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Doom 3 Deathmatch At QuakeCon 2003

Posted by simoniker on from the prepare-to-meet-thy-etc dept.

SifuDave54 writes "There's a press release via Yahoo! reporting that id will bring DOOM 3 to QuakeCon 2003! - 'QuakeCon attendees will have the chance to play DOOM 3's four-player Deathmatch on a level co-developed by id Software and U.K.-based developer Splash Damage, Ltd. Splash Damage has most recently worked with id Software on Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, and will be co-developing DOOM 3's multiplayer levels.' I wish I could go..."

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  1. Re:Lemee guess..... by rkz · · Score: 4, Interesting

    have u even tried RTCW: ET. its more than running round shooting baddies, you have different classes with differnet roles and abilities. You need teamwork and skill to win a level. It blows crap like UT2k3 out of the water.

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  2. Damn... by sevensharpnine · · Score: 1, Interesting

    [...] on a level co-developed by id Software and U.K.-based developer Splash Damage, Ltd. Splash Damage has most recently worked with id Software on Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory [...]

    So it looks like Doom 3 will have buggy multiplayer with blatant imbalances while never being patched. Hopefully the single-player game is a little better.

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    1. Re:Damn... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

      Imbalances such as?

      Both sides have the equal weaponry...so...what's not balanced?

    2. Re:Damn... by sevensharpnine · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Equal weaponry, yes. But the axis team has a serious advantage on all but one map. If you want to be a nice guy and use auto-team, more often than not, you'll end up on the camped-against allies.

      But more importantly is the bullshit XP system they've implemented. If you're playing a three-map campaign and you join towards the end, you're faced with opponents who have skills much higher than you. Don't even bother playing a six-map campaign unless you start from the beginning.

      Though the worst is really the class imbalances. Medics (after they get enough XP) are too powerful. Likewise for panzerfaust wielders. Weapons like the machinegun, mortar, and flamethrower are only useful in a few situations. This leads to a game of relatively few types of players going against each other in what ends up as boring and routine gunfights.

      This game could have been great. The maps and in-game communications are well thought out. The level design is excellent. But in the end the polish is missing. I can't complain though, since it's a free game. But I hope Splash Damage is capable of more than this if they're working on Doom 3.

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      "God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." -Voltaire
  3. The problem is.. by boogy+nightmare · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The longer you wait the higher the expectation is going to be, call me mr 'glass-half-empty' but i have this weird feeling in the pit of my stomach that this game will definatly not own all my base.

    It will be wicked to actually see a level and see what all the hype and build up has been but at the end of the day we will all buy it just becuase it is doom3 no matter how it plays.

    For gut never lies, and at the moment it is saying, leave work, kill the database and go home.

    I know this will be trolled but i just know it will suck after all this time

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  4. Re:Lemee guess..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    UT2K3 may not be the greatest game, but it spawned deathball ( http://www.deathball.net ) , which takes the fps to a fpsg (first person sports game) , i know it may not be everyones cup of tea (its very socceresque) but its a much more absorbing game for the gamer whos fed up of the usual shoot shoot win, shot shoot die monotomy of first person games.

  5. What system? by paradesign · · Score: 2, Interesting
    What will it be running on is a good question. Will it be on an ATI or a Nvidia? Intel or AMD? What they choose will steer alot of purchases in the next few months as it will be iD's 'official' prefered platform.

    This also leads me to believe that the game might launch earlier than reports have said. If Carmack is willing to let kids play it in a sanctioned event, it must be near ready to ship. Could this mean that they will also be releasing a demo at the event? Perhaps only to attendees?

    its all speculation, but who cares, its fun to.

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    1. Re:What system? by sYn+pHrEAk · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Last year in the "Doom 3 Theatre" it was running on an ATI 9700, which had not yet been released then.

      But Carmack probably hasn't even picked an 'official' prefered platform. If you check his latest .plan update (yeah i know from a while back but still) he's watching both companies closely and keeping up to date with them both.

  6. Careful darlings, this game just may be different. by gorgon_123 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I have a feeling that the 4 player Doom 3 multiplayer is not going to be anything like the fast paced action of Wolfenstein: ET. If Doom 3 is about atmosphere, lurking down hallways, being scared out of your head, and since the multiplayer is limited to 4 players, I think that means it's going to be a very different experience.

    And in anycase, it's all BS until you actually play the damn game!