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Posted by: Dream053
Posted by: General Heed
Posted by: Dream053
Posted by: General Heed
Posted by: Dream053
All of these sources are freaking stupid.
The job exists because the engine has not yet been created, which means it can not possibly be Reach, as Reach already has a playable engine.
True, but nothing has been revealed about that new engine. And the date for those articles was around the time of E3 which is when developers were discussing about their new games. That's probably where those sources come from. The AAA Engine probably already has been created, but the developers weren't allowed to comment too much on the new engine. I'm sure there are plently of other sources.
I think you missed the point. It doesn't matter what sources have this article and information. The point is that these AAA Engine jobs are still posted, which means that the whole "AAA Engine" thing is not related to Reach, as Reach already has a playable game engine. Reach assuredly has a new engine, yes, but it is definitely not the one spoken about in any of these articles, and so people getting excited over the "AAA" descriptor should calm themselves down a bit or they'll find themselves disappointed.
I don't think you realize this but there is still over a year before Halo: Reach comes out. 1 year is a lot of time to create or tweak a game engine. Those job listings are probably for tweaking or improving the game engine. Which is why they're releasing a beta early next year which is still a long time away. In my opinion, Halo: Reach is only 50% complete at this point. They have the script and story laid down, but they're still working on the game engine and other stuff.
Yes, I realize there is a still over a year, and of course there will be changed and tweaks, but you are continuously ignoring what I'm saying. All of this "visually-inspired AAA game engine" crap started because of a single listing that described creating an engine, not working with one. Unless they're calling all of their game engine AAA game engines now, it is safe to assume that they are all linked. Reach already has a playable engine, and whether it is finished or not, it has been created.
We have absolutely no reason to believe that they are specifically for Reach, and in fact, have reason to believe the opposite. I find it ridiculous that people continue to argue this so vehemently.
Stop pulling things out of your ass.
Where does it say 'creating, not working with one?' The quote states; deliver solid performant code in an AAA engine.
I don't see how updating and improving the already existing engine doesn't fall under 'delivering solid performant code.' If anything, the quote seems to suggest an already existing engine.