Interview with Rein & co about ut3

[Absynthe]

And I would guess the lack of marketing was the biggest problem with 2k4. Up here I cant remember seeing a single commercial or poster when it was released, but I guess they will learn from the GoW sucess and hype this game properly too.

Why do you think they changed publishers to Midway?

[»{EID}«-Silenoz]

Indeed!
epic is not a retarded company! They made a wise choice to go with midway!
I've seen there marketing skills and i know they have the power to make this game the biggest thing to ever hit the pc!!

[Fedora.Pirate]

Yeah, but we don't know what those milestone are though, do we?

Epic Games Milestone List
Done
1) Build Unreal Engine 3.
2) Make a UT3 with it.
3) **** engine.

To Do
4) Pick up laundry.
5) Break into id software offices to leave a box of Milk Tray and an insulting note.
6) Set up another enigmatic webcam in the Epic office.
7) 8 week team building trip to Barbados.
8) ROADTRIP!!!
9) Make a "two weeks" comment, at least 9 months prior to game release.
10) Get "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" to sort out Tim Sweeney's look.
11) Organise "Mark Rein for Congress" Campaign.
12) Climb Mount Everest.
13) Release UT3.

Best post ever, I hereby nominate nominate you for king!

[intentsly]

2k4

UT2004's poor single player mode and steep online learning curve was the main reason the game wasn't a massive commercial success.

After GOW and a 360 release, UT3 undoubtedly will be a massive success. Not many appreciated how good ut2004 was - even many who actually bought the game. I think 10% more or less for a sequel is going to be way off.

I'd say 2k4 just continued the straying off track that 2k3 started. It may have introduced better graphics and new game modes, but I think its playability on and offline suffered greatly for it. It truly dashed people's hopes for an upgrade to UT99's feel. So, I like many spent money needlessly on 2k3 and 2k4, only to be disappointed by its medium range combat style.
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Undoubtedly, lack of marketing had a hand in 2k3/4's lackluster success as well. I think the only place I actually saw 2k4 in use on TV was on a certain Gaming channel show on cable.

Intentsly
(a.k.a. [--]Torturia formerly [HS]Torturia)

[intentsly]

Come to think of it, I've not yet seen any TV ads for UT3 yet. I've only seen the ones online...

Intentsly
(a.k.a. [--]Torturia formerly [HS]Torturia)

[heyqule]

Yeah, but we don't know what those milestone are though, do we?

Epic Games Milestone List
Done
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such classic post lol....

[intentsly]

Yeah, but we don't know what those milestone are though, do we?

Epic Games Milestone List
Done
1) Build Unreal Engine 3.
2) Make a UT3 with it.
3) **** engine.

To Do
4) Pick up laundry.
5) Break into id software offices to leave a box of Milk Tray and an insulting note.
6) Set up another enigmatic webcam in the Epic office.
7) 8 week team building trip to Barbados.
8) ROADTRIP!!!
9) Make a "two weeks" comment, at least 9 months prior to game release.
10) Get "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" to sort out Tim Sweeney's look.
11) Organise "Mark Rein for Congress" Campaign.
12) Climb Mount Everest.
13) Release UT3.

Since the UT3 Fall+ release announcement happened prior to this post, I guess we can't blame you for giving them ideas for the delay.
But now that there is a delay, you just might be giving them ideas!
If you give them ideas like that they're gonna start losing focus:
::Possible Epic UT3 team member's thoughts::
Hmm, map ideas,..<<Barbados>>.., beaches yea a map with beaches... busty UT babes on white sandy beaches... Hey guys, you know we really could use some relaxspiration for some more ..ehm character models! Yeah thats it! It'd be a "business" trip to see if we can enhance the 'development' of some new 'character' models! I hear Barbados is really awesome this time of year ..for that!
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Let us not lead them astray (hee hee)
They're deadline doesn't need to be pushed back ..unnecessarily

Intentsly
(a.k.a. [--]Torturia)

[rsgs92]

About the krall I really don't want them to give the krall without the armor. In my opinion any charecter without armor looks not that good. I would feel that i shoot him in the stomach once and he is dead (forget about rocket launchers lol). For example the ut2k4 skaarj if they did not have armor they would look vulnerable cockroaches.

[stephen_wq]

Hmm, just checking, over here it's currently summer, its fall in a few months or so, so if its released after fall in america, does that mean it will be released in like, august, being spring over here?
Well thats a long time...

*hibernates*

[Nirvelli]

Hmm, just checking, over here it's currently summer, its fall in a few months or so, so if its released after fall in america, does that mean it will be released in like, august, being spring over here?
Well thats a long time...

*hibernates*

Where is "over here," Australia?
In the interview with GameInformer, Jeff Morris said,

We also want to hit Christmas. Gears is a great game, but hitting Christmas really allowed us to maximize that, and we want to hit Christmas as well. So, we’re motivated.

So, it looks like it will be closer to November or December.
(Early-mid summer for you?)

[iron12]

I think this emphasis on SP is the result of the console influence. If it wasn’t for the console they would just make a latter and call it good. I’m sure they don’t want to release a PC version before the console because then the console manufactures would cry. So now we have to wait another year.