Carmack Says 'Quake Live' Community to hit millions

jamesbond007

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A buddy of mine sent me this link:

Carmack expects millions in QuakeLive

Anyone else pumped! I am *SO* buying this when it comes out. A long as they keep the gameplay and speed similar to Quake 3, not Quake 4 multiplayer, they'll be alright. :) Anyone else feel that Quake 4 MP was just so slow? Excessive mod anyone?!

I hope they bring back the ability to add bots (yes, bots) to the game. It was nice when your skill is great and you have a newbie friend joining and want to frag a few easy bots to show 'em the ropes. Don't get me wrong, the guided bot practices offline are great, but there is absolutely no replacement for real-person skill.

I hope other Q3 and Quake fans will rejoice with me! :beer::D

~Travis
 

mb

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Originally posted by: jamesbond007
A buddy of mine sent me this link:

Carmack expects millions in QuakeLive

Anyone else pumped! I am *SO* buying this when it comes out. A long as they keep the gameplay and speed similar to Quake 3, not Quake 4 multiplayer, they'll be alright. :) Anyone else feel that Quake 4 MP was just so slow? Excessive mod anyone?!

I hope they bring back the ability to add bots (yes, bots) to the game. It was nice when your skill is great and you have a newbie friend joining and want to frag a few easy bots to show 'em the ropes. Don't get me wrong, the guided bot practices offline are great, but there is absolutely no replacement for real-person skill.

I hope other Q3 and Quake fans will rejoice with me! :beer::D

~Travis

Jokes?
Quake Live will be a free platform supported through revenue generated by virtual billboards built into the game. id will be teaming up with in-game advertising company IGA Worldwide for the upcoming title.

But yeah, Q4 MP sucked. I am definitely going to give Quake Live a try. I wonder if PeerGuadian can be used to block the in game ads :evil:
 

ConstipatedVigilante

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I'm willing to play a game that incorporates ads into it, as long as they're not taking away from the game itself. I smiled a bit when a "norelco" ad was on the TV behind Fisher, and there were some posters with advertising logos. If the scoreboards are displaying it, it makes the game seem more real.
 

ShawnD1

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I just hope this game isn't as broken as Quake Wars. QW has some major problems with lag, and everything seems to teleport around even if my ping is less than 100. In Half-Life and TF2 multiplier, the game is playable even with 300 ping.
 

jamesbond007

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Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante
I'm willing to play a game that incorporates ads into it, as long as they're not taking away from the game itself.

I don't mind ads because I honestly never pay too much attention to the environment outside of the fact of realizing if I need to jump, check a corner, and things like that. Of course, that is as long as they aren't flashing enough to give me a seizure! :D

Q3 is just so incredibly fast and such a thrill to play. No other game today, that I know of, is on the same level of speed.

In regards to the "free platform" lingo, it is not clear as to its reference. In the article, they compare it to WoW, so perhaps it just means there will be no monthly charge like WoW, but still have a retail price? Who knows...I just gotta try it either way! :p

~Travis
 

Aikouka

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I loved playing Quake III Arena back in the day. My friend and I had our infamous Hedgehog Hunting event where we put a bunch of Sonic the Hedgehog bots on the map and saw who could get the most kills. I also tended to accidentally railgun him :laugh:. Of course this all was on my favorite map and the best map evar... Q3DM17 "The Longest Yard."
 

slugg

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Oh man I can't wait! Tons of fun awaits :D

And I agree about Q4's multiplayer versus Q3A... Q3A was way better.
 

jamesbond007

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Originally posted by: Aikouka
Of course this all was on my favorite map and the best map evar... Q3DM17 "The Longest Yard."

Undoubtedly the best map!!!

Anyone up for some Q3A on Q3DM17 tonight????

~Travis
 

batmang

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Quake Live will be awesome. I'm going to Quakecon this year, should be damn interesting to see what id and Carmack show us. :)
 

thegimp03

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I'm a diehard Q3A fan and have been since the game came out, but don't the screenshots in the article look like Q3A?
 

jamesbond007

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Originally posted by: batmang
Quake Live will be awesome. I'm going to Quakecon this year, should be damn interesting to see what id and Carmack show us. :)

How does one sign up for something like that?