This may be a 'new engine' and some new code, but...

[crasher]

A lot of the code bugs still feel the same, while some *ARE* the same, as in D-13.
I would feel more comfortable refuting 'This is the same game as D-13' claims in chat if I didn't see the same unfixed bugs myself.

I have a list here in the rubble somewhere, but the one I remember right off is that the bottom heat sink on Scrapper towers at an Ark have no health numbers.

If you're going to actually claim this is a remaster as opposed to a retread, you're going to have to do a better job stomping on those bugs we've posted since the beginning.
You have several hundred pages of bugs that we reported at your request over the years that were never addressed, Please: Look at those pages, they didn't spontaneously 'heal' or 'disappear.

Are we really supposed to report all the old bugs again?
You have the lists already.
Are we really supposed to think you're going to take new bug reports seriously if you think old bugs in the remaster are 'new' bugs?

I applaud the dev team effort in the face of limited resources, but old bugs are still bugs.

[Hit the Deck]

If those bugs still persist then I have a hunch that they aren't able to fix it (the guy who wrote the code already left or something).

[squidgod2000]

If those bugs still persist then I have a hunch that they aren't able to fix it (the guy who wrote the code already left or something).

It's not just persistent bugs, but things that were fixed in 1.0 that have returned in 2050. I don't know how they cobbled together 2050, but some of the 'classic' bugs that lingered for months before being fixed in 1.0 have made their way back to the game.

[Hit the Deck]

It's not just persistent bugs, but things that were fixed in 1.0 that have returned in 2050. I don't know how they cobbled together 2050, but some of the 'classic' bugs that lingered for months before being fixed in 1.0 have made their way back to the game.

Well, then you're right that those shouldn't have existed in the betas. Let's hope that they can fixed these bugs at release.

[SanCarioca]

It's not just persistent bugs, but things that were fixed in 1.0 that have returned in 2050. I don't know how they cobbled together 2050, but some of the 'classic' bugs that lingered for months before being fixed in 1.0 have made their way back to the game.

Just for curiosity's sake, can you give an example of this "Return of the Living Bugs"? I was not here for 1.0, only started playing OLDefiance one year later. Also, I did not take part in any of the betas, so I cannot relate.

[squidgod2000]

Just for curiosity's sake, can you give an example of this "Return of the Living Bugs"? I was not here for 1.0, only started playing OLDefiance one year later. Also, I did not take part in any of the betas, so I cannot relate.

• Vehicles being indestructible, then blowing up at the slightest touch. (and the truck being the best weapon in the game)
  
• Looping cutscenes—saw someone mention Nim, which was a problem back in the day, but Explosions 101 was the big one. The hulker room was notorious for looping, resetting, etc. Took them months to fix.
  
• Moonshine Shack ammo bug
  
• OP Raiders
  
• Flickering or disappearing textures (especially around Top Notch; driving over invisible bridges)
  
• Mobs shooting through walls (probably just lag)
  
• Looping Emergency interface stuff (stuff at the top of the screen appear/disappears repeatedly)
  
• Shotgun reloading issues
  
  

[neko_gunner]

Really sad to see this one as well, but vehicles despawning or throwing you off while driving them. I KNOW this will annoy a specific group of people to no end. This bug took a LONG time to track and squash. There is a title in defiance that only a VERY select few have for help the devs squash it on the PTS - "Repo Crew"

Not only the absence of the title in the new game, but the rebirth of this bug, is sure to annoy or infuriate any of those vets still here.

[neko_gunner]

Also, to use "limited resources" or "limited budget" only goes so far. Regards of whether the original coder is gone or not. Continuity is the responsibility of the studio since the code belongs to them, NOT the devs, and if the studio failed to ensure proper continuity for future dev teams when one member left, THAT is supreme poor planning and performance.

In which case if THAT mistake has as far reaching consequences as Defiance 2050 not being able to properly function in terms of gameplay bugs, NOT just system optimization, 2050 shouldn't have been allowed to go forward. Especially with the knowledge this time around that the same irreparable issues would resurface.

In terms of limited resources, I've seen small studios do amazing things. Look at Splash Damage. They bought themselves out from the control of Nexon and are able to better optimize their game Dirty Bomb. Since then, they've further optimized their game, added new playable mercs (classes) and squashed bugs. And their game is nearing full release from years of being in a "beta" state.

I want to see this game succeed. But if these same bugs are coming up, I'm not sure how successful it will be. Especially with so many erroneously stating it's "the same game" when it clearly isn't.

[ATTEE]

• Looping cutscenes—saw someone mention Nim, which was a problem back in the day, but Explosions 101 was the big one. The hulker room was notorious for looping, resetting, etc. Took them months to fix.
• Looping Emergency interface stuff (stuff at the top of the screen appear/disappears repeatedly)

Those weren't fixed in Oldfiance either:

The Hulker room is still not fixed to this day, the cutscene still plays twice.

And the looping interface bug is still present at that daily site where you must disable 4 turret generators, revive the technician at the ground floor, protect him at the top of the building, then he reconfigures the turrets to shoot at the Raiders (sorry, can't remember right now what is the name of it). That site can still cause that blinking HUD at the top of the screen.

[kniferun]

I dont buy theres any difference besides graphics and the changes we've seen. way to similar to be different anything.