Surge of interest for Hero Engine, vendor claims
More than 5,000 developers have licensed Hero Engine following a recent surge in popularity, the tech's owner has claimed.
Neil Harris, chief operating officer of Idea Fabrik, attributes the surge of interest in MMO development to the successful launches of EA's Star Wars the Old Republic, which was developed with Hero Engine.
Along with the Hero Engine, Idea Fabrik offers developers a hosting service for 3D online games called Hero Cloud
“In January we have been inundated with thousands of inquiries from studios, large and small, more than in any other period in the company’s existence," said Harris.
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Having spent several months playing with their engine we've found that the serious lack of proper documentation and shoddy attitudes in customer service have put us off. From what I've read, Bioware last took a code dump from Hero 2-3 years ago and have diverged, not relying on the Hero team at all. I would be surprised if the aforementioned issues weren't a contributing factor.
