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id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 8:28 am
by MKJ
http://kotaku.com/id-software-lives-dan ... 1627748043
err what;
the ability to pick primary and secondary weapons to spawn with, HUD-based timers for item respawns, and an automated form of (previously very skill-based) strafe jumping.
Next up: regenerating health and a cover system!
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 8:44 am
by Mat Linnett
Yeah, I'm seeing the fingers of Bethesda in this.
Not that I was ever that taken with Live over vanilla Q3.
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:29 am
by Don Carlos
Ridiculous idea
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:32 am
by Don Carlos
Consider my Jimmies rustled
I am mad
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:58 am
by CZghost
Quake Live gets pretty noobish. I am looking on the chages id soft made to QL, ruining the game with simplifying physics to make easier to bunny jump for example.
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 2:09 pm
by HM-PuFFNSTuFF
Carmack would never have allowed this.
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 2:42 pm
by SoM
Carmack sold his soul long time
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 4:47 pm
by Pext
Memphis wrote:Sounds fine. FFA is for chumpanzees.
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 6:21 pm
by Eraser
SoM wrote:Carmack sold his soul long time
Carmack knew when to leave a sinking ship.
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 6:22 pm
by Eraser
MKJ wrote:http://kotaku.com/id-software-lives-dangerously-decides-to-change-classi-1627748043
err what;
the ability to pick primary and secondary weapons to spawn with, HUD-based timers for item respawns, and an automated form of (previously very skill-based) strafe jumping.
Next up: regenerating health and a cover system!
Terrible changes. This won't bring more people to Quake Live. Scare veterans off at best.
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 6:36 pm
by vesp
only affects TDM really... and you still pick up weaps in maps as normal - you just get some starting ones now. ALthough I'm not sure how well balanced that'll be if someone can choose to have a rail straight off the spawn...
Apparently the autojump is just a basic "hop" rather than a proper strafe jump so presumably it can be turned off? Haven't tried it yet but some friends say it's still not as fast/maneuverable as proper straffling.
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:03 pm
by scared?
I fucked carmack's dad...
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:10 pm
by Eraser
Read the full list here:
http://www.quakelive.com/forum/showthre ... st-27-2014
Some more changes from that post:
- No more friendly fire in TDM.
- spawn times for ammo is 5 secs and for weapons 10 in all game modes. This greatly reduces the need of weapon control in TDM.
- generic ammo boxes giving ammo for every weapon.
- A new "Heavy Machine gun" weapon, whatever that may be.
- Machine gun weapon is dropped when you get killed as ammo pickup.
- Many more noob friendly things
Also, spawning with two weapons of choice is killing the game. I've played on servers with MG plus SG or RL spawn and it ruins the game, especially the RL. It makes a freshly spawned player way too powerful.
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 8:02 pm
by SplEEb
real men play duel and that remains unaffected except for the lg nerfing.
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:17 am
by Whiskey 7
Eraser wrote: Terrible changes. This won't bring more people to Quake Live. Scare veterans off at best.
So this old veteran goes for a recon mission. If you're about, eyes open, mouth shut, then join me
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:27 am
by Whiskey 7
A big download when you connect so be warned.
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 11:35 pm
by seremtan
oh my good god the unmitigated gayness
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 7:10 am
by Whiskey 7
seremtan wrote:oh my good god the unmitigated gayness
I dunno. Played a while, last 2 days & met people I haven't seen there in a while.
Yes, they may like me have been looking.
I was surprised to see
no power-ups in the CTF Flag map Vortex Portal
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 11:09 am
by seremtan
new MG = not bad, especially with quad
powerup/armour countdown = dumb
loadout = super dumb
also noticed that in spite of the massive download, they removed most of the practice maps. wtf?
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 12:34 pm
by PhoeniX
They're probably doing it to bring new players in with the Steam release coming soon.
Is it still possible to play the old style game mode?
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 3:29 pm
by PhoeniX
So I just tried the new "start with two weapons mode". I actually think it works really well, and helps prevent you getting spawn-raped. You don't spawn with much ammo so you do still need to go find another weapon.
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 6:23 pm
by seremtan
yeah but it's still gay though right
RIGHT
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:36 pm
by Whiskey 7
seremtan wrote:yeah but it's still gay though right
RIGHT
Love the new machine gun noise.
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 9:16 pm
by PhoeniX
seremtan wrote:yeah but it's still gay though right
RIGHT
Re: id updates QuakeLive, turns on noob mode
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 7:41 am
by Eraser
PhoeniX wrote:Is it still possible to play the old style game mode?
Apparently there's still servers running "classic mode".