HeroEngine is a MMO developer's wet dream.
Tools like that aren't made overnight.
The sooner the dev get their hands on powerful tools, the sooner they can make a great, polished game.
Some of the things you want in a powerful MMO tool-kit-arsenal are flexibility, expandability, and convenience.
Oh and you want all of that when you start the project, not later.
Plus with most outsourced stuff, you get updates, added features, and constant improvements.
Its just smart.
Forums
» Quarter To Three » Former Waterthread » The Corporation » FoH (when it's up) » MUD-Dev (inactive)
Collectives
» For The Children (wiki)
» Terra Nova » Corpnews » F13 (Waterthread) » Kill10Rats » The Escapist
Singularities
» AFK Gamer (is glamour) » Aggro Me (SOE mostly) » Mobhunter (EQ1 Loral) » Amber Night (touchy) » West Karana (EQ2 Tipa) » N3rfed (when not busy) » Darniaq » MMOG Nation (Zonk) » NotAddicted » Pitfalls (Krones) » D-One (loves Lum) » Mischiefbox » J. the Yellow » Tide's Horizon » Tobold (always moderated) » Cuppycake » Heartless » MMODIG (is nut) » Geldon » Grimwell
Guru meditation
» LumTheMad (Scott Jennings) » Raph Koster (Raph Koster) » Dundee (Jeff Freeman) » Brandon Reinhart » Sanya Weathers » Lietgardis (Sara Jensen) » Mahrin Skel (Dave Rickey) » Matt Mihaly (Matt Mihaly) » Ubiq (Damion Schubert) » Mark Jacobs » Scott Hartsman » Blackguard (Ryan Shwayder) » Brenlo (Alan Crosby) » Moorgard (Steve Danuser) » Josh Drescher » JZig (Ben Zeigler) » Joe Ludwig » Sunsword (Anthony Castoro) » Psychochild (Brian Green)
They were
» Addryc's witterings » Anyuzer (married) » Arcadian Del Sol » Babylona (babylona.org) » GBob » Megyn » Therrik (wiz TL)
Re: Bioware made an Intelligent Decision
HeroEngine is a MMO developer's wet dream.
Tools like that aren't made overnight.
The sooner the dev get their hands on powerful tools, the sooner they can make a great, polished game.
Some of the things you want in a powerful MMO tool-kit-arsenal are flexibility, expandability, and convenience.
Oh and you want all of that when you start the project, not later.
Plus with most outsourced stuff, you get updates, added features, and constant improvements.
Its just smart.