Incline Chris Avellone Appreciation Station

[Gangrelrumbler]

He talks in past tense...strange.

not strange, his contribution is the cowardly jewish homosexual vampire self-insert who'll be your neighbour, he's done

You forgot that he is also a black jew and muslim vegan in wheelchair!

Joke aside,it seems to me that he was hired only for the name and didn't even write something. Which is a good thing having in mind which direction the game is going.

guy, I'm not even joking, that's the character, from the trailer

don't forget Arcade Gannon - an obvious homosexual fantasy of a fascist ubermensch from the best breeding stock, but redeemable, because he's internalised Avellone's liberal mindspace with the same snark, and safe, because he will reciprocate your homolust

he's not subtle

Gannon was made by Sawyer. Avellone written Ulysses - a guy who's biggest wish was to just nuke everyone. Probably reflected Avellone's feelings regarding the other owners.

 

[Mastermind]

The ultimate turnabout from Alpha Protocol. The only downside is that Bloodlines is all Brian will ever be known for and it's no Torment; he wasn't able to use it to launch a successful career as a top-paid freelance game writer.

Bloodlines > Torment

 

[Mastermind]

When the loggers cut down the last tree and the coal miners dig up the last from their mountain, when the guys & girls on the assembly line can't compete with foreign labor because the cost of living is too high here, these people laugh at their "economic anxiety". But when game developers don't get to work at their dream job and get paid well and have job security at the same time it's a tragedy. Kinda makes you think.

I love Bill Burr, only modern comedian that's genuinely funny.

 

[aeroaeko]

So just what exactly is Chris writing for VTMB2?

 

[Roguey]

Joke aside,it seems to me that he was hired only for the name and didn't even write something. Which is a good thing having in mind which direction the game is going.

Narrative Designer/Writer

• Hardsuit Labs
  April 2016 – August 2018 2 years 5 months
  Greater Seattle Area
  - Narrative Designer/Writer (contractor) working tenderly with other developers on BLOODLINES 2 HELLLS YES
  

Two years of work is non-trivial, and given his freelancing fee, Paradox paid quite the small fortune.

 

[Monkey Baron]

Joke aside,it seems to me that he was hired only for the name and didn't even write something. Which is a good thing having in mind which direction the game is going.

Narrative Designer/Writer

• Hardsuit Labs
  April 2016 – August 2018 2 years 5 months
  Greater Seattle Area
  - Narrative Designer/Writer (contractor) working tenderly with other developers on BLOODLINES 2 HELLLS YES

Two years of work is non-trivial, and given his freelancing fee, Paradox paid quite the small fortune.

Does anyone know what he charges?

 

[Nano]

Does anyone know what he charges?

A lot.

 

[Quillon]

Does anyone know what he charges?

His phone's battery.

 

[Roguey]

Does anyone know what he charges?

A lot.

Yeah, he says he makes far more money freelancing than he ever did as a co-owner/creative director of Obsidian and surely that meant he was one of their highest paid designers.

 

[fantadomat]

and given his freelancing fee, Paradox paid quite the small fortune.

Come on,this is pure speculation based on his post. For all we know they could be paying him in potatoes or he could be doing it cheaply because of passion.

 

[Fairfax]

Probably reflected Avellone's feelings regarding the other owners.

It reflected his thoughts on the Fallout setting. He thought the Pacific Coast was getting too civilised and wanted to reset the clock.

Yeah, he says he makes far more money freelancing than he ever did as a co-owner/creative director of Obsidian and surely that meant he was one of their highest paid designers.

That's mainly due to the amount of gigs he's been getting, though he's obviously not cheap. If he's very expensive, that'd also explain why some studios didn't get to him to do more work even when he expressed the desire to do so.

 

[HoboForEternity]

didn't he work for free for FTL?

 

[conan_edw]

But I wonder, how were they able to afford him to work for degrees of separation then? That game didn't look like it had some money behind it.

 

[Efe]

he probably doesnt charge indies same as A+ games
he also helped and released a design documen for overfall. i doubt those guys had much money

 

[Fairfax]

He's a freelancer, you get what you pay for. A style guide and/or some character's backstory will be much cheaper than multiple characters+feedback on the game's story, etc. MCA has said that a companion takes him months of full-time work, so I imagine that's one of his most expensive services.

didn't he work for free for FTL?

Yes, on FTL: AE.

 

[Monkey Baron]

He's a freelancer, you get what you pay for. A style guide and/or some character's backstory will be much cheaper than multiple characters+feedback on the game's story, etc. MCA has said that a companion takes him months of full-time work, so I imagine that's one of his most expensive services.

didn't he work for free for FTL?

Yes, on FTL: AE.

But didn't he write a character for Kingmaker? Could Owlcat really afford him?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

I doubt it costs more than a few mcdoubles to hire him

 

[Neanderthal]

Probably adjusts his fee to fit his employers pockets, and his personal feelings on the project, it's what I used to do when I were self employed.

 

[Latro]

how much does MCA charge to be his friend?

 

[Neanderthal]

how much does MCA charge to be his friend?

A single wolf pelt.

 

[Wunderbar]

He's a freelancer, you get what you pay for. A style guide and/or some character's backstory will be much cheaper than multiple characters+feedback on the game's story, etc. MCA has said that a companion takes him months of full-time work, so I imagine that's one of his most expensive services.

didn't he work for free for FTL?

Yes, on FTL: AE.

But didn't he write a character for Kingmaker? Could Owlcat really afford him?

mail.ru money

 

[Fairfax]

But didn't he write a character for Kingmaker? Could Owlcat really afford him?

Yes, this is what he did on P:K.

Probably adjusts his fee to fit his employers pockets, and his personal feelings on the project, it's what I used to do when I were self employed.

Yes, he said he has fuck you money now, so I imagine he wouldn't mind making less money in order to work on a passion project. Also, last year he was getting a new job offer every 3 days:

They've all been pretty great - either tracking software wise, producers, or they're just nice, period, sometimes all three. I can't currently list all the studios I'm working with for various reasons, unfortunately. Maybe in a year, but by then, there'll probably be a new set (I usually get new job offers every 3 days, and while I can't accept them all, I do take on a number of them if they're cool and I can make the timing work).

The industry is small, so if his output wasn't worth the money, people would spread the word and he wouldn't be in such high demand.

 

[Nutria]

how much does MCA charge to be his friend?

I'm pretty sure that the more we stalk him and interfere with his personal life, the more he'll love us. He never said so directly, but I can point to 18 times in Torment where he definitely hinted at it.

 

[True Ukrainian]

If MCA was hired as the narrative designer for Bloodlines 2 its likely he had a hand in writing the side quests and probably editing the overall script.

 

[Roguey]

For all we know they could be paying him in potatoes or he could be doing it cheaply because of passion.

Paradox were the people who insisted that "Avellone will be in charge of writing" be in the contract for Tyranny (and then Feargus pulled a fast one), I don't doubt they're willing to pay a lot for his services.