A tweet by Cliff Bleszinski kicked off the launch of an Unreal Tournament Facebook page. Though Epic is planning no UT announcements, he does hang this tantalizing carrot:
Epic Launches UT Facebook Page
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Do *I* like Unreal Tournament? Yes, and apparently a lot of other people do to, hence the sequels you guys made. Duh.
Not holding my breath this time. UT is dead to me until proven otherwise. Besides, any sequel would be on the iPad most likely the way things are going.
EDIT: Actually, it'll probably be an online flash game. Say goodbye to custom maps and mods.
EDIT: Actually, it'll probably be an online flash game. Say goodbye to custom maps and mods.
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If those assclowns hadn't fvcked up UT3 and abandoned PC for the 360 there would still be interest in the UT franchise
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The referenced stickskills article presents the question of what you would like to see in a new game. Personally I would like to see ut3 or better visuals and gameplay mechanics that are a blend of UT99 and UT2k4. UT2k4 custom content ease with with next features and power. Now is that too much to ask hmmm? .... yeah probably is.
I have started to play UT3 again recently, mostly TAM/BTA.
But my god what an uptight, unfriendly, elitist, humorless bunch of kids it is thats still playing the game.
Its very fun to repeatedly Goo them though.
Regarding a new UT im doubtfull if i even want Epic to touch that but who knows, maybe theres still a click of people there that could make something i would be willing to pay for.
But my god what an uptight, unfriendly, elitist, humorless bunch of kids it is thats still playing the game.
Its very fun to repeatedly Goo them though.
Regarding a new UT im doubtfull if i even want Epic to touch that but who knows, maybe theres still a click of people there that could make something i would be willing to pay for.
And that is basically the reason I hardly ever play online at all. It seems like the majority of people who are playing online are doing it to either insult other people (and their mothers...) or are taking things way too serious. Like "OMG if I mess this round up I'm never gonna go pro and make a living playing games!"
As for a new UT - I'd like to see that happen but yeah, not holding my breath. If they do it I hope they schedule enough time after a closed/open beta to include player feedback in the final product ^^
A new UT? Meh, I don't care about UT anymore, I played the series to death and I'm over the competitive thing so it doesn't hold my interest at all. Even if they did make another one, they'd find a way to screw it up like they did with UT3.
My guess is that they've looked at Free-to-Play business models like Quake Live, Team Fortress 2 and Tribes Ascend (which has done well despite still being in beta) and decided the Unreal Tournament brand would be perfect for a continually profitable F2P product.
This would allow them to profit while still in beta, while also empowering them to iterate their beta with feedback from the community.
Despite the skepticism you might read in a hardcore fan forum like this, I think there's an installed based of loyalty to the Unreal Tournament franchise that could make this model work great for them.
(1) Based on brand recognition, high press visibility and brand loyalty, they could probably break even or maybe even profit before they're out of beta.
(2) Based on the number of people who still visit forums like these or who still play the original Unreal Tournament nearly 13 years later or UT2004 nearly 8 years later, I'm guessing they won't find it hard to harpoon a few "whales".
("Whales" in the F2P market are customers who, over the course of their time with the game and through tons of microtransactions, end up spending way more on the game than the standard one-time purchase price of a game. So you make $200 over 25 months with several small transactions compared to just $49.99 in one single transaction.)
The benefit to us would be that this would inevitably be PC-centric.
This would allow them to profit while still in beta, while also empowering them to iterate their beta with feedback from the community.
Despite the skepticism you might read in a hardcore fan forum like this, I think there's an installed based of loyalty to the Unreal Tournament franchise that could make this model work great for them.
(1) Based on brand recognition, high press visibility and brand loyalty, they could probably break even or maybe even profit before they're out of beta.
(2) Based on the number of people who still visit forums like these or who still play the original Unreal Tournament nearly 13 years later or UT2004 nearly 8 years later, I'm guessing they won't find it hard to harpoon a few "whales".
("Whales" in the F2P market are customers who, over the course of their time with the game and through tons of microtransactions, end up spending way more on the game than the standard one-time purchase price of a game. So you make $200 over 25 months with several small transactions compared to just $49.99 in one single transaction.)
The benefit to us would be that this would inevitably be PC-centric.
my bet is they will release "UT Live" and have UT3 free to play online through flash with a similar model as Quake Live.
Guess this just means that they'll just trot out yet another Unreal Tournament... I'll pass.
If they made a proper Unreal game though, that would really be something.
If they made a proper Unreal game though, that would really be something.