Terrible programming

stefan.gustavsonb16_ESO

The game is good, but I maintain my opinion that the programming for several subsystems is indeed terrible. Some programming errors are understandable and perhaps even inevitable in a product as complex as an MMO, but program complexity that gets to the point where the code becomes so difficult to manage that the developers lose track of their own changes is a problem with a badly structured design and bad code management. The game was rushed to market, most likely coded under too much stress, and released before it was ready. I like the game, but I honestly think there is some terribly bad code in it.

Akula

Sharee wrote: »

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Innocente wrote: »

That being said, the fundamental game engine on which ESO is built (despite what anyone tells you) is the HERO Engine. A fairly good 3rd party MMO system; the same one used in SWTOR.

That is not correct. Hero engine was used during early prototyping.

Basically, they developed their own engine and game art at the same time. They could not use the engine to display/work on the art since the engine was not finished yet. So they used hero engine instead, for development purposes.

Hero engine was dropped once the actual in-house developed engine was ready to go.

Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/21eg29/powered_by_hero_engine/

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No no let me clear something up.

Greetings Stephen,

Thank you for contacting The Elder Scrolls Online Team. We built the game engine from the ground up for #ESO. It is not the same as the Creation Engine used by Bethesda. so while we were prototyping the game on HeroEngine, we were simultaneously developing our own client, server, and messaging layer that were specifically designed with ESO in mind. Think of HeroEngine as a whiteboard for us.

You forgot the part where he states "despite what anyone tells you" which invalidates your entire argument. See if you want to win a point, you simply state "despite what anyone tells you" and any kind of evidence you put forward becomes invalid. I use this in all my day to day business.

Despite what anyone tells you, hamburger is made of whale meat and moon cheese.

See how that works?

OrangeTheCat

Arizona_Willie wrote: »

You can be a fanboi all you want and make all the snide comments but it doesn't change that fact that that is TERRIBLE programming. If you aren't changing locations there is no need to unload and reload all the exact same information. If properly programmed they should be able to just unload and load CHARACTER information CAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME.

How should the game know which character you are going to load up? Or are you saying all of your characters are in the same place?

OrangeTheCat

Falmer wrote: »

Seriously? Are people just looking for anything to complain about now?

Pretty much. The cool kids say ESO sucks and so as things get fixed we have to find something, anything, to complain about even at the expense of exposing our ignorance to the rest of the community and presupposing we know better than the people who work in the code day in and day out.

Kafolarbear

Insignia91 wrote: »

I do not know why but I still get flabbergasted by what people complain about.

Speak the kings English, man! How are we supposed to understand you, who uses "flabbergasted", why are you so ignorant???? THE DOWNFALL OF CIVILIZATION IS NIGH.

/rant

vyndral13preub18_ESO

Kafolarbear wrote: »

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Insignia91 wrote: »

I do not know why but I still get flabbergasted by what people complain about.

Speak the kings English, man! How are we supposed to understand you, who uses "flabbergasted", why are you so ignorant???? THE DOWNFALL OF CIVILIZATION IS NIGH.

/rant

Gee Willikers, Sir. I am a bit bamboozled by your rant.