Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Pre-order Information

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  If your not pandering to an ego it's really not an issue. : Pneum0
  • Sometimes the problem is not with yourself but with others, though. If you join a server with a "<FAMOUS ... : zehh
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  Get used to it. Secure authenticated login's is PC's saving grace. I'm not going to doom and gloom over P... : 00kewk00
  • but you can create different profiles / nicknames right? : doomed
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    the issue isn't about secure auth at all. it's about your account tying you down to one nickname. i'd pre... : flasher 907
    • Agreed. The way it's done by Steam is good. The way it works in Battlefield 2+ is HORRIBLE! : code-e255
• They should just allow aliases. I think Tribes 2 had that feature. : yourGarbageMan
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  Ya... but if they allowed what you are saying, then no one would have a good reason to pre-order... : S1ing B1ade
  • hah, good point. : doomed
• you can probably create as many account as you want just like in battlefield 2 and 2142... It's just one ... : razlebol

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• PC first. Consoles whenever : zehh

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• ^^^^ Absolutely. : MatzL.E.
• Shonuff!!! : jonin
• oh c'mon. it's an id software game. we're not talking about battlefield here. : flasher 907

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• I'm thinking the same thing. Do I get it and just play it at low framerates on my old machine? Or wait to... : crummynz
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  it's upgrade time! : flasher 907
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    But guys, it runs on par with Quake IV/Doom 3! That's what Id said... : treefingers1
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      It's upgrade time! ;) : flasher 907
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        Yeah no shit, my machine can't run Quake IV or Doom 3 : datoo
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          You guys are WAY overdue for an upgrade then. : Pneum0
          • man sometimes I just hate the rapid advancement of technology : datoo
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  I was in the same situation a week ago. Thinking damn I'm spending all this money for one game. But it's ... : te[R]ror
  • you state a convincing argument. lets go gets us some sexbox! : flasher 907

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• Well, air strikes were a huge part of Wolf ET too. But yeah I am concerned to see how the vehicles factor... : Mansmells
• that makes me sad. i'm way more of a fan of foot combat. ET was a fantastic game for hardcore gamers wher... : flasher 907
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  I want a bigger Quake not another Battlefield. :( : [7]kami
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    like quake 3 team arena ? Ill take fun - well balanced , not buggy , not nerfed. Im hoping it retains t... : mirkin
    • It wont be like that. Have you seen the videos? : razlebol
    • wont be like what ? : mirkin
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  Ooooo, I hope this is wrong. : geneshifter
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    It doest seem to have a quake feel to it if you look at the videos. It has more of a realistic approach. ... : razlebol
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      i wanted another ET not another quake >:[ : bradsh
      • what exactly is there to improve for quake besides graphics? : ballystix
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  Quake is so old.... New gameplay please. : Topaz
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    No thanks. Perfection can't be topped. : Pneum0
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      I love Quake and Quake3 (never a big fan of Quake2) but i have to agree with Topaz. That kind of gameplay... : doomed
      • Not really. It's all about the weapons. Objectives add a layer of depth but the core mechanics suffer i... : Pneum0
• So this is basically Tribes 3? : Barbarian
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  Like battlefield? BOO YA. : Sgt_Boomstick
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    This is not a good thing : ShadowRam
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      Vehicle gameplay done right is fun. : jonas54
      • battlefield2 minus the battlefield2 engine would have been fun : flasher 907

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• >Two Weeks you mean : The Key
• no such thing as shackhypel{!}l : Patch-e
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  At least it will be longer than "THE SHIP." : soggybagel
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    was there actual shackhype for that? : kill9
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      It's still a fun game. : Pneum0
      • Agreed. The Ship is fantastic, 'cept it's one of the Source games that crashes on me. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
      • i loved the ship. i played it during one of those free weekends and bought it right away...and haven't... : flasher 907

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  i was worried about this too, but at least it was a PC game FIRST, and then consoles were an after-though... : kill9
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    Ever played Quake 4? Quake 4 felt so console and "been there done that" at the same time. The last time I... : richcz3
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      huh? id didn't do quake 4 : kill9
      • And it wasn't particularly console-ized either. In fact I've heard that the 360 version of Q4 was annoyi... : Johnny Law
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      Yep as a game making company id sucks. I haven't enjoyed anything from them since quake 2 and even then i... : 5150Joker
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        Eh? Doom 3 and Quake 3 were fun. Sad that you think otherwise. : h0rus
        • Doom 3 was awful (I never played the expansion, but I heard it was a lot better than the original game). : blackscythe125
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      Ever play quake 3, q4 multiplayer felt like that, which is pc centric. ever play doom 3 pc interfacing... : Rageaholic
      • Yeah Deus Ex was a great game. Too bad they botched the sequel (which did feel way too much like a bad co... : blackscythe125
• Considering that it's being made by Splash Damage and that the console ports of the game were only announ... : Mansmells
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  Wrong. There's another studio in charge of the 360 release, and yet another for the PS3. It won't be rem... : monofurioso
  • This is how mutliplatform games should be done. Build the core game then tweak it to suit the specific pl... : aeg1x
• I've already played it (last summer at QuakeCon) and I must tell you, you couldn't be further from the tr... : DOOManiac
• You are incorrect in your assumption. : patd

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• Of course you can run your own server. =) : SyncError

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  All of the Ultimas came with that standard when they started mass producing them. I think it started with... : Porkasaurus
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    Ultima VIII came had a coin with a pentagram on both sides. http://home.sw.rr.com/lpowers1/images_photos... : capt tripps
    • I still have all those coins. There is a small bronze colored one with the ankh and a copper one as well.... : Porkasaurus

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• No shit. My hardon for this game has gone down a few kilometers because there will be no demo or open bet : zehh

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  Yeah... well you don't HAVE to preorder/buy the CE version of any game, it starts getting ugly imho when ... : xxx2xxx
  • Some gives play before official launch day and some other gives good starter weapons (which you replace e... : razlebol
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  i usually just get the CE so i have one DVD instead of 8 cds : Silent1
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    It costs so much less to stamp 1 DVD than it does 7 CDs... PC game distribution, at least in the US, is a... : jake2000
    • it sure is. Games like QuakeWars demand the customer spend huge bucks on high end gaming machines in ... : flasher 907
  • Thankfully now most big PC games are coming on DVD. : freshyk
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  People have nothing better to do with their money. Anytime I see some bullshit product or service that... : Porkasaurus
  • Hehe, that's quite true... : code-e255
  • I feel dirty when i use gamefaqs. But sometime its the choice of spending a bunch of time on a not-so-fu... : Fish_Bulb
  • every once in a while they can be worth it. the halo2 strategy guide was cool because of the overhead ... : -Panther-
• Right now someone at a publisher is masturbating to this post: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=14078... : Porkasaurus
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  I don't really understand it. I've never had a problem walking in to a store and picking up a game on lau... : aeg1x
  • I only do it if I want the Collections Edition of a game. : -efx-

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  Yeah, it's another lame collector's edition. So excited. : geneshifter
  • Some actually have a good amount of content for the extra 10 bucks. While some are just lame as I mentio... : silverback1138
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  haha seriously... who comes up with these ideas? Playing cards? Jesus christ. : aeg1x
  • but MOOOOMMMMMMMM i want the collector's edition!!!! : kill9

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  same. I hate having to use a diff. name : RikiTiki2
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    where is the first rikitiki? : vezatron
    • I killed him. The second is out for revenge. : Orange Pylon
• This is a dare isn't it. : Porkasaurus

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  Sounds like it - I think they'll sort of have to release this thing before QuakeCon 2007, so that they ca... : Schnapple
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    I wonder if they will release sometime early Summer as to give clans time to practice up & form before Qu... : Shodai80
    • I predict June 26 : hirez
  • I friggn hope so! It's supposedly been in "polish & fine-tuning phase" since the end of last year. I real... : code-e255
  • I don't think that will happen, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a playable version at QC07 this year, ... : Frozen Pixel

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  I agree. This one sounds lacking, though. I have a LOT of CE boxes for games going back some years. I ... : geneshifter
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    Oh, here's one pic I had taken of 3 of these big editions that you speak of. Got these at half-priced bo... : geneshifter
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      Aren't those just compilation packs? Those are different from limited run collectors editions. : r_picmip 5
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        Yeah, that's correct for these. I guess I lump them all together. I'm really proud of that AC planetary... : geneshifter
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          Yeah they are pretty cool, I like the 10 game packs Lucasarts releases too. It gets people who never pla... : r_picmip 5
          • lol. My wife and I bought a house 4 years ago and thought that would solve our space problems. Wrong! ... : geneshifter
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      I so hate it when they put price stickers directly on the box. I know it's being picky but nothing like t... : te[R]ror
      • Yup, especially when they are REALLY sticky like gamestop used to be. I noticed in the last 6 months or ... : geneshifter
      • I hate those too. Regular tags aren't so bad because you can carefully take them off without leaving muc... : silverback1138
  • So do I. I have several different CE's from Diablo 2 and Halo 2 right to RE4 and both WoW CE's. I'm goi... : silverback1138

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• Linux has been confirmed. I don't think I've seen any confirmation of Mac builds, but I don't see why not... : zehh

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• Oh yes indeed...=D : frdranger