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sorry... did the ja demo come out yet (mac)? missed the memo if it did.

I think it's somewhere between the top 2.

I'm coming to enjoy it the more I play, getting used to the differences, finding out new things to enjoy. Letting go of old things, finding new equivalents.

Performance degrades on larger maps with more people, not unlike jk2, maybe overall I'd say a 10-15 percent decrease in the ability to have the highest settings run smoothly, needing to reduce some settings to stay above 40-60 fps, whereas jk2 would be 60-70 in a similar scenario.

But, I am playing on an old gen laptop (1GHZ TiBook 133bus, 512sdram radeon 900064MB 5200rpm HD) so I should expect to sacrifice some resolution in order to play smoothly.

When I ever upgrade or get an additional desktop, I expect to get more from the game, of course, that isn't enough reason to upgrade, I need an additional system for work anyway.

In the long run, I do think this is the future and jk2 is definitely dying. Frankly, I hope we switch the server to jk3 in another month or 2. Perhaps we will start a test server in the near future before the change happens.

Complaints aside, there is much fun to be had here, It does expand the game in a lot of ways.

I liken the switch from JK2 to JK3 to most people's switch from OS9 to OSX:
1. Great expectations
2. Shock and awe at requirements and changes to fundamental standards
3. Frustration at learning curve
4. Discovery, understanding and then acceptance of new benefits
5. Love
6. Forsaking the old and ridicule of those who hold on to the old
7. ???
8. profit!

I am between 3 and 4 now with JK3, but with much more to learn in order to understand all the new stuff, probably a few weeks worth.

Mish, you would love melee! Fisticuffs, judo throws, all types of kicking. In one move, you grab opponent by the head, two deep punches to the stomach then one big one to the face and he goes flying, lol!

Melee?!?!  D00D!  I'm sold!   Ain't nothing like going medieval on someone!

I may pick up this game sooner if everyone stops playing JK2.. the only REAL reason I'm still holding on is money.  If I was a rich bastard, I'd already have it; and on a dual G5 powermac too.   So, job first, then broadband, THEN JKA.  Stupid reallife priorities... 

I assume that the PC version will run nicely on my comp (P4 1.8Ghz; 256 MB RAM (DDR); GeForceFX 5200 128MB, running at 4xAGP (cuz of mobo max of 4x.. otherwise it'd be 8x); etc...)  My only real hit is memory, which I plan to upgrade to 512 after awhile (or if I get a good deal, I'll fill all three slots with 256 sticks).  As far as running it under a API translator (WineX), there is no real performance hit, and the *nix Nvidia drivers are better too.

EDIT:  By the way; I'm the one that voted "I'll still own you", cuz In reality, IT DOESN'T MATTER!!   JK:O, JK:A, UT, Q3, Drinking, I'll still pwn j00!   

UT? CTF UT? HA! BRING IT!

Anytime, anywhere.   

I trust the opinion of a lot of folks here, so I ask; should I get JK:A first, or Halo?

If your machine can hack it, I'd say Halo. JKII will be around for a while yet, and Halo sounds like a topn of fun. I plan to wait a couple weeks for prices to drop, and then get both, but I'm just a crazy hedonistic college student. (Not to mention a dirty hippy! )

/me blows up Mish and Phy...

PWND!

/me rocketjumps out of the way and counters with a perfectly aimed railgun shot to the head.

<---- Meesa bombad.  Yoousa no bombad.

   Maybe I shouldn't have put up that LAST option... 

OK lets try this now:

If you LIKE Jedi Academy say "Aye!".  If you don't like Jedi Academy say "Nay!".   If Halo is better than Academy, say "Halo rocks!".  If Jedi Academy is better than Halo, say "Academy rulez!".

Thank you.  Seriously, I need to know what to spend my $50 on. 

P.S.:  This isn't a "bitch" out, seriously.  Take it lightheartedly. 

See the smiley? --->     That means its OK! Thank you.  I'll get off my soapbox now.  *slowly walks away*