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In alt.games.quake3, duncan ball wrote:
> is anyone getting excited about Q3 apart from ME

Only several million other people.

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In article <MPG.1123d3a33...@news.freeserve.net>, 
arga...@fatal-design.com says...
> In alt.games.quake3, duncan ball wrote:
> > is anyone getting excited about Q3 apart from ME
> 
> Only several million other people.

Are you sure? That's quite a lot.. even if it is Quake 3, several million 
people is a tad bit of an overkill. I'd be suprised if Quake or Quake 2 
sold over 1 million.


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Dethstryk

well, be surprised... :)


Dethstryk wrote in message ...
>In article <MPG.1123d3a33...@news.freeserve.net>,
>arga...@fatal-design.com says...
>> In alt.games.quake3, duncan ball wrote:
>> > is anyone getting excited about Q3 apart from ME
>>
>> Only several million other people.
>
>Are you sure? That's quite a lot.. even if it is Quake 3, several million
>people is a tad bit of an overkill. I'd be suprised if Quake or Quake 2
>sold over 1 million.
>
>
>--
>Dethstryk

You speak bollocks.
The army wouldn't invested any money to make some crappy little computer
game better.
Scuff wrote in message <79g1jk$gl0$1...@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>...
>I think billions.  The UN Army invested a shit load of money in Q3.  (Part
>of training or something).
>
>Well I cant wait till it comes out.
>
>Scuff
>
>
>Frej Rasmussen wrote in message ...
>>well, be surprised... :)
>>
>>
>>Dethstryk wrote in message ...
>>>In article <MPG.1123d3a33...@news.freeserve.net>,
>>>arga...@fatal-design.com says...
>>>> In alt.games.quake3, duncan ball wrote:
>>>> > is anyone getting excited about Q3 apart from ME
>>>>
>>>> Only several million other people.
>>>
>>>Are you sure? That's quite a lot.. even if it is Quake 3, several million
>>>people is a tad bit of an overkill. I'd be suprised if Quake or Quake 2
>>>sold over 1 million.
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>Dethstryk
>>
>>
>
>

I think billions.  The UN Army invested a shit load of money in Q3.  (Part
of training or something).

Well I cant wait till it comes out.

Scuff


Frej Rasmussen wrote in message ...
>well, be surprised... :)
>
>
>Dethstryk wrote in message ...
>>In article <MPG.1123d3a33...@news.freeserve.net>,
>>arga...@fatal-design.com says...
>>> In alt.games.quake3, duncan ball wrote:
>>> > is anyone getting excited about Q3 apart from ME
>>>
>>> Only several million other people.
>>
>>Are you sure? That's quite a lot.. even if it is Quake 3, several million
>>people is a tad bit of an overkill. I'd be suprised if Quake or Quake 2
>>sold over 1 million.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Dethstryk
>
>

Uh uh, you did that in alt.robotwars.... I don't hate you. Don't make the
others hate you

After considering Satan's message.......

He has a good point, why would the Army be interested in a computer GAME???
It wont help them train better ( Unless they suddenly invent plasma guns and
grappling hooks capable of ripping your arm off ) so he is right. As I have
been told before,

You speak nonsense.....

Chippy wrote in message <79ian7$fq4$1...@infoserv.netkonect.net>...
>After considering Satan's message.......
>
>He has a good point, why would the Army be interested in a computer GAME???
>It wont help them train better ( Unless they suddenly invent plasma guns
and
>grappling hooks capable of ripping your arm off ) so he is right. As I have
>been told before,
>
>You speak nonsense.....
>
Actually, the army did use a highly modified version of Doom, changing the
weapons, physics etc.

Dylan.

Yes they did. But you have to wonder what the point is, probably it's the
military having too much money to spend, they've already developed space
based
lasers, high resolution spy cameras, plane mounted laser cannons and all
manner of other cool weapons. They probably thought that the future was
virtual reality, which it isn't. If there ever is another major war troops
will probably very rarely be used. I doubt that having played a computer
game will prepare them for shells, machine gun fire, possible nuclear
preattack, unless the army has modified doom for use in some sort of full
immersion body suit with realistic sound and graphics. Then, that wouldn't
be doom would it.

>Actually, the army did use a highly modified version of Doom, changing the
>weapons, physics etc.
>Dylan.

Satan wrote in message <79k3pq$d5j$1...@news4.svr.pol.co.uk>...
>Yes they did. But you have to wonder what the point is, probably it's the
>military having too much money to spend, they've already developed space
>based
>lasers, high resolution spy cameras, plane mounted laser cannons and all
>manner of other cool weapons. They probably thought that the future was
>virtual reality, which it isn't. If there ever is another major war troops
>will probably very rarely be used. I doubt that having played a computer
>game will prepare them for shells, machine gun fire, possible nuclear
>preattack, unless the army has modified doom for use in some sort of full
>immersion body suit with realistic sound and graphics. Then, that wouldn't
>be doom would it.
>
No, but it would be excellent to play <g>. I don't think they invested money
in it, just altered it. I agree that it probably wouldn't help them much in
a war situation but it's a good excuse for spending a couple of hours a day
playing an excellent game instead of drilling.

Dylan.

In my original message I wasn't being serious, but the more I read about
that doom stuff the more it got me thinking....

My book will be out at the end of the year.

Scuff

PS what's that stuff about robotwars?

Scuff wrote in message <79l8a3$u0p$1...@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>...
>In my original message I wasn't being serious, but the more I read about
>that doom stuff the more it got me thinking....
>
>My book will be out at the end of the year.
>

What book ?
>
>PS what's that stuff about robotwars?
>
Dunno, never been to that ng.

Dylan.

Satan wrote in message <79k3pq$d5j$1...@news4.svr.pol.co.uk>...
>Yes they did. But you have to wonder what the point is, probably it's the
>military having too much money to spend, they've already developed space
>based
>lasers, high resolution spy cameras, plane mounted laser cannons and all
>manner of other cool weapons. They probably thought that the future was
>virtual reality, which it isn't. If there ever is another major war troops
>will probably very rarely be used. I doubt that having played a computer
>game will prepare them for shells, machine gun fire, possible nuclear
>preattack, unless the army has modified doom for use in some sort of full
>immersion body suit with realistic sound and graphics. Then, that wouldn't
>be doom would it.


Well if they army IS interested in Quake3 for virtual reality reasons, it
would probably be so they could train army personnel to control machines
virtually from a distance. If they have one good controller, they could use
that person again and again, no matter how many times the equipment they
were controlling got damaged or whatever... unlike a good soldier, who just
dies!

In article <MPG.1123ee60e...@news.ipa.net>, Dethstryk
<jema...@ipa.net> writes
>In article <MPG.1123d3a33...@news.freeserve.net>, 
>arga...@fatal-design.com says...
>> In alt.games.quake3, duncan ball wrote:
>> > is anyone getting excited about Q3 apart from ME
>> 
>> Only several million other people.
>
>Are you sure? That's quite a lot.. even if it is Quake 3, several million 
>people is a tad bit of an overkill. I'd be suprised if Quake or Quake 2 
>sold over 1 million.
>
>
>--
>Dethstryk

 
-It probably only sold about 1 million but i bet 7 million people have got it
working on their pcs!- 
Bish

Satan wrote in message <79ht0a$39$3...@news4.svr.pol.co.uk>...
>You speak bollocks.
>The army wouldn't invested any money to make some crappy little computer
>game better.


Playing computer games esp. FPS games helps:

1) Improve hand-eye coordination
2) lessen the effects of motion sickness
3) Improve strategy planning
4) Improve rate of problem solving

as well as improving mathematical aptitude.

No wonder the army would be interested!!!

K.