New Coverage : V

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:24 pm

There appears to be some incoming new covergae in OXM.
Source: http://www.oxm.co.uk/26658/skyrim-bethesda-made-big-mistakes-with-radiant-story/

Relevant quote:

The full OXM Report with Nesmith will be available this evening on Xbox Live - there's some tasty footage in store

There's some tasty footage in store, hey?

Sure hope so!

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:27 pm

Ooooooh!!!

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:04 pm

I bet it's the same old screenshots.

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:04 am

Interesting. Looking forward to it.

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:36 pm

Probably only available on Xbox Live if you're in the US.

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:08 am

Probably only available on Xbox Live if you're in the US.

Hmmm...
Hopefully,the footage will end up in Youtube.

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:50 pm

I'm just curious as to what these "mistakes" are. I could care less about eyecandy if they're about to unload a dump worse than Oblivion's Radiant AI on us.

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:29 pm

interesting, wonder what kind of tasty footage we will get?

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:16 pm

I'm just curious as to what these "mistakes" are. I could care less about eyecandy if they're about to unload a dump worse than Oblivion's Radiant AI on us.

The mere fact they are humble enough to admit they made mistakes should be a strong indication they have already u-turned.
I applaud them for that!

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:18 pm

Is anyone else glad we know they're admitting they made big mistakes instead of doing oblivion style and realising after release

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:44 pm

I'm just curious as to what these "mistakes" are. I could care less about eyecandy if they're about to unload a dump worse than Oblivion's Radiant AI on us.

I think the mistakes could be that, with too much Radiant Story everywhere, everything feels the same, and you see a repetetive pattern, or something like that.
That's my guess. Or it could be like leveling scaling, you get a challenge for you, and with too much challenges all the time... the game stops being fun.

Or it could be like eventually every nearby dungeon was raided before, so the game crashed or put the enemy in a house or something

» Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:04 am

I think the mistakes could be that, with too much Radiant Story everywhere, everything feels the same, and you see a repetetive pattern, or something like that.
That's my guess. Or it could be like leveling scaling, you get a challenge for you, and with too much challenges all the time... the game stops being fun.

Or it could be like eventually every nearby dungeon was raided before, so the game crashed or put the enemy in a house or something

Please save by son from the inn with a mudcrab infestation do it fast as rats with a dragon are attacking!

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:25 pm

hmm I guess I'll have to hook my 360 up to LIVE. At least I didnt get my hopes up with the AI this time around

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:57 am

Ohhh What time will it update in london?

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:28 pm

Ps3 players get no gold. Can't even get the trailer in tv hd glory

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:47 pm

I'm just curious as to what these "mistakes" are. I could care less about eyecandy if they're about to unload a dump worse than Oblivion's Radiant AI on us.

Ummm....every game developer makes mistakes along the way when trying new things. thats what Bruce Nesmith is talking about. I think you are just a tad off track.

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:03 am

Ps3 players get no gold. Can't even get the trailer in tv hd glory

Well thats partly what the xbox LIVE revenue goes into. Content hogging. Im sure the 360 gamers will let you know the moment the video is up though

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:04 pm

Don't overhype this update. The "tasty" footage is probably just the interview itself.

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:20 pm

Ummm....every game developer makes mistakes along the way when trying new things. thats what Bruce Nesmith is talking about. I think you are just a tad off track.

But you're not supposed to admit to them. In Oblivion's development, never once did they say that Radiant AI was flawed or level scaling was a mistake.

In addition, if you can recognize a flaw with Radiant Story, I don't think you'd admit it if you planned to fix it. If there's a flaw in development, they call it a development bug and fix it. There's no need to tell the public what problems you're having unless you're preparing them to face it themselves. Why risk the bad press?

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:19 pm

I bet it's the same old screenshots.

I agree. Although, "footage" doesn't really equate to "screenshots". Then again. It's an Inside Xbox feature and they aren't the place to release new information/footage.

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:49 pm

But you're not supposed to admit to them. In Oblivion's development, never once did they say that Radiant AI was flawed or level scaling was a mistake.

In addition, if you can recognize a flaw with Radiant Story, I don't think you'd admit it if you planned to fix it. If there's a flaw in development, they call it a development bug and fix it. There's no need to tell the public what problems you're having unless you're preparing them to face it themselves. Why risk the bad press?

All they are admitting to is how they overused the radiant story when they first got it, and how they fixed it by only using it where they feel it works the best.

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:20 pm

All they are admitting to is how they overused the radiant story when they first got it, and how they fixed it by only using it where they feel it works the best.

Exactly. Nothing wrong with that.

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:01 pm

Exactly. Nothing wrong with that.

I agree, It's good that that the developers value quality over quantity.

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:59 pm

The developers are basically saying that hand-crafted > procedurally generated.

» Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:25 pm

The developers are basically saying that hand-crafted > procedurally generated.

Yea and I couldn't be happier about that. I've never been one to like procedurally generated content. I prefer all my stuff hand crafted.