[ut3] won't wait anymore

[Georgecooldude]

I did considering buying UT3 but not going to until a linux client comes
out. If it doesn't I don't buy the game. Simple as that. :-)

On Jan 19, 2008 8:22 PM, Andrew Nady <kisisten at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've posted to epic about the issue, but the post got closed and
> redirected by the mods.
>
> The simple post was, to put the thinking huts on and realize this is 2008
> and we, the core UT promoters have been here since 1999.
> Thanks to GOTY and developers there was a Linux client in 1999, when not
> many Linux clients or direct rendering drivers were available, same was for
> MAC's
> Epic and the parties of interest are trying to promote a "Close Source"
> release. It's not that there is no dev's are capable to release a nix
> client.
> All they need the suckers, not the players, to buy the game and spend the
> mula. Lets face it, it's easier to find a sucker on a M$ platform since the
> numbers are high.
> Linux gamers are tend to be free in one way or another and the "sucker"
> factor is small since not many desktops are available.
> Back to the point, it's 2008 almost ten years later and in Epic and the
> "investors" decided to go back in time with WindoZ only.
> Maybe M$ is in it or proprietary interests need to be defended.
>
> I am a gamer and host several servers and regularly play UT99 and UT-2K4
> because it s a computer game/condole game. UT3 tries to be more for consoles
> because that is where the investor interest are.
> As to when we will see a Linux client, I can tell you that it's either
> when Profits and Numbers are met and people get paid, the game catches on,
> or the games fades and the answer than is never.
> Thank the lord I didn't have to dish out $80 bucks for the collectors
> edition, got it as a present. As to how is the new game? I don't know
> didn't/never played it and can't tell.
> How's that for "word of mouth"?
>
> My .02cents
>
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