DOOM 3 - Client/Server Yes, DVD No

The Union Aerospace Corporation Website now offers a countdown timer to the release of DOOM 3 (thanks Shacknews). Also, Will Doom 3 revive the struggling PC gaming industry? on CNN Money has word from id's Todd Hollenshead that DOOM 3 will ship on CD only: "I know some gamers are hoping to use the DVD players on their machines for something other than watching movies, but there are downsides. For us the cost of the goods and the cost of the replication and having to make two masters just isn't worth it." Also, with the game going gold, discussion of what DOOM 3 multiplayer will be like have kicked into high gear. UKGamer wrote Todd, id's CEO, about the announced plan to offer peer-to-peer network support, receiving the following reassurance:
Multiplayer is client-server.
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ID caused people to buy 3D acclerators
Jul 14, 2004, 17:54
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ID caused people to buy 3D acclerators Jul 14, 2004, 17:54
Jul 14, 2004, 17:54
 
So making it a DVD release would get every gamer to buy a dvd player, as if most don't already! I hate having multiple cds to deal with, and data off of DVDs load off much quicker!

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Jul 14, 2004, 17:53
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Jul 14, 2004, 17:53
 
i dont have a dvd player anyway...i like cds

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Jul 14, 2004, 17:51
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Jul 14, 2004, 17:51
 
WTF?

Since when is the PC gaming industry struggling?

I dont even touch my X Box or PS2 anymore


yea, thats bullshit..the industry seems to be doing fine

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Re: Time to vent some anger...
Jul 14, 2004, 17:44
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Re: Time to vent some anger... Jul 14, 2004, 17:44
Jul 14, 2004, 17:44
 
WTF?

Since when is the PC gaming industry struggling?

I dont even touch my X Box or PS2 anymore

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Re: Time to vent some anger...
Jul 14, 2004, 17:42
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Re: Time to vent some anger... Jul 14, 2004, 17:42
Jul 14, 2004, 17:42
 
I'm still kinda pissed about the whole UT2k4 dvd release. they had extremely limited numbers of them initially (which I was not able to snag one of), and then say "that's it!". So I buy the 6-cd version, and they drop the dvd one back on shelves.

I so can't wait to buy Doom3 and then have them release the dvd edition a month later.

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Re: Time to vent some anger...
Jul 14, 2004, 17:32
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Re: Time to vent some anger... Jul 14, 2004, 17:32
Jul 14, 2004, 17:32
 
Well, as long as ID releases a no-CD patch, like Epic did recently with UT2K4, I won't mind the multiple CDs. Although after UT's DVD version, I am a bit spoiled and would not want 6 CDs to juggle.

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Re: Time to vent some anger...
Jul 14, 2004, 17:30
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Re: Time to vent some anger... Jul 14, 2004, 17:30
Jul 14, 2004, 17:30
 
Yeah, that's the suck. BOOO.

But still a big Yay for the game being done.

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Re: eat those words spade captain
Jul 14, 2004, 17:30
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Re: eat those words spade captain Jul 14, 2004, 17:30
Jul 14, 2004, 17:30
 
Well, that would explain his bad breath...

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eat those words space captain
Jul 14, 2004, 17:23
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eat those words space captain Jul 14, 2004, 17:23
Jul 14, 2004, 17:23
 
"i doubt this will become the mod makers engine of choice... considering 90% of mods are multiplayer and the only multiplayer that D3 supports are 4 player peer-to-peer deathmatch... which is pretty fucking retarded.. - space captain"

Talk out of your ass much space captain?


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Re: Time to vent some anger...
Jul 14, 2004, 17:23
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Re: Time to vent some anger... Jul 14, 2004, 17:23
Jul 14, 2004, 17:23
 
If Magilla Gorilla fought Grape Ape who would win?

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Re: Time to vent some anger...
Jul 14, 2004, 17:21
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Re: Time to vent some anger... Jul 14, 2004, 17:21
Jul 14, 2004, 17:21
 
so charge a bit more for the damn DVD's, people will pay the extra $5 I bet... argh I can't believe even a big developer like id won't put out a game on DVD...


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Re: Time to vent some anger...
Jul 14, 2004, 17:20
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Re: Time to vent some anger... Jul 14, 2004, 17:20
Jul 14, 2004, 17:20
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Man, I got cheated...

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Re: Time to vent some anger...
Jul 14, 2004, 17:17
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Re: Time to vent some anger... Jul 14, 2004, 17:17
Jul 14, 2004, 17:17
 
looks like someone finally decided to use their fucking head

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