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07.01.2012 , 11:13 PM | #101
Quote: Originally Posted by Taurusaud View Post
Actually it would be an enormous undertaking. Since they already built their code around the alpha engine code, they would essentially need to obtain the new engine code and rewrite all their game code from scratch to fit the new engine code (it's not gonna happen).

You can think of it like a building built on an unsolid foundation. You can go in and try to build that foundation up but everything above it is already dependent on the unsolid foundation and moving things around causes walls to come crashing down. It's far easier and more efficient to just pour a solid foundation and build atop that.

You can think of code like that. The engine is a series of functions that all do different things, and BW essentially wrote all their code based on those functions (which don't allow for 200v200). If you wanna go back now and change those core engine functions, everything dependent on it comes crashing down and you have to rewrite it all over again.
I don't think either one of us can say for certain how strong the engine framework is. For all we know, the framework could be almost exactly the same between TOR's and the newest iteration of HERO.

That would make it a very strong foundation. But, again, neither of us knows.
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07.01.2012 , 11:37 PM | #102
Quote: Originally Posted by JeramieCrowe View Post
I don't think either one of us can say for certain how strong the engine framework is. For all we know, the framework could be almost exactly the same between TOR's and the newest iteration of HERO.

That would make it a very strong foundation. But, again, neither of us knows.
But we should be able to make an accurate prediction about its framework based upon what we have seen it perform over these last 6 months.
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07.02.2012 , 12:02 AM | #103
Quote: Originally Posted by Tuscad View Post
But we should be able to make an accurate prediction about its framework based upon what we have seen it perform over these last 6 months.
The stop-calls for I/O aren't part of the framework, and is what is causing/did cause much of the issues of lag in populated areas. It can be changed/improved without changing much of the engine foundation at all.

As far as how much of the framework BioWare actually changed, I cannot say. I do know that they said they made "extensive modifications" to the engine, though how much of that involved the framework I cannot say.

But the topic we're speaking of, the possibility of 200v200, has very little to do with the framework, I think.
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phill-fry
07.02.2012 , 04:54 AM | #104
either way space PvP needs to be added to the game.
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Zaemiel
07.02.2012 , 05:07 AM | #105
Quote: Originally Posted by phill-fry View Post
either way space PvP needs to be added to the game.
Absolutely!
Please, Bioware, can you create a free PvP and PvE space battle please! Swoop racing is also welcome!

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phill-fry
08.30.2012 , 01:05 PM | #106
guess they are still not revealing any more news on this then :\
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Sarfux
08.30.2012 , 01:06 PM | #107
Why no news? Cause it's an expansion. Definitely
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08.30.2012 , 01:09 PM | #108
Quote: Originally Posted by Sarfux View Post
Why no news? Cause it's an expansion. Definitely
If it's as big as some people here are dreaming it'll be, I'd be OK with it being an 'expansion'.
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phill-fry
08.30.2012 , 01:13 PM | #109
I'd be happy with it being an expansion, but I'd just like to here some news about even if its just a "yeah we're still working on it" kinda thing.
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08.30.2012 , 01:14 PM | #110
Quote: Originally Posted by phill-fry View Post
I'd be happy with it being an expansion, but I'd just like to here some news about even if its just a "yeah we're still working on it" kinda thing.
If the Dev Tracker was working, I'd direct you there. They did state definitively, just like 7-10 days ago, that they ARE still working on it. What "it" is remains the big secret.
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