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1/14/2015 11:05:26 AM
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So let's explain why the maps and such of the content are already there with one word.
"Placeholders"
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Edited by Cartmaniac: 1/14/2015 11:31:43 AMFully modeled and textured area isn't a placeholder. You just need to populate it with AI, which was already developed when the game launched. So basicly these areas were 90% done. There are no cutscenes or any special mechanics that would be specific to the area.
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[quote]Fully modeled and textured area isn't a placeholder.[/quote] Yes, it is.
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But if they were complete, the rest of the data would have been farmed from the disc by now. It's fairly standard practice to place a large portion of DLC data on disk to reduce download sizes when the rest of it is complete. Therefore, a placeholder.
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Placeholder is done with whiteboxing, which means low poly meshes, temp textures... you block out the area. What you are saying is that a company with cca. 500 employees needs 4 months to place enemies in the level and produce handfull of new 3d art meshes? The sooner you realize we got -blam!-, the better. Don't get me wrong, I still play the game every day...
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I play the game most days too. Hooray for addictiveness. I'd say the fact that the environments are there, ready for placing enemies and other bits and bobs makes them essentially placeholders. Bungie follow a roadmap for pushing this stuff out I would think, which is why it seems trivial, but it's taken this much time to get out the door.
