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Posted: 02-03-2004 22:57
by DavidM
I don't see how DB benefits from 2k4 technically, and I am not planing to buy 2k4 for my fun (I play funny games for that :D), so why not stay with 2k3?

Posted: 03-03-2004 00:03
by Orbitul
But DB probably would benefit from all the new people that will be buying and playing UT04 and trying out mods like DB. If you stick with UT03 you can guarantee the user base will not grow but at least with UT04 you will have a chance of it growing.

Also as Scotteh said aren't you planning on entering the next stages of MSU, which requires UT04?

Posted: 03-03-2004 05:27
by priior
plus ut2k4 has built in voice comm.

voice comm = teh win.

(nobody connects to ts servers.. too much of a hassle)

Posted: 03-03-2004 06:27
by YoYo789
nobody I know has voice comm on

different for clan matches maybe, but annoying little shits on pubs make it useless.

Posted: 03-03-2004 15:17
by TEZC_Robban
A wonderful little feature called mute comes in handy then :D

EDIT: OMG 400th post :o

Posted: 03-03-2004 15:21
by Sixty
DavidM wrote: I don't see how DB benefits from 2k4 technically, and I am not planing to buy 2k4 for my fun (I play funny games for that :D), so why not stay with 2k3?


Don't go to 2k4 = killing your own mod (or at least not giving it the oppurtunity to grow)

Posted: 03-03-2004 16:39
by Chubbs
format it for 2k4, my pc runs too slow and i cba to waste an extra 3.5 gigs for 2k3, a huge number of people are gonna buy 2k4 and if they're in a similar position to me then they won't be happy about the extra wasted 3.5 gigs either, JUST FOR DB

Posted: 03-03-2004 16:57
by METAFrank
ut2k3 = compatible with ut2k4
-> New Models and Textures in Deathball + a little coding = compatible for 2k3 only owners AND 2k4 only owners

Posted: 03-03-2004 18:08
by RaGe|DB
METAFrank wrote: ut2k3 = compatible with ut2k4
-> New Models and Textures in Deathball + a little coding = compatible for 2k3 only owners AND 2k4 only owners


Actually, i believe you are dead wrong here. They did promised us yes but the netcode changed in such a way that there is no thing like being compatible at the moment. :(

Posted: 03-03-2004 19:24
by Catalyst88
You misunderstand. 2k4 and 2k3 are incompatible because of the netcode... this means that 2k3 cannot join 2k4 servers and vice versa. This does NOT necessarily mean that 2k3 and 2k4 are incompatible at unrealscript level... meaning that a mod may well work on both 2k3 and 2k4 with no or very minor changes.

Posted: 03-03-2004 20:39
by Chick-kun
that means the community will be split into two =|

Posted: 03-03-2004 20:42
by priior
it's inthe server owners' hands.

Posted: 03-03-2004 21:14
by Armagon
I doubt there will be many UT2003 servers left after UT2004 comes out.

Posted: 03-03-2004 21:32
by RaGe|DB
Chick-kun wrote: that means the community will be split into two =|


Right, thats why it's so important for ME, (maybe others) to get DB into ut2004, ok, I might be overreacting, and like froste said, harddisk aren't expensive, but the 3.5 gigabyte still are a tad much and I doubt people will still buy ut2k3

Posted: 04-03-2004 00:02
by Catalyst88
Bringing DB into 2k4 is important because lots of people will be getting the game who skipped 2k3, and loads of new players looking for decent mods will be around as well... so if davidm doesn't do it someone else will.