[ut3] Not good news, but at least an answer

Ceil ceil420 at gmail.com
Tue Sep 7 15:10:08 EDT 2010


Guess my copy goes to my Windows-using roommate permanently. A 'why' would
be nice, but at least someone finally gave a straight answer.

Still, fuck Mark Rein. Have fun with GoW and other MS ventures, Epic. Guess
I'll learn to like id's non-dodging single-mode-weapons after all ;)

On Sep 7, 2010 2:06 PM, "Lloyd Taylor" <movablev at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Below is from Epic. I'm as disappointed as all of you, but maybe it will
put
> this to bed.
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: Mark Rein <Mark.Rein at epicgames.com>
> To: Lloyd Taylor <movablev at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Tue, September 7, 2010 7:24:50 AM
> Subject: RE: ut3
>
> Lloyd,
>
> Sorry but I don't think this is going to happen anymore.
>
>
> Mark Rein
> Epic Games, Inc.
>
> Visit us at http://www.epicgames.com
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lloyd Taylor [mailto:movablev at yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 5:16 AM
>> To: Mark Rein
>> Subject: Re: ut3
>>
>> Mr. Rein,
>>
>> Does Epic have any current stance on the Linux client? Every few months
or
>> so, a new round of questions about the possibility/improbability of the
client
>> ever being released starts up on the mailing list (archived here:
>> http://icculus.org/pipermail/ut3/), but there is no official response.
>>
>> Like many of the people on that list, I purchased the game only because a
>> linux client was said to be coming. I've done this with other games in
the
>> past, even ones I never thought I would play much, just to support
>> companies who were investing in native linux builds. It's pretty
> disconcerting
>> to have Epic seemingly ignore the situation and the continued questions
>> from customers. I know my one purchase won't make much of a difference
>> to your bottom line, but it's going to be hard for me to want to purchase
>> anything from Epic in the future when this is the kind of treatment any
sector
>> of the customer base can expect. Can you give us any sort of update or
>> reason for the ~3 years of silence? As before, if I need to direct this
>> elsewhere, please let me know and I'll send it to the correct dept.
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>>
>> Lloyd Taylor
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: Lloyd Taylor <movablev at yahoo.com>
>> To: Mark Rein <Mark.Rein at epicgames.com>
>> Sent: Mon, March 1, 2010 4:40:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: ut3
>>
>>
>> Mr. Rein,
>>
>> It's been about 20 months since this reply; is the linux client still in
the
>>works?
>>
>> The natives are getting restless, and Ryan Gordon is currently not open
to
>> answering any questions about it.
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>>
>> -Lloyd Taylor
>>
>> http://icculus.org/pipermail/ut3/
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: Mark Rein <Mark.Rein at epicgames.com>
>> To: "movablev at yahoo.com" <movablev at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Sun, July 6, 2008 8:46:33 AM
>> Subject: Re: ut3
>>
>>
>>
>> Lloyd,
>>
>> It is still in the works.
>>
>>
>> Mark Rein
>> Epic Games, Inc.
>>
>> Visit us at www.epicgames.com
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: Lloyd Taylor
>> To: Mark Rein
>> Sent: Fri Jul 04 18:08:45 2008
>> Subject: ut3
>>
>>
>> Mr. Rein,
>>
>> Just out of curiosity, is there any end in sight for the completion of
the
>>linux
>> client? I purchased this game within a few days of its release because I
>> believed a linux client was forthcoming, but obviously there have been
some
>> delays.
>>
>> I am thankful for Epic's continued devotion to offer linux games, and
look
>> forward to other titles in the future. For whatever reason, the
>> communication regarding this topic has been extremely limited; it's a
little
>> disconcerting from the viewpoint of the customer.
>>
>> Could you let us know whether Epic reads Ryan Gordon's UT3 Linux mailing
>> list (http://icculus.org/cgi-bin/ezmlm/ezmlm-cgi?64) and consider
>> committing to some periodic updates (even if they only say "it's still
>> coming"). The silence from Epic on this issue has led many to believe
that
> the
>> linux client has been abandoned or that the linux segment of your
customer
>> population has been forgotten.
>>
>> If this is the wrong venue for this request, please let me know and I'll
direct
>>it
>> wherever would be best.
>>
>> Thanks very much for your time,
>>
>> Lloyd Taylor
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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