ET:QW - SP & Bots ???

[BR1GAND]

geez, I hope this kettle boils dry soon
what people have been saying is, an off the shelf existing voip program is easier to implement than a brand new AI bot program that will satisfy such discriminating users as yourself with the capabilities and waypoint system that seems a requirement for your offline gaming experience.
With that said, there ain’t gonna be no bots at game release no matter how much you *complain (*other word was much better)…

PCG May 2007 issue… Please read and send me some beer

:stroggbanana: :stroggtapir: :cyclops:

[GK-Deacon]

did he just say i told you so ?

[Nail]

The costs for implementing VoIP are probably an order of magnitude cheaper than the overall costs of implementing bots for a game (hiring a programmer, desk space in the office, pc hardware, game design implications, additional work for the level design team, etc).

guess he told Wils too, but then no one has said they’ll be in the PC version, may only be for consoles

[BR1GAND]

… but then no one has said they’ll be in the PC version, may only be for consoles

PCG = Personal Computer Gamer not Personal Console Gamer…

Sorry my bad, shouldn’t have assumed that was a universally accepted acronym.

But since you obviously haven’t read the article, you wouldn’t know that it was specifically about was the PC version (I have yet to see PC Gamer preview console games) and the interview was of John Dean (Maleficus) himself, so I wouldn’t say that “no one” has confirmed it for the PC…

I’m really not saying “I told you so” to Wils because It remains to be seen whether or not including an offline/practice feature will garner the sales that will more then pay for a bot programmer and create a much larger customer base then a multiplayer only game would. But after reading this article I’m optimistic once again that ET:QWs will be the huge seller/success that we all want it to be.

[Nail]

sorry, I was under the impression he worked for id Software, not Splash Damage, and my comment was from a year ago, but w/e, next time you’re in Winnipeg, let me know, drinks are on me

but, leave the attitude

[ayatollah]

and my comment was from a year ago

:shock: That was a year ago?! I remember this conversation very well, and I agreed with you at the time Nail.

[BR1GAND]

Sometimes it takes a bit of time for the Worm to Turn…

Do you like pie?

but, leave the attitude

:?

Heh… Ok Mr “there aint going to be no bots now deal with it” How about you leave yours but bring a case of Molson to Qcon this year. Sounds a bit more fun then a trip to Winnipeg.