pre-ordered and pre-loaded at this point

say what you want, but the simple fact is this, MP games have a shelf life, unlike SP, if you want to play them and enjoy them, you have to enter into the bargain at release, play and enjoy them with a large population cross section of talent and ramp your unlocks along with everyone else, it's more like a ride and you've got to get on early

if you don't, you'll most likely get to enjoy spending most of your time in the company of hardcore no lifer cretins

sad but true, MP has an enjoyment curve, i've seen it repeated countless times since the origins of MP w/ quake2

put my theory to the test, dust off an old copy of Q2, Q3 Arena, TFC or for that matter CS - log in and report back how often you find yourself re-spawning