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Re: Which of these Quake games will you likely to play in a tournament?

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From: McG.
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:00
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"xleague" <steven.tu@nasnet.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> 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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