Thanks for the forums, now the demo?

[Ghost_Operative]

:-) I hate to sound impatient (even though I realize I am) but this seems to me like this is a big step towards actually playing the game. I think the 2 things most people want right now is a confirmation on the release date of June 5th 2007 and the chance to play the game before it launches. Personally, I am looking forward to a demo/beta before buying the game so I know what sort of hardware I will need to upgrade.

By the way, great site!

[DarkangelUK]

Let's get settled in to this wonderful community site before asking for more :) As I said in the previous thread about the beta, since this is an official site, they will announce it here as soon as it's released. Constantly asking won't make it come any quicker.. please be patient.:cool:

[BlackJack]

Beta is already being played. Closed beta.

[Infiltrator]

And supposedly we should have been given a phase during mid april on file planet.. oh wait :rolleyes:

[Ghost_Operative]

Constantly asking won't make it come any quicker.. please be patient.:cool:

doesn't hurt to try :-P....trust me, i wish I had more patience

[Lanz]

Where's the demo? Where's the demo?

Sounds like the kid in the backseat asking:
Are we there yet? Are we there yet?

bah

[tutitin]

about the demo/public beta, when we can play? After or Before the realase day?

[DarkangelUK]

And supposedly we should have been given a phase during mid april on file planet.. oh wait :rolleyes:


From what I could tell, that was fileplant themselves that announced that.. i didn't read anywhere that SD/iD/Atvi where announcing this. I could be wrong though.

It probably will hurt to try, as that's all that was posted on the splash damage forums as well.

[Martijn]

The demo some weeks before the release. And of cause can you and only you play the beta version after the final version is releashed :')

[Ghost_Operative]

I read somewhere that SD (i believe it was SD, if not then ID) was planning on releasing a demo "a couple of weeks before the release".

[Infiltrator]

From what I could tell, that was fileplant themselves that announced that.. i didn't read anywhere that SD/iD/Atvi where announcing this. I could be wrong though.

Indeed. Still, they didn't get my money. It was just a hoax so people would subscribe.

[Ghost_Operative]

Here it is:

Will the demo arrive before or after the retail release date?
Question from McAfee
Our plan is to release the demo a couple of weeks before the game hits the shelves.

Here (http://planetquake.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Articles.Detail&id=826) is the full Q&A article

[mighty_wolf]

doesn't hurt to try :-P....trust me, i wish I had more patience

same here:D :D

[M@gic]

can we hope for a demo around w.22 ?

[DarkangelUK]

Well there has already been one beta thread closed (not counting the numerous one's on splash damage).. so lack of patience may bring undesired consequences

[Kamikazee]

can we hope for a demo around w.22 ?

You are entitled to have as much hope as you want, just don't make new threads about it. ;)

It will be released when the time is right.

[Ghost_Operative]

It's not so much that I want the demo itself so much as wanting some information. We been kept in the dark about being able to play the game publicly for a while now. I'd like a confirmed release date if not for the game itself, then maybe for a demo?

[Mordenkainen]

You just got a brand new website to play with, just relax man.

This is like courtship, you may think getting it over with is the goal, but it's the chase that adds flavour. ;)

[Ghost_Operative]

This is like courtship, you may think getting it over with is the goal, but it's the chase that adds flavour. ;)

chasing is for treadmills, you can go ahead and chase, i'd rather get up in them guts and blow stuff up :-P

[skorpan]

what ever happend to the open beta that was supose to come in mid May ??

[sponge]

Considering it's early May, I think there's still time I imagine.

[Kamikazee]

what ever happend to the open beta that was supose to come in mid May ??Half rumor, half-part File Planet marketing strategy. The exact details are unknown, so I would highly suggest to play the waiting game.

[Ghost_Operative]

what ever happend to the open beta that was supose to come in mid May ??


wasn't that "mid-april"?

[badman]

We have no dates to announce at this time. You'll know when that changes, trust me.

[Kamikazee]

I uttered it before on other forums: it will be a challenge NOT to know about it. People just won't believe it, or it must be that I'm not believable at all.

[TerroN|501]

Great to have the community site up, thanks. Hello to all the new members!

[Pseudo]

We have no dates to announce at this time. You'll know when that changes, trust me.

:( Glad to see some feedback, but not having any sort of date to work with kinda gets me down.

[ScooterLibby]

:( Glad to see some feedback, but not having any sort of date to work with kinda gets me down.

Yeah a date would be nice. The not knowing is more frustrating than the wait in my opinion. Good to have the forums up though.

[Lanz]

Giving a date will just lead to anger and frustration when the date is not met. A prime example of that is Valve that never keeps their dates and gets accused of lying and all sorts of things.

When it's done is fine with me anyway.

[ScooterLibby]

Giving a date will just lead to anger and frustration when the date is not met. A prime example of that is Valve that never keeps their dates and gets accused of lying and all sorts of things.

When it's done is fine with me anyway.

Another good example is when the demo video on the ET site said October '06. But yeah I guess damned if you do damned if you don't.

[Pseudo]

Yeah a date would be nice. The not knowing is more frustrating than the wait in my opinion. Good to have the forums up though.

To be honest I don't really care about the exact day, I just think as consumers of the product we should know a general time we can expect to see the game. I see where the developers are coming from, but don't leave us in the dark. Even when we try to ask if it will be within this next few months, or even year were shot down with "when its done" motto. Cool, but hey you keep saying this and were what? Four years later? At least tell us it could be next month, or this year. We don't need a date, and if you say that this is nowhere near set in stone thats cool. Then we will understand if you push it back, after all were happy just to get a window of hope.

Splash Damage seems to have sold their PR to thiefs like Gamespy, which project false dates. I would much rather hear the game is just being pushed back a month even year to improve the game than get this silent treatment and be ignored till you want my money for the product deal. While in the meantime you reap the rewards of false beta windows thats might be subscriber download only.

[dzjepp]

Hello, good to see some sd people posting here :D

[Lanz]

Another good example is when the demo video on the ET site said October '06. But yeah I guess damned if you do damned if you don't.
Yeah, true. To be honest I prefer the silent treatment instead of 5-10 vage dates they can't live up to. That would just get my hopes up and then get disapointed over and over. It's just very hard to set a date for applications, sure you might think that you will have the game out in three months until you find that something will take longer time than expected.

[Evilsmurf]

The game/beta/demo better not come out this month as am off on my holls, and i dont want all you vultures getting a two week head start on me:p :D

1st of june will do fine;)

[Dark Matter]

you know, If EA was running this game development, it would have been released 6 months ago, full of bugs and glitches. They would then proceed to release at least 5 patches, which of course would generate more bugs. I'm glad this isn't run by EA.

[crospyder]

haha EA sumtimes screw thingz but i think it will be just fine this time ( btw i will die till that demo is finnaly released )...

[Evilsmurf]

you know, If EA was running this game development, it would have been released 6 months ago, full of bugs and glitches. They would then proceed to release at least 5 patches, which of course would generate more bugs. I'm glad this isn't run by EA.



LMAO, he aint wrong. i jumped on the bf2 bandwagon as soon as it was released lol. game woked fine till they patched it, then it did'nt, another patch it worked,another patch then it did'nt..........got so sick of the game i'v stopped playing it.

It's still on my h/d but trust me space is at a premium and as soon as Qw:ET is out........... BF2 is gone:)

[MFIRE]

I guess demo in 5/15 release

[Ghost_Operative]

I guess demo in 5/15 release

says who? people if your going to say things like that, back it up

[dmschaos]

well, he did say I guess...

[Ghost_Operative]

.....dont guess! it gets me all worked up! lol sorry

[Underoath1233]

The demo, im hoping will come out pretty soon, they just dont want to jump straight into conclusions and im pretty sure they are just wating for the perfect time to put the game into the market so they can make a nice profit instead of releasing it around the same time another inticipated game is released (What ever that would be, peh)

[t-readyroc]

Good to see the enthusiasm, but I was sincerely hoping that the threads dedicated to asking about dates would not make the transition to this forum...

[dmschaos]

hehe, it's inevitable t-readyroc. everyone wants this game...NOW! :)

[Ghost_Operative]

Good to see the enthusiasm, but I was sincerely hoping that the threads dedicated to asking about dates would not make the transition to this forum...


yeah im willing to bet im only the first in MANY more...everyone will keep asking till its released lol

[Hakuryu]

You can do what I do and push the papers from the Quake Wars pre-order box around on your desk and pretend you are playing. I'm getting pretty good using the Tormentor card to obliterate any spiders around my keyboard.

[marmil]

You can do what I do and push the papers from the Quake Wars pre-order box around on your desk and pretend you are playing. I'm getting pretty good using the Tormentor card to obliterate any spiders around my keyboard.

lol that's awesome. :p

[plodicus29of9]

Why does everyone keep asking for a demo? Because the anticipation for this game has reached such heights that most of us expect it to be almost perfect, when a demo does get released I can bet that there will be at least 40% of players moaning about something however insignificant :(

SD shouldn't worry though, as long as it gets properly tested, that it runs reasonably well on most machine configs, and not forgetting that the game will actually end up looking like all the nicely posed screenshots we've been seeing for 2 years (GRAW anyone?), everything should be fine.

Just keep the info coming guys, the community is hungry for new video's, screenies, hands on previews (even at beta stage), if we aren't gonna be getting a demo any time soon the afore mentioned media should hold us out for another month or so :P

[Kareem]

BLAH

I'm just hoping the game comes out as it is being advertised on sites in June.

[Rogue]

I'm just hoping the game comes out as it is being advertised on sites in June.
Or those sites that advertised April - oh wait :P

[signofzeta]

I'm hoping the game won't be delayed so that it is past the point that SD must start from scratch to update graphics, because hardware became old, thus rendering the game useless on my nvidia 7300LE crap video card.

Remember Duke Nukem Forever and Starcraft Ghost? They delayed it for so long, that rival companies are already making next gen games, so they decided to port the old gen graphics, and other stuff to next gen. To do that, they have to start from scratch, thus delaying the game another few years.

So all I'm hoping for, is that ETQW does not get delayed to next gen. If it does, I hope they keep at old gen so my comp can run it smoothly.

I also hope the game gets released early june, for I have summer classes in july and august.

The only thing I'm waiting for is when ETQW goes http://www.australianminesatlas.gov.au/images/gold1.jpg

[JiggaJigga]

I agree with you. But you know what. People have been testing the closed beta for about 3 months now and the bugs and everything should be smoothed out. And by releasing the "Community" Part of this website, it should be an indication that they are done the game and beta testing is almsost at it's end. Closed beta.

The release date of June 5th by the way is not official, the people on what-ever website you got it off of are guessing to keep customers comming. Im sure on release the game will have a few bugs but it's impossible to get them all unless you beta test for a year or 2. Hopefully that wont be the case.

Right now they are working hard to fix the exploits and major bugs that the closed beta testers found. And im glad they are delaying for that reason. BF2 was the worst beta tested game in history apart from BF2142 and after release it was so buggy and full of exploits and it still is because they didnt patch.

Splash Damage knows what they are doing and im sure when they see there is an exploit people missed they will fix it As soon as possible.

[Pfeffa-rah]

"Death is light as a feather. Waiting is heavy as a mountain."
Or something like that.....

[varfare]

You will play demo few weeks before game release. SD don't release QW becasue they have some reasons and they don't want to release next game bugged like Battlefield.

[signofzeta]

they don't want ETQW to be http://www.ent.iastate.edu/images/hemiptera/stinkbug/brown_stink_bug_adult.jpg ed

I should have made the pics smaller, but the joke doesn't really work that way.

[Jinsu]

Im pretty sure I'm going to buy the game anyway, but a demo is always nice to get some friends excited!

[1Bravo]

What the heck is that Stinkbug? it looks like a real Strogg :D

[fusen]

bug != buggy!

[Dark Matter]

Stinkbug?

It said somewhere they were shooting for mid summer. What is that? June or July? School ends May 23 for me, so it would be great for it to come out only 2 weeks later.

[timme]

why does SD so hard just give the release date...

[murka10]

they dont know when they will fix all the bugs, if you would try some programming or mapping you would understand that its not a clear timed thing, ah this bug takes 5min, this one 30min, so i think it will be done in june, but it isnt like that. always you have to tweak the game and add better things, balance the teams as there is no mathematical calculation for that etc.

[signofzeta]

What I hate about this, is if SD were to delay ETQW till september. When school starts. Bad idea. If it were to be delayed till then, then it can't compete with GTA4, UT3, and some other games.

So the best time is to delay it till june, because for the third time I say it, I have summer classes in july and august.

[murka10]

school ends the first friday of june, so mid-june is fine by me.

[Evil]

Not sure how SD opperates, but many software developers will go through their beta testing and once they are happy that the game is solid, balance is sound they will then turn to optimisation, making the game run better for certain hardware setups...I wouldnt be surprised if that step is on the cards now or soon and will take a few weeks, after which an official public demo would be released.

Thats speculation, but its fairly logical speculation.

[signofzeta]

yeah, I had my last exam april 27, and now I'm working. Summer school starts july 3rd for me. Best time to play ETQW would be june, well just that one month, or this month if it magically were to be released now.

[signofzeta]

Not sure how SD opperates, but many software developers will go through their beta testing and once they are happy that the game is solid, balance is sound they will then turn to optimisation, making the game run better for certain hardware setups...I wouldnt be surprised if that step is on the cards now or soon and will take a few weeks, after which an official public demo would be released.

Thats speculation, but its fairly logical speculation.

Bah, this is taking Duke Nukem Forever. While I'm waiting, they better optimize it for the nvidia geforce 7300LE graphics card. Otherwise, I would have waited for nothing.

[murka10]

and i hope my x700 can run it

[varfare]

Read interviews! If you can run Q4 you propably can run ET:QW.

[Evil]

I would imagine ETQW will be more like ET than BF2 when it comes to the ability to tweak, or turn down graphics to assist the lower end pc's, always puzzeled me why BF2 had so little customization, sure you could hit, low, medium or high, but the ability to fine tune through cvars is what makes a real game customizable

[^Garf*uk*]

trust me.

i dont trust myself lol
:p

[Kamikazee]

I would imagine ETQW will be more like ET than BF2 when it comes to the ability to tweak, or turn down graphics to assist the lower end pc's, always puzzeled me why BF2 had so little customization, sure you could hit, low, medium or high, but the ability to fine tune through cvars is what makes a real game customizableThopugh tweaking is also what people with high-end PC's loathe, people tend to destroy the graphics for a few FPS more. Then, those high-end users need to lower their settings as well so they can still play well.

[Lanz]

Thopugh tweaking is also what people with high-end PC's loathe, people tend to destroy the graphics for a few FPS more. Then, those high-end users need to lower their settings as well so they can still play well.
Yeah tweaking is really a two edged sword, if you can tweak too much. If you can remove shadows, increase visibility with different cvars also means that everyone that wants to stay competitive need to lower their settings. I like to be able to customize for performance but there should be a sound limit to it.

[plodicus29of9]

they dont know when they will fix all the bugs, if you would try some programming or mapping you would understand that its not a clear timed thing, ah this bug takes 5min, this one 30min, so i think it will be done in june, but it isnt like that. always you have to tweak the game and add better things, balance the teams as there is no mathematical calculation for that etc.

You are totally correct, but there is also the danger of adding too much, or tinkering too much when it was finished and looked fantastic before. Similar to an artist who never seems happy with his new painting so keeps tinkering until it's ruined lol, but i'm sure ID will be able to tell the artists when it's time to unleash this behemoth to the world :D

[Necris]

I didnt know anywhere else to put this so I will apoligise in advance everyone. Everyone is saying to be patient but I had bought the collectors edition pre-order over a month ago and my patience is just about running out. I just want to know a solid release date for something that i basically already own. Also I would like to know if those that basically already own the game would have any chance of possibly getting access to the demo or open-beta as some call it. The videos on the net only do so much.:infiltrator:

[revolt]

they don't even bother that their "when it's done"-policy has been corrupted and confuses people right now.
first they made the impression it's coming out june 2007, which is a breach in their policy itself and made several thousands believe it would be june 2007 - after that this confidence has been assassinated by activision with their statement of "company moved release to second quarter" and they don't think it's worth to bring everything in line again.

i'm afraid something big has occured during beta, the pre-order boxes were already produced and the june 2007 adds already printed - so they choosed to quiet down and ignore the contradictions we encounter right now.
they just sit it out, i guess.

no beta or demo for pre-purchasers, but they never said anything like it.
and they always said something like "we _try_ to have a demo few weeks before release".
the fact that there is no demo right now, doesn't neccessarily mean there won't be a release next monday - and if there comes a demo this week, it wouldn't mean there is a release within the next 2 weeks for sure.

[Necris]

Thats exactly what im talking about, there are a lot of people that have bought the pre-order kit and we have payed money to own the game before it comes out. Hey, im happy to wait so SD can smooth out all the rough edges but there is only so long we can wait, give us something more than it's done when it's done. I can wait for the full version to come out but the demo doesnt HAVEto be perfect, its just something that will keep the people that have spent the money and are waiting for a release date something to give them a taste of what is to come , and personally watching those QW:ET videos are just getting to be a pure tourture.

[signofzeta]

Thats exactly what im talking about, there are a lot of people that have bought the pre-order kit and we have payed money to own the game before it comes out. Hey, im happy to wait so SP can smooth out all the rough edges but there is only so long we can wait, give us something more than it's done when it's done. I can wait for the full version to come out but the demo doesnt HAVEto be perfect, its just something that will keep the people that have spent the money and are waiting for a release date something to give them a taste of what is to come , and personally watching those QW:ET videos are just getting to be a pure tourture.

Especially if what you are seeing is NOT going to be in the game. Such as:

Old limbo menu
Old gun models????
Old hud
And yep that's it.

[Iori]

i agree... i would be playing that buggy demo till my eyes bleed... but thats just the kinda person i am :)

[|GW|R-E-D-R-U-M]

You are entitled to have as much hope as you want, just don't make new threads about it. ;)

It will be released when the time is right.

YEA, WHEN IT'S DONE!

[|GW|R-E-D-R-U-M]

Thats exactly what im talking about, there are a lot of people that have bought the pre-order kit and we have payed money to own the game before it comes out. Hey, im happy to wait so SP can smooth out all the rough edges but there is only so long we can wait, give us something more than it's done when it's done. I can wait for the full version to come out but the demo doesnt HAVEto be perfect, its just something that will keep the people that have spent the money and are waiting for a release date something to give them a taste of what is to come , and personally watching those QW:ET videos are just getting to be a pure tourture.

I agree, I heard about the june release on 4/20, on 4/21 I paid in full for the preorder.JUST RELEASE THE DEMO WITH SOME BUGS WHO CARES?
We need an ETQW fix soon.

[Nail]

didn't you hear, you have to have played ET and send Paul or Wils $25 US before you can bitch about any release ?

[Necris]

didn't you hear, you have to have played ET and send Paul or Wils $25 US before you can bitch about any release ?

We are allowed to bitch about as much as we want but the only thing that matters is how many people listen to it and what they choose to do with it.

P.S. I have played ET

[Miscreant]

Sometimes I think the silence is pure attitude. SD's lack of interest in giving the community information is based on the arrogance of Paul Wedgewood.

Something tells me they enjoy acting like they could care less about us. (the people who will be buying their game)

[Nail]

pay for ET first, then bitch, it's very simple

Let me explain further, id Software and Activision released Enemy Territory Multi Player, a Splash Damge developed game, to the public for free, it soon became one of the top 5 FPS online games, still is 5 years later. SD have contributed more to the gaming community by making just that 1 game, than anybody else on these boards. How dare people question their integrity just because now their game will be commercial. id Software are the "when it's done" company, SD just makes really cool games for them

Like I said, pay for ET, then maybe you can bitch

[revolt]

Let me explain further, id Software and Activision released Enemy Territory Multi Player, a Splash Damge developed game, to the public for free, it soon became one of the top 5 FPS online games, still is 5 years later. SD have contributed more to the gaming community by making just that 1 game, than anybody else on these boards. How dare people question their integrity just because now their game will be commercial......

Like I said, pay for ET, then maybe you can bitch

you really are one of those guys who asks: "how much?", if only the charlady from SD orders: "eat shit!", as long it is someone from SD anything goes, i guess.
since when developers can rest on their laurels? they are measured and judged again with every new product.
and there is no such thing as "gaming community", so there won't be any tribute from people who didn't play the earlier game, because SD contributed nothing to those people.
and who exactly said SD's integrity is questionable 'cause the game is not free? 0o

[Necris]

pay for ET first, then bitch, it's very simple



If that is the way you say it:

1. I DID buy it over a month ago(assuming it is QW:ET you are reffering to)

2. After buying it i am now having a bitch as a month later i havent seen anything yet towards that money, not even a demo as of yet.

3. The integrity of SD was never in question.

[revolt]

you don't have to buy anything! nail just invented this "rule" that you have to pay first before you can make complaints, it's called the "nail law" and he totally made it up without any legitimation - that's the way fanboys do it in here. just because they have played an SD game before, they somehow think they need to be the SD lawyers in here - to enlighten the the "newbies". in fact this fanboys are even more ridiculous than the stupid behaviour of SD regarding their june 2007 campaign and release dates. at least SD leaves us uninformed in quiet.

[Balla]

So I'm guessing no demo?

>:(

[Plastriq]

What do you people not understand about "It is done when it is done"? Jeez...

[Darkness429]

We have no dates to announce at this time. You'll know when that changes, trust me.

Just sucks to think that this game has been so anticipated and there has been so much hype about it and still no game :( atleast give us some info on whats been going on. I know you all have NDA's and there is probably alot you cant tell us but just tell SOMETHING! Anything! :mad:

[A Cute Puppy]

I agree, I heard about the june release on 4/20, on 4/21 I paid in full for the preorder.JUST RELEASE THE DEMO WITH SOME BUGS WHO CARES?
We need an ETQW fix soon.

Yeah, that's what happened to me, heheh.

I saw the pre-order boxes after not hearing much since late 2006 and said "oh hey... When does that come out?" my friend flipped through the pre-order and said "June 6th." and I said "oh... wow..." and put down $5 for my name and game reserve.

Was a little bummed when I realized it was TBA and EB was just guessing, but it didn't bother me too much. I'm just waiting for an actual conformation, I know why they're doing this. America's Army's developers missed patch dates and had to rush things all the time. An anxious community is better than an angry one (due to missed dates).

[Darkness429]

Yeah, that's what happened to me, heheh.

I saw the pre-order boxes after not hearing much since late 2006 and said "oh hey... When does that come out?" my friend flipped through the pre-order and said "June 6th." and I said "oh... wow..." and put down $5 for my name and game reserve.

Was a little bummed when I realized it was TBA and EB was just guessing, but it didn't bother me too much. I'm just waiting for an actual conformation, I know why they're doing this. America's Army's developers missed patch dates and had to rush things all the time. An anxious community is better than an angry one (due to missed dates).

I just think with little community involvement that they are giving right now, it just makes the game seem like its going to never gome out :rolleyes:

[kmfdm]

didn't you hear, you have to have played ET and send Paul or Wils $25 US before you can bitch about any release ?

I've been playing ET since it was released and RTCW since beta, plus I have PayPal.

[insert 1000-word rant here]

[engie^benjy]

shall we all just storm the splashdamage offices and grab the incomplete version of the game?

its a thought ;-)

[space]

...../kill

[Miscreant]

you don't have to buy anything! nail just invented this "rule" that you have to pay first before you can make complaints, it's called the "nail law" and he totally made it up without any legitimation - that's the way fanboys do it in here. just because they have played an SD game before, they somehow think they need to be the SD lawyers in here - to enlighten the the "newbies". in fact this fanboys are even more ridiculous than the stupid behaviour of SD regarding their june 2007 campaign and release dates. at least SD leaves us uninformed in quiet.

I don't know about Nail, but I agree with you for the most part.

Some of these SD brown-nosers are ridiculous.

[Gexmini]

shall we all just storm the splashdamage offices and grab the incomplete version of the game?

its a thought ;-)

Count me in ! :D although i agree with :




....and had to rush things all the time. An anxious community is better than an angry one (due to missed dates).

[Flesh]

You know, I do agree that some sort of a release date should be set, that would be the correct thing to do. But seeing how the complaints on these forums are really starting to get out of hand I won't say anything.

In fact, I'll even try to appeal to your sense of decency and ask you all to shut the fu*k up about the release date / demo until SD has something to say.

[Miscreant]

You know, I do agree that some sort of a release date should be set, that would be the correct thing to do. But seeing how the complaints on these forums are really starting to get out of hand I won't say anything.

In fact, I'll even try to appeal to your sense of decency and ask you all to shut the fu*k up about the release date / demo until SD has something to say.

I will try, but everyday it gets harder.

Every day I come here hoping to see "DEMO RELEASED!" or "NEW VIDEO" or something. It's always the same old crap.

[sync]

frankly, asking "is it done yet?" over and over is as ligitimate as repsonding with "when it's done".

[silent]

I will try, but everyday it gets harder.

Every day I come here hoping to see "DEMO RELEASED!" or "NEW VIDEO" or something. It's always the same old crap.

Same, personally, I would want to be updated briefly so we can cut on the anger. People get more and more hyped and suspensed until they had enough, let it all go, and leave. Giving a weekly or monthly newsletter/forum update wouldn't be bad, it would keep everyone in line. They could include media, in-game shots, in-game playing footage.

Its been a good while since something new has came out for their community that eagerly awaits their game that some had already spent money for in advance, to toy around with some new footage, reading, and admiring some in game shots. a simple F12 upload would tide over quiet a bit of people.

[Combat Ready]

Hm I wonder why this thread wasn't locked yet.

Dream-sequence: People continue to go mad, and just before it runs out of control: BLAM! the demo will be here...

[Combat Ready]

Double post...

[Nail]

I think most of these threads get left open for the Moderators amusement

:cool:

[Necris]

Somehow I dont think that having a lot of people getting angrier and angrier every day we hear or see nothing new should be making the moderators amused cause ive seen nothing at the moment for my $110 i have spent to get this game (I ended up getting the collectors edition). So far all I have gotten is my right to reserve my name tag, 2 collectors edition cards and I have only found three HD videos on this gam (2 training vids and 1 gameplay movie) the only other stuff I have seen are of other people playing this game which I must say PISSES ME OFF as I am not the one playing it. I am not normally a angry person as patience comes well from living with my parents but there is only so much patience one person can have. All I ask is that we see something new to watch or see but I would really like to see the demo as I got broadband just so I could play this game!

[Necris]

Also i would like to apoligise as i think i may have been the one that started this argument. Sry for the double post.:rolleyes:

[eepberries]

I will try, but everyday it gets harder.

Every day I come here hoping to see "DEMO RELEASED!" or "NEW VIDEO" or something. It's always the same old crap.
You really shouldn't expect any sort of demo until at the very LEAST after Quakecon, though I doubt we'll get a demo until 2008. In fact I really wouldn't be surprised if the demo came after the retail release of the game since that's been the trend for a while.

[silent]

You really shouldn't expect any sort of demo until at the very LEAST after Quakecon, though I doubt we'll get a demo until 2008. In fact I really wouldn't be surprised if the demo came after the retail release of the game since that's been the trend for a while.

Lol if we get a demo in 08 or if it even looks like it, im screwing this game and chances are, i would be playing one of the other games they would have by then.

[ApollyonChaos]

Another release date?

"Dear Customer,

You have signed up to receive release date changes for:

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=646561

Old Release Date - 7/10/2007
New Release Date - 8/1/2007

Thank you for visiting EBgames.com!"

Just got that email...

[signofzeta]

Speaking of patience, being impatient is also a good thing. Sometimes things must be done fast, but for this game, since it is Splash Damage's first game, they cannot and must not screw this one up.

Look at Stellar Stone, and their first game in the american market "BIG RIGS over the road racing". It failed miserably, and now they don't exist anymore.

So where was I? Patience. Imagine the most patient guy asked GOD to give him a house and a life. He would wait for it, then he dies.

Patience only works on useless stuff, like video games, and movies, and anything that does not get you through in life. I was patient on my life aspects, and now I am far behind my peers when it comes to my life:

Example.

I got my first job at the age of 19 while my peers got theirs at 15.
I first drove at 18 while they drove at 16.

[Nail]

This is SD's second or third game depending on how you count, second if you don't count the original Quake mod that got them started. Remember they made ET and did a damn fine job of it imho

[signofzeta]

This is SD's second or third game depending on how you count, second if you don't count the original Quake mod that got them started. Remember they made ET and did a damn fine job of it imho

Yeh, it was free so it does not count. ETQW is their first game we have to pay for. Stellar Stone's first game that went into the world market was 20 bucks when it first came out, and it failed miserably, that it was worth negative 20 bucks, or even negative 100 bucks.

[Nail]

Yeh, it was free so it does not count.

I see, one of the top 5 online shooters ever and it doesn't count, hmmm, I guess America's Army isn't a game either, or Counter Strike, it was free too
(remember, the mod for Half-Life)

stat brain before putting fingers in gear please

[signofzeta]

I see, one of the top 5 online shooters ever and it doesn't count, hmmm, I guess America's Army isn't a game either, or Counter Strike, it was free too
(remember, the mod for Half-Life)

stat brain before putting fingers in gear please

For a free game, it does not really matter if a game is good, or if it sucks as much as Big Rigs.

Now ETQW is the FIRST game that you need to pay for. So, if it sucks like crap, I dont' think SD will exist in the future, the same fate as Stellar Stone, but I don't know SD's intentions if ETQW does suck, which it won't, which is why we aren't playing it right now.

I'd be pissed if I play a shitty game I payed 20 bucks, the initial price of Big Rigs, for rather than paying nothing.

[DdC TyranT]

W:ET may or may not count, depending on your point of view.

[Curse]

I preordered QW on February 18th of this year, as a belated birthday gift for myself.

And when I get a bogus date, I get depressed. With that said, who else wants to call bullshit on the August 1st release date? I am looking forward to the day I walk into my local GameStop (oh god, the poor soul at the counter...) and rain giant globules of shit on them for another fart**** mess up.

As for an antithesis, who else loved the ETQW PC Gamer ad (best picture ever too), that was glued OVER THE STARCRAFT II COVER?!?!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWNED.

[nutcrackr]

I've basically stopped worrying about a demo at this point, new previews is about all I think may happen. I don't think it will be released early august either.

[Miscreant]

... im screwing this game.

wha?

amagad. Don't do that dude. But if you do, get a room ok? :eek:

I've basically stopped worrying about a demo at this point, new previews is about all I think may happen. I don't think it will be released early august either.

I agree.

My opinion:
Game Release - Fall 2008
Demo Release - Summer 2008
Next video - Spring 2008
ET:QW Days on top ten list: 0

ALSO:

Valve Confirms Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 Launch Date
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Visit the link at Shacknews here: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/47435

Looks like we have SOMETHING to look forward to! YES!

[Ender-Wiggin.DA.]

There isn't an august release date.

I would also like to make it clear that release dates from retail outlets are speculation - they are not official, nor do they come from id Software or Splash Damage. Until you hear it from us, it's best to ignore them altogether.

[DreAdeDcoRpSE]

Personally, and this is just me speaking. Who ever bright idea to start the pre-sales, without a release date is just poor business skills. Its basically saying , Hey, come buy this game that might come out with in the next years or 5. I have bought a few games pre-sale. but they all have had release dates. never one where there saying, "When were done its done" or something like that. what if its 5 years down the road. it could also be 5 days. To me they knew people would be bitching that they forked out $50.00 and what are they getting for it, well nothing. If SD, or Actvision is getting no money on sales,(as they say), then why people bugging them. You should be bugging the people that are taking your money and yell to them, where is the game.

Basically I just like to see someone from SD, or Activision, or whom ever to say hey, Here is the low down. This is where we are, we ran into a few problems like blablabla. I used to restore muscle cars for a living and I am sorry, if a customer that is paying me to fix there car called up and asked how things are going, and I said, "when its done, it's done", what type of impression will I portray to that guy. Pretty bad one. But if you let them know whats going on and how the progression is coming. That usually shuts them up for a bit.

Basically, all the demos, and the fansite kits, yes they are nice, but enough with them for a bit and take the 5 min to just give a little bit of a heads up. Hell if I knew what was going on I would write the page, its not that hard.

If sentences ramble a bit, thats cause I am running on 35 hours no sleep. ehhh, it happens...

[SlippytheWeasel]

Not once had SD, iD, or Activision announced a firm release date. I don't have single problem with that. :D

Now, if they HAD issued a release date, then pushed it back, and pushed it back, etc, etc... just how many people would you hear complaining about that? A heckuva lot more than do right now.:(

Or even worse, if they had decided to release the game back in early 2006. Knowing that they are still working the bugs(?) out of it as we speak, it would have been as bad, or worse, than the BF series is. Buggy from day one, with patch after patch to try and fix it. Then you REALLY would have heard a stink raised about it.:mad:

I'm just psyched at what to expect from a game that the developers have seen fit to take the time to try and get everything worked out BEFORE release. The amount of time and patience they have impresses me. They aren't like other companies that cave-in to corporate management pressure to "release the darned thing now, we got money to make off it, and we don't care if it's ready or not!"

And yes, I am sure people will still find things that may need to be fixed or tweaked after it is released, but it most likely won't be anything major that affects gameplay or enjoyment, just maybe a missing color or texture or something along those lines.

If the game is 3/4 as good as the screen shots and videos that have been released, I'm more than happy with the result.


Slippy

[revolt]

Not once had SD, iD, or Activision announced a firm release date. I don't have single problem with that. :D

of course they announced a release date, who else gave the permission to start a global pre-release campaign, which claimed "in the middle of june 2007"???? who produced the pre-order boxes, dogtags and artwork cards?
at the very least one of the three parties above IS responsible for that june 2007 deception - which deliberately intended to make the impression a release in june is planned.

[Flesh]

Thanks for the forums, now the demo?

I think it would sound better if it went something like: "Thanks for the forums, but what have you done for us lately?"

On topic, I do agree that, at this point in development it is completely fair to expect the devs to set a release date for the game.
I just don't think you should be so pushy, annoying and arrogant about it because SD payed much attention to the community already so the least we can do is cut them some slack about this whole release date issue.

[revolt]

On topic, I do agree that, at this point in development it is completely fair to expect the devs to set a release date for the game.
I just don't think you should be so pushy, annoying and arrogant about it because SD payed much attention to the community already so the least we can do is cut them some slack about this whole release date issue.

if someone in here needs lessons in demeanour it is obviously this threesome ID/SD/AC pack. they started the campaign, we bought the pre-order boxes, it is june 2007 now -> the ball's in their court now.

[Ender-Wiggin.DA.]

As I've said before, my guildmate bought a pre-order for TF2 in 1999 or 2000.

TF2 was finally scheduled to be released last Christmas but was pushed back to Feb. and now fall. Sound familiar?

It seems to me people have been spoiled by the BF franchise with open betas and quick releases. Of course then they complain that the game is buggy, the patches are of poor quality, and expansion packs prevent you from playing on certain servers "which split the community." Yeah... let's have more of that :(

If you chose to pre-order for a game with no official release date, then hopefully you have learned something about patience.

[eepberries]

As I've said before, my guildmate bought a pre-order for TF2 in 1999 or 2000.

TF2 was finally scheduled to be released last Christmas but was pushed back to Feb. and now fall. Sound familiar?
Hahahaha your guildmate is screwed. I wonder if that preorder is still even good for anything.

[b3x]

As I've said before, my guildmate bought a pre-order for TF2 in 1999 or 2000.

TF2 was finally scheduled to be released last Christmas but was pushed back to Feb. and now fall. Sound familiar?

It seems to me people have been spoiled by the BF franchise with open betas and quick releases. Of course then they complain that the game is buggy, the patches are of poor quality, and expansion packs prevent you from playing on certain servers "which split the community." Yeah... let's have more of that :(

If you chose to pre-order for a game with no official release date, then hopefully you have learned something about patience.

i hear that .. i pre-ordered Duke Nukem Forever ... I wonder which I will get first ... Duke or ET:QW

[Miscreant]

As I've said before, my guildmate bought a pre-order for TF2 in 1999 or 2000.

TF2 was finally scheduled to be released last Christmas but was pushed back to Feb. and now fall. Sound familiar?

It seems to me people have been spoiled by the BF franchise with open betas and quick releases. Of course then they complain that the game is buggy, the patches are of poor quality, and expansion packs prevent you from playing on certain servers "which split the community." Yeah... let's have more of that :(

If you chose to pre-order for a game with no official release date, then hopefully you have learned something about patience.

Yes, but at least the games came out. And, not every developer should act or be like Valve.

i hear that .. i pre-ordered Duke Nukem Forever ... I wonder which I will get first ... Duke or ET:QW


I'm thinking Duke.

[Tomme]

funny is duke did come out first thats such a insult

[Necris]

If you chose to pre-order for a game with no official release date, then hopefully you have learned something about patience.
:mad:
When I decided to buy the pre-order pack it had an offical release date only 2 weeks later i was told that it had been pushed back to mabye August. All that is being said now is speculation, all we as a community(well most of us) want to know is WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON. Just let us know what is happening, give us some more vids or a few screenshots. maily let us know what is happening that is all i want to have a bit more patience.

[|GW|R-E-D-R-U-M]

Like I said, pay for ET, then maybe you can bitch


I would've paid for ET. We (GW) were waiting for it to come out while Playin' the Wolf.

[Nail]

cool, buy 2 copies of QW. ;)

[|GW|R-E-D-R-U-M]

"Of course then they complain that the game is buggy, the patches are of poor quality, and expansion packs prevent you from playing on certain servers "which split the community." Yeah... let's have more of that :("


They can patch the hell out of it if they want,Who has a problem getting a patch? just release the damn thing!




"If you chose to pre-order for a game with no official release date, then hopefully you have learned something about patience.[/QUOTE]"

I preordered in April when the store said early June, what should we do,?
call the gamemakers to confirm a date? I think not.
When you buy tickets to a sporting event or concert, do you call the team or artist to confirm before you buy your ticket? come on.

[Flesh]

Now we can say "we told you so" to all the people that went so much out of their way to trash SD on this forum.

[Ender-Wiggin.DA.]

I see the problem now. You didn't realize that id has a history of releasing games "when it's done" unlike Infinity Ward/DICE/EA which release games "when it's mostly stable." Nor did you realize that retailers will lie to you to get your money. There never was a ETQW release date no matter what your game retailer told you. For future reference.

-You can pre-order Starcraft II Link (http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product_id=647051) but Blizzard also releases games "when it's done." Plus it won't be ready until at least 2008 if not 2009.
-You can buy tickets to a Guns n' Roses concert, but that doesn't mean they are going to play.
-The same goes for any band with Scott Weiland as the frontman. He tends to get arrested or go into rehab a lot.

[Maj.Damage]

Gee I wonder if people are impatient for a demo around here.

This thread posted here (http://community.enemyterritory.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1832) about the open beta went to 388 posts and over 16,000 views in only 6 hours.

If I were SD (which I'm not) I would be releasing the demo in the next month or prepare to suffer some losses.

[Ars3n!c]

When you buy tickets to a sporting event or concert, do you call the team or artist to confirm before you buy your ticket? come on. No, because with sports the organization is who decides the schedule, and bands/artists contact the venue's booking to schedule a concert. It would be different if the game stores had been contacted by id/SD with a release date, but they weren't.....they're just speculating. It's like a stadium saying they're going to host the Superbowl before NFL announces the date. The stadium may hope to host it on that date, but they're just guessing/hoping.....nothing is concrete until the NFL says so itself. So go ahead and buy tickets to go to the Superbowl for that day, but if the NFL says otherwise, too bad.

[Flesh]

unlike Infinity Ward/DICE/EA which release games "when it's mostly stable."


so lol and yet so true

[Flesh]

zomg double post sry