The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. - Page 3

Olifiers · 11-28-2005, 03:07 PM

Hey! What are you doing in my living room, with my DVD in your hands? Get off!!! Go away! Chooo! Chooo!

Kristian Joensen · 11-28-2005, 03:12 PM

Again the usual error happens but it should be corrected now.

hell-angel · 11-29-2005, 01:23 AM

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Olifiers said:
You know, I still have a 'Duke Nukem Forever' DVD 3DRealms distributed back in E3 2000 (or was it 99?) It's better than a preorder 'cause you can, at least, lay your hands on it and play the in-game movies on the TV.

You're probably referring to the DVD that was handed out at E3 2001. All that was on it was the DNF E3 2001 trailer, and the Max Payne E3 2001 trailer. That's it.

I've seen it crop up on ebay and on sites for people making up stories like they have some pre-release DNF copy.

It's somewhat rare, but not THAT rare. There were thousands printed. I doubt you'd get rich off of it.

Well, people do stupid things. Especially if they never heard of this.

Still, a cool thing to have nonetheless.

Geo-King · 11-29-2005, 04:45 AM

I am critically debating if I should camp outside a store if my reservation somehow vanishes WID. I know it seems a little juvenile now that I am older to be doing shit like this but… God damn! It’s a relic from my teen/childhood that needs closure. If I never get my hands on this game a little part of me will die. The part that still thinks magic exists, the part of me that still thinks if I try hard enough I can fly, the part of me that thinks Celine Dion and Nickelback are ninja spy monsters sent from the hell dimension to secretly destroy all of mankind with their poisonous genocide some people call “music”.

Seriously, I think that last one is true. If a full grown man were to uppercut Dion right in the face with all his might, I am pretty sure her head would dislodge from her robot body and you all would shit your pants HARD when you see she is actually a small Octobrain.

(back on topic)

I should get some video of me 0wn1ng everyone in line when it hits stores. I might even start early… Anyone here have webspace for vids or audio of me doing ***** up shit in the name of 3DR? If DNF cult members won’t help me out I will consider it blasphemy.

Lets get creative. LOLZ! Who here wants to have DNF meetings the first Sunday of every month at 8:00PM somewhere (Toronto)? Are you thinking what I am thinking??? DUKE-CON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Micki! · 11-29-2005, 05:08 AM

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Geo-King said:
If DNF cult members won’t help me out I will consider it blasphemy.

You'll need the cult symbol to be a member...
We can't assure to help you if you're not a part of us...

Right, brothers..?!

Geo-King · 11-29-2005, 05:26 AM

Are we not working towards the same goal here? (To have faith that one day we will all be playing DNF) Anyways, organized religion isn’t my thing. I am too much of a short sighted chaotic maverick to even think about joining a cult. You have to be careful what you say you’re affiliated with on the net now a days there’s no such thing as privacy anymore. If it got out that I breed unicorns for underground pit fighting, I would be a dead man.

hell-angel · 11-29-2005, 05:34 AM

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Micki! said:

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Geo-King said:
If DNF cult members won’t help me out I will consider it blasphemy.

You'll need the cult symbol to be a member...
We can't assure to help you if you're not a part of us...

Right, brothers..?!

Right.

But I do like that meeting, providing it's somewhere in Europe.

I also don't mind a meeting in LA or Madeira Country since there is a chance I will be going there for vacation this summer.

Soothsayer · 11-29-2005, 05:58 AM

I reserved my copy of DNF at EB about 5 years ago...but I was young and nieve and didn't know any better. I think it was about 6 months later when I realised that the game wasn't going to be released anytime soon so I used the money for another game. Can't remember which game though.

Olifiers · 11-29-2005, 06:54 AM

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Geo-King said:
I am critically debating if I should camp outside a store if my reservation somehow vanishes WID.

Well, if you are willing to spend that much energy on the issue, why not camping outside 3DRealms' HQ and stay there until they release something for us to see? (or play!)

We could hire some strippers to perform a show as well. While the staff are entertained, there's always a chance of being able to slip inside the building and grab a tech demo.

That if we don't get caugh by the stripper's lure ourselves... Anyway... We're talking about Duke, eh? Almost forgot!

Geo-King · 05-03-2006, 01:14 AM

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The mall where I reserved DNF is closing down for 8 months for renovations and I don't know if this game store there is going re-open... This is a fricking tragedy.

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

hell-angel · 05-03-2006, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Geo-King

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The mall where I reserved DNF is closing down for 8 months for renovations and I don't know if this game store there is going re-open... This is a fricking tragedy.

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

Well, if you didn't give them any money yet it doesn't really matter now does it.

ReadOnly · 05-03-2006, 03:34 AM

If I understand correctly this mart could even say "back off" without all this "renovation".

hell-angel · 05-03-2006, 03:55 AM

I think the game store will reopen , don't worry about it, else they would have notified all the people, especially with pre-orders paid.

0marTheZealot · 05-03-2006, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Geo-King

-----------UPDATE--------------

The mall where I reserved DNF is closing down for 8 months for renovations and I don't know if this game store there is going re-open... This is a fricking tragedy.

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

DNF won't be out in 8 months. Promise.

Kristian Joensen · 05-03-2006, 05:41 PM

Where do you get your info ?

0marTheZealot · 05-03-2006, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Kristian Joensen

Where do you get your info ?

From the fact that GB is hiring for just about every position.

ReadOnly · 05-04-2006, 12:42 AM

Maybe it's for the next project. Not necessary DNF. But I'm too a little worried about this massive hiring.

edit: Hmm, maybe I'm not so right about 'massive'. On gamasutra only one job. Programmer that is. I'm exaggerated 'cause of shacknews posts, I guess.

hell-angel · 05-04-2006, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ReadOnly

Maybe it's for the next project. Not necessary DNF. But I'm too a little worried about this massive hiring.

edit: Hmm, maybe I'm not so right about 'massive'. On gamasutra only one job. Programmer that is. I'm exaggerated 'cause of shacknews posts, I guess.

The only project they are doing internally is DNF, and GB said they will allways keep doing only one internal project. They have some things planned true, but they are not working on it.

Kristian Joensen · 05-04-2006, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 0marTheZealot

From the fact that GB is hiring for just about every position.

So ? That is gonna make the game come out sooner not later.

ReadOnly · 05-04-2006, 04:50 AM

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The only project they are doing internally is DNF, and GB said they will always keep doing only one internal project. They have some things planned true, but they are not working on it.

I know. I meant of course future project. Thus if they already hiring for future project then DNF is near. Pure fan speculation.

But, as always, - it means nothing. We don't have enough information to judge.

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So ? That is gonna make the game come out sooner not later.

Only in the longtime period. In the short period it'll be just step back.

hell-angel · 05-04-2006, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ReadOnly

I know. I meant of course future project. Thus if they already hiring for future project then DNF is near. Pure fan speculation.

But, as always, - it means nothing. We don't have enough information to judge.

Wel, I think it's save to say that 3DR is not going to hire someone and then not let them work because DNF isn't done yet (who would do that anyway), so if they hire someone that person will be put on to work on DNF and after that of course also on the new project.

This of course taking into account that 3DR will not have two projects running internally as GB once said.

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Only in the longtime period. In the short period it'll be just step back.

Well, considering DNF's development time there is no such thing as a short period.

Kristian Joensen · 05-04-2006, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ReadOnly

I know. I meant of course future project. Thus if they already hiring for future project then DNF is near. Pure fan speculation.

But, as always, - it means nothing. We don't have enough information to judge.

Only in the longtime period. In the short period it'll be just step back.

George has already said that that is not that case.

0marTheZealot · 05-04-2006, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kristian Joensen

So ? That is gonna make the game come out sooner not later.

You don't hire brand new programmers and level designers to finish up a project. You hire programmers and level designers when you need to make a game. It's counter-productive, from what I understand at least, to hire programmers and level designers to finish off a game because they don't have the history nor the experience working with the game.

The kind of hiring GB is doing only makes sense if the work on DNF (as in making the actual game, not the tech/tools behind the scenes) is in the beginning or early middle stages.

Kristian Joensen · 05-04-2006, 05:29 PM

But that is simply wrong, George has already said that it is NOT counter-productive. They have been making content for it since January 2003. That is almost 3.5 years already.

wieder · 05-04-2006, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 0marTheZealot

You don't hire brand new programmers and level designers to finish up a project. You hire programmers and level designers when you need to make a game. It's counter-productive, from what I understand at least, to hire programmers and level designers to finish off a game because they don't have the history nor the experience working with the game.

The kind of hiring GB is doing only makes sense if the work on DNF (as in making the actual game, not the tech/tools behind the scenes) is in the beginning or early middle stages.

You understand incorrectly.

Yatta · 05-04-2006, 08:29 PM

Tell us more, Wieder! You're giving us blueballs here...

wieder · 05-04-2006, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Yatta

Tell us more, Wieder! You're giving us blueballs here...

Almost every major publisher project continues to ramp up the number of people working on a title all the way up to the testing phase.

It doesn't take that long to come onto a project and be productive unless you are talking about core tech programming. The current state of a game has little effect for everyone else.

ReadOnly · 05-04-2006, 11:10 PM

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But that is simply wrong, George has already said that it is NOT counter-productive. They have been making content for it since January 2003. That is almost 3.5 years already.

He said that around year ago(or more). If they have only one step to finish the project then it will be counter-productive. Well, depends on the job he's going to do. Hiring people generaly is the good thing, the bad thing is why they hiring people for the project that must be in some advanced stage and why those weren't hired earlier.

I'm not saying that it's bad. I don't know. I'm just worrying about DNF if the people still(and quite often) being hired for this project(if there is no some pre-development research for another project). You know, bad thoughts coming to mind...

Edit: NotWieder washed away all the bad thoughts. Thanks!

0marTheZealot · 05-04-2006, 11:37 PM

I stand corrected!

Geo-King · 09-01-2007, 04:49 PM

-----------Last Update-------------
Sorry to re-open old wounds here but it seems that the mall is gone and never coming back...

Kalki · 09-01-2007, 09:40 PM

Coming soon, a Duke-mart.

Micki! · 09-02-2007, 02:42 AM

Hmm...

Reserve it again in another store, but ask how well thier economy for the future is beforehand..?

JobivanHiob · 09-02-2007, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Geo-King

-----------Last Update-------------
Sorry to re-open old wounds here but it seems that the mall is gone and never coming back...

what , the hole mall is gone?!

seems like they ran out of money.

but keep you head up, you must continue you mission. preorder DNF in every gamestore you know that will rise the chance that one of those won't close.

slapdaddy06 · 09-08-2007, 07:40 PM

LOL Thats hilarious. They didn't clear their preorders or the store didn't close up no....the WHOLE mall isn't there anymore. Oh well, Best Buy (a.k.a. Mediocre Buy) is taking pre-orders. lol

The Carnage Man · 09-10-2007, 05:48 AM

I have pre-ordered DNF with amazon.co.uk already 2 years ago... they said it would be released september/oktober 2006 but suddenly i recieved an email the "delivery date" has been changed ;-)
Now the date is september/oktober 2007... i guess that within 2 weeks i will recieve an email that it's changed again

You can't pre-order it anymore with amazon... they changed that arround 1 1/2 years ago :P

-TCM

Tea Monster · 09-11-2007, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Geo-King

“yes retarded… RETARDED LIKE A FOX!

Retarded like a fox?????

Everyone thinks we are looney enough as it is waiting for this game. All you guys pointing and cackling at shop keepers on the day of release will just seal the reputation for all time.

DNF preorders will have to sign a mental health act notice as well as their receipt.

Malgon · 09-12-2007, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Tea Monster

Retarded like a fox?????

A Homer Simpson quote.

Mysterio · 09-12-2007, 10:23 AM

Geo-King, very awesome story! I read it yesterday, then registered and wanted to reply, but account wasn't validated yet.

Was just viewing all the dates, from way back in 2005 to now and this topic seems to be still going strong.

When you first pre-ordered the game back in 2005, and when you thought the game would be released within the next few years and still, no DNF... what were your thoughts?

I think I pre-ordered the game like I have no idea how long ago... probably like 5 years ago or longer.

Anyways... great story!

Tea Monster · 09-12-2007, 12:31 PM

@ Malgon - Oh, that makes sense (sort of!)

I find large parts of the DNF forum kinda disturbing.

stryker · 09-14-2007, 06:51 PM

hey everbody...
wow, lots more people than a couple of months ago. GeoKing is funny. But, he has made a very impressive point: free pre-orders are bullHonkey... the do things like that in a mall when everyone knows that the place will close, except the customers...

So, what won't I do? Pre-order. Oh ja by the way, Celine is not a robot. SHE'S A DEMON MAN!!!!

Nickelback are just hypnotic...

Und yes little friend, magic does exist (spider swine...^^)

11-28-2005, 03:07 PM	#81
Olifiers	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King Hey! What are you doing in my living room, with my DVD in your hands? Get off!!! Go away! Chooo! Chooo!

11-28-2005, 03:12 PM	#82
Kristian Joensen	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King Again the usual error happens but it should be corrected now. __________________ The Philosophy Of Liberty, Chaos Theory Tachyons, Time Travel, and Divine Omniscience A Refutation of Moral Relativism(Transcript)

11-29-2005, 04:45 AM	#84
Geo-King	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King I am critically debating if I should camp outside a store if my reservation somehow vanishes WID. I know it seems a little juvenile now that I am older to be doing shit like this but… God damn! It’s a relic from my teen/childhood that needs closure. If I never get my hands on this game a little part of me will die. The part that still thinks magic exists, the part of me that still thinks if I try hard enough I can fly, the part of me that thinks Celine Dion and Nickelback are ninja spy monsters sent from the hell dimension to secretly destroy all of mankind with their poisonous genocide some people call “music”. Seriously, I think that last one is true. If a full grown man were to uppercut Dion right in the face with all his might, I am pretty sure her head would dislodge from her robot body and you all would shit your pants HARD when you see she is actually a small Octobrain. (back on topic) I should get some video of me 0wn1ng everyone in line when it hits stores. I might even start early… Anyone here have webspace for vids or audio of me doing ***** up shit in the name of 3DR? If DNF cult members won’t help me out I will consider it blasphemy. Lets get creative. LOLZ! Who here wants to have DNF meetings the first Sunday of every month at 8:00PM somewhere (Toronto)? Are you thinking what I am thinking??? DUKE-CON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Tales From The Afternow

11-29-2005, 05:26 AM	#86
Geo-King	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King Are we not working towards the same goal here? (To have faith that one day we will all be playing DNF) Anyways, organized religion isn’t my thing. I am too much of a short sighted chaotic maverick to even think about joining a cult. You have to be careful what you say you’re affiliated with on the net now a days there’s no such thing as privacy anymore. If it got out that I breed unicorns for underground pit fighting, I would be a dead man. __________________ Tales From The Afternow

11-29-2005, 05:58 AM	#88
Soothsayer	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King I reserved my copy of DNF at EB about 5 years ago...but I was young and nieve and didn't know any better. I think it was about 6 months later when I realised that the game wasn't going to be released anytime soon so I used the money for another game. Can't remember which game though. __________________ How can they produce crystal clear pictures of Mars while my Paris Hilton video is all fuzzy? These days I only play games when I'm bored. I prefer to shoot guns or fondle women - Gatinater :S

05-03-2006, 01:14 AM	#90
Geo-King	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. -----------UPDATE-------------- The mall where I reserved DNF is closing down for 8 months for renovations and I don't know if this game store there is going re-open... This is a fricking tragedy. WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! __________________ Tales From The Afternow

05-03-2006, 03:34 AM	#92
ReadOnly	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. If I understand correctly this mart could even say "back off" without all this "renovation".

05-03-2006, 03:55 AM	#93
hell-angel	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. I think the game store will reopen , don't worry about it, else they would have notified all the people, especially with pre-orders paid.

05-03-2006, 05:41 PM	#95
Kristian Joensen	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. Where do you get your info ? __________________ The Philosophy Of Liberty, Chaos Theory Tachyons, Time Travel, and Divine Omniscience A Refutation of Moral Relativism(Transcript)

05-04-2006, 12:42 AM	#97
ReadOnly	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. Maybe it's for the next project. Not necessary DNF. But I'm too a little worried about this massive hiring. edit: Hmm, maybe I'm not so right about 'massive'. On gamasutra only one job. Programmer that is. I'm exaggerated 'cause of shacknews posts, I guess. Last edited by ReadOnly; 05-04-2006 at 12:47 AM.

05-04-2006, 05:29 PM	#104
Kristian Joensen	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. But that is simply wrong, George has already said that it is NOT counter-productive. They have been making content for it since January 2003. That is almost 3.5 years already. __________________ The Philosophy Of Liberty, Chaos Theory Tachyons, Time Travel, and Divine Omniscience A Refutation of Moral Relativism(Transcript)

05-04-2006, 08:29 PM	#106
Yatta	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. Tell us more, Wieder! You're giving us blueballs here... __________________ Visit Duke4.net - The largest Duke Nukem fan community on the net!

05-04-2006, 11:37 PM	#109
0marTheZealot	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. I stand corrected!

09-01-2007, 04:49 PM	#110
Geo-King	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. -----------Last Update------------- Sorry to re-open old wounds here but it seems that the mall is gone and never coming back... __________________ Tales From The Afternow

09-01-2007, 09:40 PM	#111
Kalki	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. Coming soon, a Duke-mart. __________________ "Gentlemen, generations to follow will see us as the first pioneers of the internet. They will look upon our days as those of brave spirits and free ideals - where men were men, women were men and children were the FBI." Free Speech

09-02-2007, 02:42 AM	#112
Micki!	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. Hmm... Reserve it again in another store, but ask how well thier economy for the future is beforehand..? __________________ A true genius does not need boundaries such as 'common sense'

09-08-2007, 07:40 PM	#114
slapdaddy06	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. LOL Thats hilarious. They didn't clear their preorders or the store didn't close up no....the WHOLE mall isn't there anymore. Oh well, Best Buy (a.k.a. Mediocre Buy) is taking pre-orders. lol

09-10-2007, 05:48 AM	#115
The Carnage Man	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. I have pre-ordered DNF with amazon.co.uk already 2 years ago... they said it would be released september/oktober 2006 but suddenly i recieved an email the "delivery date" has been changed ;-) Now the date is september/oktober 2007... i guess that within 2 weeks i will recieve an email that it's changed again You can't pre-order it anymore with amazon... they changed that arround 1 1/2 years ago :P -TCM

09-12-2007, 10:23 AM	#118
Mysterio	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. Geo-King, very awesome story! I read it yesterday, then registered and wanted to reply, but account wasn't validated yet. Was just viewing all the dates, from way back in 2005 to now and this topic seems to be still going strong. When you first pre-ordered the game back in 2005, and when you thought the game would be released within the next few years and still, no DNF... what were your thoughts? I think I pre-ordered the game like I have no idea how long ago... probably like 5 years ago or longer. Anyways... great story! __________________ "It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum... and I'm all out of gum!" -Duke Nukem

09-12-2007, 12:31 PM	#119
Tea Monster	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. @ Malgon - Oh, that makes sense (sort of!) I find large parts of the DNF forum kinda disturbing. __________________ Tea Monster's web portfolio

09-14-2007, 06:51 PM	#120
stryker	Re: The day I reserved my copy of DNF, By Geo-King. hey everbody... wow, lots more people than a couple of months ago. GeoKing is funny. But, he has made a very impressive point: free pre-orders are bullHonkey... the do things like that in a mall when everyone knows that the place will close, except the customers... So, what won't I do? Pre-order. Oh ja by the way, Celine is not a robot. SHE'S A DEMON MAN!!!! Nickelback are just hypnotic... Und yes little friend, magic does exist (spider swine...^^) __________________ "Come get SOME" -I said, WHEN IT'S DONE!