On November 27 2011 06:18 GwSC wrote:
I don't follow Quake but isn't this kind of one sided score really common even with closely matched players? Seems to be from the few matches I've seen.

Don't look at score to see who's ahead (unless it's a massive gap with a short amount of time). If you want a comparison to SC, having more health+armor is like having more supply, not more frags.

Fishgle

United States2174 Posts

November 26 2011 21:19 GMT

#7067

On November 27 2011 06:13 Ayush_SCtoss wrote:
I don't get it, is this being shown in the POV of Cypher?

bottom right shows who's point of view it is.
left side has timers on item spawns.

top right is current player's items
bottom is current players health, armour, and current item ammo

PhyreHazard

Canada298 Posts

November 26 2011 21:19 GMT

#7068

Even though the montage video was awesome, this is just too hard to watch...

AsnSensation

Germany24009 Posts

November 26 2011 21:20 GMT

#7069

On November 27 2011 06:19 Warrior Madness wrote:
Wow even hero 3-1ed Ret. DRG really should have won this tournament.

in which way is the on related to the other?

shr0ud

Finland222 Posts

November 26 2011 21:20 GMT

#7070

Blunder of the century rocket.

Fragile51

Netherlands15767 Posts

November 26 2011 21:20 GMT

#7071

On November 27 2011 06:19 Hierarch wrote:

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Can he get 9 frags in 2 and a half minutes?

It can happen, believe me.

Zelniq

United States7166 Posts

November 26 2011 21:20 GMT

#7072

note that "ping" sound you often hear when players shoot indicates that he hit the enemy.

quick glossary of QL abbreviations and terms:

YA - Yellow Armor (gives you 50 armor, the 2nd best armor item)

RA - Red Armor (+100 armor, best armor item. equivalent in value to Mega Health)
Mega - Mega Health (+100 health)

(these 2 items, as they are the best, tend to be in areas that put you in a vulnerable position)

hitscan - weapons that are histcan have instant projectile speed, connects immediately to enemy

MG-Machine Gun (The gun you start out with when you spawn. Pretty weak. Hitscan)
LG-Lightning Gun (one of the 3 best weapons. medium/short range only. Hitscan)
RL-Rocket Launcher (one of the 3 best weapons, direct rockets deal much more damage than splash damage, you can hurt yourself, and you can rocket-jump (RJ) to give you a massive jump. Also known as rox. Non-hitscan)
Gauntlet (Basically a chainsaw. Unlimited ammo. You start out with it when you spawn. Hitscan)
SG-Shotgun (wide spread, so it's effective in short range only. Hitscan)
PG- (pros like to spam this to be annoying. hard to hit players with, yet deals good amage. non-hit scan)
RG-Rail Gun (one of the 3 best weapons. the best weapon to use at long distances (infinite range). deals great damage but very slow reload time. Hitscan)
GL- Grenade Launcher (Shoots grenades that blow up after a period of time. If you hit a person with a grenade, it blows up instantly. damage is effectively same as rockets. non-hitscan)

note on health and armor: Health's "soft" cap is 100, normal health items can only give you a max of 100. however Mega Health and health bubbles can give you up to 200 health

Armor's max is 200

both health and armor gradually fall down to 100 if you have over 100. You start with 0 Armor and about 125 health
for the bottom HUD: first number is Health, then Armor, and Ammo.

julianto

2292 Posts

November 26 2011 21:20 GMT

#7073

Wait, "first map"? There's more of this?

figq

12519 Posts

November 26 2011 21:20 GMT

#7074

On November 27 2011 06:12 forgottendreams wrote:

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cypher has been the bane of rapha's existence for awhile but it would be difficult to say one is clearly better then the other.

Nice, competition is good. Last time I've watched quake it was just that rapha was imba dominant

Anonymous_Coward

United Kingdom1347 Posts

November 26 2011 21:20 GMT

#7075

I've never watched this before and certainly can't see myself playing it (way too fast paced for me to cope with, I think, BF3 feels fast to me!), but this seems way more of a spectator sport than, say, SF.

Which tournaments/streams would people recommend for someone not very familiar with the game?

Kerotan

England2109 Posts

November 26 2011 21:20 GMT

#7076

On November 27 2011 06:17 Hierarch wrote:
This Cypher guy seems way better than Rapha, is that the case or just this map?

Its about momentum, Rapha is great, but he has been on the run all map.

chipmonklord17

United States11944 Posts

November 26 2011 21:20 GMT

#7077

I have no idea whats going on but I'm enjoying watching

Mekebra

Sweden109 Posts

November 26 2011 21:20 GMT

#7078

On November 27 2011 06:18 GwSC wrote:
I don't follow Quake but isn't this kind of one sided score really common even with closely matched players? Seems to be from the few matches I've seen.

It can shift Very fast.
But it's common that you pick a series of frags in a row when you're fully buffed up and the opponent doesn't have anything to hit you with.

But yeah, you can on a good spawn run slam 5 points under a minute.
So it's all about keeping/picking up momentum.