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On Wed, 2007-12-12 at 06:38 -0700, C N wrote:<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Why is everyone freaking out about this? They're saying it may be getting held up by legal issues (possibly by Ageia and their PhysX Engine: <A HREF="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=929&num=1">http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=929&num=1</A>). If that's the case, the release could be awhile. Yes it would be nice to get a status on what is the actual hold up, but maybe they're silenced under NDA or something. Everyone should sit back, relax, and play in Windows until it comes out :). You'll at least get some practice eh? </FONT><BR>
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Like a lot of people on this list (I'm guessing), I do not own a windows licence and will not be paying for / installing one to play UT3. <BR>
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I pre-ordered the game in 2005 expecting Linux support and recently upgraded my hardware, partly in anticipation of UT3. I'm glad that it's coming, but it does bother me that all my friends get to play it and I'm left stuck with a game that's still shrinkwrapped.<BR>
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It is still more important to me that the linux server comes out first because I want there to be some community left when I actually get around to playing it. Not looking so good at the moment. :(<BR>
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None of this is Ryans fault, nor am I blaming him for it. It's a bit of a mess up on Epics behalf not to have the linux server ship with the game and is badly affecting the number of active players. The linux clients are surely only a small percentage of overall gamers and therefore unlikely to be of major importance. I'm aware of that and prepared to suck up the wait because of it....still.....I'd love to play it. :)<BR>
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Paul.<BR>
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