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And in this photo, grandson, you can see where your grandpa spent 2 years running into walls at different angles, as part of the daily regression test for playe
by michaelt 4y ago
And in this photo, grandson, you can see where your grandpa spent 2 years running into walls at different angles, as part of the daily regression test for players being able to clip outside the world.
Of course in the end it turned out you could clip out of the world by summoning your horse in a doorway - but not by running into a wall, no siree not on my watch.
Did you know it was the first ever game where the in-game billboards for each player were auctioned dynamically? A complete auction took place in less than the time it took to draw one frame on the screen! I wish I could show you the game itself - such a pity they decommissioned the servers 15 years before you were born.
- rednerrus 4y agoSubmitting my 2 weeks after reading this comment.
- ianbutler 4y agoAs opposed to other office jobs that are so interesting? “Let me show you the insurance papers I shuffled for 40 years.”
- wombat-man 4y agoYeah, it's legit difficult to find work that is impactful and fulfilling. Making incremental changes on a product that a billion people might actually use isn't the worst thing imo. I worked hard at startups on projects that, while fun, very few people really use. After a while I gotta wonder is it really worth the effort.