Moddare är otroliga. Om man på egen hand kan förlänga, förbättra eller försköna en multimiljonproduktion utvecklad av ett stort utvecklingslag förtjänar man all respekt, och med all rätt lön för mödan och talangen. Och det är precis vad Alexander J. Velicky nu får.
Velicky skapade den berömda Falskaar-modden till The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, en mod som nu belönat honom med jobbet som associate designer på Bungie som för närvarande pysslar med kommande Destiny.
På Bethesdas forum uttryckte Velicky stor tacksamhet för allt stöd han fått genom åren:
"Without the incredible support of this community over the years I doubt I'd be anywhere noteworthy right now. I'd love to name specific people, but there's no way I could list you all, and of course I'd hate to leave anyone out. Everyone who helped me when I was getting started."
Han passade också på att bjuda på ett par inspirerande ord om sin solskenshistoria:
"Of course, all of this leaves me with one corny 'life lesson' that I'd like to extend to all of you. Never be afraid to try. I set my sights on a professional design job pretty early, I lowered my head, charged forward, and rarely looked back. Of course, I ensured what I was doing had a reasonable chance for success from time to time. But the most surprising of all, is who I've ended up with.
I applied to many companies, and Bungie was in my, "Huge company that will completely ignore me." category. Well, they didn't and look what it got me. Bungie is an awesome company with an amazing team, and I'm very lucky that they've decided to give me a chance! Never be afraid to try. I spent the time it took to apply and the rewards are proving to be greater than I could have possible imagined."
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