On the UT2003 Demo Leak

A post called A leaked early test version of UT2003 on the Infogrames Forums (thanks Shacknews) by Epic's Mark Rein offers some thoughts on a leaked version of the upcoming UT2003 Demo that has been making its way around the Internet. The post explains the issues Infogrames has to deal with when it comes to news like this, and goes on to address some issues about the demo that he's been hearing, including whether the actual release of this demo should be considered "overdue," why they are not just releasing the current version since it's already been leaked, and why they have not been forthcoming with more information.
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first post
Jun 11, 2002, 19:37
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first post Jun 11, 2002, 19:37
Jun 11, 2002, 19:37
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first post
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What are they afraid of?
Jun 11, 2002, 19:37
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What are they afraid of? Jun 11, 2002, 19:37
Jun 11, 2002, 19:37
anon@24.196
 
The fact that it looks and plays so much like Quake3? A friend came over today and said, "ahh, playing a Q3 mod? I think the Navy Seals one looks better" and I said, "nah, it's the UT2003 demo"
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Re: What are they afraid of?
Jun 11, 2002, 19:45
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Re: What are they afraid of? Jun 11, 2002, 19:45
Jun 11, 2002, 19:45
 
Please refrain from talking out of your ass. kthxbye

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Re: What are they afraid of?
Jun 11, 2002, 19:47
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Re: What are they afraid of? Jun 11, 2002, 19:47
Jun 11, 2002, 19:47
 
I was going come here and say these idiots will ignore everything Rein posted and make comments on the quality anyhow...

#2 saved me a speech...

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Re: What are they afraid of?
Jun 11, 2002, 19:50
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Re: What are they afraid of? Jun 11, 2002, 19:50
Jun 11, 2002, 19:50
 WarPig
 
Yeah Hump, I was going to say the same thing. You saved me a post.

Hey, wait a minute...

*** As usual, I could be wrong. But really, what are the odds of that happening twice? ***
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I read Marks post...
Jun 11, 2002, 19:52
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I read Marks post... Jun 11, 2002, 19:52
Jun 11, 2002, 19:52
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And I'll tell you... somebody should get fired for that move.

That's just plain BAD business.
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Warning
Jun 11, 2002, 19:53
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Warning Jun 11, 2002, 19:53
Jun 11, 2002, 19:53
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Mark Rein's post was interested, but don't read the rest of them. Unless you happen to enjoy watching dick sucking.
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Alternately...
Jun 11, 2002, 19:53
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Alternately... Jun 11, 2002, 19:53
Jun 11, 2002, 19:53
 
...it is *their* property and *they* will do what *they* want with it.

One of those crazy people who works for monetary compensation %),
Ray

Edit: Also, somebody that should work for typing lessons.
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It's the kiddies
Jun 11, 2002, 20:00
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It's the kiddies Jun 11, 2002, 20:00
Jun 11, 2002, 20:00
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It's those dammed warz kiddies again. ;\
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Re: Warning
Jun 11, 2002, 20:09
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Re: Warning Jun 11, 2002, 20:09
Jun 11, 2002, 20:09
 
Mark Rein's post was interested, but don't read the rest of them. Unless you happen to enjoy watching dick sucking.

Yes, a lot of 'dick sucking' but there are also many posts stating peoples good experiences with the 'demo'. I like the way he tries to discourage people by just stating that it is absolutely crap and trying to make it sound worse than even UT. LMAO. Nice try.

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Re: It's the kiddies
Jun 11, 2002, 20:19
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Re: It's the kiddies Jun 11, 2002, 20:19
Jun 11, 2002, 20:19
 
Yeah, damned epic for employing warez kiddies that leak their data.

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BE QUIET you thieving brats!
Jun 11, 2002, 20:25
anon@24.29
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BE QUIET you thieving brats! Jun 11, 2002, 20:25
Jun 11, 2002, 20:25
anon@24.29
 
We urge you to please do not seek out stolen property, do not discuss it on public forums and not provide links to it.

His plea is just as useless as this one: "I urge you to please do not seek out drugs, do not discuss drugs in public and not tell people where they might get some good sh1t."

We really want to ensure that people don't wreck their first impression of an absolutely wonderful game.

I think the people downloading unoffocial betas ARE AWARE that it's not a first impression they're getting; it's a PRE-impression.
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too late....
Jun 11, 2002, 20:36
anon@24.27
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too late.... Jun 11, 2002, 20:36
Jun 11, 2002, 20:36
anon@24.27
 
its already hit the newsgroups... so much for 'suppressing it'

sorry mark
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Secrets
Jun 11, 2002, 20:38
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Secrets Jun 11, 2002, 20:38
Jun 11, 2002, 20:38
anon@65.222
 
I agree with Mark and support what he's saying but there is an old adage.....

If you want to keep something a secret, don't tell anyone.
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No subject
Jun 11, 2002, 20:53
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No subject Jun 11, 2002, 20:53
Jun 11, 2002, 20:53
anon@210.49
 
According to Mark this is a very unfinished old and beta version compared to the one that is too be released in about two weeks.

Anyone played the demo and thought it was unfinished and buggy as hell?
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Jun 11, 2002, 21:02
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Jun 11, 2002, 21:02
 
#12 said:


I think the people downloading unoffocial betas ARE AWARE that it's not a first impression they're getting; it's a PRE-impression.


LOL....nice fanatasy world you live in. They are surely going to judge the final product on this leaked demo just as they do when a developer releases a multiplayer test CLEARLY marked as such yet they go on to trash the hell out of whatever game it is because a few bugs crashed their rig or their framerate is less-than optimal.

Ultimately, Epic has no one to blame but themselves though. Evidently they were lax enough with the security that its now in the public domain.

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Direct links being censored
Jun 11, 2002, 21:05
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Direct links being censored Jun 11, 2002, 21:05
Jun 11, 2002, 21:05
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DIRECT links to the leaked UT2003 demo are being removed from peoples posts by the moderators.

DO NOT post direct links, that's futile.

[thank you, that's enough. Frans]
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No subject
Jun 11, 2002, 21:11
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No subject Jun 11, 2002, 21:11
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or you could just go to the newsgroups or irc....
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No subject
Jun 11, 2002, 21:14
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No subject Jun 11, 2002, 21:14
Jun 11, 2002, 21:14
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WOW this games physics are amazing!

Go to the newsgroups and download the build people are posting. There are a few interface issues but other then that, its butta smooth on my 1.4ghz Athlon with 4400 and 512megs of ram.

I can see Epic making TONS of bank off this engine since it can do outdoor stuff so well. The doom3 engine might be graphicly superior, but its still cramped indoor stuff.

WOW! Well done Sweeney!
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Re: No subject
Jun 11, 2002, 21:19
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Re: No subject Jun 11, 2002, 21:19
Jun 11, 2002, 21:19
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Anyone played the demo and thought it was unfinished and buggy as hell?

I got it earlier today, it's obviously unfinished, but still pretty decent. Most of the menus aren't complete, and you have to change options through editing the .ini. The AI is hardly there, there's only 2 working gameplay modes. But, if it's any indication of even the real demo, this game is gonna rock.
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