- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Why would a game designer look at code? Thats for the programmers.
Anyway, around 97% of all game ideas put forward get turned down, and just because it gets the go ahead doesnt mean it will sell.
The actual DESIGNERS have an OK job, but to be one not only do have have to be creative you have to think of Gameplay elements, how it will effect the user, character development and all sorts of other crap players dont even think about. Pay wise it goes from around 20 to 30K for a Junior, and can go up to Hundreds of thousands if you have a proven track record. Check this site out http://www.igda.org/articles/ebartlett_designer.php
Designers are the arses who wip us programmers and -blam!- because a feature they want is impossible to impliment.