Quake 3 Arena Expansion?

[Duckers]

Quake 3 Arena 2 or Quake 4 Arena ? 😀

I heard that they were going to make an expansion for Quake 3 Arena.

Is this correct, if so, when is it going to be released?

 

[DirkBelig]

It's a team oriented expansion called Quake 3: Team Arena and it's gonna add a bunch team game variants that were missing from the original. (That's why UT was considered 'better'; more game types.)

I'm expecting it next month, prolly around Thanksgiving. One year after the original.

 

[BFG10K]

Yeah its suposedly going to focus more on the team play aspects of the game.

I doubt I'll get it though. It think teamplay just complicates things. Deathmatch is far better IMO. The general rule is shoot anything that moves, and I like that rule. 😉

 

[Gorgonzola]

teamplay is more fun, but only if your teamates are people you have played with before. if your playing with strangers you just get in each others way.

 

[Liquidh2o]

from what i've read they've already made the expansion pack 🙂
it was made in house by Id, the major thing that i noticed was the re-introduction of the nail gun!! Now if they'd only get rid of that rail gun 🙁

 

[ApacheXMD]

get rid of the rail? you crazy
that's the best weapon in the game

-patchy

 

[BFG10K]

but only if your teamates are people you have played with before

Yeah I take your point but even then I find myself slipping back to my old habit of shooting at everything that moves. I never like to pick up the flag because that means I have to start running toward my base. I would much rather just go around and kill everyone.

No, teamplay is just too restrictive. I like the freedom of deathmatch. If it moves, shoot it. That's a good motto to have.

Now if they'd only get rid of that rail gun

You must be joking. In the hands of a skilled player the railgun is arguably the best weapon in the game. An accurate railgun wielder can be devastating (I should know, I'm one 🙂).

 

[Liquidh2o]

exactly my point!! yes it is a devastating weapon, but mostly in the hands of a lpb(low pinged bastard)!!! I honestly do believe ping plays a BIG factor in its use. I can use other weapons and be proficient with them with my 56k connection, but using the rail gun is like trying to be a sniper in tribes, hard as $$$$!~ 🙂 so maybe a bit of my apathy for this weapon stems from the fact that higher pinged people have little to no effectiveness with the weapon.

 

[BFG10K]

I honestly do believe ping plays a BIG factor in its use.

Of course it does, but the ping rate has nothing to do with how good a weapon is. The ping rate affects all aspects of gameplay. If you have a high ping all aspects of the game will suck.

I can use other weapons and be proficient with them with my 56k connection

You're crazy to try and play with a 56K modem. It just sucks big time. Even 200 ping is far too high. When I can, I try to play it at one of my Uni labs on a 100 BaseT network. Now that's sweet gaming. 🙂

 

[Duckers]

I would definitely like to see more weapons/scenarios 🙂

 

[pen^2]

yeah, deathmatch is the only way to go for me too... i am not craving the idea of relying on mass salvo attacks on flag carrier or other teamates' backup. that renders the skill factor to minumum 🙁
the guns i liked the most in all FPS are the chaningun and the supershotgun from Q2. hope they can reinstate some of those REAL guns! the machingun in quake3 is a shame :|