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Re: Crunch/Overtime
That's going to be a losing battle if we're talking about triple A game dev with millions of bucks on the line and an untested code or an inexperienced team with a new engine. Simplistic view? It comes with the territory. Unlikely you'll hit your sweet spot shipping deadline if your studio's commited to normal 40 hr work… -
Re: Crunch/Overtime
What do your studios do for crunch/overtime? Do you normally death march? Do you have 'scheduled crunch' where you schedule for a week every few a year or so out? When you crunch, are you required to stay or can you go when you finish your stuff or don't have something to do? We've certainly had our share of death marches,… -
Re: Crunch/Overtime
I'd say in most cases, it's you having to stay late to get work done in a short amount of time. Having to stay late and show face should be the a sign of trouble. Crunch is a normal part of any scheduled project. Despite what an amazing schedule may suggest... no one is a machine and something is bound to go wrong. Even… -
Re: Crunch/Overtime
i don't know why you'd assume that - our bonuses are largely performance based, rather than a set percentage of salary or time served or whatever. So if you're not performing, expect less. Crunch is one of those times where performance is laid bare - if you're not pulling your weight during crunch, it's going to be more… -
Re: Crunch/Overtime
This is my third project and crunching at my studio has never been compulsory or enforced. Some of the artists will either come in a little earlier or do a few extra hours a night/week depending on how high their workload is. If there is ever any crunch or overtime, its generally a week or two before a milestone/deadline.… -
Re: Crunch/Overtime
Not at my current lean 'n mean studio but when I worked for a 200+ staffed studio, there's usually a scheduled crunch prior to a conference (gdc, tgs, e3). Or whenever producer deems it necessary ('cuz Microsoft guys are coming to town, for example). Who's affected by the crunch call varies between departments. But you can… -
Re: Crunch/Overtime
At the last place I was at, it differed depending on the producer we had (was only there 1 proper dev cycle and we swapped producers mid-way through, 10 people in total, I was an artist and unofficial lead & tech artist). We're not talking AAA standard months on end of crunch, here :P Under one producer we'd usually end up… -
Re: Crunch/Overtime
depends where i've worked. Relic was very organized and i knew what i had to do before i did it. i can manage my time VERY well, and although we had periods of crunch time, i was almost never behind schedule. if i have a deadline and a target, i can generally hit it... unless the deadline is fucking retarded. at Relic the…
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