seems so. It's the reason why I moved away from the industry in the first place and found an interest somewhere else when I saw that documentary of one day in the development of MK: Deadly Alliance. When I saw that Ed Boon when in at 6:30am and left at 9:00pm, I went "Fuck that. I got a life." Off-topic: You really can't type ********ck on here? How about you censor better GameFAQs. --- https://imgur.com/aFt7pKH <cite>SavenForever posted [p:903552357] in Are workin... [t:76729101]...</cite> <quote>It seems so. It's the reason why I moved away from the industry in the first place and found an interest somewhere else when I saw that documentary of one day in the development of MK: Deadly Alliance. When I saw that Ed Boon when in at 6:30am and left at 9:00pm, I went "Fuck that. I got a life." Off-topic: You really can't type ********ck on here? How about you censor better GameFAQs.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gafemaqs 06/19/18 7:13:23 AM #3:	You'll literally be sleeping in your office <cite>gafemaqs posted [p:903552412] in Are workin... [t:76729101]...</cite> <quote>You'll literally be sleeping in your office</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
l Dudeboy l 06/19/18 7:15:26 AM #4:	It depends on the developer. Indie devs are less stressful to work for. --- You are now breathing manually. Lets put a little lead in the air, and see what falls over. <cite>l Dudeboy l posted [p:903552450] in Are workin... [t:76729101]...</cite> <quote>It depends on the developer. Indie devs are less stressful to work for.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArchiePeck 06/19/18 7:22:51 AM #5:	Crunch time will be pretty much living in the office and not seeing your friends and family for a couple months, with no overtime pay. <cite>ArchiePeck posted [p:903552626] in Are workin... [t:76729101]...</cite> <quote>Crunch time will be pretty much living in the office and not seeing your friends and family for a couple months, with no overtime pay.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
snesmaster40 06/19/18 7:28:24 AM #6:	The Team Bondi (L.A. Noire) stuff is a good example for how bad it can be for bigger studios. http://uk.ign.com/articles/2011/06/24/why-did-la-noire-take-seven-years-to-make --- A gif of Chocola and Vanilla clapping from Nekopara https://imgur.com/Zu4EnUj <cite>snesmaster40 posted [p:903552696] in Are workin... [t:76729101]...</cite> <quote>The Team Bondi (L.A. Noire) stuff is a good example for how bad it can be for bigger studios. http://uk.ign.com/articles/2011/06/24/why-did-la-noire-take-seven-years-to-make</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MacDaMurderer 06/19/18 7:29:02 AM #7:	ArchiePeck posted... Crunch time will be pretty much living in the office and not seeing your friends and family for a couple months, with no overtime pay. Some studios are in continuous crunch mode. Thats been the rumor for CDProjektred at least. --- @macdamurderer GT: Mac Da Murderer <cite>MacDaMurderer posted [p:903552710] in Are workin... [t:76729101]...</cite> <quote><cite>ArchiePeck posted...</cite> <quote>Crunch time will be pretty much living in the office and not seeing your friends and family for a couple months, with no overtime pay.</quote> Some studios are in continuous crunch mode. Thats been the rumor for CDProjektred at least.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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l Dudeboy l 06/19/18 7:40:05 AM #9:	M_Live posted... You always hear those stories about them having to live at the office, crunch 100 hour work weeks, etc. and I've always wondered ... why? Like why constantly give yourselves impossible deadlines? Because the workers love what they do, and employers will never not take advantage of that. --- You are now breathing manually. Lets put a little lead in the air, and see what falls over. <cite>l Dudeboy l posted [p:903552971] in Are workin... [t:76729101]...</cite> <quote><cite>M_Live posted...</cite> <quote>You always hear those stories about them having to live at the office, crunch 100 hour work weeks, etc. and I've always wondered ... why? Like why constantly give yourselves impossible deadlines?</quote> Because the workers love what they do, and employers will never not take advantage of that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
myzz7 06/19/18 7:49:51 AM #10:	tag --- http://s10.postimage.org/mxioonsd1/gildavatar.gif http://gifgifs.com/res/0916/57ebaeea6c7a9047727112.gif <cite>myzz7 posted [p:903553232] in Are workin... [t:76729101]...</cite> <quote>tag</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HydraSlayer82 06/19/18 8:33:11 AM #11:	snesmaster40 posted... The Team Bondi (L.A. Noire) stuff is a good example for how bad it can be for bigger studios. http://uk.ign.com/articles/2011/06/24/why-did-la-noire-take-seven-years-to-make That dude seems completely out of touch with reality. Its like he has no concept of efficiency. --- Sigless user <cite>HydraSlayer82 posted [p:903554413] in Are workin... [t:76729101]...</cite> <quote><cite>snesmaster40 posted...</cite> <quote>The Team Bondi (L.A. Noire) stuff is a good example for how bad it can be for bigger studios. http://uk.ign.com/articles/2011/06/24/why-did-la-noire-take-seven-years-to-make</quote> That dude seems completely out of touch with reality. Its like he has no concept of efficiency.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Doom_Art 06/19/18 8:37:19 AM #13:	Game devs gotta unionize or some shit like that. The conditions for them are bullshit. Anyway, someone said it above, but indie devs are usually less stressful to work for. --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:903554534] in Are workin... [t:76729101]...</cite> <quote>Game devs gotta unionize or some shit like that. The conditions for them are bullshit. Anyway, someone said it above, but indie devs are usually less stressful to work for.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lesidesi 06/19/18 9:17:45 AM #14:	investment banking hours with less pay hard pass --- If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers. <cite>lesidesi posted [p:903555913] in Are workin... [t:76729101]...</cite> <quote>investment banking hours with less pay hard pass</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shelhamer92 06/19/18 8:31:51 PM #15:	Combined with this topic, and reading more into it, it looks like my goal of becoming a full time game developer is dead. I didn't realize the length of some crunches, and how severe they can be. Also, finding out about the post release layoffs was a real eye opener. --- "It's a sunny night in Oakland" -Phil Simms *Camera pans to full moon <cite>Shelhamer92 posted [p:903594396] in Are workin... [t:76729101]...</cite> <quote>Combined with this topic, and reading more into it, it looks like my goal of becoming a full time game developer is dead. I didn't realize the length of some crunches, and how severe they can be. Also, finding out about the post release layoffs was a real eye opener.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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