Quake Live Beta

On October 04 2008 06:33 grobo wrote:
Q3 is easily the best multiplayer FPS ever, goddamnit i want to play this now!

On October 05 2008 15:11 Quesadilla wrote:
Heh... this looks insane.

Check out the QL vods with Cypher. Insane

edit: OH. And if anybody does have an invite, I asked first ;D

On October 05 2008 13:36 village_idiot wrote:
Quake 1 is where it's at

On October 05 2008 15:32 H_ wrote:


Cypherr vs Zero4 was fucking SICK.

On October 05 2008 17:13 Zelniq wrote:
nevermind i found it myself, http://www.quakeunity.com/file=2753
god Zero4 is so fucking amazing (saying this w/o knowing who won this one, just saw his other games)

On October 04 2008 03:32 Quesadilla wrote:
It looks insane. I really want to try it. Q3 gameplay with better than Q4 graphics? Frick how do you beat that!.

On October 05 2008 16:09 Realpenguin wrote:
deathmatchy FPS games > realism crap always.

On October 05 2008 23:28 RaGe wrote:

gameplay over graphics anytime

On October 05 2008 21:07 Daigomi wrote:
Haha, it's funny to see all the Q3 fans come out of the woodworks. Best FPS ever, no contest. That said, can anyone explain to me what exactly makes quakelive different from q3? Graphics seem to be the same as Q3, as does gameplay. Is it simply an upgrade of the multiplayer system? Eitherway, I love the fact that game companies are realising that gameplay > everything else when it comes to a game.

On October 05 2008 23:32 grobo wrote:


I wish my friends knew that, every time i mention Q3 they're like "LOOOOOL Q3! IT'S ALL ABOUT FARCRY 2 NOW!"

On October 04 2008 03:32 Quesadilla wrote:
Is anybody playing this?

It looks insane. I really want to try it. Q3 gameplay with better than Q4 graphics? Frick how do you beat that! The videos of the tournament from QuakeCon are insane. Fastest game pace ever... Makes SC look slow.

On October 06 2008 02:08 SayaSP wrote:

Wtf is farcry

On October 06 2008 02:45 NewbSaibot wrote:
It looks to me like a direct port of the q3 source code to something that can run in a browser.

On October 05 2008 20:14 kefkalives wrote:
Explain their past please! QL looks sick, definetly will play it.

On October 06 2008 01:41 KrAzYfoOL wrote:
Q3 the best FPS ever? please tell me you've played QW for at least a couple months and have watched top duelers play in order to make that claim.

On October 06 2008 11:45 liosama wrote:



the man has a point^
QW is just, superb.
too bad most of the qw community is longgg dead, some converted to warsow for kicks and others just idle

On October 06 2008 13:47 KrAzYfoOL wrote:

The QW community is coming back we have about 10players regularly playing which is plenty for some good ol' team games or duels

As for Warsow, too many noobs go running to DA as soon as the lose a duel. The duel community was quite active a year or two ago up until good game decided to show warsow on their shitty show which created an influx of noobs from source and cod4 to come and infiltrate the game and ruin it

On October 06 2008 14:46 liosama wrote:

dead set agree :D
who are you on #warsow.au? or #ausquake for that matter

i quit warsow cause of lack of support from the ausquake3 guys, servers went up and down and up and down (slash quit servers that is) i couldn't stand game arena servers or anything else, worst duel support ever.

i have my QW somewhere, would require fkloads of setting up :\

On October 06 2008 19:56 0xDEADBEEF wrote:
Not sure really, I've only played it a bit on LANs when it was still rather new, I don't know about newer features in more modern QW clients, or anything, but anyway there are also lots of videos demonstrating what I mean.
Here's one for example: http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=dnpoxN0c5xE&feature=related
The 1st minute is already enough - the lightning gun seems quite inaccurate. I do believe that good QW players have mastered the shaft enough so that they hit well with it anyway, but it still looks inaccurate.

On October 05 2008 19:45 H_ wrote:


That match in particular is fucking amazing especially considering their past. Fuck I love Quake 3. The purest FPS game there is imo.

On October 19 2008 02:49 Nebula wrote:
Rapha just won ESWC athens :O. Shame the maps are really stale nowdays, that's one of the only things i'm looking forward to in QL, new maps. Played quake for so long now, same five maps gets boring (apart from hub3aeroq3 <3333)

On October 19 2008 17:37 Jizz wrote:
but thats if the league doesnt whore itself out to microsoft

On October 19 2008 16:56 GTR-2-Go wrote:
RTS - StarCraft II
Teamplay FPS - Counter-Strike 2 (whenever that comes out, and they don't botch it, or else 1.6 still, OR if they totally fix source up to a competitive standard, that or CSProMod (which is pretty much dead)
1v1 FPS - Quake Live

IMO

On October 19 2008 16:56 GTR-2-Go wrote:
RTS - StarCraft II
Teamplay FPS - Counter-Strike 2 (whenever that comes out, and they don't botch it, or else 1.6 still, OR if they totally fix source up to a competitive standard, that or CSProMod (which is pretty much dead)
1v1 FPS - Quake Live

IMO

On October 21 2008 21:47 ocoini wrote:
Quake3 is SlOOOOOOOW .. you have to play QuakeWorld if you want speed, everything else is zzzzzz.

On October 06 2008 19:46 KrAzYfoOL wrote:

edit: perhaps you're talking about NetQuake and not QuakeWorld? because what you're saying sounds like complete hogwash.

GNi to Host New id Software QUAKE LIVE Title

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Provider GNI to Host id Software’s QUAKE LIVE Arena Shooter on Its Expandable DHI Environment

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GNi, a leading provider of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) hosting solutions, announced today that is has been selected by id Software™ to facilitate the delivery of QUAKE LIVE™, an innovative and free-to-play online multiplayer shooter experience based on the popular QUAKE Arena games.

Created by id Software as an all-new way to deliver the excitement and energy of first-person multiplayer action to a broader audience than ever before, QUAKE LIVE offers game players of all skill levels a totally free and easily accessible multiplayer game and community through a single website at quakelive.com. Every element of the experience, including friends lists and communication, player skill matching, sponsored events and tournaments, stats tracking, and even the game itself is accessed and delivered free of charge through the web browser.

“GNi has significant experience in the hosting of rapidly-scaling online games which solidified them as an excellent choice to host QUAKE LIVE. The back-end systems and infrastructure are critical elements in reliably delivering QUAKE LIVE’s state-of-the-art web interface, and GNi’s ability to scale quickly using their Dedicated Hosting Infrastructure ensures that we always have the immediate and flexible capacity to provide our constantly expanding player base the best game experience on the web,” stated Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software.

“Id Software is certainly a marquee brand and historically significant in the development of present day online gaming, so to be chosen to be a part of this rollout is a significant honor for GNI” said Philip Bouchard CEO of GNI. “The respective visions of id Software and GNI come together as we continue to see growth in the web-based community model as a strategic venue for reaching dedicated gamers and creating brand loyalty through well executed development and delivery.”

With the massive growth of online gaming, GNi continues to see increasing demand for high-performance, low – latency games infrastructure. With the traditional do-it-yourself model, game developers and publishers have to struggle to meet that demand via risky capital expenditure. IaaS gives game companies flexibility through the elimination of the need to purchase servers, software, data center space or network equipment. Developers and publishers see dividends by releasing games online, and are more likely to utilize this IaaS model as a way to release new games without large-scale infrastructure investment.

To get more information about QUAKE LIVE and sign up to participate in the ongoing beta, please visit www.quakelive.com.

About id Software

id – defined by Freud as the primal section of the human psyche; id Software, located in Mesquite, Texas, was founded in 1991. From inception to present day, id Software has relentlessly provided technical, design and artistic leadership as an independent game developer and technology provider. Transcending the games industry, id’s iconic brands such as Wolfenstein, DOOM, QUAKE and Enemy Territory have become staples of popular culture for generations of gamers. More information on id Software can be found at www.idsoftware.com.

About GNi

GNi offers Infrastructure as a Service solutions for leaders in online games, software-as-a-service, Web 2.0, and online digital media. In online games alone, GNi’s infrastructure supports more than 20 million users, nearly 500,000 concurrent connected users at peak, and more than 27 titles. GNi delivers rapid scalability with uncompromised performance, on a “pay as you grow” model, in the most demanding online environment. Its service offerings enable rapid on-boarding and deployment for customers in swiftly evolving marketplaces. GNi is headquartered in San Jose, California with infrastructure facilities located around the world. For more information please visit www.gni.com.

© 2008. GNi is a trademark of Global Netoptex, Inc. QUAKE LIVE, QUAKE, and id are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Id Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are registered property of their respective owners.

On October 04 2008 03:32 Quesadilla wrote:
Is anybody playing this?

It looks insane. I really want to try it. Q3 gameplay with better than Q4 graphics? Frick how do you beat that! The videos of the tournament from QuakeCon are insane. Fastest game pace ever... Makes SC look slow.

On December 28 2008 23:12 Error Ash wrote:


Better than Q4 graphics? It is the exact same graphic as in Q3 (which in my oppinion IS better than Q4, but most people wouldn't agree...).

But yea, i love it, got a beta account and its really nice. I hope there will be CPMA for it, that would be my last chance to get pro in any game =)

On December 29 2008 01:21 FrozenArbiter wrote:

Hm, I don't think the graphics looks the same, am I being silly?

On January 12 2009 16:36 Scooter wrote:
I like how you don't need custom configs to increase field of view, and it goes all the way up to 130. It'd be nice if simple items/icons could be toggled though, I was always a fan of that. Does anyone know if you can force opponent's skin or make the opponent more visible?

On January 14 2009 12:28 SupaScoopa wrote:
WOOOO I FINALLY GOT INVITED TO QL BETA
(enemy model selection, brightskins, crosshair size/color selection, etc)

On January 14 2009 12:28 SupaScoopa wrote:
WOOOO I FINALLY GOT INVITED TO QL BETA

First impressions: It's so awesome. There is so much potential here. There are some small bugs and whatnot, and things that definitely need to be added (enemy model selection, brightskins, crosshair size/color selection, etc) but it definitely runs well enough and feels like good old Q3 with new competitive maps and shit. The fact that it has a matchmaking system also increases its potential because noobs will be able to play games that don't result in scores of 45 to -2 every time. I think the spawning system places the enemy away from the opponent so it's hard to spawn rape and easier for the person getting raped to get a gun/armor/have some kind of defense before their opponent shows up. Also, it's sweet that matches are set to 10 minutes (15 just feels way too long to me).

But yeah, anybody want to play? I live in Virginia (East Coast USA), it would be sweet if any of you guys from TL.DotA had Quake Live accounts.

On February 04 2009 23:23 eChoWns wrote:
I want to play this too how?

On February 04 2009 19:53 liosama wrote:
li0n here, keen to play too
aus only~

On February 04 2009 18:38 GTR-2-Go wrote:
Looking for Aus/NZ'ers to play with, my name on QL is Bejje

On February 04 2009 23:17 GoodWill wrote:
add me, im "Breezeeeeee" (a total of 6 "e"s after z)

edit: im from toronto

On February 05 2009 03:20 FaCE_1 wrote:

How you add ppl ??

On February 05 2009 03:20 FaCE_1 wrote:

How you add ppl ??

On February 05 2009 04:42 JudgeMathis wrote:


I tried adding you today, Face. I don't know if you accepted my friend request.

On February 05 2009 17:07 LumberJack wrote:
I use lumberjack, and how do you find out what tier you are in?

On February 05 2009 16:27 GTR-2-Go wrote:
so apparently i'm a tier '3'

is this good or bad

On February 06 2009 05:38 Beside_kr wrote:
I got an invite from the nice people at ESR... Apparently I'm really bad though. I've lost -2:25, -2:31 and 5:10 so far... my id is MinusCA. I guess I'm pretty low level if anyone wants to add me

On February 06 2009 05:38 Beside_kr wrote:
I got an invite from the nice people at ESR... Apparently I'm really bad though. I've lost -2:25, -2:31 and 5:10 so far... my id is MinusCA. I guess I'm pretty low level if anyone wants to add me

On February 10 2009 00:44 Nebula wrote:
Jonathan Walsh FrozenArbiter@gmail.com 09-FEB-09 PENDING

Invited, this correct?

On February 10 2009 04:13 SayaSP wrote:
O shi- FA up in dis!?

On February 10 2009 11:24 JudgeMathis wrote:
I haven't played with anybody on the quakelive. :[

On February 10 2009 12:20 Tsagacity wrote:
I think I may be posting a bit late, but I loved q3 and haven't gotten into the live beta yet :S

If there are any random invites left, I would appreciate one very much!

Timothy Smith, discotm@gmail.com

On February 10 2009 15:06 frankbg wrote:
I would REALLY love an invite, played some q3 back in the days, warsow and always been big on cs 1.6

Francis Cloutier fe.fcnz@gmail.com

On February 10 2009 12:23 tec27 wrote:

Sent.

If anyone else needs an invite, I have 8 left, so let me know.

On February 10 2009 12:23 tec27 wrote:

Sent.

If anyone else needs an invite, I have 8 left, so let me know.

On February 11 2009 06:33 spetial wrote:

man i LOVE q3 and would love to get in on this.
Andre Bordeaux, andre.bordeaux@yahoo.com

On February 11 2009 07:50 zerosiris wrote:
I would love an invite, I play CS 1.6 competitively now and used to play Q3 competitively, looking to do the same with QL.
Nicholas Monson nick_man_m@hotmail.com

On February 12 2009 11:52 dNo_O wrote:
I'm on the same 1.6 team as zerosiris and I used to play q3 competitively.

Daniel Nelson address42@hotmail.com