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by Mike Schramm 
Jan 24th 2008 at 9:00PM
EU Forums MVP and community member (and friend of WoW Insider) Schwick, he of the Warcraft Weekly and the occasional "what we know" roundups, has decided to take a step back from posting as much in order to finish up his schooling. He's aiming to be a game developer, and so while he's still planning on doing the occasional roundup, he's stepping away from his weekly posts to focus on schoolwork.Which is kind of a shame, as his posting was a huge boon to the community. But on the other hand, school is much more important-- focusing on school now will definitely let him do this kind of work more later.
So a big thanks yet again to Schwick for all his hard work, and here's wishing him good luck in his studies.
Filed under: Fan stuff, Odds and ends, Forums
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Saiforune Jan 24th 2008 9:31PM
Mike, I love you and the website...but man...You're seriosuyl slow on picking up on the news stories. =/
I love WoWradio too! Trya dn keep Turpster on Every week!! The T man is the best EVAR! You're really good too thou. =D
vlad Jan 24th 2008 11:43PM
who?
Faar Jan 24th 2008 11:40PM
I don't go much to the official forums because the signal/noise ratio is just terrible.
However, I did go there often enough to notice that it was guys like Schwick who made sure there was any signal at all!
THANKS man, your forum class review roundup posts for example were awesome, and you've always been a great contributer and generally all-round nice forumer. :D
Glad to see you focus on something productive like school. Best of luck in whatever endeavor you choose next! :)
Aticus Jan 25th 2008 1:01AM
Yes, I'm also glad to see that you're taking schoolwork over WoW. Education is by far more important. Good luck and you will be missed!
- Aticus, http://www.paladintales.blogspot.com
Krick Jan 25th 2008 10:18AM
I spent about 3 years working in PC game development. In fact, I was part of the Sierra/Cendant/Havas/Vivendi mess that Blizzard was also part of. I loved my job and the work I was doing but I eventually had to leave that industry.
It's an industry that by it's nature burns people up and throws them away. If you're not careful, you'll end up happily working 16 hour days until you burn out. There's ALWAYS more work that can be done and ALWAYS ways to make a game better so you have to try to limit yourself to 8 or 10 hours a day or it will quickly take over your life. One time just for the hell of it, I kept track of the actual hours I worked one week and then divided it by my weekly salary and found out that I was making less than minimum wage.
This article I saved from Shift magazine summarizes exactly what I'm talking about...
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/jobsucks.htm
I'm not trying to dissuade you from working in the game industry, but all I can say is "be careful" or you'll end up hating it when it takes over your life.
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Krick
http://www.tankadin.com
Theserene Jan 25th 2008 11:33AM
Agreed, it was another reason why I went into the corporate applications industry. It's a bit more boring, but less stress..