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Xnick xthex ninjaX
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Posted: 3rd Jul 2006 05:21
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Hey, What is better if you were interested in making a career out of game design, to be good in coding or the drag and drop kind of creators? What one would land you a better job? Be more fun? Be easier? and so on.

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Phaelax
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Posted: 3rd Jul 2006 07:04
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the only one that would land you a job is being able to code. I've never heard of any company using a drag n' drop editor to produce the next big hit on the market.

Which is more easier, probably the drag n' drop. What you should do is code the drag n' drop editor yourself.

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Gil Galvanti
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Posted: 3rd Jul 2006 07:30
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yeah, only coded games have a market. Don't go with drag and drop if your wanting to make a career out of this .

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Wandering Swordsman
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Posted: 3rd Jul 2006 11:49 Edited at: 3rd Jul 2006 11:50
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The only exception I can think of is sometimes companies will higher a 'specialist' in an existing game's editor so they can build a game using that game's engine. (Unreal, Quake, etc.)

But they usually also want said specialist to know how to code in other languages as well, or at least understand programming.

I'm not saying you should run off and learn to use every VG editor and hope for a job. Best to learn to code. (Knowing how to code is a great thing to have on your resume if your looking to enter the industry... not that I'm speaking from experience there...)

'Drag & Drop' may be quicker and to a 'degree' (I guess...) more fun, but coding will give you much more flexibility and power to do... anything.

Just think of it this way, a game made in 'RPG Maker' can be very good. But same said game coded from scratch will be more impressive even if there is no visible difference between the two.

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Xnick xthex ninjaX
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Posted: 3rd Jul 2006 19:38
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Thanks for the help guys, Coding is what Im working on learning anyways, so Im glad you think that would be best. Thanks

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