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BioWare lays off senior writing staff as part of its recent job cuts

As part of its recently publicised cutbacks, BioWare has "let go of" Lukas Kristjanson, the lead writer behind Baldur's…

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- From the article:
  
  As part of its recently publicised cutbacks, BioWare has "let go of" Lukas Kristjanson, the lead writer behind Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, and the writer of the first three Dragon Age games, Mary Kirby.
  
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  I didn't even think they had anyone from the BG era still there.
  
  Imagine having the same job for 23 years and then going "fuck you bye".
  
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  The fuck? Hope he gets hired at Larian.
  
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  Welp
  
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- That's what I was wondering. This may not be a terrible decison.
  
  Edit: because I didn't read I was wrong
  
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Writers, who the fuck needs them, eh?

It's not like writers ever made Mass Effect good or anything. I mean, something something Reapers, big whatever.

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- Well, now I can't tell if the writing for ME was good or bad
  
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do CEOs think AI is gonna fill in? lol

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- They don't care about the quality as long as it's passable most of these people are underpaid anyway. AAA setting the bar lower and lower is nothing new.
  
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How hard is it to write "pick a color"?

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- Depends on how much you get to crunch.
  
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Well, surely this is a good look for future game prospects and their level of writing quality. Surely...

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Oh. Bioware disassembles itself.

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The time of the LLMs is upon us. Settle in everyone, it's going to be a very bumpy ride.

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Experience doesn't matter to companies anymore. They'll get college hires to do the role and reward them for mediocrity

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