C++

If I aspire in making games, is C++ the way to go?  It just confuses me to see how much it supposedly sucks, and then gets used left and right in the gaming industry.

Also, since /prog/ apparently hates IDE's, and I somewhat agree since the last time I tried using one I got some bloated, shiny, gradient filled abomination, what DO I use?  I tried CodeBlocks after my last encounter, and it looked good in comparison.  What says anon? Acceptable, or kick CodeBlocks to the curb, and start anew?  Note that a code filled notepad the size of godzilla does not look too good.  But hey, what do I know.

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You can't write a "generic 3D MMO" in any language. You have no fucking clue how much those four words can possibly involve.

Text-based games are intrinsically less computationally expensive, so the C++ performance argument falls through, leaving you with no real reason to use such a broken featureless shitpile. Use a functional language instead.