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Because a lot people want to work for games so there is high supply of willing talent. You can run them ragged and then replace as needed.
by Pet_Ant 4y ago
Because a lot people want to work for games so there is high supply of willing talent. You can run them ragged and then replace as needed.
- neaden 4y agoAt the end of the day basically all jobs little kids dream about (actor, doctor, astronaut, making video games) are either really hard to get into (like doctor) or pay very poorly for the majority of people (like actor and making video games).
- exdsq 4y agoVideo game devs aren’t paid ‘very poorly’, they’re still comfortably above a countries median, they’re just lower than roles requiring a similar skill. My friend is a game dev at Epic and loves it, FWIW. He doesn’t give a shit about money if he can pay his mortgage, cover his wife and child, splash on toys, and save a bit.
- ajmurmann 4y agoIMO this is true for every field that has a similar draw. Working on anything that's perceived as "fun" or for the greater good will allow for lower comp and worse working conditions. I believe that that's also a factor why teachers in the US can be so underpaid and treated badly and why Musk gets away with some of the rougher working conditions at Tesla and SpaceX (at least the pay seems good at those companies though).
- tmp_anon_22 4y ago> You can run them ragged and then replace as needed. Until you can't. A good case study is Dice Stockholm, perhaps best known for their stewardship of the Battlefield franchise. They butchered the launch of two titles in a row and lost much of their senior staff. FWIW BFV became a good game. But the churn BFV (+Firestorm Battle Royale mode) caused has taken BF 2042 to a new low.