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QuakeLive open beta now ope... dammit

RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
edited April 2009 in Social Entropy++
QuakeLive is into open Beta as of 5pm EST February 24th 2009.

http://www.quakelive.com

*EDIT* Yeah also their servers appear to be getting stomped right now so if you're really lucky/persistent you may get in to a game before Friday...

What is QuakeLive? It's basically Quake 3 built into a tiny download that runs on your favourite internet browser.

Who can play? Everyone who signs up for a (free) account and doesn't mind getting faceraped by a community that is about as small as a community can get and still be active while maintaining razor sharp skills.

Although there is now a built in ranking system that endeavors to match you up with opponents of similar skill. I have had some success and some abysmal failures with this system, but that was during the closed beta where the pool of people was substantially smaller.

What is different about this beyond it being contained in a browser? Well it's sweet because you have a friends list, a do not play list and a built in server browser that is all pretty worth using. No 3rd 4th or 5th party programs to use just to get your game on.

Also it's probably in the top 3 for best competitive FPS of all time so come check it out.

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    Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I value my face too much to let it be raped by stinky smelly sweaty nerds.

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    Randall_FlaggRandall_Flagg Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    this seems vaguely illegal

    given that, y'know, they're making a rated M game available to anyone without proof of age

    I'm just sayin'

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    ZoelZoel I suppose... I'd put it on Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    nice there is a queue for registration

    Position in queue: 25906

    yeah that's alright.

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    potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Also it's probably in the top 3 for best competitive FPS of all time so come check it out.

    fuuuuuuuck that

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    RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    potatoe wrote: »
    Also it's probably in the top 3 for best competitive FPS of all time so come check it out.

    fuuuuuuuck that

    No dice eh... What's your poison then?

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    potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    potatoe wrote: »
    Also it's probably in the top 3 for best competitive FPS of all time so come check it out.

    fuuuuuuuck that

    No dice eh... What's your poison then?

    non-competitive co-op console games

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    Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    fag

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    RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    potatoe wrote: »
    potatoe wrote: »
    Also it's probably in the top 3 for best competitive FPS of all time so come check it out.

    fuuuuuuuck that

    No dice eh... What's your poison then?

    non-competitive co-op console games

    Interesting, I was hoping to get more info on what you'd class as a top tier competitive FPS but that's fine too.

    God the servers... they are producing nothing!

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    potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    oh, this doesn't run on linux anyway
    dag

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    FirmSkaterFirmSkater Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    this seems vaguely illegal

    given that, y'know, they're making a rated M game available to anyone without proof of age

    I'm just sayin'

    There are no laws about whether or not someone can play a game because its rated M.

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    ZoelZoel I suppose... I'd put it on Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    This does not appear to be operational, moose.

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    However, the ring will never leave your finger, and you will be unable to ever describe to another living person what you see.
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    Randall_FlaggRandall_Flagg Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    FirmSkater wrote: »
    this seems vaguely illegal

    given that, y'know, they're making a rated M game available to anyone without proof of age

    I'm just sayin'

    There are no laws about whether or not someone can play a game because its rated M.

    dang

    I had always sort of assumed there was some sort of law regarding distribution of m-rated games

    I guess not?

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    RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Zoel wrote: »
    This does not appear to be operational, moose.

    My OP made no guarantees of you being able to access anything on the site, it was merely a public service announcement for anyone interested in Q3.

    That being said... you're right, it looks like it is 100% proper fucked right now.

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    FirmSkaterFirmSkater Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    FirmSkater wrote: »
    this seems vaguely illegal

    given that, y'know, they're making a rated M game available to anyone without proof of age

    I'm just sayin'

    There are no laws about whether or not someone can play a game because its rated M.

    dang

    I had always sort of assumed there was some sort of law regarding distribution of m-rated games

    I guess not?

    Nope, not for movies either. Anybody can go see a rated R movie or buy a rated M game legally, regardless of age. Stores just chose to ask people for their ID to make sure they are 18 because it makes them look responsible.

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    The DoctorThe Doctor Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    34319 place in queue. :)

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Wooo only 28 000 people in front of me. And you know they're all sweaty, desperate men. I feel like I'm on the tail end of the gangbang line.

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    RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I can't believe any of you are getting into a queue, all I end up seeing is a white page full of white nothing.

    EDIT

    Ahhh there we go, almost there, only 26,022 people in front of me! That's practically next.

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    bentbent Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    FirmSkater wrote: »
    Nope, not for movies either. Anybody can go see a rated R movie or buy a rated M game legally, regardless of age. Stores just chose to ask people for their ID to make sure they are 18 because it makes them look responsible.

    Is this actually true? I mean over here you can get fucked in the ass for selling an 18-rated game to a minor.

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    Anime OwnsAnime Owns Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    quake 3 owns in literally every sense that a video game can own

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    bentbent Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Also to get back on track, I have a Quake live account and I've only used it once.

    Maybe I'll use it again sometime.

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    RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I think I've played more quake 3 than all the other time I've spent playing video games added together.

    And while on one level I recognize that as being somewhat strange or lame, it has definitely saved me a LOT of money since 1999.

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    Anime OwnsAnime Owns Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    well playing video games is lame in general so who cares

    at least you didn't spend that time playing a platformer starting an anthropomorphic animal

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    well playing video games is lame in general so who cares

    at least you didn't spend that time playing a platformer starting an anthropomorphic animal

    seriously, the only anthropomorphic animal characters i watch are from japanime and they're having sex in it... but it's yaoi, not that mainstream gaijin shit

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    DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited February 2009
    potatoe wrote: »
    Also it's probably in the top 3 for best competitive FPS of all time so come check it out.

    fuuuuuuuck that

    No dice eh... What's your poison then?

    jacks.

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    Anime OwnsAnime Owns Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    while i can appreciate looking at dog men fuck each other, i'm more into cat eared girls

    oops sorry i mean nekomimi

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    TabascoTabasco Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    9697 in line. I still think the original Unreal Tournament was the best though. I played that game enough to place 6th in a tournament they had over in Universal Studios. I had way too much free time back then, and it kind of scares me that I dedicated so much of it to computer game.

    Now I just party all the time and abuse the hell out of substances and women (just kidding I love women).

    This should be fun as hell!

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Women abuse should be fun as hell? For shame.

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    Anime OwnsAnime Owns Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    i probably couldn't pick between ut and q3

    anyway, post some cool quake art while we wait in line!!

    SWAT_Kats_Quake_3_colored.jpg

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    TabascoTabasco Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Rolo wrote: »
    Women abuse should be fun as hell? For shame.

    If she asks you to hit her, then it's OK. :wink:

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Only 800 people left in front of me and losing to an aim-botting wall-hacking 13 year old boy who sounds like a girl!

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Rolo wrote: »
    Only 800 people left in front of me and losing to an aim-botting wall-hacking 13 year old boy who sounds like a girl!

    And... then you need to restart your browser. And then you need to get back into line again.

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    Anime OwnsAnime Owns Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    no...

    noooo

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    Anime OwnsAnime Owns Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    ok i think quake live is a zionist conspiracy perpetrated by john carmack and the illuminati

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    woo finally playing

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Okay, now I beat Crash... 15-1

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    Anime OwnsAnime Owns Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    yup, it's quake alright

    i played the placement match and when i was done went back to the menu and it was like "play the placement match!"

    soo guess i'm doing it again

    edit this is super buggy g'damn

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    OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    i got into this and it was real sweet but i couldn't use anything else at the same time so i gave the login to tube

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I can't join any games, and my crosshair is a large, opaque green square.

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    TabascoTabasco Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I managed to get the placement match to count, but can't join any games. Hopefully they have things ironed out in a few days.

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    Anime OwnsAnime Owns Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    woot love dat gauntlet

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