[ut3] Official release date

Sir Brizz sir.brizz at gmail.com
Fri Feb 6 13:26:53 EST 2009


Well, this post:

http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=584654

Was made 5 days before the game shipped, and indicates that the Linux 
binary was not ready (something that could have easily been inferred 
from other forum posts around the same time).

And, I'm sorry if you're trusting, but, frankly, the Linux binary could 
come out in 5 years and they wouldn't have lied. They never gave a 
timeline, and if you assumed that it was about to be released, you were 
fooling yourself into it.

I agree that the binary should be out by now, but I'm not involved in 
Epic's business so I don't know what is holding it back. Recent posts by 
Ryan Gordon suggest that the binary is practically (if not completely) 
done, but it's likely stuck behind the same legal hurdle that it was 
before. What is Epic meant to do about that?

And it just doesn't change the fact that Epic didn't do anything but 
give you consolation that a binary would come out at some future point, 
and based on that you made the decision to buy the game. You still 
bought the game knowing that what you were buying it for did not exist 
yet. That was your decision, not Epic's.

Brizz

On 2/6/09 11:20 AM, David L. Willson wrote:
> There's that fine line again, Brizz.  Epic (your car dealer) didn't say "should be".  They said, originally, that it "would be" in the box.  Then just before release they said, "OK, it's not going to make it into the box, but it will be released."  Not "should be", but "will be".  Which led some trusting souls to buy the game on faith, led other, less trusting souls to wait, and then led trusting and non-trusting souls alike, to, at some point, say, "Well, what the ~fuck~, Epic?"
>
> David L. Willson
> Network Engineer
> MCT, MCSE, Linux+
> tel://720.333.LANS
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ceil420 at gmail.com
> To: ut3 at icculus.org
> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2009 11:16:02 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
> Subject: Re: [ut3] Official release date
>
> Except that we originally weren't told 'in the future'. The dealer told us the GPS was included. The dealer lied. At least admit _that_ much.
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
>
>  From : Sir Brizz
> Date : Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:08:33 -0700
> To :<ut3 at icculus.org>
> Subject : Re: [ut3] Official release date
>
>
> Yes, Linux is not suitable for games. Actually, Linux is fine for games, games are simply not made for Linux. So if you're a PC gamer, anything but Windows is not a choice (and if you say Wine works great, I'll slap you).
>
> Now, I do have to admit a little guilt in responding here, because I knew all you guys like to bitch and moan anytime someone comes in here that doesn't agree with you, but sorry. The reality of this situation is that you are bitter and want to blame someone other than yourselves. This is really more like if you called up the dealership, asked if the car had GPS, told no but it should be released free at some point in the future, bought the car anyway and then proceeded to complain that the GPS was still not out after a year. You bought the car despite the fact that it was missing the one thing you wanted it for, you're the one to blame in that scenario.
>
> Brizz
>
> On 2/6/09 10:39 AM, [FnG] Lambik wrote:
>
>
> The person that told 'It has GPS in it' happens to be the salesperson, and then yes you can expect to have GPS in it !
> Not sure what kind of point you're trying to make, but seems to me your only business here is to stir thing up,
> as you have state to play games on windows only.(Linux not suitable ??)
> Pre ordering a game has the risk of getting something that isn't quite what you expect of it, but in this case there has been promised support for linux OS aswell.
> Epic has the reputation to support linux on all UT series, which has formed a good basis of trust, which they have broken, and that is why ppl are upset with EPIC.
> That is something they have every right to.
>
> Lambik
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Sir Brizz<  sir.brizz at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>
>
> For what? They didn't market UT3 as having Linux binaries included or available.
>
> The problem here is that Epic never guaranteed anything. I appreciate you wanting brand new boxes or whatever your case may be, however that doesn't change the fact that you bought something that didn't include the sole thing you bought it for. Can you imagine, taking this same thing to a more terrible and surely less appropriate analogy, if you bought a car because someone said it had GPS in it, never test drove it, and realized after purchasing it that it didn't have GPS in it? Would you blame the person who told you or yourself for not looking into it more?
>
> I understand that people wanted and were expecting and (possibly) promised Linux binaries and are upset, but, frankly, you DON'T have anyone to blame but yourself if you paid the money for it already. Did Epic make you spend that money? YOU were encouraged by what they said, YOU made a decision, and YOU spent the money.
>
> Brizz
>
>
>
> On 2/6/09 10:14 AM, Luiz Gustavo Angelo wrote:
>
> Epic could be sued by this, couldn't ??
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Matthias Bach<  marix at marix.org>  wrote:
>
>
> Hi!
>
>
> On Friday 06 February 2009 17:57:02 Sir Brizz wrote:
>    
>> And for those of you whining about how you bought the game and haven't
>> played it because there is no Linux client, sorry but maybe you should
>> have waited to buy it until there actually was the only thing you were
>> buying it for? That seems like the practical thing to do in any
>> situation.
>>      
>
> You are missing the point. When I ordered the game there had been a statement
> by Epic that there would be a Linux-Installer on disc, as it had been with
> 2K4. Later they said it wouldn't be on disk, but available on the day of
> release. Therefore, as I kind of like to have nice game boxes that I can show
> of, I did not bother to cancel my preorder. The problem is that I trusted Epic
> to keep to their promises.
>
>
>    
>> Did you buy Prey the day it came out hoping that Ryan Gordon
>> would release a Linux binary for it, too?
>>      
>
> No I didn't, because nobody promised that Prey would be ported. When it
> finally was ported this was a pleasent surprise.
>
>
>    
>> If you want to be a thrifty
>> consumer, then be thrifty. And if you aren't thrifty, don't whine that
>> you made a mistake and try to blame it on Epic or anyone else. You don't
>> have anyone to blame but yourselves.
>>      
>
> Maybe I have, but then it is not for expecting Epic to make a port, but for
> trusting Epic to deliver the software I ordered.
>
>
>    
>> Personally, I'm sure a Linux binary will eventually come out for UT3 and
>> when it does I will probably use it.
>>      
>
> Maybe it will, after all it's already supposed to be done. The real question
> is, will their still body to play against. Will the engine still be something
> competitive to base your mods on? By the time it will probably take one could
> just as well start writing an own engine ...
>
> Regards,
> Matthias
>
>
>
>    

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