[Stunaep]

I don't think 6 CDs help it either. 40 out of ~60 maps will be recycles from 2k3, the new modes still (probably) won't live up to the old Assault UT had...

*ahem* that'd be 100 maps. It's got the maps of UT2k3, plus 60 more.

And Onslaught and the new assault are already more fun than anything in the old UT. Including assault

[Nico]

Originally posted by Turnsky


words cannot fathom on how much i hate you right now

mmh, liar

[Stryke 9]

Ugh, BF1942. I swear, if my computer had a soul, that game would have devoured it. It's enough that it nearly destroyed the rest of it.

If you've got 1942, and it works, good for you. Bastard. Enjoy Vietnam, it looks fun. If you haven't bought something of the series yet, don't. From what I've seen happen to my and my friends' computers, you've got a 50/50 chance of it either working or summoning Satan directly onto your hard disk, and while it seems a nifty game it's absolutely not worth the risk of semipermanent damage. Fantastic idea for a game, now if only they could find some coders who could write their name without making it somehow ****in' viral.

[Mr Carrot]

Unless youve got a gig of ram dont bother the maps take FING ages to load.

[Fineus]

Nah, 512 isn't to bad for it - more will certainly help.

[Drew]

Originally posted by Knight Templar
Which clan?

]word[


if i even had 512 i would be a happy camper.....

[J3Vr6]

So what are the system specs for 1942?  Maybe when I get a phone in my apartment I'll look into getting this game.  Is it a pay for play, like a prostitute?

[Fineus]

It's not pay to play, just buy and play as much as you like for as long as a server exists for it (or indeed, play offline *shudders*).

As for specs... well the original BF:1942 will run on a medium spec system, but obviously the better the computer - the better the performance you'll see. What have you got?

[Ghostavo]

Actually BF: V seems to require a bit more than the original. In the "old" one I ran with max bots (that's right, 64 ) without medium/high resolution with many "bumps" (with medium resolution it was flawless), this one... seems to slow down my comp consideratly by running with 30 bots in medium resolution.

[Stealth[cro]]

Originally posted by Stunaep


*ahem* that'd be 100 maps. It's got the maps of UT2k3, plus 60 more.

And Onslaught and the new assault are already more fun than anything in the old UT. Including assault

Mea culpa, Stunaep. I still don't think it's much more than a riced up version of 2003. I mean, 2003 was fun for a while, but it lost part of the fun factor, at least to me.

[Mr Carrot]

Itl run its just the loading times.

[Grey Wolf]

UT2k4's Onslaught mode is actually quite fun, at least in the demo. As is taking a tank into your enemies' base to take ou the power core

[Fineus]

Agreed, but it doesn't exactly justify a new game to be made out of an old engine.

(alright, granted the engine does look nice but its as bit of a Fifa Soccer kind of move to start doing this by the year without many changes. Unfortunately, people will pay that money and give everyone the idea that it's acceptable).

[Ghostavo]

Er... you mean like Jedi Academy using the old Quake 3 engine?

[Fineus]

I suppose it is worth noting that so many things use Half Lifes engine...

But that's not the point, I just don't think UT2K4 is worth the money one has to pay for it. It's a large expansion pack - not a game and not a refinement of the art of FPS...

...(which reached its best with Quake3, the slickest of the bunch. Unreal Tournament - while not entirely beautiful all the time was a slower paced and well thought out angle on the FPS...

But as I've said, I see FPS's (online at least) becoming either digital battlefields - BF1942 but larger, longer, more depth. Essentially a new and highly detailed world recreated online for the soul purpose of combat.

Or it becomes the slickest, fastest, most graphically pleasing yet simple to play shooter - Quake 3 with a face lift - no vehicles to worry about, just various guns - people to shoot them at - and an arena. Reactions and knowlege of the game will win out over anything else here.

But thats just how I see it

[Stunaep]

Actually, I've never understood what people see in Q3. I mean, it's got 6 weapons, a bunch of maps that all look and play the same, and no game modes to speak of.

UT beats that anytime.

And, well, thousands of games are made today with only minor additions to the Quake 3 engine code. The UT2k4 net code has been totally rewritten, it's got two new play modes, and for CHRISSAKES IT'S GOT 60 NEW MAPS!

[Bobboau]

Qake is Teh lEee377T1!!!!!127d#5N%^;
Jou 1s Teh 14m3R!!1!!11
haHAhahAhAHaHA!!!!!!!!!

becase people like  ^that^ play it

[phreak]

well i do notice my ping is better from 2k3

besides, UT has nuclear ****ing weapons

[Knight Templar]

:thepimp:

Halo > UT2K4

[phreak]

does halo have a built-in jukebox so you can blast puppetz or slayer without having to resort to a boombox or winamp?

i must say, Raining Blood does fit well when playing 2k4