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Jay,<br><br>
Joy!<br><br>
I prey nightly, although a man of science and agnostic,<br>
I can not definitively say there is no master creator, so<br>
just in case it will help, I am preying the Linux Distro comes<br>
out at Windows release, and w/o big bad nasties.<br><br>
Personally I love it! Clan has been playing it since<br>
it came out. I did get comments that they were surprised<br>
the graphics were not enhanced, but I explained it was based<br>
on the same engine. This was a minor trivial issue<br><br>
I do believe COD2 can indeed pull ahead of BF2.<br>
However you note the 2006 releases. The demo for<br>
F.E.A.R. was well received. The multiplayer demo just<br>
released is too new. No linux server I know of. :((<br><br>
F.E.A.R could give them all a run for the money, except<br>
perhaps H/L, and CS which don't count as I think they are<br>
official religions by now. :)<br><br>
COD2 timing could not be better. COD competition ladders<br>
have fallen to about the level of SOF2. With COD being a<br>
totally new FPS gaming experience, breaking new ground<br>
when if first came out, I don't understand why it's popularity<br>
seemed to fade at twice the rate of a SOF2? Psychology<br>
I would presume? If it were saturation, one would expect<br>
both COD and SOF2 to have fallen at the same rate. But<br>
not my area of expertise.. and I can't explain the phenomenon.<br><br>
When UO was just about out and COD2, and shortly after<br>
a COD3 announced, I wonder if ACTV knew? The "die hards"<br>
are still playing COD or UO, as are the SOF2 diehards.<br>
But many others lost interest. MMORPG's had a part<br>
in it. However, I have to wonder if we are so used to huge<br>
gains in FPS technology that we may have higher and higher<br>
expectations, and fulfilling those expectations is becoming<br>
more difficult. So how long will players be excited about<br>
COD2? ACTV may know.... they have COD3 in sight....<br><br>
You know, if this were a drug, players would clearly fit the<br>
profile of "addicts". More and More to get the high
and<br>
increased absorption rates due to stimuli saturation...<br>
This is a bit of a damming observation, as we are<br>
potentially then on the road to eventual boredom. :(<br><br>
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Dr. D<br><br>
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At 08:09 AM 9/27/2005, you wrote:<br>
</font><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>So
dudes, ya like? Surprised we haven't received an email of joy from the
Doc. Maybe he still sleeping in NY...lol. Come on Doc...what ya think?
This is God's answer to BF-II for Doc? =o)<br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2>I hope they can supply us with a linux
destro the first day it is released! Too many window games coming out
this fall!</font><font size=3> </font></blockquote>
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