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译稿:魔兽世界欧服GM谈其在暴雪的工作历程(1) 在欧服官方论坛中，今天出现了一篇“特殊”的帖子，在这个帖子里，欧服官方GM与普通玩家们聊起了他在暴雪公司工作的历程以及他对暴雪公司的一些感想。作为转载者，看过不少国服GM撰写的帖子，其中大多是请求玩家体谅、抱怨代理商的，像这样具有如此自豪感的真的不是稀有，而是一个都没有！或许，作为一个区域代理商的GM，这种自豪感和荣誉感是应该的，而我们这样处境的GM却是少数群体吧……
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Ooh, ooh! Me! Me!
I applied... in 2004...
Look at me now!
Being a GM has it's pros and it's cons like any job. Without going into too mUCh detail, you would be:
Working shifts which change on a regular basis- it's a 24 hour support service, so full teams of people have to be working at all times of all days. This sounds pretty taxing on paper, but you will generally be assigned to the same shift as your particular team and I can guarantee that you will bond really well with your immediate teammates. This means that no matter what shift or weekend you have, you will have people to hang out with and talk to.
Earning a decent wage- ok, so it's entry level. However you have to consider the cost of living. In general, you will earn more per month than you spend on living. As long as you didn't start with too much debt back home that needs paying off, you will have enough solvent cash to have a good social life; and France is a great place to be sociable in (weather, culture, people...)
Gaining valuable eXPerience- this is a biggy that most people overlook. There isn't much out there that rivals what we do here. I'm not saying that egotistically, but support services are generally via email or telephone; not live interaction with the customer inside the product itself. You will learn how communicate efficiently via text alone which isn't as easy as it sounds, because sarcasm relies heavily on body language and facial expression (trust me, I'm the most sarcastic person I know IRL!)
At the end of the day, this is Blizzard. Working for Blizzard in any capacity has to be a good thing even if you only want to say that you have done it.
I'll admit that I was doubtful about coming across at first and didn't expect to stay long, but here I am. More than 2 years, and a number of different internal positions later, I'm still enjoying coming to work in the morning.
Sorry for the long-winded rant, got a bit carried away.
Blizz fanboi for life! :)
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