Why can't developers make hitboxes correctly? Why not program

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>>386629454
holy shit i wodner why nobody ever thot of that be4 op!!?!

damn your good! you should work for video games!?

>>386629454
Processing power

What's the purpose other than the devs spending more time than needed making hitboxes?

>>386629454
>Why not program hitboxes to be the exact same shape and size as their models?
Because calculating collisions when hitboxes are the same shape and size as their models is hard as fuck and taxing on the hardware.

>>386629454
It takes more computational power, it can affect balance, and it's harder to keep sync'd in a networked environment.

That's not to say that hitboxes can't be fucked up by run of the mill incompetence though.

"Balance"

>>386629454
It takes more computational power, it can affect balance, and it's harder to keep sync'd in a networked environment. That's not to say that hitboxes can't be fucked up by run of the mill incompetence though.

>>386629454
The problem isn't making hitboxes fit, it's updating often enough to supply the game with fresh information.

>that kid who picked oddjob

>>386629454
It's technical possible
But just using a big box is less effort to implement
And with fighting games the hitboxes are usually designed for balance rather than to be accurate

YEAH AND WHY CAN'T THEY JUST MAKE THE GAME LOOK LIKE REAL LIFE? JUST TURN UP THE GRAPHICS BRO!

you are the type of tech illiterate retard that has infested this hobby and destroyed it with your inane horseshit

>>386629454
Our computers and algorithms aren't good enough to that without compromising, well, everything.

Balance, performance, and time. If hitboxes in fighting games matched models 1:1 it'd be fucking retarded