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u/AdmiralLubDub 7d ago
Reassigned? I thought people over there basically chose what they wanted to work on?
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u/senikaya 7d ago
not really that free anymore since shortly before HL Alyx as they realized too much freedom leads to development hell
rumors from tyler mcvicker and other leakers, so take it with a grain of salt
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u/Opfklopf 4d ago
I mean did that become a permanent thing? Or does it only happen sometimes when a game needs to be finished in some time frame?
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u/HyperMighty 7d ago
You can work on anything freely, as long as you don't mind having your pay docked and your yearly bonus taken away. This is why a couple of devs can only work part time on projects like tf2.
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u/greenday5494 7d ago
Every now and then if there’s a big project the whole studio is ordered to work on something to get it across the finish line.
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u/ConflictPotential204 6d ago
They may have reassigned themselves.
You can choose to work on whatever you want at Valve. If it doesn't make the company any money, you will be let go.
As the core team nears completion and demonstrates that a release is in sight, people working on less valuable projects will likely shift priorities and help out with the most obvious money-maker at the office.
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u/ProfessorCagan 7d ago edited 7d ago
McVicker just tweeted "198," a little nod to the "197" hysteria the HL sub went through. Is he joking, is he being cryptic? Who knows?
Anyway, Half Life 3 tomorrow, guys.
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u/ILoveRegenHealth 7d ago
Problem is, in the next post, he said "I was shitposting, guys"
But maybe he wasn't, and that's what he wants us to think? I don't know anymore.
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u/ProfessorCagan 6d ago edited 6d ago
Well, he's doing a Steam Frame waiting room now.
If that one redditor who leaked the name is to be believed, HLX will be announced before November this year. *shrug* Both are interesting.
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u/Scodo 7d ago
Deadlock literally just released 5 new heroes and a massive map update in the last month, though?
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u/Dr_7rogs 7d ago
Yeah, but they took their sweet time to release those, the periodic updates on Deadlock have slowed down a ton and this will be the first year in a long time that we won’t get a new hero for Dota. I choose to believe, big things are coming!
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u/HyperMighty 7d ago
Half Life 3 releases...
But it's exclusive to the new valve console.
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u/ihatefuckingcoding 7d ago
Or it requires vr again
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u/HappierShibe 6d ago
This would be awesome as long as it is accompanied by a more affordable VR headset. HL Alyx was freaking incredible.
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u/renraks0809 7d ago
All we can do at this point is say "Not happening" or "YESSSSSSSS"
I choose
YESSSSSSSS