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by Amnvex
11 Apr 2018, 00:56
Forum: Pļāpātuve / Offtopic
Topic: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English only)
Replies: 47
Views: 52962

Re: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English o

Naa, those are rent prices in LV/Riga. To be fair 200eur apartament would be quite tiny, and the popular range for comfortable ones is 260-400. In UK or Sweden/Norway/Finland (especially bigger cities) you would pay muuuuch more for rent. There is the salary equalization - you pay much more for ser...
by Amnvex
10 Apr 2018, 23:37
Forum: Pļāpātuve / Offtopic
Topic: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English only)
Replies: 47
Views: 52962

Re: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English o

Yea, i do agree that those taxes are crazy, i have not delved too deeply in reasearching US tax, but i have heard quite a few horror stories. Fortunately here it's much simpler :D Its around 15% tax up to X eur per year (if you file to make small company/declare yourself as micro-freelancer), and i...
by Amnvex
10 Apr 2018, 20:59
Forum: Pļāpātuve / Offtopic
Topic: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English only)
Replies: 47
Views: 52962

Re: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English o

Oh, and lastly, I'd like to add the issue with freelancing is when companies like Avalanche do this: http://avalanchestudios.com/careers/P_AAAAAADAAADHQBMDpUoT4k/ If you look, it says: "Local candidates only. This position will require to work in our Stockholm Studio as an independent contractor. T...
by Amnvex
10 Apr 2018, 06:24
Forum: Pļāpātuve / Offtopic
Topic: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English only)
Replies: 47
Views: 52962

Re: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English o

Anyhow.. Nothing's worse than the US with its shitty healthcare and their cancer people. Nothing's worse than that.... That's right. +1. Then there's no point in going to Latvia because it sounds like there is nothing there other than remote work (which indicates the industry doesn't exist if it ha...
by Amnvex
09 Apr 2018, 20:37
Forum: Pļāpātuve / Offtopic
Topic: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English only)
Replies: 47
Views: 52962

Re: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English o

You also have to look at it another way: one example of a successful career is not the standard for the industry. Just because Bjorn Hurri did it, doesn't mean every freelancer can . You said before: I've never seen a successful game studio where the designers are remote. And I proved you wrong, yo...
by Amnvex
09 Apr 2018, 06:01
Forum: Pļāpātuve / Offtopic
Topic: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English only)
Replies: 47
Views: 52962

Re: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English o

sam wrote:mmm. it says the Bjorn Hurri location is UK. How i didn't see that coming....

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What significance does that have? Do you think he does this full time? No other job? Just freelancing?
by Amnvex
08 Apr 2018, 22:10
Forum: Pļāpātuve / Offtopic
Topic: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English only)
Replies: 47
Views: 52962

Re: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English o

I've never seen a successful game studio where the designers are remote. Oh, so you have never heard of Electronic Arts, Visceral Games (Dead Space, published by EA), Creative Assembly (Total War), Sucker Punch Productions (Infamous, published by Sony Computer Entertainment), Irrational Games (BioS...
by Amnvex
08 Apr 2018, 21:36
Forum: Pļāpātuve / Offtopic
Topic: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English only)
Replies: 47
Views: 52962

Re: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English o

The problem is that I have no idea how to start or where to start. I also can't really find any companies that need 2D/3D artists. Where are they all? Does Latvia not use LinkedIn? Is it still the mid 1990s there? Everything frozen in time? So, what you're saying is move to LV but get paid a salary...
by Amnvex
06 Apr 2018, 01:14
Forum: Pļāpātuve / Offtopic
Topic: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English only)
Replies: 47
Views: 52962

Re: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English o

I would recommend that movie.. the guy has an interesting attitude .... how he reached his goal The attitude what matters and not the hard work, don't you agree? Hard work *not equal* good results. So what .. why you need family if they so don't care about you... do you need a tour guide now? Sorry...
by Amnvex
05 Apr 2018, 01:53
Forum: Pļāpātuve / Offtopic
Topic: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English only)
Replies: 47
Views: 52962

Re: Need advice: move to LV for game development? (English o

Other guy is a troll, trust me. If you want to win the lottery, you have to make the money to buy a ticket. @Amnvex Im sure you have couple of friends in Latvia too. Yes, I agree with you. Skills are a way to make money. If you can get the skills. Actually, no. I left so long ago that I don't know ...

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