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updates game to 1.1
N1vek215
09-28-04, 09:43 PM
about time!
thanks for the heads up
whats included in that patch?
iLLestOne
09-28-04, 10:25 PM
From the readme, it doesn't seem like they changed much.....
stereo555
09-29-04, 03:16 PM
Hhhhmmm .....does this change your game saves ; I would imagine not , but Iam too close to the end of D3 to loose my saves now .
("system restore" is your friend)
*EDIT*oopsy ...nm
9mmCensor
09-29-04, 04:39 PM
Hhhhmmm .....does this change your game saves ; I would imagine not , but Iam too close to the end of D3 to loose my saves now .
("system restore" is your friend)
*EDIT*oopsy ...nm
back em up.
it didn't change mine tho.
Anyone had problems with this please let me know.
stereo555
09-29-04, 05:04 PM
back em up.
it didn't change mine tho.
Anyone had problems with this please let me know.
Backed'em up , but no need . No changes to my games saves were made with the patch . All is well so far :)
YellowDart
09-29-04, 05:28 PM
Nah, doesn't look like much was changed from the original, aside from a few multiplayer bugs...
9mmCensor
09-29-04, 05:52 PM
Nah, doesn't look like much was changed from the original, aside from a few multiplayer bugs...
Can you tell me what bugs your getting?
oc_newbee
09-29-04, 06:13 PM
cool, I'll update this tonight and see what sup.
YellowDart
09-29-04, 07:10 PM
Can you tell me what bugs your getting?
I'm not getting any bugs atm... never really have afaik. Just a commenting on id seems to have mostly fixed multiplayer bugs.
what is "Doom 3 Final version"?
all i meant by that was the final version of the first patch.
They released a beta patch a while ago and now they have finished the beta and released the finish product.
Catalan
09-30-04, 07:50 AM
The game is still bad and I don't mean it in a good way.
Then why not comment about it in a different thread, rather than jack this thread?
They cleaned up some netcode w/ this patch is what I gather from reading the changelog. Not much for SP.
Catalan
09-30-04, 09:11 AM
My post was not meant to jack this thread, but it's mere fact that the game is pure garbage, atleast for competitive gamers. Sure single player was sort of fun, not really, but if you look at the multiplayer format it's crap. Hell even the 1v1 is boring to play/watch. I don't see this game progressing tournament wise in the near future.
Still looks as if CS is still the best 1st person shooter tournament game out there.
The game is still bad and I don't mean it in a good way.
What do you expect a patch to do, totally re-invent the game?
ManOman
09-30-04, 09:53 AM
Catalan, I think Oni's point is that there's no need to crap the game in a thread who's subject is information on the patch, not really anyone's love/hate for the game itself.
If you don't like the game, that's fine, but there's no need to justify your dislike for it in anything other than a "How did you like Doom3" thread.
But of course with my system specs, you could probably tell I haven't even played the game yet at all, so I'll be quiet now and continue browsing the forums for information :)
Catalan
09-30-04, 05:56 PM
What do you expect a patch to do, totally re-invent the game?
I expect the patch to make the game better, they still haven't really fixed much nor improved the multiplayer aspect of the game.
Look at patches with steam more specific CS they add things such as different maps/guns/etc, change things such as crosshair size adjustments/brightness on maps/etc, adjust hit boxes, and so forth. This is what a patch is suppose to do. Eventhough people disagree with patches with CS as they do with Doom3, but CS revolves more around the community that plays the game. For instance in the competive scene one of the top named players as well as others complained that the money system was screwed up and hasn't been changed since tornaments were using hostage maps. Steam then took it upon themselves to change this in the next patch. If you ask me that re-invented the multiplayer aspect of CS as too many top tier teams were abusing this flaw in the game.
You also have to keep in mind that this is the first patch for the game. They're mainly working on getting the bugs out, not re-inventing the MP aspect of the game.
Also, the MP of Doom III was pretty much left up to the community at large to work with. If the MP experience isn't to your liking, I'm sure there's a mod or two out there that can appease you.
Also, CS has been around longer than Doom III, and therefore not only has a larger community, but has had more patches to fix things that need fixing. CS is also an MP only game. If Doom III had been MP only, we'd be seeing the same kind of patches and fixes that you see in CS.
I'm happy that they're at least attempting to fix aspects of the code and game that need addressing. Give them time. They'll get to everything :)
Catalan
10-01-04, 03:51 AM
Yes, I do understand that it is their first patch, but they need to realize if they want to make this game more mainstream and more into the competitive game it once was they need to listen to the community that plays the game.
As for the mods, making a pro mod for any game usually kills the game entirely look at I believe quake. After they made a pro mod it split up the community from pro/sponsered players from everyday players which in thus bad for the both communities since it makes them both smaller and gives them more work for each unit. All I'm saying the multiplayer is still bad and they really need to work on it. As of right now all top players are doing is controling the armor and camping the rocket launcher...
To each their own, Doom 3 fills a nitch of its' own, mainly by the single player atmosphere. The multiplayer aspect is similar to Halo, at least when you play with a few close friends. There is less emphasis on "grab weapon, kill enemy, many people to kill" and more on "now exactly WHERE are you!?!? What did you fire at me with!?!" True, this is not a game strong in the multiplayer aspect, but then again I wasn't expecting that sort of game.
In Halo, there was no bots and a few close friends playing, emphasis on few. The game turns more into strategy of finding your opponent, engaging, and either winning or running away (depends on your success rate in encounters too!! :)). Doom 3 is similar in gameplay respects, with the levels being more spooky and having more places to hide in. Also, the bezerk powerup is nice to obtain at times.
Future games will use the Doom 3 engine and will be more multiplayer intensive. Just wait for those games and know that they will have the potential to be as graphically intensive as Doom 3. Multiplayer focused games will come out soon enough.
Now as for the patch, there is no guidelines to what a patch must be. As far as I can tell, a patch at minimum has to fix bugs in the game. Sometimes, rarely, it can add game features. However, for game feature updates I usually look for mods, which are player made modifications to the game for the purpose of adding features and having more fun with the game itself. If anything will come out of the modding camp to satisfy the multiplayer weaknesses, it will take time at the very least.
I am a gamer, and I love multiplayer for the most part. I do not multiplay over the internet, so I love multiplayer in the respect that there are bots in the game that I can play against on my own terms. Also, when some friends come over, I get to play with a few live people too and share a few good laughs.
Doom 3 does not have bots, but I am somewhat thankful that it has a multiplayer at all. I am satisfied with the game and the storyline, and recognize how much tallent it must have taken to make a game of that scale.
Conclusion... to each there own (comming back to my main point). If you don't like Doom 3's multiplayer, then play a game who has a direct focus on multiplayer. Doom 3 might have a better multiplayer in the future, but don't see the company as being too lazy in relation to this game beacuse they don't reinvent multiplayer, much less reinvent it in the first patch!! This game is their creation, I bet they know of the problems with it, and will work on the issue as they so please.
Lastly, a topic such as this shouldn't belong in this thread, but a new one. I didn't come to this thread expecting a discussion such as this. So, please, if you feel up for a discussion about the weak multiplayer in Doom 3, start a thread. It is just as easy as posting a message here! :)
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Yes, I do understand that it is their first patch, but they need to realize if they want to make this game more mainstream and more into the competitive game it once was they need to listen to the community that plays the game.
It has #1 sales in many regions. By #1, i mean overall. Better sales than all console games.
Mainstream, yes? :clap:
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