Yeah western RPGs seem to put more of an emphasis on the whole "You are so very special" angel. The entire world seems to revolve around you in them. With out your consent the plot can not progress (though that's nothing unique to western RPGs or even RPGs), with out you certain characters can't over come tragic…

Ah, yes, because I'm bitching on the internet clearly I've given up. And of course it's far more simple to accept things the way they are than to work to change them. That's exactly the attitude that ensures that nothing will get better. That apathy is actually worse than the belligerence that many have towards those…

His story is the story of us. It's a relatable story that resonates beyond merely the game industry. It's the story of a crumbling middle class and your reaction to his story is part of that story. Your apathy, your refusal to believe that such a slacker could do something so terrible to such a wonderful entity such…

Yeah that sums it up about right. Who will work the hardest for the cheapest is the new law of the land. If you have to choose between being paid shit wages or not at all which would you choose? Or rather, which one puts food on the table?

Don't mistake my rantings as the fatalistic ravings of someone who has given up. I'm simply describing reality and nothing more. Take what you will from it but this is, in effect, how the system works these days. If you think it sounds pretty hopeless, well guess what? It practically is. The system is broken and…

Ah, yes, entitlement: The misconception that we, as human beings, diverse dignity and to not be exploited in our time of desperation by those feeding us sweet lies. Yes, that's what's wrong with this country, not employers who are trying to make the bottom line while treating employees with all of the respect and…

See that's what people don't get. There are people who look upon this sort of story and they have disdain for the employee.

I was not was not ware there was an actual back story on her. I always thought it was as much protection and up to the audience as her songs were.

Well she is either an gynoid, advanced AI hologram or some other form of artificial life form according to some people's interpretation.

This "waiting to be discovered" syndrome is a tough thing to deal with. We all want to feel that we are special... but we're not. We want to believe that when we do well it was all because of our own actions but often time it's the amalgamation of what we do mixed with an infinitesimal number of outside variables we…

If it's the first job opportunity to come your way in a while it's not your fault for being foolish it your fault for having to eat in order to not die.

Amen to that. I'm tired of this notion that if a worker is treated like shit it's as fairly as he deserves to be treated if he chooses to stay working there. When you're unlikely to find another job and you're desperate for cash you can't take chances. As long as you're able to feed yourself where before you weren't…

I hope you're right.

Not how our system works, sadly. No, EA and Activiion would gt huge bailouts so they could keep sending jobs overseas. That's what makes America so great, that we don't give a fuck about the little guy anymore and it makes us strong because boot straps and work ethic and such.

Yes they can already do that. But if coders unionized they'd ship everything out and probably all at once. Heaven forbid Americans make enough money to afford the products they toil over.

Good work ethic doesn't mean shit. You can have good work ethic in 100 temp agency jobs, you can even have the best among all your temping buddies. Good work ethic does not guarantee they will hire you. They have to want to hire you and being such a swell guy can not magically change their minds or hiring policies.

That's not stopped them before and it won't prevent them in the future. Companies are retarded these days. They would do anything ANYTHING to save some money and not have to pay Americans a ridiculous 7 bucks an hour. Hell some of the people who contract for the US military's hardware out sources some of our most…

Then you are one of the very few, lucky few. Your results are far from typical and you can be sure that not that everyone else will be as lucky as you.

If American coders all unionized they'd just out source all game development to China, or something. In this age of corporate greed if people want to start unionizing we, first, need to make some laws preventing companies from destroying your job before you can all come together. We need to force some civility and…

This is how Temping works in America in general. It's not just a problem with the gaming industry. There are more workers than jobs, right now, which means that they can take advantage of our desperation for a job. They'll promise you the world and say things like "oh this could lead to better things. This could get…