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5/4/12 at 8:14am
I would love to work at Valve when I'm done becoming a graphics modeller. (Don't really know what they're called in English, but the people that make the actual graphics.)
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post #22 of 37
5/4/12 at 8:17am
Reason #1 why Valve's employees are so efficient.

Unlimited chocolate snack bar.


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5/4/12 at 8:22am
If it's as "free" as implied, this is why it takes so long to get a new game out that doesn't involving purchasing someone else's game or milking mediocre franchises with a game engine that hasn't been notably (this may be subjective) visually updated in years.

The money they rake in from overcharging on Steam gives them a lot of leeway, too.
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5/4/12 at 8:30am
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Reason #1 why Valve's employees are so efficient.
Unlimited chocolate snack bar.

The snack bar is probably there because the employees basically live at work. tongue.gif
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5/4/12 at 8:30am
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If it's as "free" as implied, this is why it takes so long to get a new game out that doesn't involving purchasing someone else's game or milking mediocre franchises with a game engine that hasn't been notably (this may be subjective) visually updated in years.

So do you say the same thing about Blizzard?
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The money they make from Steam, the greatest gaming and distribution platform to exist on PC, gives them a lot of leeway too.

FTFY
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5/4/12 at 10:43am
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Originally Posted by stargate125645 View Post

If it's as "free" as implied, this is why it takes so long to get a new game out that doesn't involving purchasing someone else's game or milking mediocre franchises with a game engine that hasn't been notably (this may be subjective) visually updated in years.

So do you say the same thing about Blizzard?
Quote:
The money they make from Steam, the greatest gaming and distribution platform to exist on PC, gives them a lot of leeway too.

FTFY
I don't play any Blizzard games, so I have no experience with them. You'll have to find a fanboy of Blizzard to find someone like yourself to give you the fodder you're looking for.
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5/4/12 at 10:48am
if valve had any bosses,
Someone might set a release date! blinksmiley.gif
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post #28 of 37
5/4/12 at 10:54am
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The snack bar is probably there because the employees basically live at work. tongue.gif

I love Valve even more now.

But what the frack.

7,000 calorie cookie?

How is that possible? It was a decently sized cookie, not a giant one. I've had one that was like 30% bigger than that one and it was only 300 calories. That pink frosting must be the craziest sugar ever!
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post #29 of 37
5/4/12 at 11:27am
Reading...reading...reading

STOP

Ponnies... Aw frak another bronie.
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post #30 of 37
5/4/12 at 11:28am
Nah dude he was just being sensational and humorous...I doubt its even half of that.
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