UT3 PC, only 341 players online right now according to Gamespy stats

[Philip_J_Fry]

at least at the time this was posted ...
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4024/ut3wm9.jpg

http://archive.gamespy.com/stats/


more servers than players :rofl:

[Sanborn]

yep. this game got so screwed lol.

[safan80]

I play Quake Wars instead.

[Envydia007]

its pretty much the same gameplay with the old one. Gets boring so quickly.

[Philip_J_Fry]

its pretty much the same gameplay with the old one. Gets boring so quickly.

yeah i was gonna say that. its pretty much UT 2004 done using UT3 engine, slapped the new power core mode in it, and bam a new game

all the weapons r the same .... nothing i havent seen b4 ...

sure it has new vehicles, but that doesnt help this game much

i guess they r too busy making this for consoles, dont really have time to make new stuff ...

[Philip_J_Fry]

btw at 12:02AM 12/23

it got to 231 players

[Zytek_Fan]

Yep, this game got screwed. Was gonna buy it, but looks like I won't now :rolleyes:

[DTU_XaVier]

yeah i was gonna say that. its pretty much UT 2004 done using UT3 engine, slapped the new power core mode in it, and bam a new game

all the weapons r the same .... nothing i havent seen b4 ...

sure it has new vehicles, but that doesnt help this game much

i guess they r too busy making this for consoles, dont really have time to make new stuff ...

Correction: They don't HAVE to make new stuff, since once they port it to consoles, where UT has never been before, it's all new already, since the console-crowd can't tell the difference.... :rolleyes:

I'm still under the impression that UT3 was only published on the PC because they "had to"... They never took their focus off the consoles for one second... In short, they made a Ubisoft :(

Best Regards :toast:

[Scubar]

UT3 gets very boring very fast, its just the same crap as the old ones with some updated graphics. Im not surprised its done so bad.

I play ET:QW instead which is much more fun providing your on a decent server with players that know what they are doing.

[kiwi]

Shame but reality :( 2k3 and 2k4 were fun cause they brought new game modes but UT3 is nothing new except engine and a few minor changes

[naokaji]

Correction: They don't HAVE to make new stuff, since once they port it to consoles, where UT has never been before, it's all new already, since the console-crowd can't tell the difference.... :rolleyes:

I'm still under the impression that UT3 was only published on the PC because they "had to"... They never took their focus off the consoles for one second... In short, they made a Ubisoft :(

Best Regards :toast:

and i was about to say they pulled a EA....


UT3? had a quick look at it, played a while and went back to ut2004...

[Lev]

hello,

most people are playing it offline atm because of the lack of good servers.. epic has not given us linux server support yet and all the main game servers always run under linux.. epic promises this in the next patch and a lot of people will be playing.

this game is not doing poor from my point of view because I have a load of fun at the moment playing all these custom maps and mutators.. there are allready about 50 good custom maps out which I play all the time..

performance on UT3 is great, and gameplay is your typical ut or quake3/4 game.. i dont know what you all expected - there are a few new things - few new vehicles- i dont really care for a whole lot of new "cool" stuff, its the gameplay i was concerned with as they removed dodge jumping - you can still do single dodges - and the gameplay is just fine. i have loads of fun playing instagib or classic deathmatch on any map, classic deathmatch is better though ESPECIALLY on the HOLP(hardcore oldschool low poly map pack)

i really really love ut3 and i think more people should try it out before writing it off their lists, i have way more fun with ut3 then with tf2 or css , but i do get tired from playing it for 20 minutes(not tired OF it, tired from it), the game seriously wears you out and i end up taking 10 minute breaks out of every 1/2 hour.. but im sure i will get used to it and do better.

edit: modders are currently working on remaking bombing run and other modes that are fun, they also are making new things - so new things WILL be added, trust me

edit: and besides , for the hardcore ut players out there - who wants to play under old graphics engine when you payed so much for new hardware that you can just pay 50 more for a game with better mod support(coming in the future, i know ut2k4 mod community is small now but they allready did their thing) and great graphics.

[kiwi]

I would be happy if modders made most 2k4/2k3 maps and TAM :) Would be cool with new engine

[003]

Hi, this thread contains mostly wrong information with a few shreds of truth here and there. I may be back to correct it, but I am busy preparing for Christmas right now.

[Emerica]

Yeah, I was going to buy this game but I am not now... Obviously it isn't that good if the fanbase is so small.

[megahurtz-oc]

its the same game with dx10 support and a new engine. i played the crap out 0f ut2k4 and this game feels and plays the same. still get the same results as ut2k4 when i play my friends on ut3 no different outcome. sucks for noobs though because they wont play and from the looks of the servers they arent because they are getting ownd by the veterans and thats no fun for anyone. i played a noob the other day & took it ez on him and he still said "screw this game everyone i play cheats or has an aim bot". and that he was done playing it. thats why servers are down imo

[Jasonx82]

Ahhh I cant login to the internet to Play... Even though I purchased a retail copy, I keep getting an error messege "Invaild Password" When i try to register a name! WTF

[NickS]

22. Crysis
568 servers, 1130 players

FTW

[Lev]

the game is much different from ut2k4 its more fast paced and plays like ut99..

which is GOOD thing

i dont know what you guys dont understand about servers not being hosted on linux yet.. next patch should fix this and there will be thousands of players again!



lol @ crysis multiplayer... just /rofl

[Lev]

Ahhh I cant login to the internet to Play... Even though I purchased a retail copy, I keep getting an error messege "Invaild Password" When i try to register a name! WTF

you know you dont use YOUR gamespyid.. you register IN GAME

you dont register online...

just do it in game and all should work..


oh and stuff like motion blur which makes it hard to play can be disabled in ini (i know this should be in the menu but just so you know you CAN do it)

[Emerica]

7. Unreal Tournament 2004
1622 servers, 5117 players

I might reinstall UT2k4 it is number 7!

[Lev]

7. Unreal Tournament 2004
1622 servers, 5117 players

I might reinstall UT2k4 it is number 7!

just goes to show how large the ut community is.. they are all waiting for stable servers or just have not gotten around to buying ut3 yet

[Emerica]

Does anyone here still play 2k4?

[megahurtz-oc]

i do. best game ever.........
anyone in here know how to setup piped weapon switch in ut3 ive tried eveything with no luck.

[Special_K]

linux server is out - has been for about a week now

there is an old workaround for pipeswitch

go into the game and unbind the key you want to use - lets say E in this case

exit the game, then open your UTInput.ini and enter this

Bindings=(Name="PipeX",Command="switchweapon 6 | setbind E PipeY")
Bindings=(Name="PipeY",Command="switchweapon 5 | setbind E PipeX")
Bindings=(Name="E",Command="PipeX")

it's not a true pipeswitch because if one weapon is out of ammo, it wont auto switch to the next


IKHO, the main reason for lack of players is the untweaked engine performance on all but the strongest rigs - this poor old Opty148 is running a rock solid 62fps with 4xAA @ 1024x768 when tweaked, it has dynamic light and shadows on, but all other engine gimicks off - anything more is just over indulgence

add to that, the competitive community has next to no maps to play from retail - they are coming out slowly, but by then the player base might be next to nothing =[

[megahurtz-oc]

thanks ill give it a try!

[Lev]

for all you guys saying its for consoles.. console version you cant even dodge in.. its slower paced and worse in every way possible..

its still mainly for PC but the question is why NOT take advantage of the console market.. its much much larger then the pc gamer market

[stm]

competitive players are trying real hard to get this thing rolling with 1v1 tournaments.
http://www.stryfeonline.com/tournament/
1st: $150 ¦ 2nd: $100 ¦ 3rd: $50

there was a 64 spot 1v1 tourny that ended a little bit ago that was a great
http://www.teamnsomnia.com/risetoglory/
First Place: $125
Second Place: $50
Third Place: $25
covered by pwnage.tv
http://pwnage.tv/On-Demand/UT3/

1v1 competition is big in europe also.

[Lev]

this game is freaking hardcore.. my head feels like :banana::banana::banana::banana: after 20 minutes seriously lol... maybe im focusing TOO much

[Zytek_Fan]

UT3 did get #8 on Bit-Tech's top 10 games of 2007 :rolleyes:

Towards the end of this year, gamers were spoiled for choice when it came to multiplayer-centric first-person shooters and many of the big names found themselves directly competing. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Team Fortress 2 and Unreal Tournament 3 all ended up going head to head.

When the dust cleared, Quake Wars was left dead and bleeding, while UT3 managed to walk calmly out, secure in the knowledge that its delicate balance of complex mechanics and streamlined game design made it the most superior multiplayer shooter on the market.

If Halo 3 was the multiplayer game of the year for consoles, then Unreal Tournament 3 was its grossly superior, PC-orientated older brother. Gorgeous to look at and with a nice simple selection of mutators and modes, this was Unreal Tournament taken back to basics in many ways. There's only a handful of different game types in the vanilla install, but this is compensated for in the superior map design which manages to spew buckets of complexity into even the simplest CTF level.

Every time Epic had scaled back though it had also added on so that, while there is an initially simple set of available game types, it’s complemented by a huge array of vehicles and as good a singleplayer campaign as you’ll ever find in a game like this.

The strength of UT3 lies in two places – the longevity and alterability of the Unreal Engine 3, and the passion of the team behind it. We had a chance to chat to Mark Rein at the UT3 launch and his passion for the game was almost tangible at points.

The whole team at Epic has worked to create an engine which is not only used by several games in this list, but which continues to fully support the mod community – securing Unreal Tournament 3 a solid future for years to come.

It's rather odd about the lack of players right now :down:

[003]

just goes to show how large the ut community is.. they are all waiting for stable servers or just have not gotten around to buying ut3 yet

The number of people playing UT2004 is closer to 600-1000. The reason it is so high in the stats is because bots are counted in 2k4. They are not in UT3. Not sure about UT99.

[EZClock]

UT3 isn't "2k4 with better graphics, few new vehicles etc".

UT3 is completely different than UT2004. There isn't a shield gun, they took out the dodge jump, different maps (most of which suck), and the gun damages are MUCH more powerful.

Rockets do 100 damage if you get a direct hit, FULL primary flaks do 170 damage, bio is almost like it's 2k3 with more arc / less distance, shock combos are much more powerful with a much bigger diameter ... just to name a few.

From what I've gathered;

System requirements are too great, Gamespy made it horrible, the server browser is rubbish, it took too long for a competitive mod to come out, and believe it or not .. the competitive community is taking a downward spiral because of the same exact stuff you guys are talking about ...

"It's dead, I'm not going to play it" rah rah.

I still play the occasional game of 2k4, add me under friends .. the name is trizzz-.

[.OCX]

Gears of War + UT2004 = UT3.

I played 99,2003, and 2004 even in competition leagues like TWL. I played the demo for about 5 minutes. The Menu UI and the gameplay/graphics turned what I loved into something horribly unreal...Sad day for UT2003/2004 fans but I haven't play with Vehicles.

[L4nce]

Ut3 atleast if you ask me is the best game since Ut2004. Perhaps everyone is playing the "story?" I mean UT game with a story? That hasn't happened in years!

No but really the game rocks, give it time. (its kinda sold out everywhere I am.)

[RPGWiZaRD]

Well at least I'm part of the few players playing it for hours a day despite the bugs that are there it's still fun. The game should become better when fans provide with some nice solid maps.

[Makubex_GB]

Well at least I'm part of the few players playing it for hours a day despite the bugs that are there it's still fun. The game should become better when fans provide with some nice solid maps.

Completely agree. Personally, UT3 is my favorite UT so far. I too play it online despite the lack of players. All it needs right now is a nice fat pack of better maps. :up:

[kiwi]

Give me rankin, goliath, grendelkeep and campgrounds as well as TAM and I will come back to UT immediately :D

[Hockster]

Epic really dropped the ball. No linux server at release, no web admin, not even a windows dedicated server at release. How did they expect anyone to play? I get the feeling Epic is more interested in selling the U3 engine and not developing UT3, or beyond.

[.OCX]

Give me rankin, goliath, grendelkeep and campgrounds as well as TAM and I will come back to UT immediately :D

That brought a big ole' smile to my face. I miss UT2004.

[Special_K]

Rankin will be pretty hard to reproduce in UT3 because there is no ramp dodge =[

there is a newer pipeswitch code, which actually behaves more like a real pipeswitch

Bindings=(Name="PipeX",Command="switchweapon A | switchweapon B | setbind "KEY" PipeY")
Bindings=(Name="PipeY",Command="switchweapon B | switchweapon A | setbind "KEY" PipeX")

Bindings=(Name="KEY",Command="PipeX")

enjoy

[SafeFire]

Thanks a ton for that special k, pipeswitch is a must :up:

@OCX: UT2004, and tam in that sense, is still quite alive :), I play almost every night, unless otherwise busy, and I still see plenty of packed servers.

@kiki: Rankin (http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=596931) is in the making, Goliath hasn't been looked into, Grendelkeep (http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=593189) is done albeit slightly different, and Campgrounds (http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=584808) too. Tam is in the making too, all we have right now is Team LMS (http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=593512) though, but it's all coming together just fine :)

[Syz`]

22. Crysis
568 servers, 1130 players

FTW

Shame the game runs like a sack of crap.

This a classic thread of reading a book by its cover.

UT3 is the best multiplayer game out there at the moment, it is MUCH different too 2004/3, the two which nearly ruined the franchise, it's back too it's original roots which people do not seem to appreciate.

Yeah, it's the same type of game only with new graphics, what else are they supposed to do?

This game kicks the pants off the likes of Battlefield and all this 'I wanna be a real soldier' malarkey.

This is a good game, with a few mino problems, it is by far one of the best, if not THE best release of 2007.

Crysis is lovely, but the performance is not.

[crash5s]

No not TAM anything but, that mod was the reason I quit ut2004.

[kiwi]

No not TAM anything but, that mod was the reason I quit ut2004.

Yes, I heard a few players talk like that but I don't get it. TAM kept UT2k4 alive. Many ONS/assault and even TDMers started playing it. And players (not necessarily you but in general) complaining about SPAM in tam is even worse, If you don't like it simply quit :) Not all people like classic DM/TDM with weapons stay off :)

[crash5s]

Yes, I heard a few players talk like that but I don't get it. TAM kept UT2k4 alive. Many ONS/assault and even TDMers started playing it. And players (not necessarily you but in general) complaining about SPAM in tam is even worse, If you don't like it simply quit :) Not all people like classic DM/TDM with weapons stay off :)

The best 1v1 and TDMers hated it, and avoided it like the plague, it was noobtastic on a horrible level... and it simply wasn't that good, and was way to simple.

I've been doing my part and playing to help keep this game going, but if TAM comes out I'm quitting and moving onto better things.

Currently the only thing keeping this game from being completely DOA is the hardcore DM crowd, TAM will just be the final nail in the coffin that drives them away.

[Special_K]

somebody is working on a sweet looking Rankin-Revisited map

Original Rankin Shot 01:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g53/defender_ctr/RankinO_01.jpg

Remake Rankin Shot 01:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g53/defender_ctr/RankinR_01.jpg

Original Rankin Shot 02:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g53/defender_ctr/RankinO_02.jpg

Remake Rankin Shot 02:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g53/defender_ctr/RankinR_02.jpg

Original Rankin Shot 03:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g53/defender_ctr/RankinO_03.jpg

Remake Rankin Shot 03:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g53/defender_ctr/RankinR_03.jpg



and TAM is almost upon us - #UT3.LTS (quakenet)

[CandymanCan]

Yea i played the demo to try it out and its the same exact thing as the other ones, so i didnt bother.

[biohead]

what do you expect, it's unreal tournament :rolleyes:

people buy new cars, don't they.. isn't that the same thing?

[RPGWiZaRD]

Yea i played the demo to try it out and its the same exact thing as the other ones, so i didnt bother.

Why change a good concept to something bad? :)

[kiwi]

What about dodge and ramp jumping mods? 2k4 had for example, gravity and quad jump mod, maybe it is possible to make something :)

[trans am]

the game has only been out for a little while. 2004 took a while to get to where it is. The best thing about 2004 are all the mods and maps that have been created. Give it some time. I wish they made some of those old maps. There needs to be a 2004-Ut3 map pack.

[Mortal]

As an Aussie I've never found it hard to find a server with numbers to play on. Either Internode (my ISP) or GamingSA tend to have folk on whenever I've looked. Admittedly I don't play online really (I'm an offline / LAN player), but I've still taken a gander just for the sake of seeing numbers every now and then.

I have no idea what its like for international folk though. :)

[RPGWiZaRD]

It needs more concept, more maps and skins etc and the bugs sorted and a more featurerich GUI and it will be great. However the basic concept is good. I actually like UT3 more than 2004 I've realized but due to lack of maps it gets quite repetitive.

Warfare is better than Onslaught too I find, in Warfare if you have to do good you have to do what you're supposed to do, not play Deathmatch! :p: That's something I notice UT3 noobs have difficult with, to realize the importance in focusing on nodes and the orbs, this ain't Onslaught, there's a huge difference between these. You don't need to have good aim to be a top ranked player in Warfare, you need tactics and a brain. :)

The new vehicles and hoverboard adds a lot to the tactics aspects in this game, that's something I really miss anytime I go play 2004. :p:

[mion]

Shame but reality :( 2k3 and 2k4 were fun cause they brought new game modes but UT3 is nothing new except engine and a few minor changes

The only thing better about ut3 is graphics everything else is below ut2004. Not too mention many bugs and game being multiplayer with aimbots being out there already. Almost everything that I am seeing in ut3 I saw in ut2004 with custom maps. In my opinion ut3 is kinda rip off.

[coyotetu]

what do you expect, it's unreal tournament :rolleyes:

people buy new cars, don't they.. isn't that the same thing?Man, stay away from the Cars & Trucks subforum.

[biohead]

Man, stay away from the Cars & Trucks subforum.

never been there... waaaaaay too materialistic :ROTF:

[coyotetu]

never been there... waaaaaay too materialistic :ROTF:That's being far too general, automobiles are an essential part of many people's way of life, that there would be enthusiasts for it is only natural.

[Dialtone]

I think the gameplay is like the orginal UT98 ( playing ut3 it feels like ol'skool UT"movement wise") which i like and the graphics are way better t hen the ol'skool ut.. I personally thought 2k3 and 2k4 sucked i didn't like them the movement of the players. But i miss the ol'skool sniper rifle in ut.

One thing i really hate about UT3 is the whole player name registering thing:down:

[Grafton]

i lol'd the medal of honor allied assult had more players than crysis and ut3 man thats an old game ( i still have:D)

[biohead]

i lol'd the medal of honor allied assult had more players than crysis and ut3 man thats an old game ( i still have:D)

http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=saaaimen :p:

(mine)