RE: [GD-General] Prices of well-known 3D engines

[Gareth L. <GL...@cl...>]

Probably true.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Forsyth [mailto:to...@mu...]
> Sent: 04 June 2003 12:30
> To: gam...@li...
> Subject: RE: [GD-General] Prices of well-known 3D engines
> 
> 
> My tuppence:
> 
> Buying an engine makes your first game cheaper & quicker, and 
> your second
> (and subsequent) games more expensive.
> 
> 
> Tom Forsyth - Muckyfoot bloke and Microsoft MVP.
> 
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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Neil Stewart [mailto:ne...@r0...]
> > Sent: 04 June 2003 12:13
> > To: gam...@li...
> > Subject: Re: [GD-General] Prices of well-known 3D engines
> > 
> > 
> > > I'm not implying anything of the sort.
> > >
> > 
> > Well, you kind of did, to tell the truth. :)
> > 
> > > I'm saying, and I'm gonna be extremly specific as to not 
> > anger Phil again,
> > > it's cheaper for a game starting from scratch with no 
> > pre-built technology
> > > to buy an already made engine that is well designed, well 
> > documented and
> > > suitable for the game.
> > 
> > Which is fair enough, although pretty much stating the 
> > obvious. I thought
> > your original statement was trying to make a more interesting 
> > point about
> > buying an engine in a much wider set of circumstances. For 
> > example, I know
> > several people who believe that it is always better to buy a 
> > good engine,
> > even in circumstances where many other people believe 
> > developing an engine
> > is a better idea. I thought you were going down this path, 
> > and I have to say
> > I'm disappointed because I would have been interested to see 
> > what people
> > thought about this.
> > 
> > 
> > - Neil.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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