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Quake Live Open Beta Launches Next Week

by Chris Faylor, Feb 20, 2009 8:37am PST

Related Topics – Quake Live, PC

Quake Live---id Software's free web-based version of Quake III multiplayer--will finally open to the public next week, with an open beta for the shooter launching Tuesday, February 24.

Those hoping to play merely need to visit quakelive.com on or after that date.

The launch of the open beta will be accompanied by a full stat wipe. Closed beta participants that haven't played in the past 28 days will lose their accounts as well.

Revealed in 2007 as Quake Zero, the project was eventually renamed to Quake Live because of a domain squatter. For more on Quake Live, check out our chat with id Software co-founder John Carmack and executive producer Marty Stratton.

Thanks to Shacker AlexMax for the tip.

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if theres no r_picmip 5 then its not quake

Feb 21, 2009 2:10am PST

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if theres no r_picmip 5 then its not quake : logan
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- r_picmip 5, s_ambient 0 (yes, it was implemented), r_subdivisions... enemy models... everything is there ... : anal justice
- People that need to play with graphical settings that resemble "lego blocks" genuinely suck. : vHazardous

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I uninstalled quake live because I hate having TWO punkbuster services running on constantly on my computer.

Feb 20, 2009 10:09am PST

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Rockets are more useful. No more shaft whoring like in CPMA VQ3.

Feb 20, 2009 8:49am PST

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Rockets are more useful. No more shaft whoring like in CPMA VQ3. : qwplayer
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  I'm just glad they finally nerfed the Scout rune. : hatelull
  - personally l think it was fine before, and l never ever used that rune : leaked
- Does anyone know if they've released hard data on the changes to weapons from Q3? as in actual numbers on... : exile7

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Good... hopefully this means more people to play against. I'm in the closed beta and there really isn't a lot of people on at most times. However, the game is quite entertaining when you're on the go and want to get a few kills in.

Feb 20, 2009 9:27am PST

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Good... hopefully this means more people to play against. I'm in the closed beta and there really isn't ... : mrazzino
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  I've gotten some decent CTF and CA games in the evening. Servers have almost been too crowded at times. ... : hatelull
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    yea a lot of the Q3 maps are just too small for 16 players..... : johnny rotten
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      The FFA servers seem to generally have maxplayers set to "clusterfuck". Good times with the other gamety... : Johnny Law
      
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      FFA is the worst gametype in Q3/QL. I don't see how anybody can enjoy it. Clan Arena is vastly superior a... : jet-poop
      
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      Play whatever gametype is fun to you, but don't put something down just because you are terrible at it. : sekira05
      
      Yeah, FFA is a serious skill gametype. rolly rolly rolleyes down the hill and into the street where th... : jet-poop
      
      hahahahahaha : synapse19
      
      I like FFA...its a fun just jump in and play mode...CA means you're waiting around at times...something t... : Vorlonesque

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Sure would like to see some Mac support for this.

Feb 20, 2009 9:14am PST

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Sure would like to see some Mac support for this. : Tawler
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- Same here. Apparently as soon as they go live the Mac and Linux clients will quickly follow : Dingbat
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  Meh, I'll probably still boot camp once they support mac because of osx's terrible maccel. : crazypsycho
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    You do know you can fix that to your liking right? http://www.lavacat.com/iMouseFix/ : ovrlrd
    - doesn't seem to work with G9 but "SteerMouse" helps. : Neech

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yay... and I mean fucking goddamn'd yay. Yes! Cannot wait for more folks to humiliate me! But still my favorite game of all time is reborn.

yay. So glad id has not been assimilated. say what you want but there is still hope for id fans.

Feb 20, 2009 10:13pm PST

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yay... and I mean fucking goddamn'd yay. Yes! Cannot wait for more folks to humiliate me! But still m... : dumptruck
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- You're probably going to be moving up in the ranks son. : ghostnote

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I'm just glad to see something about Quake Live on sugashack. I was starting to think id didn't have a marketing department.

Feb 20, 2009 4:11pm PST

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I'm just glad to see something about Quake Live on sugashack. I was starting to think id didn't have a ma... : chunkenmaster
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- they do, it's funded by vavle : spaceyme

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amazing logowork

Feb 20, 2009 1:24pm PST

amazing logowork : [7]kami

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Heh. I just got my invite to the closed beta today, right before it opens up.

I think I submitted the request months ago.

Feb 20, 2009 9:43am PST

Heh. I just got my invite to the closed beta today, right before it opens up. I think I submitted the... : Syclone

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If you were in the beta and haven't played in a while, you might want to get on Quake Live before the 24th. Open beta is going to come with a stats/inactive players wipe.

You can always recreate your account, but it might be harder to get a specific name if you're picky about that sort of thing.

Feb 20, 2009 8:52am PST

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If you were in the beta and haven't played in a while, you might want to get on Quake Live before the 24t... : jet-poop
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  From what I understand, the wipe is only killing the stats. You'll retain your name, custom settings, pr... : hatelull
  - Those that haven't played in the past 28 days will lose their accounts as well. : Chris Faylor
- On the upside, the hardware barrier to entry is so low, it's highly likely that your work PC will be able... : Schnapple

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Wow sweet, haven't played Q3A in ages. Used to be amazing for multiplayer. This and Killzone 2 coming on the same weeks is just gaming heaven.

Feb 20, 2009 8:38am PST

Wow sweet, haven't played Q3A in ages. Used to be amazing for multiplayer. This and Killzone 2 coming on... : phinn