To me, this is like covering whether a company is going with Maya or 3DSMax to develop their 3D models. Who cares? It's the end results that matter. Same with Bioware. Their MMO will either be successful or it won't, and it won't have a thing to do with whether they bought their engine or wrote it in-house. It's all about gameplay and design.
But gameplay and design are strongly dependent on the technology, that's the point.
any criticism of Bioware is just too early
But the important things happen *now*, while we see the outcome in a few years.
Re: Bioware takes the shortcut
To me, this is like covering whether a company is going with Maya or 3DSMax to develop their 3D models. Who cares? It's the end results that matter. Same with Bioware. Their MMO will either be successful or it won't, and it won't have a thing to do with whether they bought their engine or wrote it in-house. It's all about gameplay and design.
But gameplay and design are strongly dependent on the technology, that's the point.
any criticism of Bioware is just too early
But the important things happen *now*, while we see the outcome in a few years.