UT3 is FTP on STW
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Sep 17th 2009 at 9:00PM } 
- UT3 is not a shorthand way of saying three urinary tract infections -- rather, it's the acronym commonly used to refer to Unreal Tournament 3.
- Though the internet-savvy may assume FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, that doesn't make much sense with the previous piece of the puzzle in place. However, "Free-to-Play" fits quite nicely.
- STW obviously means "Steam this weekend." If you couldn't figure that out, you should probably go jump off a cliff or something.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
sohcahtoa @ Sep 17th 2009 9:03PM
I always thought Free To Play was F2P
Saihna @ Sep 17th 2009 9:04PM
Free 2 pay?
merobb @ Sep 17th 2009 9:05PM
Let the cliff jumping commence!
AoE @ Sep 17th 2009 9:06PM
PHIF - a shorthand way of saying post humor is fail.
^-- See how not funny that is? Yeah... it doesn't work in the article above either.
Mr. Manly ESC Mcbeefington Ferguson The Second @ Sep 17th 2009 9:14PM
OMG UT3 FTP TW FTW!
HighFiveJesus @ Sep 17th 2009 9:17PM
I hate just about 90 percent of abbreviations and that people think ones they just typed up to save time are somehow obvious and not obnoxious.
Jawmuncher (PSN & XBL:Jawmuncher) @ Sep 17th 2009 9:25PM
LOL
Sorry I thought it was funny :(
Sly (PSN: SniperChameleon) @ Sep 17th 2009 9:47PM
LOLWUT? YDL MY BFF JILL? WTF?
p.s. YDL = you don't like
Tetsuo @ Sep 17th 2009 9:21PM
Yo, Girffin I'm real happy for ya, and I'mma let you finish, but Hillary Duff used the best acronyms of all time!
Bradwart @ Sep 17th 2009 9:31PM
Getting older....WE NEED NEW MEME! HOLLYWOOD! GET BUSY!
Sly (PSN: SniperChameleon) @ Sep 17th 2009 9:48PM
yeah, since the meme has started to be used by middle aged women, it's officially dead. new meme or revival of a really old one please!
Tetsuo @ Sep 17th 2009 9:52PM
ORLY?
ChuckBartowski @ Sep 17th 2009 9:37PM
Haha! You didnt say i couldnt use a parachute off the cliff!! Nice acronym though, seeing how its constantly used.
XGM @ Sep 17th 2009 9:52PM
I got this game last year for 10$ new at EBgames, and I believe its still the same price. Sure it may lack some of the community 2004 had but at that price its sure is a good buy.
NintendoJunkie @ Sep 17th 2009 10:25PM
+1
I have both UT2K4 & UT3. Having the UE3 Editor included w/ UT3 is nice, however I think what may have partially contributed to the lack of community activity behind this one is the fact that the UE3 books by Sams publishing JUST being released as of late...is a little late to say the least. Even tho the first book (in a series of 3) was written well OVER a year ago, there was a contract dispute between the writers that were commissioned to write it & Sam's publishing.
In case anyone is interested, when you buy this: http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Unreal-Technology-Introduction-Design/dp/0672329913/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253240550&sr=8-1 or any of the other 2 volumes, you get a FREE download of UT3. Not just a free to play weekend.
That is if anyone was considering getting into some UT3 modding such as myself.
CaramelZappa @ Sep 17th 2009 10:50PM
I already have UT3, but it's nice to know some modding books are out now. Thanks for the tip.
dabamf @ Sep 18th 2009 12:56PM
With all the DLC available, it's definitely worth it. By the way, UT2D is a lot of fun. It's worth downloading and checking out.
UT3 + Super Smash Bros. = UT2D
TB @ Sep 17th 2009 10:53PM
Too bad after the free play weekend UT is going to go back to hardcore players, whom you may be able to glimpse at if your player stays alive for more than a couple seconds on the same map.
Green Machine @ Sep 18th 2009 1:26PM
what the hell is that monster? i've never seen it in ut3... is it something on the pc or something?
DavidB @ Sep 18th 2009 4:13PM
Ah yes. Another weekend of UT3 noobs jumping in vehicles and getting them destoyed in 3 seconds flat.
Nothing like playing with people that don't have a clue.
*sigh* Guess I'll just have to stay off the servers this weekend while every noob votes the demo map over and over and over again... :(