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CPL Drops Doom3 From World Tour

Posted by Zonk on from the touring-sans-demons dept.

Antony.S writes "This morning, the CPL (Cyberathelete Professional League) confirmed that they have dropped Doom 3 as the World Tour game. The press release states they "are in discussion with two other publishers/developers". Could one of them Atari/Epic of Unreal Tournament 2004, seen by many as the only serious contender left, or maybe Dreamcatcher of Painkiller, the Summer CPL 1vs1 game? Which ever game is chosen, Doom 3 is still being played at Winter CPL this December."

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  1. Doom3 Multiplay by FriedTurkey · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I am surprised Doom3 was ever used for competition. I love the Doom3 single player experience. The graphics and scare factors are awesome. However, the multiplay was tacked on as an afterthought. Doom3 will have some great mods someday. I just can't get excited about 4 player multiplay in really tight spaces in a really dark environment. After an hour with Doom3 multiplay, I whipped out my Quake 3 disc.

  2. No surprise... by ThePyro · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Looking at GameSpy's online stats:
    # 1 Half-Life.......96423 players
    #10 UT 2004..........4710 players
    #12 Quake 3 Arena....4162 players
    #23 Quake 2...........658 players
    #37 Doom 3............240 players
    That's...erm... really bad. The players have spoken.