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BluePlatypus
01.05.2012 , 11:24 AM | #331
Quote: Originally Posted by NegativeDown View Post
Blizzard having 7 years to work on the bugs in their engine wouldn't have anything to do with that now would it? Sorry for being logical.
Their engine was good at release. Their backend stability was not.

I dare say the inverse applies here.

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SarahR
01.05.2012 , 11:25 AM | #332
Quote: Originally Posted by BluePlatypus View Post
Trion's MMO, Rift, uses the Gamebryo engine. They may have modified it, but it is not homegrown.
They are using such a heavily modified version of it that it is considered home built. They used the frameworks of the latest revision and then began restructuring that straight from the ground up. There are very few remnants of the base engine itself, to be honest.


Oblivion and many other games use Gamebryo. It's rock solid.

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youwillburn
01.05.2012 , 11:26 AM | #333
Quote: Originally Posted by NegativeDown View Post
Blizzard having 7 years to work on the bugs in their engine wouldn't have anything to do with that now would it? Sorry for being logical.
When has blizzard ever had the ability delay problem? Maybe they foresaw the problems and built their engine to handle it?

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BluePlatypus
01.05.2012 , 11:27 AM | #334
Quote: Originally Posted by SarahR View Post
They are using such a heavily modified version of it that it is considered home built. They used the frameworks of the latest revision and then began restructuring that straight from the ground up. There are very few remnants of the base engine itself, to be honest. Warhammer didn't do this, and well, you can see how that turned out.
Well, whichever the case, props to them. I am a big fan of Rift's engine myself.

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Ceridan
01.05.2012 , 11:28 AM | #335
Quote: Originally Posted by BluePlatypus View Post
This may come as a surprise to you, but many programmers are avid gamers and we also know to use the internet.
No!!!!!! it's impossible!!!!! programmers loving videogames?????


wait... I am a programmer(studying to be a software engineer actually) and I love video games...

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GetzMango
01.05.2012 , 11:29 AM | #336
Quote: Originally Posted by saminaobx View Post
It the worst engine for an MMO + it doesn't have thre capacity to run the damn game.
False! The game clearly runs!
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flunkorg
01.05.2012 , 11:30 AM | #337
Quote: Originally Posted by Ceridan View Post
No!!!!!! it's impossible!!!!! programmers loving videogames?????


wait... I am a programmer(studying to be a software engineer actually) and I love video games...
Studying programing myself, and I love video games.
Quote: Originally Posted by Skoobie View Post
I've said it before and I'll say it again:

The game isn't broken, some of the playerbase is.

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Godsfear
01.05.2012 , 11:30 AM | #338
Quote: Originally Posted by BluePlatypus View Post
Well, whichever the case, props to them. I am a big fan of Rift's engine myself.
I played Rift till I had full Rank 8 and some hammerknell gear and yea, that game runs rock solid.

If only we could combine RIFT's gameplay with SWTOR IP and artwork.

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OSUNightfall
01.05.2012 , 11:30 AM | #339
Quote: Originally Posted by zerobounds View Post
Creating an engine is a huge amount of work, Hero Engine already has a solid and reliable base for MMO games and that was likely a big driver in their choice. Most of the time when a big title is made on an existing engine base it will undergo massive changes to make the design priorities and engine capabilities work around each other to come to a good quality result under stress tests.

They likely bypassed a huge amount of work by choosing Hero Engine package which then allowed them to focus on the game rather than the engine and networking mechanics - not that those two weren't overhauled too. There's so many factors involved and 95 out of 100 people here don't care or simply take reliable game-play for granted and will whine about anything.

Budget is a completely different monster and plays a large role in choosing an engine.
Hey, it's the guy who took the time to express his point in more than one sentence, in contrast to me. All excellent points. If Bioware had made their own engine, we'd probably be seeing "SWTOR: Coming Spring 2013." Crafting an engine from scratch is a gigantic undertaking.
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youwillburn
01.05.2012 , 11:30 AM | #340
Quote: Originally Posted by Perfik View Post
you fail MR Blizzard Fanboy
the only fact is A) cause
Average Biodrone defence.



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B) objective. I didnt' run in any of your "load" of "bugs" and "problems"
Do you mean subjective?
also: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=133110
Fail more.

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C) Yeah they used their own engine and beta tested on you for what? 4 years? 3 years? 5 years? hell even now WoW has some horrible bugs (vanish bug,charge-Jump bug etc)
How many years was SWTOR in development? hmm

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you are clueless seriously
Wrong again. Nice try.
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