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Will there be ever be another Tournament or are we stuck with Fortnite?

by snarfy 5y ago

some-guy 5y ago
I have a group of friends that I play Xonotic[1] with occasionally. Free-software, easy to get started, cross-platform. It scratches the UT/ Quake3 itch without having to deal with CD-keys and backwards compatibility with friends. [1] https://xonotic.org/ https://xonotic.org/
jimbob45 5y ago
UT2k4 has virtually anything you could possibly want out of a UT game.
- snarfy 5y ago
  People still play that old game?
  - recursive 5y ago
    Only if they don't want to be stuck with fortnite.
adamrezich 5y ago
there was gonna be but it didn't work out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreal_Tournament_(cancelled_video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreal_Tournament_(cancelled_v... the "arena shooter" genre is kind of dead these days, sadly
- doublerebel 5y ago
  I've been playing Hyper Dash on Quest and it is actually really fun. Maps are well laid out and the movement mechanics are unique yet intuitive. Good community as well. It's the first arena shooter in years that has made me want to play again and again.
- codeflo 5y ago
  The fanbase for these games can’t be large anymore. Sadly. My impression back then was that the new UT would have always been hobby project for Epic. At best a marketing vehicle for the engine. They never committed a full team, a lot of weapon design was outsourced to the community. So I don’t think it “didn’t work out” in any way that they hadn’t already anticipated. It’s probably just that when they hit the jackpot with Fortnite, it was hard to justify such a niche project.
- josefresco 5y ago
  VALORANT (a Counter-Strike / Fortnite mashup) in Deathmatch mode certainly feels like the old arena shooters (Quake/UT). It's fast and frantic, however the style is different as you don't spend much time picking up ammo/weapons and the spawning behavior after death means there's ALWAYS someone right around the corner.
  - Jyaif 5y ago
    In Valorant (and Counter-Strike) you move at a snail pace compared to Quake/UT, it really does not feel like the same kind of game.
  - silicon2401 5y ago
    do they still have that kernel-level anti-cheat thing? I've wanted to try Valorant but don't feel comfortable letting a chinese-owned company have kernel-level access to my machine
    - josefresco 5y ago
      You mean this system tray thingy that warns me in very stern language that I'll need to reboot if I close it? Yeah it's still there.
danbolt 5y ago
I think games like Unreal Tournament 2004 and Quake III Arena are reflections of a different market. Production costs and expectations around sales/RoI are a lot different from the late 90s.

Will there be ever be another Tournament or are we stuck with Fortnite?

by snarfy 5y ago

Will there be ever be another Tournament or are we stuck with Fortnite?

I have a group of friends that I play Xonotic[1] with occasionally. Free-software, easy to get started, cross-platform. It scratches the UT/ Quake3 itch without having to deal with CD-keys and backwards compatibility with friends. [1] https://xonotic.org/ https://xonotic.org/

jimbob45 5y ago

UT2k4 has virtually anything you could possibly want out of a UT game.

snarfy 5y ago
People still play that old game?
- recursive 5y ago
  Only if they don't want to be stuck with fortnite.

adamrezich 5y ago

there was gonna be but it didn't work out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreal_Tournament_(cancelled_video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreal_Tournament_(cancelled_v... the "arena shooter" genre is kind of dead these days, sadly

doublerebel 5y ago
I've been playing Hyper Dash on Quest and it is actually really fun. Maps are well laid out and the movement mechanics are unique yet intuitive. Good community as well. It's the first arena shooter in years that has made me want to play again and again.
codeflo 5y ago
The fanbase for these games can’t be large anymore. Sadly. My impression back then was that the new UT would have always been hobby project for Epic. At best a marketing vehicle for the engine. They never committed a full team, a lot of weapon design was outsourced to the community. So I don’t think it “didn’t work out” in any way that they hadn’t already anticipated. It’s probably just that when they hit the jackpot with Fortnite, it was hard to justify such a niche project.
josefresco 5y ago
VALORANT (a Counter-Strike / Fortnite mashup) in Deathmatch mode certainly feels like the old arena shooters (Quake/UT). It's fast and frantic, however the style is different as you don't spend much time picking up ammo/weapons and the spawning behavior after death means there's ALWAYS someone right around the corner.
- Jyaif 5y ago
  In Valorant (and Counter-Strike) you move at a snail pace compared to Quake/UT, it really does not feel like the same kind of game.
- silicon2401 5y ago
  do they still have that kernel-level anti-cheat thing? I've wanted to try Valorant but don't feel comfortable letting a chinese-owned company have kernel-level access to my machine
  - josefresco 5y ago
    You mean this system tray thingy that warns me in very stern language that I'll need to reboot if I close it? Yeah it's still there.

danbolt 5y ago

I think games like Unreal Tournament 2004 and Quake III Arena are reflections of a different market. Production costs and expectations around sales/RoI are a lot different from the late 90s.