kumquatq3 Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Gamespots report on what they saw. sounds great and the fact that it doesn't need a uber-card is even better but the thing that jumped out at me was: Epic also acknowledged that there are already several third-party projects underway using Unreal Engine 3, including at least one online role-playing game. didn't bioware liceanse this? :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirottu Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Bioware doing online rpg? Hmmm? Anyhow, that unreal engine sure sounds good. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I'd be surprised if Bioware decided to get involved with a MMORPG. The market is saturated and they cost a fortune to run. D&D Online is in the works, and I think that's gonna take a caning too. There's no reason why Bioware wouldn't licence a FPS shooter engine to make a RPG whatsoever. I just don't think that they'd go down the Asheron's Call route. Cheers MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volourn Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I doubt BIO is using it to make a MMORPGH or a straight up FPS. The closest to a FPS BIO will make would be soemthing Vampire; but even that's in doubt.. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyranor Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 They said online, not MMO. Just wait and see. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volourn Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 And? It wouldn't be the firts on line game BIo had made. The BGs were on line games too. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niten_Ryu Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Lineage II (MMOG) uses Unreal Engine. It might be that NCsoft just upgrades Lineage II or releases whole new MMOG based on Unreal Engine tech. Seamless worlds are even more important in MMOG environment than in single player games. Bioware and Midway also have Unreal Engine 3 licences but I really hope that they wouldn't do multiplayer online game or MMOG. What I'd really love to see is Unreal Engine based KotOR III... no more ultra small maps and real z-axis (and of course SSS, parallex maps, HDRL ect ect junk) Let's play Alpha Protocol My misadventures on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Whatever Bio makes with the UE3, I suspect some really hefty hardware requirements. Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 PC version of Jade Empire ? Seems like the right sort of engine. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astatine Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 A PC port of Jade Empire would probably keep the same engine as the Xbox version, just like both platform editions of KOTOR (and KOTOR2) share engine technology. No, Bioware have something new and cool in the works... " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Never been impressed withthe Unreal engines. Good for shooters, boring shooters at that, but nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Wow.. streaming maps and the graphics quality of the Unreal 3 engine.. Almost sounds too good to be true. Now, let's hope someone manages to do a decent game with all this spectacular technology. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 I doubt it. The tech is geared for shooters and not games of substance. Yes, this sounds like a visceris mode moment but I have yet seen a good game done with the Unreal engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkan Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 I have. UT and UT2k4. Oh yeah. I said it. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyranor Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 UT2k4 was spectacular in terms of atmosphere and intensity. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Nothing beats the original Unreal and UT when it comes to the Unreal franchise. I never really cared about the sequels. @Hades: You're talking nonsense, read again what the UE3 is capable of. Just because the Engine is from a company that only makes FPS doesn't mean the engine is only appropriate for FPS. There're plenty non-FPS games out there using Unreal Technology, even Gothic 1 uses parts of that. And with the seamless map transitions in UE3, things can only get better. I for one am happy about Bio's purchase of the UE3. Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roshan Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Unreal tournament is one of the greatest games ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volourn Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 "The tech is geared for shooters and not games of substance." It's an engine. It can be changed to fit whatever game thet creator wants it to. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agris Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 "The tech is geared for shooters and not games of substance." It's an engine. It can be changed to fit whatever game thet creator wants it to. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ya, the fact that the Unreal engine is used in a lot of shooters has no bearing on the rendering and graphics portion of it. Oh, and the online RPG Epic is refering to is most likely Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Contreras Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 The Vanguard FAQ states that they are using a heavily modded version of the Unreal 2 engine for release and considering moving to Unreal 3 for expansion. Maybe things have changed since the FAQ was written, 'course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 "The tech is geared for shooters and not games of substance." It's an engine. It can be changed to fit whatever game thet creator wants it to. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Really? What good hardcore CRPGs have been made with the Unreal engines? None that I have seen. Just because an engine is capable doesn't mean that it will be used as such. What can be done is irrelevant to what is actually done and the tech has been used and geared for shooters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Nothing beats the original Unreal and UT when it comes to the Unreal franchise. I never really cared about the sequels.@Hades: You're talking nonsense, read again what the UE3 is capable of. Just because the Engine is from a company that only makes FPS doesn't mean the engine is only appropriate for FPS. There're plenty non-FPS games out there using Unreal Technology, even Gothic 1 uses parts of that. And with the seamless map transitions in UE3, things can only get better. I for one am happy about Bio's purchase of the UE3. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Gothic 2 is one of the worse CRPGs I have played. Sorry, you are not selling me on the basis of the Gothic series. :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Nothing beats the original Unreal and UT when it comes to the Unreal franchise. I never really cared about the sequels.@Hades: You're talking nonsense, read again what the UE3 is capable of. Just because the Engine is from a company that only makes FPS doesn't mean the engine is only appropriate for FPS. There're plenty non-FPS games out there using Unreal Technology, even Gothic 1 uses parts of that. And with the seamless map transitions in UE3, things can only get better. I for one am happy about Bio's purchase of the UE3. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Gothic 2 is one of the worse CRPGs I have played. Sorry, you are not selling me on the basis of the Gothic series. :puke: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't sell you anything. And your taste in CRPGs has nothing to do with the fact what can be done with Unreal Technology. Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 As I said before being capable of doing something is irrelevant to what is actually done. I can buy a shotgun and blow away my boss, but that is irrelevant to the fact that I haven't done it yet. I rather deal with what is actually out on the market and what is tangible than deal with what if. So far the Unreal engines have produced no games of substance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 As I said before being capable of doing something is irrelevant to what is actually done. I can buy a shotgun and blow away my boss, but that is irrelevant to the fact that I haven't done it yet. I rather deal with what is actually out on the market and what is tangible than deal with what if. That's because there're still no games available using UE3? So far the Unreal engines have produced no games of substance. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> An engine doesn't "produce" substance, that's still the job of the creative minds working on the game. But the best idea is worth nothing if you can't realize it with proper technology. Ohh, and when we're at substance: Even you admitted that you've enjoined Deus Ex, a game that, without any doubt, has substance. But hey, just go over to the Bioware Boards and lecture the devs that they will fail of delivering substance due to the usage of UE3...I'm sure you'll make an ass out of yourself there (again). Good Luck! Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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