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Article #75628Re: Which of these Quake games will you likely to play in a tournament?
From: McG.
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:00
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:00
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"xleague" <steven.tu@nasnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:1173919839.055474.191980@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... > On 14 Mar, 12:21, "xleague" <steven...@nasnet.co.uk> wrote: >> http://www.xleague.tv >> >> Tournament wise, which of these Quake games will you likely to play? >> >> Enemy Territory: Quake Wars >> Quake 4 >> Quake II >> Quake III Arena >> Quake III: Team Arena >> Quake: Team Fortress >> Ultimate Quake >> >> We know that Quake hasn't been around lately, but considering its >> still a classic, and some people still play Quake to some extent, we >> would like to know as soon as. Quake 4 seems to be the more popular >> version since its up-to-date and retains the gameplay from Quake 3, >> but as far as I know, most players prefer Quake 3. >> >> Quake Wars isn't out yet, but I would like your take on it as its >> going to be a Battlefield style game, so it might be a great game and >> something different. >> >> If you're from a clan or an avid Quake player, then let me know. >> Would >> love your feedback on this subject. Thanks! > > At the moment, we are testing Quake 4. Its seems to retain the same > concept as Quake 3 but the damage is much less. For example, the > rockets take at least 3-4 direct hits before they die. Still trying to > sort out the graphics for it. It seems the ATI cards are crap for > Quake, while the GeForce cards are much better... Hopefully we will > have GeForce 8800 SLIs. Then we'll run a benchmark to see how it > performs. Oh and one other thing, do you avid gamers use USB cabled > keyboard and mouse or wireless ones? > For multiplayer I still prefer Quake classic DM and CTF and Quake II DM and CTF. I use Logitech diNovo wireless desktop but with its mouse off and stored. I use USB Wheelmouse Opticals. They work fine with my hands. McG.
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