BombingRun Announcement

[Blackhearted]

No translocator please!

Agree 500%. TL-free BR is pretty much the only way BR was good. And was the way i got addicted to it in ut2k3. I just hope these people don't make the same mistake epic did by leaving the translocator as an option at all in this remake.

You're kidding, right?

You have to be kidding if you think the TL actually fits into BR.

[RoGv3]

Hover board., and they should add ramps in the Maps for hover boarding,lol

for those who dont know that you can do tricks with the hover board try C -> R click, figure the rest out. =/

[0neEyedWilly]

All I have to say is Please Bring Back BR!!!!!!! Thank you.

[River]

The hammer provides no protection worth mentioning.
In other words the only protection you have is killing the enemy first.
That worked fine in UT99. In fact, it meant the game required more teamwork because nicking the flag by yourself is a lot harder.

Er, you do realise that the UT99 IH could deflect projectiles such as rockets don't ya?
Don't know if it still does in UT3, haven't tried.

[[HIC]Andrew]

I will finally put my 2 cents in. UT3 isn't worth buying until I know there is a mod or update that includes BR. Leave all the options (trans, IG, whatever) everyone likes their own style. I have played them all from time to time.

I originally started in 99 but played LAN parties in Seatle most of the time, when 2K3 (the begining) started i joined up a IGTDM clan but played alot of BR with trans. When 2k4 started I took over as leader of [HIC] and lead us into the IG CTF world where I ran a very succesful server ([HIC]»SHADEY*MIDGET'S*HOUSE*OF*GIB»ò¿ó«) which is still on the second page of the most played 2k4 servers and I let go of the server in may of 2005. I got into Bombing run when I could no longer afford to run my own server (job issues), EX3 took me in when the CTF community went entirely east coast, Since then I have played alot of BR. I have had an amazingly good time, With 2 NBL seasons which have included some of the best matches i have ever had the pleasure of playing in.

No BR in UT3 = boring if you ask me, i really probably wont buy the game until a mod is made for it. I have played the demo and really don't see much of an improvement over 2k4, everything i love about Unreal has been taken away it seems. The makers of the game should really figure out how to diversify the game enough to where more people are interested in it.

However I do have to say If there was 1 improvement that is needed the most Its better net coding to where people in the Northwest don't ping so high when they play anywhere else. Maybe set up a Seattle server so we don't have to fight Lag along with everyone else in the nation who complain when they get an 80 ping. I wish i could find a server that pings under 100. I would whoop everyones *** if i could get an 80 ping. btw I play IG bcause its the only gametype that is playable above a 100 ping, I could really care less if a Bio rifle, flac cannon, rocket launcher, Ext... even existed. The IG gun is the only weopon that I can adjust my lead to make up for ping issues. I realise I am buying the game at my own risk but if everyone had to play Reg weopons within a 500 mile radius of themselves like I do, this game would never EVER be played.

I am truly sorry that this Post has turned into everying that is wrong with what the UNREAL makers have made of this series but its a sore subject with me. I play people from the east coast on a California server and i hear complaints from them about an 80 ping, and I whoop them with a 94 (best I can get) I can only dream that someday the great people from the Northwest get a chance to play on a closer playing field.

In closing since i have rambled on so long... KEEP BR, *** GRAPHICS AND MAKE THE GAME PLAYABLE FOR EVERYONE.

[GoodAndy]

My favorite (even though it wasn't all that popular) game type/mode. Man I loved this. This is what made me buy UT2004. I skipped 2003 because I didn't know about BR.

[Solace]

I'd kinda figured you could probably make a Warfare map with Bombing Run objectives, instead of having to make a whole new mod... take that "orb", give it a different model and slightly different behavior, and make the objectives for the map shooting it or running it through a particular area. It'd take some doing, but I'm not sure you'd need to make it a full fledged mutator... meaning, a lot more people will play it.

[Catzenjaeger]

BombingRun comes - sure Word of honor

www.BombingRun.org - BombingRun community website

[[EX3]Cobra_XP]

I will finally put my 2 cents in. UT3 isn't worth buying until I know there is a mod or update that includes BR. Leave all the options (trans, IG, whatever) everyone likes their own style. I have played them all from time to time.

I originally started in 99 but played LAN parties in Seatle most of the time, when 2K3 (the begining) started i joined up a IGTDM clan but played alot of BR with trans. When 2k4 started I took over as leader of [HIC] and lead us into the IG CTF world where I ran a very succesful server ([HIC]»SHADEY*MIDGET'S*HOUSE*OF*GIB»ò¿ó«) which is still on the second page of the most played 2k4 servers and I let go of the server in may of 2005. I got into Bombing run when I could no longer afford to run my own server (job issues), EX3 took me in when the CTF community went entirely east coast, Since then I have played alot of BR. I have had an amazingly good time, With 2 NBL seasons which have included some of the best matches i have ever had the pleasure of playing in.

No BR in UT3 = boring if you ask me, i really probably wont buy the game until a mod is made for it. I have played the demo and really don't see much of an improvement over 2k4, everything i love about Unreal has been taken away it seems. The makers of the game should really figure out how to diversify the game enough to where more people are interested in it.

However I do have to say If there was 1 improvement that is needed the most Its better net coding to where people in the Northwest don't ping so high when they play anywhere else. Maybe set up a Seattle server so we don't have to fight Lag along with everyone else in the nation who complain when they get an 80 ping. I wish i could find a server that pings under 100. I would whoop everyones *** if i could get an 80 ping. btw I play IG bcause its the only gametype that is playable above a 100 ping, I could really care less if a Bio rifle, flac cannon, rocket launcher, Ext... even existed. The IG gun is the only weopon that I can adjust my lead to make up for ping issues. I realise I am buying the game at my own risk but if everyone had to play Reg weopons within a 500 mile radius of themselves like I do, this game would never EVER be played.

I am truly sorry that this Post has turned into everying that is wrong with what the UNREAL makers have made of this series but its a sore subject with me. I play people from the east coast on a California server and i hear complaints from them about an 80 ping, and I whoop them with a 94 (best I can get) I can only dream that someday the great people from the Northwest get a chance to play on a closer playing field.

In closing since i have rambled on so long... KEEP BR, *** GRAPHICS AND MAKE THE GAME PLAYABLE FOR EVERYONE.

Wow, I am touched. Andrew is a hell of a player with a 120 ping. It would be cool to see how much the netcode has been fixed on UT3 compared to UT2004. Would be nice to see a more level playing field.

BTW Catz, I registered on the site and my account is gone. Any ideas ? Thx.

[CruZan]

I have been Playing the UT series from its beginning and I must say that I will be truly dissapointed if BR is left out of UT3. Keep BR Alive !

[AgouraSteve]

No BR in UT3 = boring if you ask me, i really probably wont buy the game until a mod is made for it. I have played the demo and really don't see much of an improvement over 2k4, everything i love about Unreal has been taken away it seems.

You put into words what I have been feeling since I got the demo.
All I can say is that I am glad that the game is flexible enough where mutators
and mods can be created to recreate the fun environments of modified
"Non-Standard" servers, or I wouldn't get the game either.
There would be no reason to upgrade just for better graphics, and slightly
different characteristics of the game.

The opinion of Epic that the BR community is just not big enough worldwide to
support allocating the resources required to make 6 maps for it and testing, reminds me of another large Corporation that underestimated the fan-base by
merely looking at some statistics, but not REALLY being in tune to the
communities involved and how dedicated they are.

In 1966 a TV show called "Star Trek" lasted a season, and NBC said that the
stats showed that there was not enough interest.
Each season the show was slated to be cancelled. It took a massive letter
writing campaign and petitions and really getting people to aggressively speak
out in support, in order for NBC to listen, and they still cancelled the show
after the 3rd season.
After reviving the show as a cartoon in the 70s and then the movie, and the
new series in the 80s. Multiple series and multiple movies later, NBC finally
realized there is a fanbase.

If you're wondering why I am comparing the two, it's because it is a similar
scenario.
The people that play BR now are totally dedicated. They are die hards.
Maybe it's going to take a communitywide letter writing campaign, and a 100 page thread to wake Epic up to the devotion of what is now thought of as an
insignificant number unworthy of the time to please the most people.

I am already seeing the players that have never posted to Epic, or rarely,
joining this thread to be heard. This is no doubt the tip of the proverbial
"iceberg". It may take a slump in sales to get the message across to them.
I hope the people reading this thread take the time to post here to let Epic
know that they made a judgment error this time.
It's never too late to correct it though, as a bonus pack or patch.

Speak up. Be heard. I am well aware of the devotion of the current players.

By the way...[HIC]Andrew... You seem to have no trouble compensating your
ping with your aim/shot. You are scary as it is. LOL!

{FO}CruZan, {AW}0neEyedWilly, [HIC]Andrew, {AW}Stretch, {HOG}E-Monster, ~uXc~SnillioC, .:iyf:.F14help, ~uXc~BaYkT, [ÈX3]BuZzedAGaiN, (A.S.S)Punisher ...I'm seeing a lot of familiar faces
in the thread here of people that rarely if ever take the time to post on a
Forum.
I am seeing people getting involved. I can see this is hitting deeply close to
the heart of the core BR Community by the fact that you guys even posted
here.
People that have been playing UT for years. I've seen these guys the around since I started playing close to 3 years ago, and I know that they have played allot longer then I have. I was the new kid.
A good sample of the die-hard base to the gametype. I think it may take thousands of posts to be heard though guys.
Epic will likely need to see big numbers, not a few hundred core players..

Everyone should post to show that there are thousands of people that wish to be heard.

[[EX3]Cobra_XP]

I got your back cr. I'd definitely play some BR in UT3. In fact, I was sorely disappointed when it was announced that there wouldn't be a BR game mode in UT3.

BR was decently popular back in UT2K3 but it seems like some physics changes (perhaps?) in 2K4 turned people off from the gametype.

I remember the 2K3 days of trans iBR. Alot of those guys moved on to the no trans iBR and had no issues adapting. NBL iBR relied alot on movement and creative boost shooting.
Trans iBR has hugh between 2003-2004. There were many, many clans and players. In 2005-present, NBL iBR had over 20 large communities with clan matches almost every Sunday.
I see from stats that BR was played more than TDM. So why wasn't TDM removed???
Epic listen to the customers. We have carried UT2004 for awhile now. Were is our reward???

[[DDK]Jet$]

IBR NOW! and Zomfg WALL DODGE FTW!!!

[esulcer]

Hello Catzenjaeger, I can not register at the BR site mentioned on the first page of this thread, when I click the 'agree' link, it just gets a 404.

Will bot's be able to play the mod in UT3?

[Taboen]

Yes it's a shame BR won't be made by Epic this time. But I'm actually glad!
Why? Custom gametypes are overall better than epic-made gametypes. The makers listen to the community about what should be better. And the makers have to make their gametype more interesting compared to other custom gametypes in order to make it popular, so they have to listen. www.bombingrun.org is making it and we can test and play it, and we can tell what could be better. In 2k4 the ball got stuck sometimes, maybe we could fix that. Also an option on how far the pass can lock on teammates would be cool. OR, the team that is winning can't shoot the ball as far as the losing team. There are unlimited posibilites if a mod is custom. Epic releases the game, reads a little bit on this forum (which doesn't even have as much people as irc or clanbase), maybe change a little bit... but seriously, they dont change much.