[Justsignedup]

I was playing Nioh. The game doesn't have loot boxes, but it has hordes of items that I have to shift through tons of items just to find the maybe 1 that I care about. It is a lot of work with zero joy or benefit.

Loot boxes are the same, except now you also have to gamble.

I feel you my friend.

Also why would you work for EA? I genuinely want to know. After everything I heard / read about them I wouldn't touch that company with a 10ft pole. I even avoid anything they sell intentionally because of it.

[Agentlien]

Because EA is not as bad as they are portrayed and everything is not black or white. I really dislike the way we are viewed in the public eye and I feel much of it is exaggerated and undeserved. Seriously, EA is full of very talented and passionate people doing their best to deliver awesome games. There have been some controversies, but it's still a company which produces a lot of games I really love. To list a few EA IPs I really like:

  - Mass Effect
  - Dragon Age
  - Mirror's Edge
  - Titanfall
  - Dead Space
  - The Sims

Beyond that, working as a full-time programmer for EA in Sweden means

  - job security
  - good salary
  - working on AAA games as a full-time job
  - working together with other passionate gamers and nerds who share my interests in a way I wouldn't have thought possible before moving to this industry
  - Getting a lot of information from contacts in the industry before it becomes public news.
  - Learning incredibly much about the behind-the-scenes stuff. Both from EA in general but also from other parts of the industry

Working outside of the game industry wouldn't get me the last four points. Working at a smaller studio wouldn't get me the first three points. Also, I have a house that I love in an area which I adore and I'm raising a child for whom I wish a childhood filled with stability and security. For these and other reasons I really don't want to relocate. This also limits the short list of viable employers.