Is this really relevant? there's a huge complaint thread in the stickies field, and people have been posting their complaints, and arguing over them both here and on the Epic boards ever since UT3 hit the shelves, you can't honestly be in the dark about what people find unsatiesfactory about UT3, on either the PC or PS3 platforms, its pretty much the only thing people are talking about with regards to this game..
Actually it is relevant... I'm holding the dude to the fact that he has been complaining incessantly without supporting reason. ((I was hoping he would justify himself so we could have an intelligible discussion, rather than just TROLL TROLL TROLL from the sidelines.))
And I do know what people don't like about UT3.
1) Menu System: It's stable... it works; it doesn't have all the features we're used to... nor is it the fastest... and the gamespy server browser is annoying. It's not easy to customize -- but it doesn't crash to desktop and cause errors all around.
2) Game was released too early: I agree -- that was probably political pressure -- but still seriously hurt sales. That's an "oops" -- not negligence -- not ignorance -- nor even malice. They're a small company doing 3 games in 2 years and supporting dozens more from other companies. The point remains -- they still care and are still supporting UT3.
3) Game was released in a crowded market: -- see #2
4) Game doesn't feel like UT2k4: See 5.
5) Game doesn't feel like UT99: See 4.
6) Game crashes randomly: Those are *driver* issues. Upped to 169.28's, solid as a rock.
7) Lack of widescreen support: Things render properly... the issue is FoV control... which is locked for gameplay reasoning.
8) Lack of mod documentation & some things are harder to edit than logical: See #2... they're slowly adding documentation. That really needed to be helped.
9) Custom content download: This game seriously needs some form of content distribution system. I realize maps and mods are getting bigger -- but I expect many noobies won't try out new modded content without being spoonfed it to start them. Even I haven't tried any custom content yet since it would be just too boring to leave the game to install a mod... then jump back in the game.
Repository architecture? Anyone?
10) Gameplay is ****: No game suits everyone... if you don't like the way the game plays -- you don't need to. However, you do not determine what is cool and what sucks.
11) SP campaign is lame: They tried to add it in to *add* value... instead people use it as a focus for their bitching... ironic isn't it?
12) Bots suck: They bots are actually really good -- they just do some stupid things at times because of map and gametype specific issues. They are getting fixed on a per-issue basis.
13) UT is consolized: You could say the PS3 version is PC-ized due to it's inclusion of M/K support, mod support, and fast-paced gameplay... point being?
Annnnnnnnnd that covers just about all the complaints I've heard about UT3. Note how few of them actually matter? Note how most of the rest are getting fixed? Note how little is Epic's problem?
So yes... in closing, relevant.