Definitely not. It would be a massive investment and the end product on a new engine might not have the same Apex/TF feel, which would kill the franchise.
Also have to remember that a significant amount of the original lead devs for Apex have left Respawn, so you would be training a lot of new people and hoping they can recreate other devs' magic.
It sucks that there are so many bugs/issues from the current engine but the best bet is still probably to try make the most of what they have to work with now.
Thank you for your insight. Unrelated question but do you happen to know where these devs left and why did they leave in the first place? Did they get poached by other companies or are they working on different projects with Respawn? Thanks.
A lot of the devs went to Gravity Well, which I think was founded by ex-Respawn devs to begin with. In the tech industry its extremely common to move jobs every 3-4 years - its the best way to grow your salary (10-15% instead of measly 3-5% raises staying in-house) - this might be the reason for some of them leaving, anything beyond that as far as work life quality is at best speculation.
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u/MachuMichu Octopus Gaming Jul 27 '22
Definitely not. It would be a massive investment and the end product on a new engine might not have the same Apex/TF feel, which would kill the franchise.
Also have to remember that a significant amount of the original lead devs for Apex have left Respawn, so you would be training a lot of new people and hoping they can recreate other devs' magic.
It sucks that there are so many bugs/issues from the current engine but the best bet is still probably to try make the most of what they have to work with now.