DoD Retail Details

There's a Day of Defeat preview on GameSpy.com based on getting to attend a press event last night, where they learned more about the retail plans for this game that started life as a Half-Life modification: "Activision will not only be publishing Day of Defeat as a standalone game, but this will mark the beginning of a partnership with Valve Software spanning several games." They also offer news that the game is imminent, expected on store shelves on May 6. They quote some of the developers and the folks from Valve, and provide the gameplan for updating the free version of the mod:
Current online players need not worry about missing out on the fun. According to Lombardi, Valve is planning to release patches to make sure the online and retail versions of DoD are fully compatible, including the updated maps, weapons and code base. (The new maps are also being planned for an online release, but not immediately. )
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As fun as this MOD is, I can't see it being worthy of retail, it still needs a lot of work. Same with CS. With the ease of creating cheats for th Half-Life engine, I'll definately not purchase anything. VAC only works for known cheats, and even then they are easy to bypass with a few line changes. Thumbs up to valve for trying, but it's all in vain. UT2K3 is probably the more difficult engine to cheat on, though it can be done, it isn't easy.

I wish Valve would finish their new engine soon and then release DoD retail on it. I imagine that they'll build some sweet anti-cheating stuff right in, which of course can be easily updated just like the current VAC. Then, and only then, might I buy DoD.

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