PlaneShift SkunkWorks DepartmentThe PlaneShift project has always prided itself on being free and open source, open for anyone to contribute to. The reality is, however, that many players don’t really believe that it is. For a portion of the playerbase, the project seems closed to a large extent and not very open to community contributions.
The forum wishlist is full of excellent ideas, ideas which, unfortunately, often get lost in between all the not-so-good ideas. This makes players feel extremely discouraged because it appears as though their voices are not being heard.
The fact of the matter is that although we have very good ideas, the development team simply does not have the time to develop as well as sort through the masses of ideas to arrive at a workable plan.
It’s time to take action! In an attempt to remedy this age old problem, a new department has been launched and is now looking for team members. The PlaneShift Skunkworks department, based on the well known skunkworks project, initial brainchild of Lockhead (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunkworks_project), will be responsible for bridging the gap between players and developers.
This team will run independently from the rest of the team, allowing them to think completely out of the box, away from coding restrictions, away from the cans and cannots unintentionally imposed by the dev team.
Skunkworks are a group of free thinkers, their job is to hear what the players want and to put it into a workable solution that the dev team can run with.
We are now looking for creative thinkers to help in this endeavour. In order to qualify for this team, you need to be at least 18 years of age (exceptions can be made if appropriate maturity is displayed by the applicant) and you must have an adequate amount of in-game experience.
To apply for a position please send me a PM with the following attached:
PlaneShift SkunkWorks Application Letter
Thank for attempting to join the SkunkWorks, please fill in the following questions truthfully.
Please provide the following details:
- Full name:
- Age:
- Main character name:
How long have you been playing PlaneShift?
What makes you a fit candidate for this team?
If you could be any fruit, what fruit would you be and why?
Open comment section:
Thank you for taking the time to fill in these questions, your application will be considered carefully and we will contact you as soon as we possibly can.
If your heart is telling you to go for this, I urge you to apply. I look forward to a bright new future for PlaneShift.
Regards
Eliseth