Quake Live

[jägermonsta]

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http://www.quakelive.com/

Article

http://www.gameriot.com/blogs/GameRiot-The-Blog/Id-Software-Partners-With-IGA-on-Forthcoming-Quake-Live-Title-Beta-Signups-Open/

[[BTF] Reflex]

Nifty


if only I had a pc capable of running something better than q2

[[BTF]Jehar]

Quake III is, all things considered, id's fastest rendering engine - more efficient than q2 even. It looks like it's going to be a browser plugin, which is cool. I just hope that there's a downloadable client seperate from the browser available. John's been having a lot of crazy ideas lately, but they all make a whole lot of sense from a What People Want perspective. Go John, and go id.

[jägermonsta]

Quake III is, all things considered, id's fastest rendering engine - more efficient than q2 even. It looks like it's going to be a browser plugin, which is cool. I just hope that there's a downloadable client seperate from the browser available. John's been having a lot of crazy ideas lately, but they all make a whole lot of sense from a What People Want perspective. Go John, and go id.

The article states there is going to be a down loadable client as well.

[The Happy Friar]

eh.  :/  The best part about Q3A was the mod/map/model support.  Odds are this will fizzle like doom 3 & q4 MP did.

[peewee_RotA]

I don't know. Part of the boom for quake2 deathmatch was that it could be played for free. (demo + 3.2 patch). Also America's Army still seems to be going along pretty strong.

[DaHanG]

Quake Live = Q3 in a browser. The whole project is lame in my opinion. It's supposed to have matchmaking and some other features but  . Q3 has been out for 9 years and the netcode has been improved tremendously with CPMA (by far the best netcode for any fps I've played), and there are tons of mods/maps already available with virtually every feature imaginable for gameplay. QLive is not going to come out of the box with such gameplay features, and there's already a game that is the same damn thing

Quake in general has dwindled to a small loyal base, and I don't think making this free coming out without proper mods/gameplay tweaks that made Quake 3 as best as it could be will win over many long term fans (future consumers). Just work on Quake 5 already! 

[peewee_RotA]

Quake Live = Q3 in a browser. The whole project is lame in my opinion. It's supposed to have matchmaking and some other features but  . Q3 has been out for 9 years and the netcode has been improved tremendously with CPMA (by far the best netcode for any fps I've played), and there are tons of mods/maps already available with virtually every feature imaginable for gameplay. QLive is not going to come out of the box with such gameplay features, and there's already a game that is the same damn thing

Quake in general has dwindled to a small loyal base, and I don't think making this free coming out without proper mods/gameplay tweaks that made Quake 3 as best as it could be will win over many long term fans (future consumers). Just work on Quake 5 already! 

But mods is actually short for "user made modifications." So that argument could be used against any new game what-so-ever. The great mod and map makers are always looking for the next new engine to test their talents on in my opinion. New games are usually an opportunity for new ideas. Chances are that quake0 will not be as friendly to mods and custom maps, but whether they exist or not is a matter of time, not the original development team.

[jägermonsta]

Chances are that quake0

Quake Zero = Quake Live

[peewee_RotA]

Chances are that quake0

Quake Zero = Quake Live

I still call the Nintendo gamecube the Dolphin from time to time.

[The Happy Friar]

I could see this splitting the already small fanbase more.   

[[BTF]Defiant!]

I expect it will be an advertisement supported Quake, which is intended to be a technology test rather than an end in itself.  Id is about leading with the technology (graphics, netcode, ..) and everything else can fall in line.

A web based MMO makes more sense, so people can access at work or school.  Or, maybe have a browser version of a game so you could watch matches from anywhere on any device (cell phone).

It isn't a big product, it is just the tech.

[vibes]

I could see this splitting the already small fanbase more.   

Good Point

And, as I have posted a couple times. Everyone get a NEW player into this game that we love and enjoy. 



Peace

[DaHanG]

Quake Live = Q3 in a browser. The whole project is lame in my opinion. It's supposed to have matchmaking and some other features but  . Q3 has been out for 9 years and the netcode has been improved tremendously with CPMA (by far the best netcode for any fps I've played), and there are tons of mods/maps already available with virtually every feature imaginable for gameplay. QLive is not going to come out of the box with such gameplay features, and there's already a game that is the same damn thing

Quake in general has dwindled to a small loyal base, and I don't think making this free coming out without proper mods/gameplay tweaks that made Quake 3 as best as it could be will win over many long term fans (future consumers). Just work on Quake 5 already! 

But mods is actually short for "user made modifications." So that argument could be used against any new game what-so-ever. The great mod and map makers are always looking for the next new engine to test their talents on in my opinion. New games are usually an opportunity for new ideas. Chances are that quake0 will not be as friendly to mods and custom maps, but whether they exist or not is a matter of time, not the original development team.

One of my points is Q0 is the same damn thing as Q3. And everything has been done already regarding modifications to q3

[naymlis]

i think it'll be good