If Star Citizen wasn't already fucked, it sure is now.
Cloud Imperium is looking for a talented Monetization Designer to work at its UK studio. You will work closely with design and senior stakeholders to tune the game’s economy and retention.
>Responsibilities
- Be the primary contact for driving the game’s economy with the overall goal of increasing revenue and improving retention - Identify, monitor and continuously strive to improve KPI’s such as acquisition, engagement and retention - Work with other departments to maximise live campaigns and content efforts - Partner with the design team in order to help deliver monetization and retention best practices - Constantly monitor and review the game’s acquisition, retention and monetization in order to suggest and implement optimizations - Always be on the lookout for new monetization strategies - Competitively analyse other Games as Service in order to stay at the forefront of this market
>Requirements
- 2+ years’ experience in designing / optimizing a live game - A detailed understanding of Games as a Service - Able to break down complex gameplay systems in order to maximise their monetization capability without impacting the player experience - Experienced in managing large amounts of data - High degree of self-motivation and initiative - Passion and constant drive to stay up to date with the latest technology and new techniques - Excellent English communication and written skills - International travel may be required as part of this role
>Pluses
- Economics Degree - Experience in data analysis - Strong interest in sci-fi themes
>Real life work stuff? How weird; I thought my shift had ended a couple hours ago
Asher Thompson
By "jobs" I also meant jobs that involve space combat or shooting people. But yeah, there is a bunch of boring shit like delivering boxes Fedex-style or buying ore and selling it after spending 15 minutes in quantum travel.
Nicholas Sanchez
Development of the game started in 2011 but I suppose it really started after the inital kickstarter when people continued to throw money at them even after going way over the original stretch goal.
When the game comes out it will be nothing but a walled garden for the KS donors: someone who buys the base game simply can't compete against a $3000 planet buster monstrosity.
Juan Harris
The sweet sweet path to ruin.
Ryan Brown
>roadmap = gutted >dogshit features like survival mechanics (sleep, thirst, hunger) going into the game >'prison' being added - because being locked up for more than 5 minutes is 'fun' in the minds of these retards
and now this
Nolan Foster
>dogshit features like survival mechanics (sleep, thirst, hunger) going into the game Source? I've spent 600$ on Star Citizen, and if this is true I might need to cash out and get a quick 1000$ for my ships which can no longer be bought.
Easton Reyes
>You will work closely with ... senior stakeholders to tune the game’s economy and retention. That seems like an extremely bad idea.
Josiah Bell
'senior stakeholders' I. E. all those private investors that have been gobbling up CIG and are now getting to call the shots. the project is completely fucked, shills can't pretend otherwise now.
Brandon Evans
In 3.9 you be able to buy and eat food. There's a reason why exploration ships and such have kitchens and dining areas. If you are going on a long journey, you are supposed to stock up on food. Doesn't sound like a lot of fun.
they fluff it up as 'actor status' shit but its just 'if you don't eat you'll start losing some health' crap
Josiah Phillips
Chris's "vision" involved you spending hours waiting for your ship to go from point A to point B, and you'd roleplay a stewardess serving other players drinks while waiting. Pic related, an actual pic from their design notes.
I worked with Chris, Erin and their mates long before CIG/SC was a thing. I still can't believe that they haven't done a runner with the money yet. Either they're fucked in some way they can't get out of or they're still getting some unfortunate idiots to part with large sums of money. I wonder if he'll be able to sell CIG for more than the $1 he sold Digital Anvil to Microsoft for when this eventually goes tits up.
Jaxson Butler
Why would they want out? It's making more money than ever. Last year was the most profitable year they've had since the project began. It's a total scam, but it's a great scam.
It's Chris' MO to bug out at the first sign of problems. I was expecting it after the Crytek lawsuit but later heard through the grapevine that someone very high up in Amazon Game Services paid for all that to go away. Now I just wonder how long until the teat runs dry or some other issue comes along to make him move. My only issue is that I do have some good friends working for CIG (despite them knowing how shady the Roberts are) that I really hope don't get screwed over when this all fucks up.
Jordan Miller
>I just wonder how long until the teat runs dry The scam is only stronger after almost 10 years, he can keep it going indefinitely. He's running a cult.
