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Why CCP should open an office in my city

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Grimpak
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#41 - 2014-09-13 16:44:25 UTC
J'Poll wrote:
Indahmawar Fazmarai wrote:
Jean Luc May wrote:
I would suggest Berlin. Lots of IT stuff happening over there. Big international scene. And more English speaking people then in Spain. Also closer than Barcelona.


And twice as expensive as Spain, too.

Also, who likes German weather? The only good thing you can say about German weather is that it's not Belgian or Icelandic weather! Lol



Who likes the lazy Spanish people that don't even work for 8 hours straight and have to take a nap during the day.

sorry, not anymore.

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Josef Djugashvilis
#42 - 2014-09-13 16:45:22 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
Where else can they go that has as many volcanic options?


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Feer Truelight
#43 - 2014-09-13 16:51:15 UTC
Why should a company full of vikings and viqueens rent an office in spain?
They take what they want as history proves.

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Indahmawar Fazmarai
#44 - 2014-09-13 17:04:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Indahmawar Fazmarai
Feer Truelight wrote:
Why should a company full of vikings and viqueens rent an office in spain?
They take what they want as history proves.


I was thinking about their foreign talent, you know, the ones who may prefer roasted sausages to rotten shark as traditional cuisine goes.
Unezka Turigahl
Det Som Engang Var
#45 - 2014-09-13 19:43:50 UTC
They've already got an office in the UK, they could just move CCP HQ over there. Not too far from Iceland, more population, supposedly some decent talent there, can take the train over from Europe, probably more attractive to European talent, government gives decent benefits to game companies I think? Though, I bet CCP gets a lot of back rubs from the Icelandic government.
ISD Ezwal
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#46 - 2014-09-13 23:05:01 UTC
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Mizhir
Devara Biotech
#47 - 2014-09-14 02:14:33 UTC
Mr M wrote:
I've proposed Stockholm a few times earlier.

Pros
+ No volcanos
+ Better summers than Iceland
+ They could hire Notch
+ Swedish girls and guys, just saying
+ Ski slope in the middle of town
+ You can go to Gotland if you crave sheep's head
+ No hákarl
+ You can buy brennivín
+ No volcanos

Cons
- Cold winters
- No hákarl
- High office rent



I would consider the underlined as a cons. Roll

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Indahmawar Fazmarai
#48 - 2014-09-14 08:51:04 UTC
ISD Ezwal wrote:
This thread has been moved to Out of Pod Experience.


Sweeet! First, they move the thread... then, they'll move their offices! Mwahahahaha!! Twisted

(Technically this thread si not about EVE, but CCP... but I didn't wanted to open it at OOPE as it is not a troll thread. Bear
BrundleMeth
State War Academy
Caldari State
#49 - 2014-09-14 10:22:19 UTC
Pros

0

None

Zilch

Cons

It's Barcelona...
jason hill
Red vs Blue Flight Academy
#50 - 2014-09-14 11:51:22 UTC  |  Edited by: jason hill
nahhhh pile of bollocks ...ccp should relocate to tracy island ...tax free .. and in club Tropicana all the drinks are free Blink fun and sunshine there`s enough for everyone Cool
Jill Xelitras
Xeltec services
#51 - 2014-09-14 12:35:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Jill Xelitras
I once was in Llorret de mar at the beach, like our version of springbreak vacation ... at least one of the places to go and party for a week for european uhm ... students. I think it is close to Barcelona, but I overslept and didn't make it to the bus that would have taken me on a daytrip to that city. So I went to the beach instead again.

So yeah, Barcelona is probably nice.

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Ila Dace
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#52 - 2014-09-14 13:50:17 UTC
2014 Corporate tax rate in Iceland: 20%
...in Spain: 30%
...in Ireland: 12.5%


Cons:
...
- High corporate tax rate (though the U.S. is considerably worse)

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knobber Jobbler
State War Academy
Caldari State
#53 - 2014-09-14 15:40:24 UTC
Analeesa wrote:
Dublin.

No earthquakes, volcanoes etc.
Not too hot not too cold.

Cheap corporation tax (cheapest in like Europe hence why Google have their EU HQ here.)

Beer.
Potatoes.

Wins.


Cons:
Rival firm which is poaching staff.
Josef Djugashvilis
#54 - 2014-09-14 16:01:44 UTC
If CCP relocate to Dublin, (my home city) they have have a big reunion with all the staff who have left them recently.

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Aldstealth Senx
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#55 - 2014-09-15 18:08:56 UTC
Spain with 33% unemployment rate and spanish / catalan talking? Worst and most ridiculous idea ever!

The sad thing is that CCP must be willing to cut costs (just see the ATXII crappy-looking studio), so real state is an issue.

Just move everybody to the US. If you still want to work there, you will need to move, not to whine. I bet CCP Fozzie never looked back at the chance to change countries and the commentators are thrilled to travel there.

So why it must be different for people from Iceland to move somewhere else? Need to have an open mind and get out this tiny country who is probably holding CCP back anyways.

If CCP HQ was already at US I bet MLG would host several competitions already.

PS: I'm not from US, I'm being completely objective, game and money only.
Zimmy Zeta
Perkone
Caldari State
#56 - 2014-09-15 18:44:26 UTC
Detroit sounds like a good idea, I think office rents are at an all time low.
CCP could buy up most of the estates and turn the "Motor City" into a "Spaceship City". Pirate

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Carmen Electra
AlcoDOTTE
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#57 - 2014-09-15 19:54:03 UTC
ITT: people who want to work for CCP and who want CCP to open up an office 10 minutes from where they live.

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Indahmawar Fazmarai
#58 - 2014-09-15 20:26:23 UTC
Carmen Electra wrote:
ITT: people who want to work for CCP and who want CCP to open up an office 10 minutes from where they live.


The greatest irony is that my own RL trade is completely unrelated to CCP's jobs requirements. I am being totally frank with my suggestion to move their foreign talent to a more liveable place than Iceland, and I exposed the pros and cons of my own city out of a conversation where the unexploited IT potential of 22@ was the matter.

BTW, Barcelona's municipality is the only Spanish public administration whose debt rating is AA (down from being AA+ for years, bloody crisis!). My city is solidly in the blacks. Cool
Cynter DeVries
Spheroidal Projections
#59 - 2014-09-16 01:53:56 UTC
Unezka Turigahl wrote:
They've already got an office in the UK, they could just move CCP HQ over there. Not too far from Iceland, more population, supposedly some decent talent there, can take the train over from Europe, probably more attractive to European talent, government gives decent benefits to game companies I think? Though, I bet CCP gets a lot of back rubs from the Icelandic government.

...and a bankster on the board, if I recall correctly.

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Debora Tsung
Perkone
Caldari State
#60 - 2014-09-16 14:53:12 UTC
Indahmawar Fazmarai wrote:
Jean Luc May wrote:
I would suggest Berlin. Lots of IT stuff happening over there. Big international scene. And more English speaking people then in Spain. Also closer than Barcelona.


And twice as expensive as Spain, too.

Also, who likes German weather? The only good thing you can say about German weather is that it's not Belgian or Icelandic weather! Lol



Meh, we don't need weather, we can buy sun in a bottle if need be. Blink

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