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What do employers look for when recruiting game developers? [Gamesbriefers]Free-to-play game design is iterative, responsive and agile. That changes the nature of the programming skills and attitudes that you need. What are the attributes that you look for in a game developer when recruiting?
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[Gamesbriefers] How much friction should there be in F2P games?
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