Okay Epic... How about FIXING UT3... (like UT2003), giving it a new name and perhaps you'll get it RIGHT this time.
As a buyer and player of all of the UT (on PC) games... UT3 could have been better. The engine itself is good, controls are good, weapons are very nice, maps are beautiful. High FPS compared to Crysis.
Why UT3 sucks (And I bought the $60 tin box version)
- Maps. 32(give or take) maps, other than about 10 good ones, the rest SUCK, unplayable to real humans. UT2003 had this problem, UT2004 came with 120+ maps. But UT2003 problems were more technical than map issues.
- Vechicle View Zoom : Anyone who has PLAYED UT2004 KNOWS how this is supposed to work. Use the mouse wheel to ZOOM in and out of your VEC while you fly/drive/etc. So you can (A) See what you're doing (B) See what you're shooting at (C) See your own team-mates if they are "hitching" a ride on you. But NO, You morons have the raptor/tank/etc sucking up about 40% of the screen and we're supposed to LIKE IT?
There is a MOD that re-activates the VEC Zoom controls, even better than UT2004. But since its a user mod and not a GAME standard, finding human servers using the MOD is almost NIL. When I play with the MOD in single player mode... ah, UT3 is SO much more fun.
You see.. Epic, that is how you SELL games. IT HAS TO BE FUN!
Not frustrating. Understand the difference? (I doubt it)
Epic has fixed pretty much all the bug. The Menu GUI is still a bit on the LAME side, but far better than before (UT3 1.x). (PS: Hey readers, go into the INI file and change the on-screen map to a smaller size).
So... because you (EPIC) made a game with only 3 playable WAR (AKA ONS)maps in which ONS was the MOST popular mode of UT2004... you (EPic) made UT3 Boooring. Small cramped maps with high-speed VECs that you can't see to control... stupid.
So... the gamers become BORED... and just left. In early 2001, there were thousands of UT99 servers. How many UT3 servers are out there? Maybe 50 or so... and mostly empty.
So I play UT2004... have fun... and say "Gee... these graphics are SOOO 2004... if only there was a UT type of game were we can ALL play that looked and play awsome".... Epic Failure.
Yes, as of today. UT3 has some Excellent end-user designed maps. They are fun, well designed, etc. Theres over 100 really good UT3 maps out there now. Whats wrong? Oh yeah, finding Servers TO play those maps! With typical maps being 25~40mb each and servers having problems sending the custom maps to end users... what is left, is mostly the same servers with the same crappy lame boring stupid default maps that came with UT3 1.0.
So there is NOBODY to play with because there are no MAPS for people to have fun in.
Simple fix Epic. Fix the problems noted above.
Make UT310 or UT 10year Special Edition... and hey, include about 10+ extra UT99 maps (updated). Total map count needs to be 125, at least (since 20+ original maps will always SUCK) and with some luck, PEOPLE will come out to play, more people will develop maps for UT.
A UT player since 1999 with the original Unreal and a Voodoo1 card.
i have 2004 and i still play it nowadays on average 2-3 hours a week its one of those games you can't stop playing 
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