Originally posted by: john333
Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper
I was chatting with a UT clanner who played some UT 2004. He thought it sucked. I asked him if people were playing UT 2004 CTF online--this was around 11 pm EST -- online FPS prime time. He took a look and here's what he said:
"Most of the ctf servers that have people on them are running the demo maps, FaceClassic and bridgeOfFate. Right now there are 111 ctf servers and about 20 of them have people playing."
That's outrageous! The original UT was able to boast over 3000+ players playing just CTF (not Deathmatch, Assault, or Domination) during prime time back in the day. For a game that was released in February 2004 that still had somewhat of a fanbase from the original UT and which has sold many copies, having only 111 servers with so few players is pathetic.
Maybe my favorite game of all time really is dead. It's sad that Epic and Atari had to murder such a good thing.
You got to remember, when the original UT came out, there wasn't nearly as much competition for online gaming.
Now the online gaming population is split up between so many more games. Sure, there's not as many games online as there was when UT2004 first came out, but I still have no trouble finding a game. UT2004 is still the game I waste most time on, by far. I usually play Onslaught most though - love those vehicles...