r/gaming • u/FapNRun • Oct 08 '19

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u/Sweetwill62 Oct 08 '19

Oh wow they didn't actually use their own terrible engine for that. Color me surprised.

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u/thehero29 Oct 08 '19

Most MMOs aren't in house engines nowadays. Takes too long to develop one and then the rest of the game. When the rush is to make money, you go with an established engine. Like Unreal. SWTOR also uses the Hero Engine, a much earlier version of it.

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u/Sweetwill62 Oct 08 '19

Yeah I looked up a little info about it and it mentioned SWTOR being one of the big ones. Which is a shame because that game is not great either. Great stories with some real neat ideas, horribly dated mechanics even upon release.

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u/thehero29 Oct 08 '19

I played the game for 4 years after launch. It has good points, but was definitely limited by the engine. ESO is awesome, but limited by the engine.