   Searching a place for my creativity (content creation)
  I am a 20 year old soon to be physics student with interest in philosophy.Although I never participated in a professional project(meaning an official paid job), I can say from the bottom of my heart I am a content writer.Since I was a kid I thought of game concepts: battle systems, magic systems, races, abilities, background story , game philosophy, formulas for calculating damage or certain values, basic atmosphere, character creation systems etc. I even tried once or twice to think of a totally new physics for a game . However i soon had to realize that the complexity I wished for is out of my current knowledge and would be to much for an computer to calculate.Some time , some years ago I got more and more dissatiesfied with games I played even with popular games like warcraft, diablo etc. Maybe its only because I am a bad player for several reasons (bad game reflexes ,strategy focus to much on one concept I sympathize with etc) Well , whatever the reason it leaded to my wish to actually help to create better games which could satisfy me.I started to post in prebeta/in development game forums.Although I got much  from the communitys they could not fulfill the frequency , density and activity of creative process I wish for. Also I always  became critical after some time,if they games could really fullfill my exspectations.So I did go on with my search to find a place where I can bring in my ideas, and now I am here.I search for any project, programmer etc that needs a content writer , any place where a large amount of creative thinking is needed. Although i prefer fantasy mmorpgs any kind of game with strong content ,like strategic games or scifi rpgs is welcomed.I thirst, I am hungry for a place I can bring in my mind.Want to invent a whole game or only a magic system? I would be pleasured to do the work.  
  Everyone''s gonna start flaming you for this, saying that you can''t get anywhere on just ideas unless you''re already well-known in the industry and can use nepotism to your advantage.I feel the same way you do, and I think it really sucks that people like us can''t seem to get anywhere unless we have friends masochistic enough to start up projects and let us in on them, and even then it''s THEIR final say, we never get to see any of our cool ideas implemented the way we want them.Hmmm, maybe we need to start up some kind of group of "idea people" to come up with ideas so kickass that the "pros" can''t ignore them/us anymore...  If a squirrel is chasing you, drop your nuts and run. ;  "Everyone''s gonna start flaming you for this, saying that you can''t get anywhere on just ideas unless you''re already well-known in the industry and can use nepotism to your advantage."That''s not what people will flame for. Ideas are cheap, but it''s the hard work that''s needed to carry them through to release that gets paid for.   Why you shouldn''t use iostream.h - ever! | A Good free online C++ book;  I am in need of you. I cannot pay you. But we could use your help. Please reply to this post or email.Thank You,DavidEmail:   admin@youngpcguys.comAIM:youngpcguys comI wont be on tommorrow.. sorry.  We really need you.. Please. ;  I could use a writer. Here is a thread describing my game world. You can find an incomplete design doc here.If it looks like something you would be interested in or have any questions, contact me. The introduction, dialog, combat description, and just about anything else pertaining to writing needs major work.  Sean ;  @onyxflameYes its hard but you have to start somewhere.Also before I came here I thought about , that a site could be created ,collecting ideas for games , game systems and complete game concepts. At advanced progress they ideas could not only be presented to the public, but sent to people of the busines skilled programmers etc.(however I have no actual experience in creating websites and when I create something I want it to be a success and something original)Actually i found this site checking if a site like this exist.@AniondI never said  I wanted to be paid. I am honored to help you , although it would actually be nice to know what kind of help you need, what you want me to do for you.I will also try to reach you by email. However beware my email sometimes is not able to receive emails from certain places, sites etc( do not ask me why i do not know)Sean99 your Game is beautiful and your ideas are great, however I do not know if I am the right guy for you. English is not my native language so my formulations sometimes lack accurate style and grammar.One thing is sure your writer has to read a whole bunch of stuff and talk with you many hours before he actually knows the game , the background and the feeling of the game as well as yourself.;  "That''s not what people will flame for. Ideas are cheap, but it''s the hard work that''s needed to carry them through to release that gets paid for."Of course. My problem is, I have no desire to program. Creating ideas is fun, programming them is boring and confusing and to me, a waste of time I could be using to come up with more ideas. (I''m not talking about general ideas like "hey let''s do a game about weiner dogs", I''m talking about specific things like "ok, so if you fail to rescue the princess, then the king gets all depressed (insert cool script) and lets the kingdom go to pot, which leads to...")So I will most likely continue to be a nonproductive burden on society, unwilling to do what everyone else seems to want me to do and unable to do what I really want to do.   If a squirrel is chasing you, drop your nuts and run. ;  "English is not my native language so my formulations sometimes lack accurate style and grammar."There appears to be a huge mismatch of what you want to do and what you are able to do. You said you wanted to be a writer, I sugguest you take writing courses (especailly non-fiction) instead of looking for a shortcut. Even somebody looking for free work wants a writer who can actually write.;  Maybe i mistook the word content writer?Because, although I also have my skills in writing storys etc my main skills and what i thought is meant by content writer  lies in the creation of content. This means  ideas and formulas how a game can work, you could say the soul of a game. I think of ways how combat can be made strategical , skills, attributes,races, balance in the game search for possible problems and their solutions etc.   ;  Oooh... The term you''re looking for is Game Designer. 