Game Night #96: Quake Live Discussion

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#1 JodyR
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UPDATE 3/17 at 3:25pm PT -  Check the participation emblem and the trivia session added a few minutes ago. You can participate in both!  It's a green emblem because it's St Patty's day! :)

 

March 17th starting at 5pm PT, ending around 7pm PT.

Thanks for voting for the best times and days of the week you are likely to participate in GameSpot's Game Nights. At this time I plan to keep a consistent Wednesday night game night for the month of March. If you continue to vote in that voting thread I might change April's schedule to meet your the popular vote time or day!

1. How do I get in on the action?

This action is for free! Just about anyone with a PC game machine should have access to play in this game night.  First thing to do is make sure you have QuakeLive installed via your internet browser.  

- Quake Live [Information about system requirements]

It is important to join the chat room http://www.gamespot.com/chat/chat.php?room=GameSpot_Tournament so we can all communicate with each other. If you cannot remain in chat, exit and return once you want to play another match. We'll open the chatroom from a half hour to an hour of the day we host the game night.

2. I am from another country and timezone other than California time (Pacific Time). What time is that for me?

We might have tons of lag playing with each other, but why not see how bad it is?Go to this url http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc to see what time it is in your country. If you want to be extra tech savvy and you use Firefox, download the foxclocks application to monitor your timezone versus other timezones.

3. What mode will we be playing?

We're pretty easy going about what we'll be playing so why not dabble in a variety of them. I have to say though, FFA is the most fun. 

4. Why this game? Why not another one?

Since this game night did not offer a fore-warning (2 weeks prior is best) we decided that everyone could download this game client for free. 

5. Can I drop by a little late to participate in game night?

Of course! Why not? Just make sure you join the chatroom so we know that you exist. You are also welcome to add caligirl as a friend and jump in the servers I am on. 

6. What GameSpot folks will I be playing with?

Just me so far. The Editorial staff are super swamped with hot titles in the month of March. I highly doubt they have time to play in game nights but I always tell them the latest one we'll be hosting in case they are interested in dropping by to play in a few matches.

7. What's this week's bounty requirement?
The non-scientific method: the player GameSpot staff feels kicks everyone's butt!

8. I am totally the best, and you know it. What if you give the emblem to some other dude, even if I know I am better?
It's the staff call on who becomes the MVP for the week.

9. So, do I have a good chance of kicking GameSpot butt?
Of course you do! There has got to be a game that we stink at.

10. Do I get an emblem for playing?
The only emblem goes to the bounty winner(s), which are listed on the game night feature page as MVP. It's next to impossible for staff to keep up with who enters the game or server and who doesn't. Besides, isn't gloating over GameSpot Staff a great reward?

11. Where should I report my game night experience?
The game has a way to record the matches, take screenshots and post your reactions to came night in this board. Someone may use the information and post it in the game night report hread that will be created after game night is over.

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#2 Legolas_Katarn
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Just installed the game
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#3 martialbullet
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Last time I tried to install Quake Live, my computer went bat**** crazy.  :(

 

I'll probably just join the chat room >___>

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#4 BenderUnit22
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CaliGirl is hungry for some frags, I see :P

I can't commit to any time, depending on my personal schedule, but I'll try my damndest to make it. Last time was fun, even though the game looks crappy and ran at 20 fps on my crappy laptop. Now that I have a new PC, I can make it look crappy but run at a million fps, the way Quake is meant to be played :D

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I'll see if I can make it. If I do, it'll be around 4 or 5 o'clock.
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#6 Legolas_Katarn
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I forgot how much I've always hated Quake.
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#7 caddy
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I don't think I'll be able to make it as I have class in the morning. Ah well. Maybe next time.
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#8 Wolf-5
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Ooooo. Quake Live again. I like. You will see me there!
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Will try my best to join the game. I enjoyed the last QuakeLive night. When will we play FreeRealms again btw? :lol:
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I'm in!
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consider me there! WOOHOO!
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CaliGirl is hungry for some frags, I see :P BenderUnit22
haha. You know me too well, benderunit! :) 

I forgot how much I've always hated Quake.Legolas_Katarn
eek, what happened?!

Ooooo. Quake Live again. I like. You will see me there!Wolf-5
  Oh, I know your strategy out of many others. The pummel chaser!
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[QUOTE="Wolf-5"]Ooooo. Quake Live again. I like. You will see me there!JodyR
Oh, I know your strategy out of many others. The pummel chaser!

Hahahahaha!! Yes!!
You better get them running legs ready!

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#15 JodyR
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Just had a meeting with video and editorial staff and the GDC live coverage happens this very night (March 10th). The good news, we all get a chance to watch some interesting news and feel like we're on the show floor of GDC. The bad news? I wont have time to particpate in this event if I need to monitor chatroom and questions incoming for the live show.

I have pushed this game night back until next Wednesday. However.. if you see me in Quake Live this week or this weekend.. just join a server I am in. I'll use the rest of this week to practice up a bit to own you all next week! 

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Just had a meeting with video and editorial staff and the GDC live coverage happens this very night (March 10th). The good news, we all get a chance to watch some interesting news and feel like we're on the show floor of GDC. The bad news? I wont have time to particpate in this event if I need to monitor chatroom and questions incoming for the live show.

I have pushed this game night back until next Wednesday. However.. if you see me in Quake Live this week or this weekend.. just join a server I am in. I'll use the rest of this week to practice up a bit to own you all next week! 

JodyR

thanks for the update jody. i didn't even know that GDC was coming up. i've been gone from gamespot for a while. but i will will be anticipating the game night.

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Im joining up its gonna be my first game night in this union. :P I just installed the game so chances are I won't be to good.
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#18 JodyR
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I need to practice! GDC has kept me so busy.
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Ill stop by. 5PM PT should be 1AM CET and that's just around the time I have lunch :D If the latency doesnt scare me away anyway.
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#20 JodyR
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I played for about 45 minutes last night to practice and I had lag city from my home internet. :/  At least the internet connection at work is good.
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ONE MORE DAY!
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#22 JodyR
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ONE MORE DAY!_CaptainHappy_
hah. we get to game night TODAY! :)
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#23 Robinator
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I plan to show right at the start... haven't had a lot of time to refresh my skills, but it is like riding a bike, no?

Also, trying to generate some additional interested at work here, since we all have fond Quake memories.

Robin

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Must sleep before work, been up for almost a day. Three hours should be fine. I should be on for the start of the games.
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Reminder:

my xfire and quakelive name is caligirl

While you might join up in chat, it might be easier to find what server I am via QuakeLive buddy list or the xfire list. 

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I didn't expect to win any, or almost three. Not used to PC shooters anymore.
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I didn't expect to win any, or almost three. Not used to PC shooters anymore.Legolas_Katarn

yea i did better than i thought also. last quake live game night i was lucky to get 5 frags. but i have been playing a lot of PC shooters lately. good game night.

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You both were rocking this game last night! :)  Impressive.
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You both were rocking this game last night! :)  Impressive.JodyR

Thank you. It helped when I stopped using that worthless default gun and just started killing people with the melee weapon. 

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[QUOTE="JodyR"]You both were rocking this game last night! :)  Impressive.Legolas_Katarn

Thank you. It helped when I stopped using that worthless default gun and just started killing people with the melee weapon. 

yea thanks jody. and agreed legolas, the default gun is pretty useless. I did well with the rocket launcher and shotgun. When i picked those up, i rained down on people.

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MVP went to  Legolas_Katarn who happens to already have the emblem so I granted him 2,000 GS profile points. :)

[QUOTE="Legolas_Katarn"]

[QUOTE="JodyR"]You both were rocking this game last night! :)  Impressive.RealKilla_789

Thank you. It helped when I stopped using that worthless default gun and just started killing people with the melee weapon. 

yea thanks jody. and agreed legolas, the default gun is pretty useless. I did well with the rocket launcher and shotgun. When i picked those up, i rained down on people.

The pummel isn't always useless. If the user is low health, you are going through a portal, or any close encounters work quite well. It shouldn't be easy because if it was, people would think it wasn't fair. :)

 

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MVP went to  Legolas_Katarn who happens to already have the emblem so I granted him 2,000 GS profile points. :)

[QUOTE="RealKilla_789"][QUOTE="Legolas_Katarn"]

[QUOTE="JodyR"]You both were rocking this game last night! :)  Impressive.JodyR

Thank you. It helped when I stopped using that worthless default gun and just started killing people with the melee weapon. 

yea thanks jody. and agreed legolas, the default gun is pretty useless. I did well with the rocket launcher and shotgun. When i picked those up, i rained down on people.

The pummel isn't always useless. If the user is low health, you are going through a portal, or any close encounters work quite well. It shouldn't be easy because if it was, people would think it wasn't fair. :)

Hurray. This level will take forever, it's nice to get some points. I still say we need an emblem for five or more Bounty Hunter wins ;) Boba Fett emblem!

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Will do my best to participate ^_^
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Will do my best to participate ^_^Printul_Noptii

The game is already over. There will be a new game to play soon

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[QUOTE="Printul_Noptii"]Will do my best to participate ^_^Legolas_Katarn

The game is already over. There will be a new game to play soon

bfbc2 ftw!

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[QUOTE="Printul_Noptii"]Will do my best to participate ^_^Legolas_Katarn

The game is already over. There will be a new game to play soon

bfbc2 ftw!

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#37 lettuceman44
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Game night was fun, unfortunately my Quake skills were not up to par :P