The Hero Engine was the latest hot topic for MMORPG.com at the Austin Games Conference. The MMORPG article features a brief discussion as to the details of middleware and a lot about emerging middleware companies, and then finally things get relevant with an explaination about what these “middleware” companies have to do with the average online gamer.
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What do companies like these mean for the online gamer? Two things mainly:
Faster concept and development to test. With a complete solution available to them, game companies can concentrate on game design and production. Players will see faster game development. Already MMOG companies are talking in terms of 3 to 4 year development cycles when using the development tools available to them instead of 4 to 6. A complete set of MMOG tools might mean cutting that down even further. Real time distribution and balancing of server loads. A single seamless world if the developers so choose, is in sight. What about not crashing a zone with too many players? Sounds good to me!
I’m sure other important stuff was mentioned, so why don’t you soothe your curiosity and check out the article HERE!
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