UT2004 Dodges 1st Bullet

Site Admin Joined: 17 May 2003 Posts: 0

Well it looks as though UT2004 has dodged its first bullet. Voodoo Extreme is reporting that Doom 3 has been delayed until 2004. This is definitely better news for UT2004 as that is one less big name game they have to worry about.

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 1:01 pm

humm... UT2k4 will also be delayed

UO Staff Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 190 Location: BoooooM

What made you say that ?

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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 4:13 pm

What made you say that ?

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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 6:49 pm

well they have been waiting a long time to release some screenies... and they said they weren't even done with making some stuff and then there will be intense bug searching if I remember correctly

Irix WAnnabe Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 122

Eh, Doom3 was never really major competition. A very different animal.

Unreal One's competition was Half Life. Unreal looked like a promising Mod base, but HL came along and stole the best teams away. The victim of a buggy initial release, and a really cool game in HL.

UT fought Quake 3, and fought well.

Ut2K3 got hit the most by BF1942, I think, which frankly had more original online gameplay, which the new UT is going to try and emulate to a degree.

Of course Half Life 2 will be UT2K4's death. Everyone will start modding for it and playing it online.

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 8:33 pm

that is already becoming the point

the modlist that i created has had to have cutbacks of about 5-10 mods because of the HL2 compitition.

UO Staff Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 190 Location: BoooooM

I´m sure that Half Life 2 is going to be a hell of a game and I´ll probably going to buy it but to be this amazing next gen game and not having the FSAA working as it should, isn´t that kind of a dissapointment?
Games of today can do it but not this new "great game" !?
It isn´t supposed to come in at least 2 months (sep 30 if I´m noy mistaken) and Valve has already said that they have this FSAA bug/problem that can´t be taken care of unless you have the Radeon 9500-9800 they might solve it.
I wonder what we will hear next time ?

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Irix WAnnabe Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 122

Of course Anti-Aliasing issues only matter to a small percentage of players. Most of us will have it Off, because we just don't have to grunt ot make it worthwhile.

And to be honest, AA doesn't make THAT much of a difference in the heat of a game.

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:31 am

Maybe Doom3 is attempting to dodge the "ut2k4 bullet" Wink

I mean, it's the one moving out of the way, isn't it?

hehe. But really.
This whole competition thing assumes that players will only buy one game.
I'm buying all 4 of the big games coming out (UT2k4, HL2, STALKER, Doom3).

They all bring something different to the table. You are not going to buy Doom3 if you want a kickass MP game, are you?
There are all kinds of players out there, and games to fit thier craving (or multiple cravings).

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 7:54 am

you forgot a game there Plumb, Chrome.
that one looks to be sweet

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 4:17 pm

Actually I forgot Advent Rising and FarCry too.

I don't think I've checked out that Crome game though.
Gonna look for it now....

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 4:22 pm

the game looks really sweet. i cant wait for it.

www.chromethegame.com

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 7:00 pm

ot: they announced system req for ut 2k4 which are, guess what, same as for ut 2k3 : )

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 7:04 pm

Tribes 3... well I'll buy HL2 and UT2k4 for sure I dont know about Stalker or Doom 3