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[Epical]

hey dude
hey
sup
nm
so ur a gm right
ya
cool w
ww
hey dude we glitched our glass
oh shit how
idk
faggot w
ww seriously fix it
k
thx sweetie
np
luvu
luvu2
NAs w
wwww
so are we done here
yeah w
ww
bye
bye

HAH, that was actually funny.

[Murataki]

The general gist of the conversation is that a linkshell is pissed off about something (I couldn't find the specific reason in any of those screenshots). The GM is basically shooting the breeze with them, and saying that the linkshell's leaders are overly impulsive and should calm down.

It's basically just chat, really. Nothing of really significant importance (except perhaps whatever the "reason" is).

[Koga]

HAH, that was actually funny.

Whats more is that its true

[Zalius]

hey dude
hey
sup
nm
so ur a gm right
ya
cool w
ww
hey dude we glitched our glass
oh shit how
idk
faggot w
ww seriously fix it
k
thx sweetie
np
luvu
luvu2
NAs w
wwww
so are we done here
yeah w
ww
bye
bye

HAH, that was actually funny.

idk why but lately ive been owning more than usual, PERHAPS IT IS MY CALLING TO BECOME A WRITER FOR THE TONIGHT SHOW WHICH IS MY ULTIMATE DREAM AND THEN ONE DAY I WILL SEIZE CONTROL OF NBC WITH MY FLAWLESS TALENTS


but yeah, you say actually funny like IM NOT ALWAYS FUNNY OR SOMETHING WTF DONT PLAY THAT SHIT WITH ME

[Qbertian]

its not a rumor, NA gms are hired by Sony Online Entertainment [SoE] JPs = SE.

NA/FR/GE GM hiring is outsourced by SOE to an HR firm named The Eastridge Group in Carlsbad, CA. The HR firm asks questions about your experience with the FFXI, but it seemed more like they wanted to know that you have knowledge of MMORPGs in general than FFXI specifically.

When I applied to the French GM position, the passage they had me translate from English to French (and vice versa) was stolen straight from EQ. Because I didn't know wtf a "waypoint" was (or whatever it was called), I actually had to look up information on EQ websites to understand what the references in the passage meant in English, much less in French.

Bottom line, SE outsourced NA hiring to SOE who outsourced hiring to an HR firm who has no clue about FFXI, which is why you see really shitty and ineffective NA GMs.

-Qbertian
ex-lolNovioWhm
lolSash server

[Gere]

its not a rumor, NA gms are hired by Sony Online Entertainment [SoE] JPs = SE.

NA/FR/GE GM hiring is outsourced by SOE to an HR firm named The Eastridge Group in Carlsbad, CA. The HR firm asks questions about your experience with the FFXI, but it seemed more like they wanted to know that you have knowledge of MMORPGs in general than FFXI specifically.

When I applied to the French GM position, the passage they had me translate from English to French (and vice versa) was stolen straight from EQ. Because I didn't know wtf a "waypoint" was (or whatever it was called), I actually had to look up information on EQ websites to understand what the references in the passage meant in English, much less in French.

Bottom line, SE outsourced NA hiring to SOE who outsourced hiring to an HR firm who has no clue about FFXI, which is why you see really shitty and ineffective NA GMs.

-Qbertian
ex-lolNovioWhm
lolSash server

Please explain this then. Maybe the hiring process is outsourced, but the gm's work in SE's building.

[Qbertian]

Yes, you are correct. The actual GM office where they go to work is located in Los Angeles less than a mile or so from LAX (right near the coast) and is (to my knowledge) an SE or SOE building.

My point was that since SOE and SE have no direct input on the hiring process (they probably reserve the right for the final say, of course), the HR firm hires unqualified candidates for the job. And by unqualified I mean lacking in fundamental understanding (and experience) of the current state of FFXI. To the HR firm, myself and Wafik may look similar on paper, but which would you rather have as a GM? (*Hint: If you pick me, gtfo.*)

-Qbertian
ex-lolNovioWhm
lolSash Server

[Jeryhn]

My point was that since SOE and SE have no direct input on the hiring process (they probably reserve the right for the final say, of course), the HR firm hires unqualified candidates for the job. And by unqualified I mean lacking in fundamental understanding (and experience) of the current state of FFXI.

There has been an amazing discovery in the business world this week.

Apparently, if you train your employees properly, they can actually function when performing their jobs, increasing productivity and improving customer service! Who would have thought?!

And holy shit. Holy living fucking shit. Man lands on fucking moon.
More at 11.

[Sho]

The general gist of the conversation is that a linkshell is pissed off about something (I couldn't find the specific reason in any of those screenshots). The GM is basically shooting the breeze with them, and saying that the linkshell's leaders are overly impulsive and should calm down.

It's basically just chat, really. Nothing of really significant importance (except perhaps whatever the "reason" is).

I knew it. That conversation was damn looked damn casual, to have lasted almost an hour like that.

[Qbertian]

SE's current training system gave us the NA GMs we currently have and leads to screenshots in people's sigs where GMs ask a BST "Why are you holding that mob and not attacking it?"

Plus, why train someone on how to play the game when you have thousands of people training themselves forty hours a week for free by playing it?

-Qbertian
ex-lolNovioWhm
lolSashServer

[Jeryhn]

SE's current training system gave us the NA GMs we currently have and leads to screenshots in people's sigs where GMs ask a BST "Why are you holding that mob and not attacking it?"

Seems to be a lack of proper training to me, but anyway...

Plus, why train someone on how to play the game when you have thousands of people training themselves forty hours a week for free by playing it?

I'm a big fan of Law and Order. I'm going to become a detective and kill me some mean criminal types.