A ce qu’il semble, je ne suis pas le seul à m’étonner que le blockbuster UT2003 rencontre si peu de succès online. Une personne d’UnrealOps a même écrit un article de deux pages uniquement pour tenter d’expliquer ce phénomène :
I didn’t mean that UT2003 wasn’t selling a ton of copies and doing crappy sales. I was worried about the fact that the general public doesn’t seem to be taking to this game like I thought it would. That brings my to the conclusions I reached as far I thought what was happening with the online players and UT2003.
Conclusions: There are several key factors in what may be causing the game to not be attracting players online as much as I thought it would. The biggest factors that seem to stick out to me are this: system requirements, map choices, and stability.
Notons tout de même que depuis quelques jours, UT2003 vient enfin de dépasser UT en nombre de joueurs et qu’ils commencent à venir chatouiller Quake 3. Pourquoi a t-il mis tant de temps pour s’imposer alors que BF1942 a connu un succés immédiat malgré son horrible netcode ? Mystère.
Toujours sur le même théme, Mark Rein vient d’envoyer un communiqué de presse ventant les bonnes ventes d’UT2003. Extraits choisis :
LOS ANGELES – Nov. 4, 2002 – Shutter the windows and stock up on caffeine! Atari’s Unreal Tournament 2003 for personal computers, one of the most anticipated video game sequels ever, invaded the charts as the #1 PC product, excluding expansion packs, for two weeks following shipment on September 28.
[en gros, ils sont premiers des ventes derrière les addons pour The Sims]‘This game is what PC gamers have been clamoring for all year long,’ said Jean-Philippe Agati, senior vice president and head of Infogrames, Inc.’s Los Angeles studio. ‘Fans of the original Unreal Tournament and players new to the experience will be blown away by the amazing gameplay and the mind-blowing graphics. Beautiful environments dripping with intricate detail, detailed character models and unbelievable special effects light the way as Unreal Tournament 2003 lays claim to the throne its predecessor held as Game of the Year.’ […]
Depuis, Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 est sorti et a fait descendre UT2003 à la 4ème place depuis. Source : 3DAP
