Online Community Content Writer: Alivet

[Alivet]

Howdy All,

I’m the new Community Content writer here at Cryptic Studios and I can’t tell you all how incredibly fun that is.

Once upon a time, I was an English professor – which is actually a pretty good gig if you can get it. However, I’ve been a sci-fi and fantasy geek, a comic book reader, a Star Trek fan, and a writer for a lot longer. So, you can understand why writing for both the Champions Online and Star Trek Online communities would be a dream come true. I get to write about superheroes, and read about Romulans, and play video games for my job. I have to say, that beats grading papers any day.

I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone and sharing the awesomeness of Champions Online and Star Trek Online. It’s going to be fun!

P.S. Yes, I might correct your grammar.
P.P.S. Yes, it’s okay for you to correct my grammar.
P.P.P.S. No, I do not think Romeo and Juliet was a particularly good example of Shakespeare’s work. Too schmaltzy.

[Eburk]

Congrats on your appointment :)

Outta curiosity, what classes did you teach as an English professor?

I'm currently an English major in training to be a high school English teacher, and after finishing my first semester at college, I realized how much I hate learning about middle English writing :P. Y'know, like Anglo-Saxon to 18th century stuff. It sounds like it'd be a blast to have a professor who shares some interests with me, haha.

Anyway, it's really cool to know that having a teaching degree in Engllish may open up more career options than just being a teacher :)

[Captain_Starlight]

Welcome to your new home away from home, Alivet! :D

Can I be jealous of you now? :P

[Lance_Maddison]

Welcome! :)

What does a Community Content Writer do? (I know, I know -- a Community Content Writer writes community content. :p)

[ThunderCAP]

Congrats :D

[Snodge]

Howdy All,

I’m the new Community Content writer here at Cryptic Studios and I can’t tell you all how incredibly fun that is.

Once upon a time, I was an English professor – which is actually a pretty good gig if you can get it. However, I’ve been a sci-fi and fantasy geek, a comic book reader, a Star Trek fan, and a writer for a lot longer. So, you can understand why writing for both the Champions Online and Star Trek Online communities would be a dream come true. I get to write about superheroes, and read about Romulans, and play video games for my job. I have to say, that beats grading papers any day.

I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone and sharing the awesomeness of Champions Online and Star Trek Online. It’s going to be fun!

P.S. Yes, I might correct your grammar.
P.P.S. Yes, it’s okay for you to correct my grammar.
P.P.P.S. No, I do not think Romeo and Juliet was a particularly good example of Shakespeare’s work. Too schmaltzy.

Isn't it jolly bad form to have post post scripts? Surely one P.S. to encompass them all would be better! Although, to be pedantic, a P.S. is latin not English, but there we go... :D

[Alivet]

Good morning!

Eburk -- I've taught English Lit, Tech Writing, Creative Writing, and all levels of Composition. I've also taught a few one day seminars on playwriting and critiquing. Believe me, being a good writer and having a strong background in English can actually prepare you for a huge variety of different jobs. You just have to be willing to find them, since the job path isn't always obvious.

Lance_Maddison -- I do, indeed, write community content ;) Hope you don't mind that I quoted your phrasing over at the STO forums, too. Among other things, I write up the news and announcements for the Cryptic Studios websites, I do interviews with the team, I get to write character profiles, origin stories, some snippets of fiction set in the world of the game, and I help with the game manual. That last one has actually been a lot more fun than you'd think. I may also help with some in-game content.

Snodge - It's okay to have post post scripts, so long as you're using them ironically :D

Hope you're all having a great weekend!

-Alivet

[ColossusGirl]

Gratz

Glad to have you with us

[Reldisimo]

P.S. Yes, I might correct your grammar.


I hope you do. Most forums are lousy with bad grammar, and for some reason people get offended when I correct them. ;)

[Yin]

Howdy All,

I’m the new Community Content writer here at Cryptic Studios and I can’t tell you all how incredibly fun that is.

Once upon a time, I was an English professor – which is actually a pretty good gig if you can get it. However, I’ve been a sci-fi and fantasy geek, a comic book reader, a Star Trek fan, and a writer for a lot longer. So, you can understand why writing for both the Champions Online and Star Trek Online communities would be a dream come true. I get to write about superheroes, and read about Romulans, and play video games for my job. I have to say, that beats grading papers any day.

I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone and sharing the awesomeness of Champions Online and Star Trek Online. It’s going to be fun!

P.S. Yes, I might correct your grammar.
P.P.S. Yes, it’s okay for you to correct my grammar.
P.P.P.S. No, I do not think Romeo and Juliet was a particularly good example of Shakespeare’s work. Too schmaltzy.

LOL! Yes! I love it! I know I'm late but welcome to the forums and Cryptic! Great to have you here with us! :D

[Apostle]

Good morning!

Eburk -- I've taught English Lit, Tech Writing, Creative Writing, and all levels of Composition. I've also taught a few one day seminars on playwriting and critiquing. Believe me, being a good writer and having a strong background in English can actually prepare you for a huge variety of different jobs. You just have to be willing to find them, since the job path isn't always obvious.

Lance_Maddison -- I do, indeed, write community content ;) Hope you don't mind that I quoted your phrasing over at the STO forums, too. Among other things, I write up the news and announcements for the Cryptic Studios websites, I do interviews with the team, I get to write character profiles, origin stories, some snippets of fiction set in the world of the game, and I help with the game manual. That last one has actually been a lot more fun than you'd think. I may also help with some in-game content.

Snodge - It's okay to have post post scripts, so long as you're using them ironically :D

Hope you're all having a great weekend!

-Alivet

Well hello there! Nice to meet ya/read about ya! WOOT!!

[Chief_Brody]

welcome aboard.

[Skraeling]

With all the greetings and approximately 1/1,000,000,000th of all inevitable sarcasm in the out of the way, I feel as if it is my duty to say what the rest of us cannot:

Curse you. sir, for having such a cool job. Oh, and I'm looking forward to reading any and all content with your name attached.

[Decatur]

Woot, reading lore and backstories are one of my favorite things to do, hope we get to hear more soon welcome aboard.

[Monody]

Since no Romeo and Juliet, how about Hamlet or Tempest instead?

[Robota]

A former English Professor?

Ok as a man of the sciences, well computer science I may need to ridicule you slightly occasionally. But other than that your pretty awesome. An interesting career arc to say the least.

[Gojna]

Or at least Much Ado About Nothing?

[DemonSiege]

WoW I know im late on finding this


newho
Welcome to the forums

the cookies are on the table by Kat

and packy made the kool-aid..... lol.. kool-aid

[Alivet]

... I have to say I prefer King Lear for the tragedies and Twelfth Night for the comedies. Although Tempest and Midsummer's Night are also fond favorites.

And Robota, it's totally fine for you to make fun of me for being in the arts - and I can do the same for you being in the sciences - so long as we both agree that we love gaming.

[Foo]

People with English degrees are just generally better human beings than others. It's a science. You can't argue with it.

[Eman.]

Thats not true. No1 is better than any1. Seriously.

[keswolfe]

Just popping in to say Herro!

*pie-in-the...* *reconsiders, but holds pie-in-the-face for later!*

[FuriaRi0T]

P.P.P.S. No, I do not think Romeo and Juliet was a particularly good example of Shakespeare’s work. Too schmaltzy.

The Taming of the shrew, and MacBeth are much finer works... no?


When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries
And look upon myself and curse my fate,
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,
Featured like him, like him with friends possess'd,
Desiring this man's art and that man's scope,
With what I most enjoy contented least;
Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,
Haply I think on thee, and then my state,
Like to the lark at break of day arising
From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate;
For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings
That then I scorn to change my state with kings.


Congratulations on changing your state with Kings, good sir!

[Glitterbubble]

i been writeing soem story could you read it and tell me what you think i know my english and grammer suck

[Alivet]

Unfortunately, they keep me too busy writing around here to do any extra editing. Good luck with your story!

i been writeing soem story could you read it and tell me what you think i know my english and grammer suck

[SenshiBat]

Yes but the o, s and e are so close on KB..and if you play FPS they wear off; to edit[ ed.punctuation added ]is so tedious :D

I think my KB does it to me so i don't win essays... Beside english is to too two and even my computer thesaurus needs me to give it new words... Like "Batastic" and Senshi says ...we need a red felt[felt] pen software programme..for fresh En comp [so fingers remember which letter comes next]

Remember Star Trek when Kirk and Spock go to MUDDS Planet and confuse the Androids?

I am the Bird that twitters in the night and fries my PC Thesaurus...hey maybe that's my Power

Raise up and Attribute and Display a Aspect of utter confusion... I am not SenshiBat I am just the wind cant catch the wind.. maahaa

Oh yes topic focus.. Every good writer needs a better editor.. :)
very sorry had too many windows open just saw the thread..Title..my Bad
Alivet You and the whole team are zany like the STO crowd in Meet Dan... So you write Duh?

How about a Quiz?
Robots pirates or Monkeys? Like they do on the other side of Cryptic?
OR in the Lair of Cryptic CO? Like the Myth Adventures Book each of you do a variation on the same theme..

[Delusional_Avenger]

Hey, im sure you will do a great job :)

[PunyPete]

Congratumutations, dude! Don't forget to take a moment to appreciate every day at your dream job, even on the best days, even on the worst days.

[humackt]

Welcome :)

But let me say here that teaching can be a pleasure too. And I'd go for the Midsummer night's dream as my favorite play. Just a personnal choice though.

Concerning you're present work Alivet, will the CO quests be of a non linear architecture ?
Will the choice you take during an adventure change the course of events of the next one for exemple ?

[Black-Atom]

That's pretty exciting. I'm a writer myself....advertising.

Being a content writer for a game is always something I've tossed around in the back of my mind but I'm afraid I'm too old and too far up the corporate ladder at this point to switch careers. Still, it's exciting to see someone else do it. Congrats!

[Equinox]

http://www.axiomfiles.com/Files/81115/omegafactor.jpgHello all. Been on the forum for a bit. I play COH on Pinn-server have been there for some time. Proud Leader of " Omega Factor" Top 20 SG.

Looking forward to this for some time. I played Champions Pen$Paper version... Equinox was my first Champions Hero so... ... ... Here is Equinox

[jfk35824]

Greetings!

Really glad you're along, pleased to meet you.

[Mr.Great]

Howdy All,

I’m the new Community Content writer here at Cryptic Studios and I can’t tell you all how incredibly fun that is.

Once upon a time, I was an English professor – which is actually a pretty good gig if you can get it. However, I’ve been a sci-fi and fantasy geek, a comic book reader, a Star Trek fan, and a writer for a lot longer. So, you can understand why writing for both the Champions Online and Star Trek Online communities would be a dream come true. I get to write about superheroes, and read about Romulans, and play video games for my job. I have to say, that beats grading papers any day.

I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone and sharing the awesomeness of Champions Online and Star Trek Online. It’s going to be fun!

P.S. Yes, I might correct your grammar.
P.P.S. Yes, it’s okay for you to correct my grammar.
P.P.P.S. No, I do not think Romeo and Juliet was a particularly good example of Shakespeare’s work. Too schmaltzy.

My favorite Shakespearean work is Hamlet.

[Unwilling]

I wish I could be a community content writer.... T_T

Anyway, congratulations. Hope to see you in the game sometime. Make good stories for us, 'kay? And if you run out of ideas or have one of those slow days, ask me. Maybe I can give you a jumpstart. (Guy can dream, can't he? =P)

[Janiece]

I am a writer as well and I am currently writing for a game "TrinityofTime" I dont know if it will go anywhere as it is just a concept right now, but writing quests is so much fun. The ability to dream anything you want, create characters of vast imagery and to express conceptual art is dizzy playtime. So gratz on living the dream! Its nice to meet you
Janiece

[dashconfesh]

That's pretty freaking sweet that you are in with Cryptic. I envy you to the max :)

[Nohari]

hello alivet
i sounds like u have the job of a life time. the fact that you have to be creativity and imagination just sounds like an incredible job. i look forward in more of your works.

[Damonta]

Welcome Alivet! On behalf of the Champions Online community, I Congratulate you on acquiring your "dream" job and can only hope that I too will one day be in your very position or at least something similar.

So then, is there anything you have recently wrote that I can feast my eyes upon?

Out of personal interest, what exactly were the requirements towards gaining your current place within Cryptic Studios?

[Scribble]

Congraulations and welcome!

You lucky thing, hope you enjoy your (and many others here, myself included), dream job. I'm looking forward to reading your work set in the Champions and StarTrek worlds.

:)

[omikev]

Glad to hear your enthusiastic about your work. I look forward to virtually living some of your stories. :)

[firesquadcommando]

how do i download champion online

[Gabriel.b]

how did you get to make your own champion caus i wanna make one:D tell me plllllllllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeea aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! !!!!!!:p

[Gabriel.b]

you cant it not out yet URL="http://www.champions-online.com/which_champion_are_you"][IMG]http://www.champions-

[Scarabus]

Thanks for beamin' up to the mother ship. Anyplace that has both Star Trek and super heroes is a good place to hang your hat, baby! (I hope I spelled everything right.)

[Taque]

Looks like youre at the right and perfect spot now :)

[SilentHun]

how do i download champion online

This isn't really the place for this...
but to answer your question, the game has not been released. They are Beta testing right now. To attempt to sign up for that, go to Beta Application (http://www.champions-online.com/preview_application). The game, according to Gamestop, has a release date of September 1st.

[MakeMe]

Lance_Maddison -- I do, indeed, write community content ;) Hope you don't mind that I quoted your phrasing over at the STO forums, too. Among other things, I write up the news and announcements for the Cryptic Studios websites, I do interviews with the team, I get to write character profiles, origin stories, some snippets of fiction set in the world of the game, and I help with the game manual. That last one has actually been a lot more fun than you'd think. I may also help with some in-game content.

Any chance of a Dl version of the Game Manual for us newbie beta testers?

[Netherine]

Hello Alivet, welcome and good luck!

[DrShaborgo]

so i can only play the beta if i preorder the game...not impressed i thought that they released betas to people could try the game out before you buy it and now i find out that i have to preorder it to play the beta, that's bull i've been wait for this for a long time and find this out, really dumb.

[Justa_Bri]

Romeo and Juliet may not have been Shakespere's best work, but it does have some good qoutes.

"Do you bite your thumb at me..."

so i can only play the beta if i preorder the game...not impressed i thought that they released betas to people could try the game out before you buy it and now i find out that i have to preorder it to play the beta, that's bull i've been wait for this for a long time and find this out, really dumb.

This is not correct. You can get a key from Fileplanet tomorrow, or some other website. I got my key from ten ton hammer.

[Eligar]

Hi! Welcome! Oh and feel free to correct me. I acually prefer to be corrected to improve my grammar.