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Trials Fusion has a dev team of 210?
- Thread starter Nirolak
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This new Trials game is coming out on 4 platforms this time instead of 2, but that doesn't really explain a hundred extra people being needed. The time development time between Evolution and Fusion is a bit shorter compared to Trials HD -> Evolution, two years versus three years.
Guess Ubisoft feels confident that Trials will sell decently on PS4 and PC at launch.
Guess Ubisoft feels confident that Trials will sell decently on PS4 and PC at launch.
I hope you're right, but that average salary estimate was generous. Most play testers average the bottom of what I listed.
AusRoachman
Member
Since its a ubisoft game they probably needed devs to :
-squeeze in hunting
-squeeze in some kind of tower to "sync" with
-squeeze in 10000 meaningless collectables
and then probably an additional 50 people to take it all out after they realized its a motorbike game.
-squeeze in hunting
-squeeze in some kind of tower to "sync" with
-squeeze in 10000 meaningless collectables
and then probably an additional 50 people to take it all out after they realized its a motorbike game.
ArchedThunder
Banned
This game should have a team of like 20 people.
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Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
I didn't even know this game existed until today!
pretty done
Member
Then this is probably the last Trials we're gonna get. Between Ubisoft and Square-Enix I'm not sure which 'AAA' publisher has the worst management. This game will fall short of Ubi's expectations and then they'll blame used games, piracy, 'rising development costs', fans and everything else they can instead of blaming themselves. It's like these multi-million dollar companies are run by a bunch of dogs.
This is a Ubi game.
It's not 210 people actively dedicated to this project.
"they've been put to task squashing bugs, powering up servers, and for comparing notes with on the early days of next-gen development"
It just seems like a lot of "Hey, we need this. Can someone help us out real quick?" kind of stuff.
It's not 210 people actively dedicated to this project.
"they've been put to task squashing bugs, powering up servers, and for comparing notes with on the early days of next-gen development"
It just seems like a lot of "Hey, we need this. Can someone help us out real quick?" kind of stuff.
ArchedThunder
Banned
I sure as hell hope so.
BruiserBear
Banned
I suspect these numbers are often misleading. Let's say 200 people "touched" the game. Maybe 100 of those people only worked on it in the final 3 months, as they were rapidly testing and making sure network stuff was all good.
Also important to note that the previous game only came out on the 360 at first. This game is showing up on 4 platforms day one. That's a lot more work.
Also important to note that the previous game only came out on the 360 at first. This game is showing up on 4 platforms day one. That's a lot more work.
Also consider that this is the first multi-platform version of Trials ever at the same time.
Trials HD and Trials Evolution were Xbox Live Arcade only (but Evo got ported to PC much later on)
Trials Fusion is coming to PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3 and PS4 at the same time.
And they've been workiing on Trials Frontier, the mobile version as well. Both games probably use similar engines, so the team gets a fair bit bigger. Not to mention a lot of back end for the level editing stuff.
Trials HD and Trials Evolution were Xbox Live Arcade only (but Evo got ported to PC much later on)
Trials Fusion is coming to PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3 and PS4 at the same time.
And they've been workiing on Trials Frontier, the mobile version as well. Both games probably use similar engines, so the team gets a fair bit bigger. Not to mention a lot of back end for the level editing stuff.
Out of Working Order
Member
Is this why they called it 'Fusion'?
I am surprised it's only been two years since Evolution. It feels longer ago to me.
I am surprised it's only been two years since Evolution. It feels longer ago to me.
Ampersands
Member
Well, it is a cross-gen title.
But I doubt Ubisoft has all these people working full-time on the game. They just want us to buy into more manpower = better game.
But I doubt Ubisoft has all these people working full-time on the game. They just want us to buy into more manpower = better game.
Iced_Eagle
Member
If that number includes their QA staff as well as devs, artists and producers, then I'm not really surprised.
Plus, the game is coming to a bunch of platforms.
Plus, the game is coming to a bunch of platforms.
Punjabi_Hitman
Banned
~$8,000,000 just for 1 years' wages. That doesn't even include overtime or all the overhead. How long has the game been in development?
Neuromancer
Member
So what? This game is going to be a lot better.
It might be a little silly to compare those two games.
jakonovski
Member
There can be only one explanation: Trials Fusion is the new Assassin's Creed setting.
dragonbane
Member
Insane. Absolutely insane.
charlequin
Banned
There's 100 of them.
Off-Kilter
Banned
Did they add an extra zero by accident?
That's ludicrous.
That's ludicrous.
Sounds more like 100 extra staff from ubisoft for QA, server setup etc. so maybe technically the trials team was over 200 for a couple of months towards the end, but I very much doubt for the full two years.
But this does make me wary. Trials was one of those 'lightning in a bottle' games, made by a small team but just about perfect. Now they want to capitalise on that but adding so many cooks, I just hope they don't spoil the broth.
But this does make me wary. Trials was one of those 'lightning in a bottle' games, made by a small team but just about perfect. Now they want to capitalise on that but adding so many cooks, I just hope they don't spoil the broth.
Miles Quaritch
Member
210 people split across four teams (it is releasing on four different platforms after all) is only 52.5 people per team.
Seems reasonable to me.
Seems reasonable to me.
T
thepotatoman
Unconfirmed Member
I think Ubisoft likes to keep all their teams free flowing between projects, so it could be not just QA but artists and programmers that contributed some work for just one month before moving on to some other project.
block tower
Member
Trials HD and Evolution we're two of my most played games this generation. i've spent many nights shit talking friends on Xbox Live competing over times and records on all the different courses, or just playing around with the user created tracks. great memories getting drunk and competitive with my friends playing the Trials games for sure. can't wait to download Trials Fusion for Playstation 4 whenever i pick one up later this year.
famousmortimer
Banned
Well, it's not exactly that cut and dry. There is usually a main team making the actual game and then smaller satellite teams that are porting it to whichever system.
So yeah, that adds some people. Next gen platforms (and PC... I hope, since they did nothing for the pc version of evolution) take bigger teams because of increased fidelity. That adds some people. Ubisoft is probably exaggerating, so that subtracts some people from the total.
In the end I don't think it's as bad as it sounds... but ubisoft and efficient don't belong in the same sentence.
Seems fair to me. People shouldn't forget that Trials was pretty damn profitable this past generation. In fact Trials HD was one of the best sellers in XBLA's life. Don't underestimate the title just because it's not retail. I don't understand the attitude behind throwing a tantrum when the team making a game is little bigger. At worst it's just more people with jobs, you know?
Dynamite Shikoku
Congratulations, you really deserve it!
They should be able to finish making the game in about 3 weeks then
Meanwhile I just paid $20 for a game made by a single guy and I'm enjoying it greatly (Banished). I also enjoy the fact that it has no microtransactions and the only DLC will be user made mods.
Well, that's it then. Not buying. I hate that shit.
Miles Quaritch
Member
The DLC for both HD and Evol was fantastic. I think this might be one of those rare cases where a season pass actually pays off.
You're not buying it because it will have optional content added later?
Extremely so.
kutthoat5150
Member
They should double the number and come out with ass creed trials edition
Please do not remind me
. Ubisoft has more delays than Sony, which is a big feat.Please do not remind me
Well people have to remember that RedLynx was independent until recently. Just because now Ubisoft is helping them with some heavy lifting doesn't mean they wouldn't be efficient like they used to be.
michaelius
Banned
Well it's french company so that's probably 50 managers, 100 office workers and 50 people working on game itself with 10 in Q&A.
Miles Quaritch
Member
360, X1, PS4 and PC.
Imagine an Xbox Arcade game with a $60 pricetag
TheVampire
Banned
It should be already done with this many people making it.
No, it's because I hate DLC announcements even before a game's release. And I hate the season pass business.