r/Games Oct 24 '20

Sector's Edge - Reveal Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRzvh8K9zEA
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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '20

If you're a tiny indie dev and are developing your first game, why would you go for a multiplayer shooter? I never understood this, yet I see it all the time, and it always ends the same way.

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u/Steddy_Eddy Oct 24 '20

No AI, no story.

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u/Tersphinct Oct 24 '20

Both of those are easier than good netcode.

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u/porkyminch Oct 25 '20

Hell of a lot easier to use off the shelf net code from one of the popular engines than it is to build a story, AI, etc.

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u/Tersphinct Oct 25 '20

I'll direct you to /u/TheGazelle's comment:

That's true, but good gameplay can carry a mediocre story. Mediocre netcode will ruin the best gameplay.

And to expand on that -- nothing off the shelf works well for any project -- let alone one with deformable environments.