Quake Zero Becomes Quake Live

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• Do what I did. Have kids to play q3 with. easy. : dumptruck
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  Tried warsow? I think the problem is that there are too many games trying to be "spiritual successors"... : zehh
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    warsow is a joke. I played it for a while, but it's an all out rj+strafe jump fest. The one map that is... : paravis
    • I hear you, it's not my favorite game. But it's just that it's not exactly slow like the OP mentioned.... : zehh

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  So you don't accidently download something you didn't want to, ie a virus : Smellsy
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    but it doesn't do it for every file, only sometimes also lol at me posting this in the quake live comm... : Mansmells
    • It depends on whether the download was user-initiated. Some pages ("If your download does not start withi... : protozone
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  To further sidetrack this post, the other thing I hate about downloading files in Firefox is that most of... : wviperw
  • only if it's an executable. : lapskaus

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• It's not just advertising revenue that can be fairly profitable given the nature of the revenue and devel... : doc.solo
• Quake brand ++ : jake2000
• Advertising revenue is a huge incentive if there will be a few million people logging on each day to play... : protozone

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  It's Quake 3. What's to dumb down? Point, shoot, repeat. : mrwolf710
  • One more, constantly gesturing to hear Slash go "UH UH OHHHHHHHH"! : pixelat3d
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    You clearly haven't played Quake 3. : Joshvar
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      I played a shit load of it and I agree. He just forgot to say lead and shoot. : razlebol
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        Not very well apparently : synapse19
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          Yeah that's right you tell him he sucks you got this own his face he don't got game. : omnova
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            I don't really have to. The fact that he thinks that that's what the whole game was shows that never real... : synapse19
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              Contrary to what you seem to think, some (probably most) people prefer to play games without worrying abo... : omnova
              • Well, the community is where I point the finger on turnover rate. Jackasses these days. And yeah, it's... : Joshvar
              • There are times when I like to do the same and just run around with another person in warm-up mode on my ... : synapse19
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              I do know all about these. It's a mechanic that has been in games since Doom 1. The only thing that chang... : razlebol
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                Yes. You're right. That's exactly what's happening here. It's clearly not some guy talking about stuff he... : synapse19
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                  Who ever said I wasn't using those strats? You are taking this way to seriously. : razlebol
                  • The posts which you made based off of your (in)experience in the game said it clear enough you're feebly ... : synapse19
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                    We Quake folks are a vigorous bunch. Tread lightly :P I think it's just the "OMG QUAKE SUCKS IT'S JUST... : Joshvar
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                      I'm starting to think that Joshvar and Synapse are the one's making joke posts now. You two can't be tha... : mrwolf710
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                        NO, QUAKE MUST EMMINATE FROM EVERY FACET OF YOUR BEING. YOU MUST EAT, SHIT, DREAM AND FUCK QUAKE AS WELL.... : Dr_Tran
                        • YOU FORGOT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART: OMG I'M SPRAYIN QUAKE EVERYWHERE. : Joshvar
                      • Dunno how long you've been internetting but your sarcasm isn't sarcastic enough. Sure, this whole motherf... : Joshvar
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          Three things. 1) I can play Quake 3 like a motherfucker. Back in the day pretty much any server any... : mrwolf710
          • Well, it's a sentiment echoed a LOT when it comes to people whining about it having no strategy or someth... : Joshvar
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            It wasn't an obvious joke, or a funny one really. People often try and oversimplify to shit on stuff the... : Pneum0
            • It was maybe the funniest most obvious thing ever posted on the Shack. And you guys are gonna make me pu... : mrwolf710
          • I hope this post was a joke too... : synapse19
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            You only played FFA? Sorry, still a noob. : qwplayer
            • Hey now, no need for the hate :) Guidance! : Joshvar
      • You may as well say that about any FPS. And go ahead and say that all RTS games are "build units, attack,... : Joshvar
  • http://www.stage6.com/frag-highlight/video/1182619/Get-Quaked-3-by-fei-and-robo-K1ll : paravis
  • btw, Quake dumbed down = CS, COD, BF* etc. : paravis
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  No hate, I love all quakers :D : qwplayer
  • misreply :( : qwplayer
  • THEN STOP CALLING THEM NOOBS :( : Joshvar

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  Don't they have soft drinks like pepsi zero or coke zero of some sort (I can't remember)? Quake zero! ... : mobab
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    A "Zero" modifier in soft drinks doesn't compete with a "Zero" modifier in video games, but a "Live" modi... : RomSteady
    • I see your point. Quake zero does sound like a good drink though. =) : mobab
• Maybe they'll be ok because it's not all in uppercase? I'm joking of course but copyright law is pretty o... : Schnapple
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  Doubt it. How many records / dvd's have been released from various musical artists with "live" in the ti... : Pneum0
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    In that example, "Live" is a description of the performance, not a modifier on a title. : RomSteady
    • Ok. How about NBA Live then? : Pneum0
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  No shit, this seems like a huge mistake. I'll wager that MSFT will have lawyers banging on doors withi... : dedgecko
  • This would be trademark infringement. Trademarks exist to ensure that people are not tricked into buyi... : protozone
• Well I heard they are also making this game for XBLA so then it would make sense. : kodt
• Wouldn't Creative have a case on Microsoft then? : xelencin

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• Me too. :( : mittense
• Whats going on in this sad thread :( : DingoStoleMyBaby
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  I too, but because I liked the "Quake Zero" name. : zehh
  • "me too" : zehh

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  Everything I've seen says it's going to be very, very close to Quake 3. The physics may be "fixed" to CPM... : Joshvar
  • CPM movement please :( : synapse19
  • Yeah, I remember they saying it's the same movement code to Q3 or something like that. : zehh

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  MyQuake. A Place for Frags. : Joshvar
  • I'd hit it. : pixelat3d
  • amazing. : .ka`boom.zZz.
  • Sounds Great! : Smellsy

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• For vq3 1v1 (which I assume you're talking about), I really like the Aerowalk remake (not cpm22, but hub3... : Joshvar
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  q3dm17 : flasher 907
  • Do you also recommend that someone die in a fire upon their solicitation for recommendations on other top... : Joshvar

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• http://kotaku.com/357987/iga-and-id-team-for-free-web+based-quake-live : flasher 907
• Because you touch yourself at night = P : pixelat3d

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• Agreed, although id would have a case for WIPO to get it back. : RomSteady
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  Not in defense of the squatter - but who the fuck announces anything to anyone Anywhere without registeri... : jreid
  • Maybe they already knew it wasn't the official name. : razlebol
• why didn't they just call it netquake. : flasher 907

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  The idea is that the entire game is loaded IN your web browser realtime... so you don't download anything... : TheNiXXeD
  • true, but id software still has to replicate a huge part of the steam platform to do this. : flasher 907

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  I doubt it... because this isn't EXACTLY Quake 3... I think it is a somewhat new game based on Quake 3. ... : Gwyndion
  • Hope so... who wants to play that old game even if its free. They need to bring something fresh to the pa... : mc-fine
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  Given that everyone on earth is a Quake Live owner, the answer is probably "yes," with the caveat that Qu... : jake2000
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    I wonder how that will segment things... Quake 3 is still pretty popular online. Also, unless QL is 100% ... : Schnapple
    • Everything I've read suggests that the game is a separate application and merely launches from a browser.... : jet-poop

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• I feel your pain. : xelencin
• The Q3 scene is still quite active. The CTF draft league is still progressing, and there are duel tourney... : Joshvar

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• That's still valves bread and butter, no love there. : xelencin

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• Several Shackers whack off to Iga. : RomSteady

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  Or even custom maps. I wanna know about custom maps. TELL US ABOUT CUSTOM MAPS. The quake3 tech for ... : Lunaran
  • i never tried mapping for q3... only started futzin around in Hammer. But yea, that's mostly what I wa... : dedgecko

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• No Thanks. : razlebol

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• I think it's a well-reasoned, inexpensive experiment for id. But there are examples in Korea and in the ... : dumptruck
• In the case of Quake Live I believe it is research. id has stated that this game is preparation for their... : doc.solo

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• Cancer of the eye, yes. : Ride-My-Rocket

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• Madness..? THIS. IS. QUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sorry : BicycleRepairMan