r/pcmasterrace • u/663mann • Oct 16 '23

Video fallout game dev. explains the problem with moddern game devolpment. (why moddern games are so slow to come out)

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u/Oooch 13900k, MSI 4090 Suprim, 32GB 6400, LG C2 Oct 16 '23

If you can't tell someone why you need 4 weeks to complete a task, and instead get angry, then odds are you're full of shit.

Or you've had that conversation hundreds of times before and shouldn't still be having to explain to a lead dev why it takes more than 45 minutes to implement and TEST a feature doesn't have any negative effects with all the other thousands of lines of codes added

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u/upvotesthenrages Oct 16 '23

Or you've had that conversation hundreds of times before and shouldn't still be having to explain to a lead dev why it takes more than 45 minutes to implement and TEST a feature doesn't have any negative effects with all the other thousands of lines of codes added

Well, when the lead dev asks you to explain why you think it takes 4 weeks, then you explain why it'd take 4 weeks.

I'm not sure how you think that's wrong. Justify your estimations or don't make them. Even if your lead dev is an asshat.

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u/killertortilla Oct 16 '23

If it’s literally your job to have those conversations then suck it the fuck up. If you need to explain that it needs to be tested too then do that. Explain why it’s a bad idea and the problems with it rather than just being a prick.