DOOM3 GONE GOLD!

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• i was thinking the same thing... : Ukrainian Thunder
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  there's probably a secret unlockable dopefish mini game on the pda. : jvox
  • that would be funny if they could do that. : sexfiend
  • Commander Keen had a Pong clone on his wrist PDA, so anything is possible I suppose. : cyb0rgninja
• the Dope Fish is in the last of the Hell levels, and is the final boss that has Lucifer himself roped up ... : cap n KRUNCH
• will there be as many secrets as there was in quake 1? I hope so, especially with many challenging ones. : sek the slut

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  The only thing I can remember is one of the id guys making the comment that they'd been approached about ... : gyvoji
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    I still follow the Q3-modding scene quite a bit, there are literally hundreds of talented people from Q3 ... : eskimo spy
    • Yeah, I'm really pumped to see what the mod community can do with this. I really hope we either see RA4 ... : gyvoji

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• I just pre-ordered it on Tuesday from the local Gamestop. I'll go with someone else, though, if they're s... : sixfoot6
• I did :D I picked up a pre-order box from Best Buy for the Mancubus figure and poster, and orde... : gyvoji
• I did, got it from gogamer.com for 47.95 and overnight shipping, i really hope they dont do something stu... : snowwolf
• i just got back from the store :-D : mrspyral
• I have about 4 months ago, just need to find my papers for it, so that I don't need to hasle with ID when... : The-Shadow-TS
• Pre ordered at EB yesterday when I read it went gold. : jonin
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  at Best buy and Gamestop...wanted the figurines. : swansong
  • just got back from preordering woohooo : Yabrodan
• i did! : lonestar3
• Forgot to add that I did on 12/15/03 : funkytang
• I'm going to pre-order it, but I'm still undecided on whether I want a mancubus, a pinky, or a hell-baron... : al9000
• March 21st, 2004 at 2:31 PM EST at Electronics Boutique. : WARLORD48
• Pre-ordered with the nasty $10 overnight shipping! : hohoh0
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  is it still possible to pre-order the game? : hatelull
  • Yes, Gamestop, EBgames, and Best Buy are all offering pre-orders, and they all have their own bonus offer... : al9000

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• 8 ball says "Expectedly So" : swansong

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• umm no. you can say the same with quake 1, quake 2, and q3a. : lingo
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  Quake 3 was. I dont think Quake1+2 were as much. I think Doom3 is a legit game. : mojoald
  • Quake III was a very legit game after a few point releases and a mod or two. : hatelull
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  I think they really have their minds set on making an awesome game as well this time around. : MrMethane
  • Yeah, this time they really have tried it seems. This is quite a departure for them as well, probably... : SpaecKow
• I've enjoyed every Id game so far on their own merits. That their tech is widely adopted is just a testam... : theWhite
• It has been repeated (over and over) that game companies don't make anywhere near as much money from lice... : peter
• the engine has been done for quite some time...the content on the other hand took years to make. they eve... : cap n KRUNCH
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  the engine has been done for quite some time...the content on the other hand took years to make. they eve... : cap n KRUNCH
  • they hired a science fiction writer to come up with an enthralling tale about being trapped in a mining f... : hatelull
• I don't personally. id has really put in a huge effort in areas where they previously hadn't. Older gam... : gyvoji
• Not really. In my opinion, Quake3 is still the most fun of any FPS I've played. : Zibro
• QuakeWorld on a VooDoo card was the best : funkytang
• iirc they said this themselves about Quake 3 and it worked well as a demonstration of the engine capabili... : MrLonghair
• no way. it may look like this from screenshots, but trust me, its not just a demo reel... : Ukrainian Thunder
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  yes. : Sander Pilon
  • et tu brute? : CRasterImage
• nope. : ansuble
• i think quake3 was, but other then that all id games have held very well on their own as great games : maulla
• nahhh, I think they set out to prove all the crtitics wrong on this title. Hired a writer,Story board... : swansong
• yeah paying incredibly talented artists and designers to create the game is just a ploy and no one ever d... : eskimo spy
• It's probably true that Technology dictates where the company goes, but it doesn't mean you can't make a ... : swansong
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  that's why quake 3 didn't really catch on i guess. it was all tech and no gameplay. : jvox
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    I remember getting really pumped when the Q3 test came out, but in the end UT killed Q3. : al9000
    • what's like to live in a fantasy world? : eskimo spy
    • i was kidding, but we all have our different perceptions i guess. : jvox
  • is it bright where you are? : hatelull
• perhaps, but they're really fun tech demos, with good gameplay usually, and ive already invested countles... : lance22

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• for the unjaded players perhaps, for a shacker,DOUBT IT. : swansong
• We used to sneak into my buddy's office late at night armed with MS-DOS boot disks and use their PCs to g... : Ajax
• I still remember the first time I saw Doom. I was about 7 or 8 years old, and my older cousin was telling... : al9000
• Doom gave me that feeling due to the satanistic style, and I was big on slayer and the misfits at the tim... : Pneum0
• I think Doom3 is going to give me the same feeling. Not just because we're revisiting the universe, but ... : gyvoji
• no, when the original Doom came out it was basically the first time people had seen anything like it. now... : jvox

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• board up the windows! : sixfoot6
• wellif you have Tuesday off...If I were you...I woudl pick the game up at 12:01 on Monday night (Tuesday ... : swansong

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• lolz, u lose. : johnny rotten
• It's like you took so long taking off your clothes and getting ready to pop out of the closet wearing onl... : Hello Kitty
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  catch up and read the entire thread :) : swansong
  • yes do it now!! : Shadowdane
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    Yeah, I'll do that... Fucking "work" and "making a living"... FUCK! : Sebastian Sylvan
    • You should reply to each thread of this article! : TroZ
• Dammit, me too ... fucking business trips :( : bombay
• plz, let out all your fucks in here http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8155996 : SlamDunk

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• Yeah your system is considered low end. If you went with a new cpu, you'd be lacking in the vid departme... : gyvoji
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  This is bad ass DOOM 2 system though!!!! : doomdan24
  • yeah I guess I do get a decent frame rate goin' on.... REJOICE : jooky

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• Yeah he was one of the best Doom 2 players, but never the best QW player IMO :-) : qwplayer
• yeah he won that MS 95 deathmatch tourney agsint Merlin...Too bad Noskill (RIP) wasn't there. Noskill ... : swansong
• NOSKILL!!!!!!!!!!! R.I.P. : swansong
• http://articles.filefront.com/104 - lets just keep our fingers crossed :) : rhapsody

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  Indeed. How awesome was Half-LifeDoneQuick? Brilliant. : stelth
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    wasn't Quake done quick the first?? or Doom done quick? : Shadowdane
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      Quake done quick was frickin awesome. Never saw the HL one but the quake one blew my mind. : handofthrawn
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        http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=speed_runs&collectionid=HalfLife_4545&from=pickLi... : inmcm
        • wow.. that was some insanity right there!! : Shadowdane
      • Of course it will. How else will people be useing it as a benchmarking tool for the next 6 years. : inmcm
  • so awesome that, though it was *very* late at night and i should've been asleep by then, i started to wat... : SlamDunk
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  That makes me wonder about demo-recording. Bet it'll support some kind : MrLonghair
  • Of course it will. How else will people be useing it as a benchmarking tool for the next 6 years. : inmcm
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    if not there's always teh FRAPS : jvox
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      the likely hood of getting any decent framerate in Doom3, while running FRAPS is about zero.. : Shadowdane
      • i'd have to agree with that. : jvox
• Can't wait to see this...only thing though...Doom player movement is like 1/2 speed it seems. : swansong

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  It was probably time and energy. He probably figured that to do the job he wanted to do was gogin to take... : swansong
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    ahhh, that's too bad. I really enjoyed the Quake 1 music that he did. Well, that is understandable if... : sexfiend
    • I don't know if it has been confirmed or not, but they might still be using some of the sounds he made fo... : swansong
• The only thing I really heard was that the game was taking too long and he wanted to work on the new albu... : gyvoji

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• Yes...it will come When is done.... : omontero
• rofl! i think, this will haunt him for a while. : lonestar3
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  Doom 4 - Hell on Earth!!! - I'm guessing and saying it will be done by Gray Matter. : swansong
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    will it have rail gun? what system should i buy to be ready for it? ;] : Ukrainian Thunder
    • i'd wait until the day it ships before buying a card :) : swansong
• I'm sure there will be, similar to Doom2 where it was just an expansion pack. : mojoald
• HAHAHA!!! You're not even on 4? I've played Doom64 already. : bbq gibs

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• Is the rag-doll only apparent "after death"? that is, if I shoot a zombie in the chest, does he and his l... : sixfoot6
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  Ragdoll may be more good looking in DOOM3 still I find Havok a more perfected physics engine. Just look v... : omontero
  • havok is more cpu intensive, at least according to teh carmack : manero
  • What are you bading that opinion on...Wait until you play D3 before making your decision at least...and p... : swansong
  • I would wait and see before you speak. We havent seen anything about the physics engine really, and anyth... : mojoald

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• I have a SoundBlaster Live! X-Gamer 5.1 (Old school from 2001) and a Plantronics headphones. It's not the... : stelth
• I have a Audigy 2 + Logitech Z-2200 2.1 speakers. I've been debating if I want to go with 5.1 speakers, ... : Shadowdane
• I'm sticking to my home theater setup, my receiver does Dolby Digital so I'm set for sound. If I had the... : gyvoji
• I've got 5.1 in the living room. The PC that is in the living room won't be fast enough to handle DOOM 3,... : DKo5
• Got my nForce with 5.1 home theatre in my living room, I'm all set. : Carnivac
• I bought my first 5.1 pc speaker system (Logitech 5300's) specifically for Doom3 and Half-Life2. Pluiggi... : johnny rotten
• I bought an audigy 2 and some logitech z-680s last summer for my movies and games but also in preparation... : shredder133

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• I *heart* DooM3 : snowwolf

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  you've posted only two of those 5000. : sixfoot6
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    Yes but I don't have an internet connection at home and I'm way too busy at work. Rest assured that I li... : Sludgehead
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      overtime check should come just in time! good luck :) : sixfoot6
      • I haven't upgraded in two years. I should turn in my geek card but in typical fanboy fashion I have been... : Sludgehead
• ill add my contributions.... Doom3: The Road to 10000 Posts : anthonybean

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• i will donate this post to the good cause : SlamDunk
• I too will donate to this great thread. \m/ Doom³ \m/ : gyvoji
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  how about you guys donate to my bank account, so i can upgrade this hot boxxx of lovin =D : lance22
  • two nickels just fell out of my pocket. you can have em. they're somewhere under my desk. : sixfoot6

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• i would imagine sooner, they will probably use a modified Doom3 engine for the next game. Granted the ty... : Shadowdane
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  2008 if they are going to take 4 years. : NFXFSX
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    well each game does take longer and longer to make : Lethal01
    • DNF2? sorry dognose : TastyWheat
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  id said, it's going to take approximately 2 years. a game based on the doom3 engine and it's no quake, wo... : lonestar3
  • Yeah, new franchise. That can only make you wonder what exactly they're planning. : gyvoji
• its probably a good idea to set your crosshair on Quake 4 next... that concept art and models they leaked... : Ukrainian Thunder

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• 3 or 4 : Senor PoopyPants
• naw nowhere near that many : jonin
• you guys talkin about Daikatana? : stelth
• Wait, they're selling it too? : doomdan24

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  ok. U R SUPAR FPS MAN!!!111ONE bravo! : grendel
  • NUMBA ONE NUMBA 1 : liquidlies
  • Eh. I'm okay. I'm not bragging, just being skeptical. : Dynotaku
• you have to factor in that you'll need to wipe your ass every 5 minutes. : mindshot
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  Farcry took me a grip to beat. Mainly because it was hard as fuck in the later levels, but it was pretty ... : scarb
  • Yeah, I was pretty pleased with FarCry's length. That and the general difficulty, I think it took me 12-1... : Dynotaku
• Try doing that on my computer. It will take 20hrs jsut to render one frame. : Topaz
• I'm really wondering if there won't be a buncha scripted story type sequences that esentually pad the tim... : Kniggit
• If you play the game just to get from point A to point B the fastest you can, it will take you a lot less... : The-Shadow-TS
• That may include optional content. Most FPSs simply can't sustain 20+ hours. There is simply not enoug... : Kerath
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  If you finish Doom3 in 8-12hrs you're not taking the time to appreciate it.. that's what it's all about. ... : gyvoji
  • Yeah running through any game like this as fast as you can, whether it's Doom, HL, Halo, whatever, is lik... : Carnivac
• People freaked at Max Payne 2's length. Given, it was pretty short, action-wise. However, I played throug : sixfoot6
• I'm hoping to beat this game in one weekend. But 23 hrs. seem like a good time frame for it. : NewTypez

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• Christopher Walken would definitely be the FUNNIEST. : vile
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  I'd like to see Steve or Maarten get the part... with plastic see-through helmets of course. : bbq gibs
  • And big HERSHEY crowbars. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  OH MY GOD YES, HIM! ANIMAL MOTHER \M/ : proclone1
  • god I kept wondering who would be perfect for doom, I couldn't put a face or a name to it though. But ye... : proclone1
  • http://www.afan.dk/firefly/ffpic/ab_fmj144a.jpg now that's a WAR FACE! : eskimo spy
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  Collin Ferrel? Bruce Willis? : mr3dmax
  • god no, they don't deserve such a role! Adam BALDWIN : proclone1
• Christian Bale. : -efx-
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  Bruce Campbell No, really, I'd love it. : BanjoBoy
  • YES!!! Bruce! (dont cross his name out) Would be great! : CRasterImage
• Phil Hartman. If he was alive. : Wombat Woo
• Arnold.. Nevermind. : slacko
• PeeWee Herman : funkytang
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  DOOGIE HOWSER : vitek r
  • He could crush demons with his enormous forehead. : sixfoot6
• But seriously, Rico from Starship Troopers. : vitek r
• http://doom3.planet-multiplayer.de/images/news/wallpaper_doom_3_15_1280.jpg antonio banderas : Hoax
• Riddick. hehe : Topaz
• John Carmack should have a bit part as an uber nerdy scientist. : Turd Ferguson
• Mark Wahlberg : funkytang

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• This makes me as giddy as I was the first time I played the original Doom on my 386DX/40 :D : gyvoji

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• omg .... q2dm1 4ever. : nova_x
• omg my favorite map of all time... say its true! : Tinkerbell
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  the gameplay will be weird without the railgun tho... : orange monkey
  • not really... i played that map as an hpb for most of my time w/ q2... and cause of the high ping, didnt ... : nova_x
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  fuck yes! Can't wait to see how it translates to D3 gameplay : moshman
  • Yea! Moving light and shit omg :o : Lagiv
• Geez, 'Q2DM1' even has its own Wikipedia entry! : shyguy74
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  oooh.. how do you know this? confirmation? : ThrillKill
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8163580 : hohoh0
    • I used to like that id didn't remake maps.. *koff* Unreal and their third-iterations anyone? ..kinda mixe... : ThrillKill
• sold. period. : [7]kami
• if there's any hope for me to place in the doom3 tourney at QuakeCon, it's in playing on The Edge >:) : Audhuml4
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  How is this going to happen? Doom3 doesn't do water : pilgrimage
  • maybe carmack had so much time left he just coded in even more leeto effects :X : ralfonat
  • Um, it doesn't? Is this one of those brain dead, no ladders like Q3? : morinaga
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    It does have water. Carmack said they didn't put much effort into making it really nice though. : slacko
    • if this is anything like the 'not much effort into the multiplay of quake1' we'll be onto something here. : Daynor
• No Q1DM3 map in doom 3? Bummer. : funkytang