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August 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I'm sorry I'm in a salty mood. If I have to hear "My English degree" in That Tone as part of fandom nonsense even one more time? Chair attack 🪑🪑🪑🪑
Speaking here as someone with an English degree btw.
Speaking here as someone with an English degree btw.
May 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm sorry I'm in a salty mood. If I have to hear "My English degree" in That Tone as part of fandom nonsense even one more time? Chair attack 🪑🪑🪑🪑
Speaking here as someone with an English degree btw.
Speaking here as someone with an English degree btw.
It's so fascinating to me to think about what train of thought someone has to go through to arrive at "Yeah this game dev needs to hear my Spicy Take but only from a burner account"
... Like did the need for a burner account not give away that this idea is Probably A Bad One Actually, or 💀
... Like did the need for a burner account not give away that this idea is Probably A Bad One Actually, or 💀
people setting up burner accounts just to post shit don't get to play a victim 😮💨
May 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
It's so fascinating to me to think about what train of thought someone has to go through to arrive at "Yeah this game dev needs to hear my Spicy Take but only from a burner account"
... Like did the need for a burner account not give away that this idea is Probably A Bad One Actually, or 💀
... Like did the need for a burner account not give away that this idea is Probably A Bad One Actually, or 💀
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I rarely use color in my sketches but this one obviously needed some, so here you go✨🪻✨
I’m slowly prepping for Mermay so there’ll be some shift in themes for a while but don’t worry, Emmrook WILL return 😏
#dragonage #dragonagetheveilguard #emmrichvolkarin #emmrichxrook
I rarely use color in my sketches but this one obviously needed some, so here you go✨🪻✨
I’m slowly prepping for Mermay so there’ll be some shift in themes for a while but don’t worry, Emmrook WILL return 😏
#dragonage #dragonagetheveilguard #emmrichvolkarin #emmrichxrook
April 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
260425
I rarely use color in my sketches but this one obviously needed some, so here you go✨🪻✨
I’m slowly prepping for Mermay so there’ll be some shift in themes for a while but don’t worry, Emmrook WILL return 😏
#dragonage #dragonagetheveilguard #emmrichvolkarin #emmrichxrook
I rarely use color in my sketches but this one obviously needed some, so here you go✨🪻✨
I’m slowly prepping for Mermay so there’ll be some shift in themes for a while but don’t worry, Emmrook WILL return 😏
#dragonage #dragonagetheveilguard #emmrichvolkarin #emmrichxrook
Not my Inquisitor being raven-themed and Dirthamen-themed all through DAI 😭Not me reading this and losing ALL my marbles about the raven icons 😭😭😭
Today's #DragonAge Inquisition tidbit:
Before the War Table Room, your Advisors stared at you from the top of a narrow stairwell like parents who caught you trying to sneak out of the house. 😁
There was a small Map Room next to them where we were allowed to place a Raven icon (your Forces).
Before the War Table Room, your Advisors stared at you from the top of a narrow stairwell like parents who caught you trying to sneak out of the house. 😁
There was a small Map Room next to them where we were allowed to place a Raven icon (your Forces).
February 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Not my Inquisitor being raven-themed and Dirthamen-themed all through DAI 😭Not me reading this and losing ALL my marbles about the raven icons 😭😭😭
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Langston Hughes
February 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Langston Hughes
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If these games meant something to you, but you don’t feel right celebrating this 30th anniversary, perhaps consider a $30 donation towards a cause that helps the people most in need right now.
www.thetrevorproject.org
www.thetrevorproject.org
Support Homepage
The Trevor Project is a non-profit suicide prevention organization that provides 24/7 crisis support services, research, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ young people.
www.thetrevorproject.org
February 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If these games meant something to you, but you don’t feel right celebrating this 30th anniversary, perhaps consider a $30 donation towards a cause that helps the people most in need right now.
www.thetrevorproject.org
www.thetrevorproject.org
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January 31, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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I just want to say my small thank you to everyone who made Dragon Age happen. Playing Origins I fell in love with videogames and especially Dragon Age franchise. It affected my life in so many ways and I’m incredibly grateful.
Keep creating, you guys are the best.
#ThankYouDADevs
Keep creating, you guys are the best.
#ThankYouDADevs
January 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I just want to say my small thank you to everyone who made Dragon Age happen. Playing Origins I fell in love with videogames and especially Dragon Age franchise. It affected my life in so many ways and I’m incredibly grateful.
Keep creating, you guys are the best.
#ThankYouDADevs
Keep creating, you guys are the best.
#ThankYouDADevs
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Just dropping this address here
EA Corporate Secretary
Electronic Arts Inc.
209 Redwood Shores Pkwy.
Redwood City, CA 94065
Some tips :
Paper letter>emails
Be polite but direct with exactly what you expect as resolution
Complaints are a metrics in corp. Don't let them meet their goals
EA Corporate Secretary
Electronic Arts Inc.
209 Redwood Shores Pkwy.
Redwood City, CA 94065
Some tips :
Paper letter>emails
Be polite but direct with exactly what you expect as resolution
Complaints are a metrics in corp. Don't let them meet their goals
Absolutely. I will still send a paper letter to the EA board to complain because one thing about corporations is that they measure everything and have to meet some expectations, and the volume of complaints is definitely one of them (based on my exp working for many)
January 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Just dropping this address here
EA Corporate Secretary
Electronic Arts Inc.
209 Redwood Shores Pkwy.
Redwood City, CA 94065
Some tips :
Paper letter>emails
Be polite but direct with exactly what you expect as resolution
Complaints are a metrics in corp. Don't let them meet their goals
EA Corporate Secretary
Electronic Arts Inc.
209 Redwood Shores Pkwy.
Redwood City, CA 94065
Some tips :
Paper letter>emails
Be polite but direct with exactly what you expect as resolution
Complaints are a metrics in corp. Don't let them meet their goals
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Hello
Devs saying it's yours now about Dragon Age has me emotional at work, actually.
Putting the whole DA franchise in my pocket for safe keeping.
It's like a bag of holding. Don't worry it's safe in there :)
Devs saying it's yours now about Dragon Age has me emotional at work, actually.
Putting the whole DA franchise in my pocket for safe keeping.
It's like a bag of holding. Don't worry it's safe in there :)
January 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Hello
Devs saying it's yours now about Dragon Age has me emotional at work, actually.
Putting the whole DA franchise in my pocket for safe keeping.
It's like a bag of holding. Don't worry it's safe in there :)
Devs saying it's yours now about Dragon Age has me emotional at work, actually.
Putting the whole DA franchise in my pocket for safe keeping.
It's like a bag of holding. Don't worry it's safe in there :)
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Game studio announcements be like, “We laid off all your favourite devs! But don’t worry, all the people actually responsible for the horrible decision-making that led to this massive failure are staying on :) and they will still be driving their new Porsches :) all is well!!!!!”
January 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Game studio announcements be like, “We laid off all your favourite devs! But don’t worry, all the people actually responsible for the horrible decision-making that led to this massive failure are staying on :) and they will still be driving their new Porsches :) all is well!!!!!”
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Dragon Age has brought me so much joy and comfort in my darkest times- i could (and might honestly) write so much about it.
That I cant reciprocate that feeling to the people that made it- i get so frustrated.
Any and all DA devs, you matter. Your work matters- they dont know all you did.
That I cant reciprocate that feeling to the people that made it- i get so frustrated.
Any and all DA devs, you matter. Your work matters- they dont know all you did.
January 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Dragon Age has brought me so much joy and comfort in my darkest times- i could (and might honestly) write so much about it.
That I cant reciprocate that feeling to the people that made it- i get so frustrated.
Any and all DA devs, you matter. Your work matters- they dont know all you did.
That I cant reciprocate that feeling to the people that made it- i get so frustrated.
Any and all DA devs, you matter. Your work matters- they dont know all you did.
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If you would like to help support Trick Weekes, they wrote a few books you should get! Quoted is the best ways to support, and here are the titles:
The Palace Job (2012)
The Prophecy Con (2014)
The Paladin Caper (2015)
Feeder (2018)
The Palace Job (2012)
The Prophecy Con (2014)
The Paladin Caper (2015)
Feeder (2018)
Not Trick, but a writer.
Honestly anywhere that isn't a used bookstore. The royalties paid out for ebooks are pretty similar, ditto print. Though, guessing, direct from Amazon probably edges out for Rogues of the Republic. Feeder should be about the same $ everywhere.
Honestly anywhere that isn't a used bookstore. The royalties paid out for ebooks are pretty similar, ditto print. Though, guessing, direct from Amazon probably edges out for Rogues of the Republic. Feeder should be about the same $ everywhere.
January 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
If you would like to help support Trick Weekes, they wrote a few books you should get! Quoted is the best ways to support, and here are the titles:
The Palace Job (2012)
The Prophecy Con (2014)
The Paladin Caper (2015)
Feeder (2018)
The Palace Job (2012)
The Prophecy Con (2014)
The Paladin Caper (2015)
Feeder (2018)
i'm coping with everything super well* today
*i have started a reblog chain so everyone can sing 'the dawn will come' with me via tumblr posts and it has now made me cry twice
*i have started a reblog chain so everyone can sing 'the dawn will come' with me via tumblr posts and it has now made me cry twice
January 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
i'm coping with everything super well* today
*i have started a reblog chain so everyone can sing 'the dawn will come' with me via tumblr posts and it has now made me cry twice
*i have started a reblog chain so everyone can sing 'the dawn will come' with me via tumblr posts and it has now made me cry twice
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Dragon Age is what made me start drawing again after a years long break. I have laughed and cried and been endlessly inspired by the world of Thedas and its inhabitants and will continue to be for the rest of my life. Words aren’t enough 💖 #thankyouDAdevs
January 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Dragon Age is what made me start drawing again after a years long break. I have laughed and cried and been endlessly inspired by the world of Thedas and its inhabitants and will continue to be for the rest of my life. Words aren’t enough 💖 #thankyouDAdevs
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Seconded from the bottom of my heart. 💕 #thankyouDAdevs
Dragon Age is what made me start drawing again after a years long break. I have laughed and cried and been endlessly inspired by the world of Thedas and its inhabitants and will continue to be for the rest of my life. Words aren’t enough 💖 #thankyouDAdevs
January 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Seconded from the bottom of my heart. 💕 #thankyouDAdevs
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Hello! I’m looking for work, ideally in an editor role. It’s been an honor to work with so many talented professionals, and a pleasure to meet so many amazing community members, in my 19 years at BioWare. I’m so grateful to all of you.
January 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Hello! I’m looking for work, ideally in an editor role. It’s been an honor to work with so many talented professionals, and a pleasure to meet so many amazing community members, in my 19 years at BioWare. I’m so grateful to all of you.
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I'm now looking for a new writing/narrative position. It's been a privilege to work with so many amazing devs over my 20 years at BioWare, and I will cherish the memories of the wonderful folks in the community I've met along the way. Thank you all.
January 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I'm now looking for a new writing/narrative position. It's been a privilege to work with so many amazing devs over my 20 years at BioWare, and I will cherish the memories of the wonderful folks in the community I've met along the way. Thank you all.
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Re: The Keep being down
Hey- its not down permanently, just something hiccuped. But its the weekend and DAI is a decade old, so no one is in to fix it until tomorrow at the earliest. Be cool, kids 🫡
Hey- its not down permanently, just something hiccuped. But its the weekend and DAI is a decade old, so no one is in to fix it until tomorrow at the earliest. Be cool, kids 🫡
January 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Re: The Keep being down
Hey- its not down permanently, just something hiccuped. But its the weekend and DAI is a decade old, so no one is in to fix it until tomorrow at the earliest. Be cool, kids 🫡
Hey- its not down permanently, just something hiccuped. But its the weekend and DAI is a decade old, so no one is in to fix it until tomorrow at the earliest. Be cool, kids 🫡
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January 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Just hit me why AOC is so good and brilliant at being the adult in the room with all the trashy losers making terrible choices around her. She used to be a bartender.
January 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Just hit me why AOC is so good and brilliant at being the adult in the room with all the trashy losers making terrible choices around her. She used to be a bartender.