How many programmers realistically would it take to make a high end game in UE4?

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@VagrantHumbao;233141

This is what I was hoping to hear. Now if I was building a team

would you guys recommend getting a strong lead programmer, with others who can essentially work with him / learn with him

or would it be better to just get a group of well rounded programmers

You should take some time looking into agile development (scrum e.g).