Doom 3 Frames To Be Capped?

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Just a quick post before Mr. B gets in. I saw two interesting articles this week about Doom 3. First it looks as though graphic engines are finally catching up to video cards. As recently scene with Halo PC, Doom 3 will look better with V Syncing the game's frame rate to the video card/monitor. Take a look at the comment's area for a more detailed explanation.The second article is a review of the Multiplayer in D3. This part of the game is looking more and more like something I am NOT going to try. First it was limiting the DM to 4 players (with a Mod for 8 sometime in the future) and now they aren't going to do CTF at all. Um does Id realize the amount of better sounding and playing MP games that are coming out (STALKER, UT2004 and HL2)? D3 is sounding more and more like a SP game that will be pimping their graphic's technology. If I was a Quake fan still I would be pretty dissapointed.

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ID have said from the very beginning that they were focusing on a single player experience, as far as i can remember when doom 3 was first announced there were absolutely no plans for any multiplayer....it was only after a deluge of bitching by the quake community that they decided to tack on some multiplayer. They never stated that doom 3's multiplayer was going to be special....just basic deathmatch, so i doubt anyone will have any misconceptions about what they will be getting when they purchase the game. I also recall rumours that quake 4 [being worked on by raven] will pick up on the multiplayer aspects which doom 3 will obviously lack....ala UT and unreal.

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 5:54 pm

Doom 3's DM looks to be the best part of the game to me, actually. Certainly looks scarier than the SP: they managed to make SPIDERS look boring and unfrightening...

And isn't Quake 4 meant to be focussing on SP with an MP just tacked on..?