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Quake Live
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Intro to Quake Live
What is Quake Live?
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Completely free.
More specifically, Quake Live is a free, browser based version of Quake 3. It features the intense, fast paced, competitive first-person shooter gameplay of the original, with matchmaking, greatly improved weapon balance, new maps, buddy chat and a number of other features all heaped on top. You can play this game out of your browser, you can play it vs people of your skill level, and you can have a ton of fun doing so.
Why should I load this up instead of Modern Warfare or Bloons?
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Like Starcraft, Quake Live is a game of resource management and strategy as much as mechanical skill and blinding speed. Top players have a mental count of the clock times every useful item on the map will spawn at, and trap, ambush, and steal from each other accordingly, sometimes planning minutes in advance.
Also like starcraft, you don't have to be very good to enjoy playing against people of your own skill level. Quake Live produces a lot of memorable moments at every level of play. When was the last time you could remember a MW2 game a few hours later?
How about some gameplay videos?
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VODs:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BAjy9yimCU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80KRRHkRq2A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjUZxYfWU58
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nk5CBq_XQg
Frag Movies:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxVmWaprNDY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3xIglL3P_M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN68GQQJ3Q8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z39X-5RuOVo
I want to learn!
Dueling
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdkDjsBiO58&feature=player_embedded
Movement
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmJZV2bbLUw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTLZAn4Z1n4&feature=related
General tips
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Configs and HUDs
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A config generator:
http://www.holysh1t.net/quake-live-config-generator/
Various custom HUDs:
http://qlhud.core.ws/
Comprehensible, complete guide to console commands:
http://www.quakelive.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52612
Player List
Post your Quake Live id, region, skill level and preferred gametype if you want to be added to the list.
North America
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UniversalSnip
California
Pretty low, know mechanical tricks like standard movement but I don't time.
Duel
ClydeM
US East
Tier 2 generally, in the 20's, tier 1/teens in Clan Arena
Play em all, but I suck at Clan Arena (item control is my best skill)
nrtdx
east
Depends on matchup/map. I play pretty defensive.
Duel
OpRaider
US East
Tier 4 Duel/CTF
Duel/CTF/organized CA
quacktree
USA
high
duel
Abenson
U.S. East
Total Noob
erickeK
US/Midwest
Above average
Artha14
texas
Fail
Any
buffofspades
USWest
okay, I think
Any
Davjs
Central NA
i suck balls
duel and tdm
TheSlickness
US wherever
probably average
used to do only free for all, but switched to ctf
proberecall
US
average
free for all and duel
DrOoo
US East
Low
Duel & Team Deathmatch
Pikaaa
USA-west
low
tdm, ffa, duel
Europe
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butchjiii
Germany
quite good but no pro
Duel
QuiCKaNdDeaDLy
Germany
Above Average
Clan Arena
Devanthar
Germany
Low
Duel
son1dow
Lithuania
variable, medium. Last div @ ESR league.
Duel mostly
Rubinxinator
Czech Republic
I don't consider myself very good. Playing only for few months >.<
Clan Arena. I want to start Dueling soon.
Julmusten
Sweden
Newbie, but I get lucky from time to time
Duel
Infamous
Austria
avg
TDM/Duel
eReSHa
Poland/Europe
Low, know basics like strafe jumpings, rocket jumping, etc.
I'd love to get better at dueling so I wouldn't mind finding some dedicate duel partner.
Alurr
Denmark
Bad
Clan Arena / Duel / (instagib)
Langley_Rn
Europe
mediocre
Duel
elation
europe
LOOOW! but it will probably improve greatly to maybe mid-/low+ over the next coming days
Duel or FFA
CP_Stratos
Czech Republic [editor's note: czech republic is awesome!]
low or low-middle
tdm, ctf, ca, duel, maybe ffa just for fun once a week
tRUMR
EU - Iceland
Baddie (got decent aim just no quake skills :D)
duel and ca to fool around
Some news:
There's a huuuuuge patch coming out at some point in the near future, probably around the time of quakecon. Summarizing what we know about it:
- Freeze tag mode is now in. Never played it, but my understanding is that you have two teams. When you kill somebody instead of dying they freeze - by standing near a frozen teammate you can thaw them and restore them to life. First team to get entirely frozen loses.
- Website interface has been revamped.
- TWENTY-SEVEN new maps, some q3 ports but many will be new to everyone.
- Tweaks to existing maps
- Game will be moving to a subscription model. There will be three teirs: free, paid, and extra-paid. Free will essentially be a demo version since you will only be able to play on the maps that currently exist. What comes with second and third level accounts is unknown. One area of concern: you are supposed to buy your subscription annually.
- Freeze tag mode is now in. Never played it, but my understanding is that you have two teams. When you kill somebody instead of dying they freeze - by standing near a frozen teammate you can thaw them and restore them to life. First team to get entirely frozen loses.
- Website interface has been revamped.
- TWENTY-SEVEN new maps, some q3 ports but many will be new to everyone.
- Tweaks to existing maps
- Game will be moving to a subscription model. There will be three teirs: free, paid, and extra-paid. Free will essentially be a demo version since you will only be able to play on the maps that currently exist. What comes with second and third level accounts is unknown. One area of concern: you are supposed to buy your subscription annually.
(I think)
