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PostPosted: 03-12-2005 10:23 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


whats best weapon in quake i guess its ... the one thats makes the biggest bang
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PostPosted: 03-12-2005 10:25 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


railgun is the best weapon



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PostPosted: 03-12-2005 10:25 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


The one that shoots this thread to Quake 3 discussion forum.

but i like rocket the most
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PostPosted: 03-12-2005 10:29 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


The needle gun rules.
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PostPosted: 03-12-2005 10:29 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


rockets and rails are for n00bs. Gauntlet only, Pro++.

edit: That needle is a little hard to get though, damn jumps.
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PostPosted: 03-12-2005 10:33 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


best weapons are railguns and gauntlets. You cant beat 'em! :icon14:



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PostPosted: 03-12-2005 10:35 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


hm i dont think theres a needle gun in quake3 bitWise



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PostPosted: 03-12-2005 10:37 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Zimbo wrote:
hm i dont think theres a needle gun in quake3 bitWise


yey i thought it was just me who thought that :icon25:



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PostPosted: 03-12-2005 10:45 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


yeahhh the nailgun is smshing you into leaky peaces of meat
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PostPosted: 03-12-2005 11:16 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


i thought the nailgun was used for the crucifiction of jesus?

anyway, most damage/per second is done with the plasma gun :O (excluding the bfg, ofcourse)
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PostPosted: 03-12-2005 12:01 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


The Big Three: RL/LG/RG
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CrinklyArse wrote:
Zimbo wrote:
hm i dont think theres a needle gun in quake3 bitWise


yey i thought it was just me who thought that :icon25:


lmao. You guys are so dense. I was trying to have some fun with the noob.

Seriously, my favorite weapon is the rocket. Its so much fun to lead people.
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PostPosted: 03-14-2005 04:38 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


It depends on your skill. If you can only manage to hit enemies with a rocket launcher, then there is no reason to say that the railgun is the best weapon for you.

Some may think that the RL is an easier weapon for use by beginners, that might be the case at first, but personally I got a lot better with the railgun (hitting 50% on average per match) before I got any good with the rocket launcher.

Every weapon requires certain skill, so the best one would depend on your playing style and the sort of map and opponent you have.
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PostPosted: 03-14-2005 04:48 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Like ToxicBug said, it's whatever skill you have for each weapon, but also what situation you are in.

The strength of Quake3's arsenal in weapons is that no weapon is ever made obsolete by another weapon (with the exception of the BFG, which makes every other weapon obsolete, therefore it's usually disabled on most servers)

Not only do you have to learn to have aim like a hawk with the railgun, you also have to learn when to use it. When someone's not too far away and has little health, you're not going to use the railgun to finish him off. You'd best revert to the RL or PG.

Even the machinegun can be quite a powerful weapon when used properly.

So the question "what is the best quake 3 weapon" cannot be answered simply because they're all the best. Each situation calls for a different weapon.
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PostPosted: 03-18-2005 03:24 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Rail rules !!!
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PostPosted: 03-21-2005 03:47 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


you must find out youre owen favourite weapon
nobody can helps you with this sry



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PostPosted: 03-21-2005 05:11 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


rail+shotty
bye bye :)
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PostPosted: 03-24-2005 02:59 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Rocket, Rail and BFG :icon34:
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PostPosted: 03-24-2005 03:09 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I would like to add that most of the advice in this thread is very subjective and during my playing, most of the advice doesn't apply half the time.

Every weapon has it's time and place and very slight factors can vary which weapon you might use, even as small ones as how confident you feel with one weapon or another and whether you want to take a chance to kill your enemy which might fail or simply play it safe and wound him severely (especially important in CTF often enough).
Good example: using a railgun at close range. If you switch, you won't have time to get enough damage off with the rockets to kill him, but you'll most likely hit him. If you don't switch, let's say you have time for 2 rails but if you miss both then you might be even worse off.

You get a feel for what's right as you play more and against better people. (As such, ToxicBug's 50% rail would be reduced to ashes against pro players)




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PostPosted: 03-24-2005 03:13 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


The most lethal weapon in the game is the machinegun.
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PostPosted: 03-24-2005 04:26 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


One good shot of rail and you finish with the machine gun...



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PostPosted: 03-25-2005 09:28 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


dan1407 wrote:
One good shot of rail and you finish with the machine gun...


One good shot with the rail normally means no need for the machinegun... :icon25:



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PostPosted: 03-25-2005 01:24 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


dan1407 wrote:
One good shot of rail and you finish with the machine gun...


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Fang wrote:
dan1407 wrote:
One good shot of rail and you finish with the machine gun...


One good shot with the rail normally means no need for the machinegun... :icon25:


...unless you're spawn raping and your rails hit as your opponent spawns so you'll need the machinegun to finish the extra 25 health or something.
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PostPosted: 03-25-2005 02:06 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Duhard wrote:
Fang wrote:
dan1407 wrote:
One good shot of rail and you finish with the machine gun...


One good shot with the rail normally means no need for the machinegun... :icon25:


...unless you're spawn raping and your rails hit as your opponent spawns so you'll need the machinegun to finish the extra 25 health or something.



That pisses me off when people do that.



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PostPosted: 03-25-2005 02:10 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


dan1407 wrote:
One good shot of rail and you finish with the machine gun...


Doesn't work in CA. I usually try to get 2 rails in and finish the person with LG/RL.
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PostPosted: 03-25-2005 02:14 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Fang wrote:
That pisses me off when people do that.


It's called winning, kids.
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ToxicBug wrote:
dan1407 wrote:
One good shot of rail and you finish with the machine gun...


Doesn't work in CA. I usually try to get 2 rails in and finish the person with LG/RL.


You still have that Montreal server up and runnin'?
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Duhard wrote:
Fang wrote:
That pisses me off when people do that.


It's called winning, kids.


Thats quite low when you have to sink to that level to beat kids.



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Fang wrote:
Duhard wrote:
Fang wrote:
That pisses me off when people do that.


It's called winning, kids.


Thats quite low when you have to sink to that level to beat kids.


Part of the game man and usually the guy who spawn rapes wins it all...I mean it's not cheating you know?
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I would say its not the winning its the taking part, but thats a load of shite.

I know it aint cheating, but i play for fun,probably because im new and crap at this game lol And it aint that fun when you play someone who's memorised the spawn locations and patterns, now thats fuckin annoying!



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PostPosted: 03-25-2005 02:31 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Fang wrote:
I would say its not the winning its the taking part, but thats a load of shite.

I know it aint cheating, but i play for fun,probably because im new and crap at this game lol And it aint that fun when you play someone who's memorised the spawn locations and patterns, now thats fuckin annoying!


Well I understand what you mean but you gotta understand what it takes to win...I mean when you'll become good enough to spawn rape your opponents then you're gonna enjoy it...you just gotta play smart and understand what winning's all about.
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Duhard wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:
dan1407 wrote:
One good shot of rail and you finish with the machine gun...


Doesn't work in CA. I usually try to get 2 rails in and finish the person with LG/RL.


You still have that Montreal server up and runnin'?


No, sorry man, but it didn't get any traffic :(

I play here though 64.37.227.31:27960
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allright I'll try to get banned from there sometime soon...
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ToxicBug wrote:
dan1407 wrote:
One good shot of rail and you finish with the machine gun...


Doesn't work in CA. I usually try to get 2 rails in and finish the person with LG/RL.


CA :lol:
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