And yet UT3 is the fastest selling UT if you combine all platforms. The PS3 version waas #1 in the UK for it's launch week for instance. You guys are really freaking out over nothing.
Don't call it 3.5 call it 2009 a different UT using same engine so those few that enjoy UT3 still can and the rest of us can have what was always meant to be. A new game. More dollar for Epic and the game the fans really wanted. Everybodies happy.
Like cod 4 was to cod 2, like TF2 was to TF, Like Crysis was to Farcry. I want them to build on what they had. Rather than strip it all out for some casual gamers to play, in exactly the same fashion they would of done if it had all still been there!
The casualisation/consolization of this game hasn't worked, the online player counts reflect this. Noobs get fragged senseless by pro players in all games. Also there are better casual games out there. UT IS HARDCORE and should be sold and marketed on these past strengths. Instead of nerfing it, aiming it at casual gamers THEN marketing it as hardcore. WTF?
which brings me to my actual wishlist
- I want the natural progression from 2k4 rather than its retarded younger brother. I want more advancement movement and gameplay features instead of much less.
- Hitscan not flakspam! There was enough rox nubs in 2k4, now its even worse.
- Less tight, winding, gameplayless DM maps which promote spam. oc this would need to be in conjunction with fundamental gameplay changes to work.
- Options to nerf gameplay should be available as a mutator NOT be the standard.
- TAM/Freon game types as standard.
and if i could absolutely have whatever i want - cleaner, crisper game gfx that are more conducive to online FPS gaming. UT is gameplay NOT super high tech gfx!!! but i suppose UT is always going to be the tech demo for unreal engine.
- if they really want to cater for casual/noob player then separate noob servers with nerfed game settings.
- and all the other stuff thats been mentioned a million times but isn't really the key issue imo - like menus/browser.
Ok, in that case I DO want a more console focused game!
I notice Epic staff are starting to be a little more vocal of late (too late?), which is a good thing. As a great many of their once loyal PC fan base seem to be deserting them and online numbers keep falling. That does have the knock on effect of leaving you with the much more easily satiated/docile PS3 fan base, so maybe this was a deliberate tactic?
Since you raised the point regarding low PC sales numbers, i have to ask why you built the game from the top down. ie: runs properly only on very high end PCs. Why didn't you try to take advantage of the far greater proportion of PC users and build the game around their systems and make it upwardly scalable from their. I'm sure Valve (with their greater PC sales) do this and it would make the game available to a far greater proportion of the PC userbase which would significantly eat into this 1/10 figure you mention. My own view is because the console market (shallower, gfx obsessed gamers) was the Priority and that UT3 also served as another tech demo of your unreal engine technology, which i believe is your primary business!?
You clearly now have 2 very different UT games (UT3/99 and the 2KX games). Other developers build on the base of their tried and tested gameplay formula, while Epic are all over the place. These games have clearly divided the community and surely a major source of your ongoing problems with your fans. So why not make 2 UT games utilising the same engine/assets? If the modders have the fundamental aspects of a game they like then i'm sure they'd do the rest.
lol, perhaps
. I'm sure others are ignoring me thanks to these posts, but we all have our off days and i apologize if you found them offensive. I'll try to moderate my more dribbly posts a little better in the future, but i will always voice my opinion if i feel it's reasonable. I understand the accepted timeline and development of the UT series, i've just been trying to understand the thought processes behind the design decisions. Its the side by side development that i felt has prevented it from realising its full potential on PC. Where would UT3 on PC be now if cross platform play had been removed from the start rather than at the 11th hour?
. I will respect your opinion and try not to get upset if you decide to ignore mine.
) and just discount what I have to say, I have no problem with people not agreeing with me and I have better over time at displaying that ... not that I don't still have to work on it from time to time but I am no where near as argumentative as I used to be. 
Darn, now I am disappointed. I was so looking forward to a FanSite Kit. Perhaps I should boycott Epic Games and plaster tons of hate spam all over every single UT fan forum in the world. Or not.Hi Crotale. No plans at the moment, though never say never
And yet UT3 is the fastest selling UT if you combine all platforms. The PS3 version waas #1 in the UK for it's launch week for instance. You guys are really freaking out over nothing
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In this case, I like being disagreed with.Sorry, but can't agree with you there. We're happy with the game's sales on ALL platforms. We'd have loved them to be higher, but it's hard to get down on the numbers when we're on our way to having the best selling UT title of all time
Sorry, but can't agree with you there. We're happy with the game's sales on ALL platforms. We'd have loved them to be higher, but it's hard to get down on the numbers when we're on our way to having the best selling UT title of all time
