It will be interesting to see what they will use in Halo 5
by scarab 
, Friday, March 29, 2013, 14:56 (4044 days ago) @ Cody Miller
I'm guessing it had more to do with maintaining the look and feel of Halo over anything else. An engine switch can really make a game 'feel' different, and they were under so much pressure from the fans to deliver a Halo like experience.
That inertia combined with having tool chains that may be engine specific is another reason to stick to what you know.
It sounds like destiny requires a lot of backend technical support and they may not want a double technical hit by also swapping engines at the same time.
I honestly think that once things are sufficiently complex then every technical decision will have elements that are wrong and elements that are right. You pick the options that you think will give you the most win but you understand that valid arguments can be made for the options that you decided not to go for.
So you are always wrong.... and right.
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- Destiny at GDC -
rliebherr,
2013-03-27, 19:27
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Mr Daax,
2013-03-27, 19:31
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SigbiasSilva,
2013-03-28, 11:10
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2013-03-28, 11:52
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2013-03-28, 12:23
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2013-03-28, 12:57
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Tawpgun,
2013-03-28, 12:23
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Beorn,
2013-03-28, 16:13
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rliebherr,
2013-03-28, 16:24
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rliebherr,
2013-03-28, 16:24
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Revenant1988,
2013-03-28, 19:52
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2013-03-28, 16:51
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rliebherr,
2013-03-28, 16:55
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zumphry,
2013-03-28, 17:26
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Ragashingo,
2013-03-29, 09:34
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2013-03-28, 17:04
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2013-03-28, 17:11
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2013-03-28, 22:19
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2013-03-28, 17:06
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2013-03-28, 17:27
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2013-03-28, 18:15
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Beorn,
2013-03-28, 20:21
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2013-03-28, 20:21
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2013-03-28, 18:15
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2013-03-28, 17:28
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2013-03-28, 18:20
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2013-03-28, 18:23
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2013-03-28, 19:37
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Leviathan,
2013-03-28, 21:36
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- Either Human Titan or Exo Hunter for me.
- I like Bungie. I like Destiny. -
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2013-03-29, 08:47
- What, like a kilt? -
Beorn,
2013-03-29, 09:06
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2013-03-29, 09:11
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2013-03-29, 09:20
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2013-03-29, 10:26
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Lurono,
2013-03-29, 23:37
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- If your hand touches metal… -
Beorn,
2013-03-29, 10:26
- Dresses have this airflow... -
SonofMacPhisto,
2013-03-29, 09:20
- Destiny needs Highlanders - scarab, 2013-03-29, 15:00
- Exactly.
- What, like a kilt?
- Warlock all the way! SPAAAACE WIZAAAAAARD!
- I think I've been here too long. -
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2013-03-28, 19:28
- You're not alone, man. -
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2013-03-28, 19:39
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Ragashingo,
2013-03-28, 19:49
- Ditto -
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2013-03-28, 19:53
- I KNEW I recognized that cloak from somewhere! -
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2013-03-28, 20:07
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2013-03-28, 21:17
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2013-03-28, 22:11
- Nope, first thing I thought too. - Kermit, 2013-03-29, 09:09
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2013-03-29, 03:38
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2013-03-29, 09:42
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Stephen Laughlin,
2013-03-30, 00:15
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- I think I've been here too long. -
JS,
2013-04-02, 16:53
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2013-04-02, 19:09
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Kermit,
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Cody Miller,
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Cody Miller,
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Xenos,
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- Am I the only one around here -
ZackDark,
2013-03-30, 08:14
- Am I the only one around here - uberfoop, 2013-03-30, 10:57
- Am I the only one around here -
Xenos,
2013-03-30, 01:22
- Am I the only one around here -
Lurono,
2013-03-29, 23:53
- Am I the only one around here -
Kermit,
2013-03-29, 09:51
- Am I the only one around here -
Cody Miller,
2013-03-29, 09:38
- Am I the only one around here - kapowaz, 2013-03-29, 01:37
- Cody's obligatory contrarian comment fail - scarab, 2013-03-29, 04:07
- Will 343 continue using a version of Bungie's engine? -
scarab,
2013-03-29, 04:42
- Will 343 continue using a version of Bungie's engine? -
kapowaz,
2013-03-29, 05:06
- I wasn't talking about Bungie licensing it -
scarab,
2013-03-29, 05:15
- I wasn't talking about Bungie licensing it - kapowaz, 2013-03-29, 11:20
- I wasn't talking about Bungie licensing it -
scarab,
2013-03-29, 05:15
- Will 343 continue using a version of Bungie's engine? -
Cody Miller,
2013-03-29, 10:06
- It will be interesting to see what they will use in Halo 5 - scarab, 2013-03-29, 14:56
- Will 343 continue using a version of Bungie's engine? -
car15,
2013-04-02, 23:50
- Will 343 continue using a version of Bungie's engine? - biggy, 2013-04-03, 00:35
- Will 343 continue using a version of Bungie's engine? - uberfoop, 2013-04-03, 00:43
- Will 343 continue using a version of Bungie's engine? -
kapowaz,
2013-03-29, 05:06
- Quantity has a quality all of its own, comrade. -
Anton P. Nym (aka Steve),
2013-03-29, 06:28
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Mr Daax,
2013-03-28, 22:49
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Mr Daax,
2013-03-28, 22:53
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- AND DAT MUSIC!!!
- Speculation Update Time! -
Ragashingo,
2013-03-28, 23:03
- Speculation Update Time! -
uberfoop,
2013-03-28, 23:10
- Speculation Update Time! -
Ragashingo,
2013-03-28, 23:17
- Speculation Update Time! - scarab, 2013-03-29, 04:19
- Speculation Update Time! - scarab, 2013-03-29, 04:15
- Speculation Update Time! -
Ragashingo,
2013-03-28, 23:17
- Speculation Update Time! -
Quirel,
2013-03-30, 02:14
- Speculation Update Time! -
Xenos,
2013-03-30, 02:43
- Speculation Update Time! - scarab, 2013-03-30, 03:54
- Speculation Update Time! - ZackDark, 2013-03-30, 08:25
- Speculation Update Time! -
Quirel,
2013-03-30, 08:28
- Speculation Update Time! -
Stephen Laughlin,
2013-03-30, 09:23
- Speculation Update Time! - Xenos, 2013-03-30, 14:58
- Speculation Update Time! -
Stephen Laughlin,
2013-03-30, 09:23
- Speculation Update Time! -
Xenos,
2013-03-30, 02:43
- Speculation Update Time! -
uberfoop,
2013-03-28, 23:10
- Screaming souls catastrophically evacuating someone's skull -
Mr Daax,
2013-03-28, 23:19
- Screaming souls catastrophically evacuating someone's skull - NsU Soldier, 2013-03-30, 06:49
- Destiny at GDC - Xenos, 2013-03-29, 01:23
- Unknown enemy race -
Mr Daax,
2013-03-29, 08:48
- Unknown enemy race - Ragashingo, 2013-03-29, 09:04
- Unknown enemy race -
Malagate,
2013-03-29, 09:45
- Agree. -
Kermit,
2013-03-29, 09:51
- Unknown enemy race -
Malagate,
2013-03-29, 09:52
- Unknown enemy race -
Mr Daax,
2013-03-29, 12:19
- Unknown enemy race -
TDSpiral,
2013-03-30, 10:12
- Unknown enemy race -
SigbiasSilva,
2013-03-30, 10:24
- Unknown enemy race -
Mr Daax,
2013-03-30, 10:56
- Unknown enemy race -
SigbiasSilva,
2013-03-30, 11:09
- Unknown enemy race -
Wakko45,
2013-03-30, 11:14
- Unknown enemy race -
SigbiasSilva,
2013-03-31, 03:43
- Unknown enemy race -
Malagate,
2013-04-01, 05:06
- Unknown enemy race -
kapowaz,
2013-04-01, 05:44
- Unknown enemy race - Malagate, 2013-04-01, 06:00
- Unknown enemy race -
Mr Daax,
2013-04-01, 10:19
- Unknown enemy race - SigbiasSilva, 2013-04-01, 10:36
- Unknown enemy race - kapowaz, 2013-04-01, 14:26
- Unknown enemy race -
kapowaz,
2013-04-01, 05:44
- Unknown enemy race -
Malagate,
2013-04-01, 05:06
- Unknown enemy race -
SigbiasSilva,
2013-03-31, 03:43
- Unknown enemy race -
Wakko45,
2013-03-30, 11:14
- Unknown enemy race -
SigbiasSilva,
2013-03-30, 11:09
- Unknown enemy race -
Wakko45,
2013-03-30, 11:12
- Unknown enemy race -
Mr Daax,
2013-03-30, 11:33
- Unknown enemy race -
Wakko45,
2013-03-30, 12:00
- Strange Names? -
Wakko45,
2013-03-30, 14:55
- Strange Names? - ZackDark, 2013-03-30, 16:56
- Strange Names? -
Wakko45,
2013-03-30, 14:55
- Unknown enemy race -
Wakko45,
2013-03-30, 12:00
- Unknown enemy race -
Mr Daax,
2013-03-30, 11:33
- Unknown enemy race -
Mr Daax,
2013-03-30, 10:56
- Unknown enemy race -
SigbiasSilva,
2013-03-30, 10:24
- Unknown enemy race -
TDSpiral,
2013-03-30, 10:12
- Unknown enemy race -
Mr Daax,
2013-03-29, 12:19
- Unknown enemy race -
Mr Daax,
2013-03-29, 12:31
- Unknown enemy race -
zumphry,
2013-03-29, 13:41
- Unknown enemy race -
Mr Daax,
2013-03-30, 10:45
- Unknown enemy race -
zumphry,
2013-03-30, 14:59
- Unknown enemy race - Mr Daax, 2013-03-30, 15:21
- Unknown enemy race -
zumphry,
2013-03-30, 14:59
- Unknown enemy race -
Mr Daax,
2013-03-30, 10:45
- Unknown enemy race -
zumphry,
2013-03-29, 13:41
- Agree.
- Sweet! Thanks for the link!