GamePlasma writes:
"Id Software's Quake Live, a browser-based first-person shooter, has entered into open beta on the official website. There already seems to be an overwhelming popularity with the game as any gamer who has attempted to play will find out for themselves."
BLG writes, "Alongside the Wolfenstein and DOOM franchises, there are the Quake games. Known for fast-paced and insane multiplayer deathmatch action, there was a time Quake was best known for its single-player design.
That all changed as time passed (i.e., after Quake 3 Arena). Multiplayer deathmatches were never the same.
As other FPS games leaned more into improved narrative and storytelling, id Software delivered a genre-defining multiplayer experience.
Quake 3, and the iterations, will always be one of the best multiplayer series releases.
As far as campaigns, I think 1 and 4 are great, but that 2 was garbage.
Quake Champions was a joke on and didn't capitalize on much of anything that made the series great.
Yes, it´s true. Quake Live is no longer a F2P title, as Bethesda is now charging $10 for the game. So no wonder why a lot of Gamers are really angry right now. So this is my (Robin Ek, The Gaming Ground) take on this matter.
I think most of the Quake Live players feel like that, at least that´s the vibes that I got from all the comments on the Steam page.
Ughh.. they gave any existing users a free copy, it's not exactly hurting any current players.
Infact, this may invite more people to pick up the game during sales and play it.
Taking out the 36$/year sub for a flat 10$ release is a very good move. It'll allow everyone access to the same amount of content and not divide the community.
Yeah, the outrage seems kind of weird because I remember a lot of people complaining about the game being f2p (even though it wasn't, you needed the yearly subscription to get much out of it) and wanting it to just be a standard release instead with a one-off payment, and now that we're finally getting that, people are saying they'd rather pay a yearly subscription? It makes no sense.
My two big issues with Quake Live were always that it was free to play, and that for some reason they decided to remove all the blood and gore from the game which was stupid.
In other words, most of those who ranted didn´t quite see the whole picture behind the Quake Live changes?
Then I don´t understand all the down votes and rants on the Quake Live Steam page? Or did I miss out on something?
Exactly, neither do I. It's like people need a reason to be outraged all the time. It's Come to the point when decisions that are made in favor of the consumer are also met with outrage
*WildArmed*
True, it could also be trolls for all I know. As most of those comments seems to be rather "whiney".
"Exactly, neither do I. It's like people need a reason to be outraged all the time. It's Come to the point when decisions that are made in favor of the consumer are also met with outrage"
Quake Live, the online fast-paced first-person Shooter from id Software will be dropping their own launcher in favor of a Steam one. Launched in 2010, Quake Live used to be a browser plugin, allowing players to play from the comfort of the browser, giving them easy access to their favorite game. In 2013 they dropped the browser option and moved to a launcher, so this move is not surprising.
That is just crazy. No wonder I'm still waiting in line to play.
log right back off after they realize this is the same old quake they never cared to play anyway.
damn am still waiting in line lol
after you install it tells you to close your browser, in which you have to get in line alllll over again...
but after the 3rd time in the line i got to play. so awesome
I wanted to play this game during break at work.
I log on site, uncompatable with MAC -.-''
Then I use a PC...wait thru queue of 9k. Install.
Wait again, queue of 11k now..
Start match against Crash...
Boss comes...close everything.
Now i'm trying again XD 7.9k in queue
When i go home in 20 min, I got KILLZONE 2 WAITING FOR ME BITACH!