I guess it doesn't really surprise me that Quake 3 performance gets so much attention from the hardcore gaming community, especially online. After all, these are the same guys who put far too much emphasis on the game itself, devoting dozens of webpages to it and judging every single other game by comparing it to Quake 3. These guys are apparently oblivious to the fact that there are a couple dozen games this year that have outsold it, and many of them are just plain better games. Hardcore id Software fans are like any other die-hard fan, I guess. They've got blinders on.

Note by Steve: The author of the article Jason Cross also posted this lengthy bit on Shack that you should probably read before commenting.g