Ok, done 2004, but I'm....uncertain....

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.....pondering....

There is something that I'm trying to put my finger on about 2k4 that I'm
bothered with. It has something to do with the game play, but am not sure.

There is something about the game that just doesn't seem (IMO) to move as
"smoothly" as UT99. But that's not the right word for it.

I'm also wonderring if I am seeing skins that are too complicated or
something. Perhaps I need to pare down the detail all around and that'll
help.

Does anyone have any similar observations?



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Thomas G. Marshall coughed up:
> ....pondering....
>
> There is something that I'm trying to put my finger on about 2k4 that
> I'm bothered with. It has something to do with the game play, but am
> not sure.
>
> There is something about the game that just doesn't seem (IMO) to
> move as "smoothly" as UT99. But that's not the right word for it.
>
> I'm also wonderring if I am seeing skins that are too complicated or
> something. Perhaps I need to pare down the detail all around and
> that'll help.
>
> Does anyone have any similar observations?


Just to be clear: I'm not talking about choppyness due to too high a
resolution and exceeding the system's ability to render. It's not rendering
"smoothness" that I'm concerned about it's game play.

My system is a 3.0 Mhz (with HT) 800 mhz fsb, some no thrills card: nvidia
geforce FX 5200.

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Xiccarph coughed up:
> Hmmm, this is something I noticed too, just never thought directly
> about till you mentioned it. It seems the weapons ARE toned down
> compared to earler UT versions, particularly UT99, which i rarely
> play anymore i must admit. They (projectiles) also seem to travel
> slower, making it easier to dodge everything...thus maybe the need
> for so much more ammo if you don't lead a target just right. I do
> seem to go thru much more ammo per kill than I used to, and thats
> adjusting for shields, which also seem much more abundant than
> before. Maybe its ease of getting shields all over maps. This is
> one reason I like the instagib and other high-power weapon mods that
> are out there now. At least with IG, it's truely "first come, first
> served"...or should I say, "first TO serve". IG at least requires
> faster moves and faster target aquisition as u normally dont get a
> second chance.


One of the things I filter for as well are maps that allow an always-on
translocator. It's just too hard to relearn Bu t that is not one of my
complaints really---that's clearly in the category of "just gotta get used
to it", not of "game seems not as good".

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