If I had control over the development of this game....(With Videos :) )

It bound to work eventually, law of averages has to catch up sooner or later.

And at least he didnt want them to copy/paste the engine code :P

You'll need an intern to explain it, interns are amazing and can fix everything.

/sign

I pretty much stopped reading after this line. Granted, I know nothing about game development, software design, or even locating the power button for my hamster-powered compubox thingy. But did they really use the Hero engine to infiltrate the development process? Did BW have to sneak into the development process while no one was watching? I picture the Hero engine creating a distraction on the other side of the room while BW tiptoes through the door that reads: "DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY." Infiltrate must mean something special in compu-lingo.

So, yeah, I'll join the chorus of players grateful that the OP doesn't have control over development of this game. Although, at times, I wish BW had chosen a different engine with which to initiate the development process.

I guarantee Malastare understands it better than you do.

Swtor runs as smooth as butter. Perhaps you should update from your Commordore 64?

I somehow doubt that.

I do agree malastare understands the differences. However when someone starts using MMO-Enabled engine and Single Player Engine, I start to wonder their experiences as most developers don't really use those terms. I know a few guys from EA Vancouver branch before and when they talked about games like Old republic they would tell me well it's made on this engine....there was never a oh it's made on Frostbite MMO - Enabled Engine and we hope to get Battlefield on the Single Enabled Engine.

An engine is a engine. Unreal is best example it can be used for MMO , Single , Multiplayer. Any engine can be use for anything but you have to look at the coding and determine how much work you want to do and whether the engine will support your game/features/direction. This is why we have thousands of engines built and not just 1, frostbite can be used for Massive Online gaming and is like mentioned in the process of being tested on a game for the first time to see it's limits but again even if the test happens its just a test of that developer's plan , others will shock the world on what they can do with an engine if they know the coding really well. Best example APB as they used the Unreal code but modified it to be able to do the customization and etc, all the you see wasn't designed or allowed in the basic structure of unreal engine and even Reloaded productions and Real times has mentioned how much time it took to push the boundaries . But when you use the engine for Online let it be MMO or just Online like Call of duty/ Battlefield then you have to start the rest of the factors such as server , net code and so forth. Which are pieces completely different from the engine itself and plays more of the important role of the Online Experience, as these parts determine the idea of either

A) Client side based - This allows most info to come from the client (dedicated servers at a certain extent, lan etc)
B) Client and Server side - They work together and meet in the middle ( some MMOs does this to allow storage of data but however can be easily attacked by hackers and etc) Battlefield , APB ( these uses DATA centers either their own or rented to store their side of the data)
C) Server side - It's all server baby ( the server holds all the data and client information, the client him/her self stores the game and basic access but the rest is all storage into the main serve) Example : WOW ( cool story they sold the old server sections before and if you got one it's rather neat to look at), Eve online ( best example of pure server side as all data is stored to a central server and nothing else)

So when players complain about a MMO not working to well, it's not always the engine. Most times it could be the server , net code , package leaks and so forth. There is a lot in a MMo then just engine that is why it cost so much to produce one and why so many companies don't jump for it until they are sure. This also explains why a lot still fight for subs and not free to play.

Your post history: Filled with sarcastic snark directed at new players to make yourself feel superior to them.

Malastare's post history: Filled with extremely thoughtful and accurate posts giving people insights into how game development actually works.

Yes I am sure you know more about game engines than him.

Have you written an MMO game engine? How about a non-MMO game engine? How about any software at all?