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Richlough
08-04-2007, 01:15 AM
I saw this on 1up :

Fueled by DOOM being a breakout hit on Xbox Live arcade, Carmack let it slip that Quake Arena is coming as a digital download. He didn't have much to share about that -- but that didn't stop him from also talking about a next-gen Quake Arena."We've already started this where I've pulled a kernel of a team over and we've begun hiring others to eventually make an Id Tech 5 Quake Arena title where it's back to the high-speed action and..."

Wait a second. Did he just let slip that he's actively planning the next Quake Arena game? Yep. "Quake III: Arena remains my favorite id game because it was so pure a concept. It wasn't our most popular game, but it was popular enough," he says.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3161744

I'm there on day one .
Logg
08-04-2007, 01:17 AM
Must buy. I loved this game on PC.
Sofa King Kool
08-04-2007, 01:20 AM
Cool. My friend has been bugging me to get the PC game because nobody plays it anymore, and he wants someone to play with. Now we can both just get this.
guyver2077
08-04-2007, 01:24 AM
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!


are you kidding me.... theres always a bunch of freaks on q3
Sofa King Kool
08-04-2007, 01:34 AM
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!


are you kidding me.... theres always a bunch of freaks on q3
Really? Everytime we try to play it there isn't a single server...:-k
guyver2077
08-04-2007, 01:37 AM
Really? Everytime we try to play it there isn't a single server...:-k


wtf ..... do you have the 1.32 patch...
Sofa King Kool
08-04-2007, 01:40 AM
wtf ..... do you have the 1.32 patch...
I don't actually own it, I just play it at his house, but he probably doesn't that patch now that I think about it. Next time I talk to him I'll tell him to download it.
CYRiX
08-04-2007, 03:15 AM
yah people still play...but I think I'd rather do it on my 360. I wonder how its goin to feel, because its fast paced and need precise aiming.
richierich
08-04-2007, 03:24 AM
Wow this should be great. Too bad they probably won't have Quake 3 Arena.
RelentlessRolento
08-04-2007, 03:56 AM
finally a fully 3d XBLA FPS.
akilshohen
08-04-2007, 04:08 AM
Wow this should be great. Too bad they probably won't have Quake 3 Arena.
wasn't it only Quake 3 arena? If they put this out it should be compatitble with the PC version, seeing how sega did it so many years ago with dreamcast. They also might as well bundle it with Quake 1, seeing how 2 and 4 are already available also
AshesofWake
08-04-2007, 04:10 AM
Wow this should be great. Too bad they probably won't have Quake 3 Arena.


ugh.....Quake 3 IS Quake 3 Arena
FaintDeftone
08-04-2007, 04:17 AM
Quake 3 Arena is one of my favorite multiplayer games. I'm all over this.
richierich
08-04-2007, 04:25 AM
I'm sorry I meant Quake 3 Rocket Arena.
Liquid 2
08-04-2007, 04:31 AM
This and Ikaruga on XBLA make me a very happy person.
tenzor
08-04-2007, 05:07 AM
i wounder if Quake 3 will be like Lumines and cost like 1200 pts or maybe even more like 1600 pts.
ganrob
08-04-2007, 06:22 AM
lol, quake 3 with a controller.

That's like Formula 1 with a tricycle.
peteloaf
08-04-2007, 10:38 AM
lol, quake 3 with a controller.

That's like Formula 1 with a tricycle.

:roll: Every time anybody mentions a first person shooter on a console somebody shits all over it because PC controls are better. Ok we get it. We've heard it since the first FPS was released for a console. Enough.

Anyway I'm VERY excited for this Q3A is my favorite deathmatch game of all time. Day one purchase for me.
mtxbass1
08-04-2007, 10:43 AM
As long as it doesn't induce motion sickness (Marathon), then I'm all for it.
GuilewasNK
08-04-2007, 11:00 AM
Oh man, it's like the Dreamcast and PC all over again. I played Quake III then like I play Halo 2 now. It was THE game that got me playing over the internet.
abilyk
08-04-2007, 11:35 AM
The Dreamcast port of Q3A was fantastic. It was our group's favorite console FPS during the lull between Goldeneye/PD and Halo. That said, I'm very excited about getting back into it.
Manatee
08-04-2007, 11:52 AM
You know guys, it only says: Quake: Arena. I'm excited too, but there is the chance it's a new game.
guyver2077
08-04-2007, 11:57 AM
it better fucking be q3..
lordwow
08-04-2007, 12:27 PM
I never played Quake III, but I'll prob pick this up.
deathweasel
08-04-2007, 12:39 PM
You know guys, it only says: Quake: Arena. I'm excited too, but there is the chance it's a new game.

Oh crap. What if they decide to make it Quake: Arena... as in Quake 1: Arena? That would be such a freakin' gyp! I wouldn't touch that... however, if it were in fact Quake III Arena, I'd be all over it.
Kendro
08-04-2007, 12:49 PM
Playing Quake III: Arena CTF with the Excessive mod is one of the greatest multiplayer experiences ever.
Kendal
08-04-2007, 01:27 PM
In for one, thanks OP. Great deal! :D
halfbent
08-04-2007, 01:33 PM
You know guys, it only says: Quake: Arena. I'm excited too, but there is the chance it's a new game.

Rage is iD's new announced project, I doubt they'd make another for XBLA at the same time. =)

As badass as QuakeWorld was in it's time, I don't think it'd sell too well anymore. Q3A would be great, especially if they could somehow convince the mod teams to let Jailbreak, Rocket Arena, etc get thrown in with it.
saddamizer
08-04-2007, 01:37 PM
I hope my skills with the stick can come somewhat close to my skills with the keyboard and mouse back in the glory days of 1999.
Richlough
08-04-2007, 01:47 PM
lol, quake 3 with a controller.

That's like Formula 1 with a tricycle.

LOL at people that still shit on controllers for FPS's . Practice makes perfect .;)

I hope my skills with the stick can come somewhat close to my skills with the keyboard and mouse back in the glory days of 1999.

I used to tear up Q3 on the Dreamcast by changing the controls to a kind of Turok style .[Walking with the buttons aiming with the analog]
SoulReaver
08-04-2007, 01:50 PM
OMFG I LOVED QUAKE 3!!!! I think I played hundreds of hours of it on my computer, had a clan and all too. CTF pwns.
PyroGamer
08-04-2007, 02:36 PM
OMG YESSSS!!!!

I still play this game on my comp to this day!

I hope my skills with the stick can come somewhat close to my skills with the keyboard and mouse back in the glory days of 1999.
Ugh, my railgun skills have been declining due to getting too used to the controller. This will definitely even things out with everyone playing on XBLA with a controller.
CYRiX
08-04-2007, 02:39 PM
Hopefully more than 16 players can be in a match? if its less than 16 i'll be disappointed.
SoulReaver
08-04-2007, 03:41 PM
Hopefully more than 16 players can be in a match? if its less than 16 i'll be disappointed. I doubt it, but who knows? Its going to be hard to pull off rail hits with a controller.
level1online
08-04-2007, 04:13 PM
YIPPIE!!!!!

I remember when my very first computer wouldn't run this game.

My college roommate was like "You gotta upgrade your video card."

I said "What's a video card????"
MastaGamer
08-04-2007, 06:47 PM
This is awesome, loved that game on the PC and Dreamcast. Excellent multiplayer game
MorbidAngel4Life
08-04-2007, 07:34 PM
I will buy this at any price, that's how much I love Q3A.
ighosty
08-04-2007, 07:47 PM
I am going to get it....and I only have one XBLA game I paided for.:D
PyroGamer
08-04-2007, 07:51 PM
I am going to get it....and I only have one XBLA game I paided for.:D
I have none (unless you count UNO w/the vision camera) :D

If it comes out soon enough, it could be my first purchase. Definitely what I'm most excited about (though it still hasn't even been announced, technically).
A Happy Panda
08-04-2007, 08:05 PM
LOL at people that still shit on controllers for FPS's . Practice makes perfect .;)



I used to tear up Q3 on the Dreamcast by changing the controls to a kind of Turok style .[Walking with the buttons aiming with the analog]

Eh. It's not just that. Quake is just retarded fast gameplay. I'm very comfortable with either a controller or a PC, but with a game like Q3, a twitch shooter, even I have my doubts. But of course, they're going to be implementing some kind of auto-aim.
level1online
08-04-2007, 08:43 PM
OTTO AIMZ IS 4 TEH NEWBS!!!!

j/k, my entire Halo experience has depended on auto aim.

i hope they implement auto aim in Q3. Any word on Team Arena?
A Happy Panda
08-04-2007, 08:53 PM
OTTO AIMZ IS 4 TEH NEWBS!!!!

j/k, my entire Halo experience has depended on auto aim.

i hope they implement auto aim in Q3. Any word on Team Arena?

I love the internetz. Of course they're going to have auto-aim. Every single console FPS has some kind of aim assistance.
guyver2077
08-04-2007, 09:01 PM
droool...

q3 with voice chat
SoulReaver
08-04-2007, 11:19 PM
Anyone else hate auto-aim? It just feels cheap to me and I always turn it off when possible.
richierich
08-04-2007, 11:32 PM
auto-aim is cheap, however others will not be turning it off.
richierich
08-04-2007, 11:33 PM
Eh. It's not just that. Quake is just retarded fast gameplay. I'm very comfortable with either a controller or a PC, but with a game like Q3, a twitch shooter, even I have my doubts. But of course, they're going to be implementing some kind of auto-aim.

Yeah but Unreal Tournament came out for the XBOX and PS2, that game is very chaotic. So hopefully they'll figure out how to implement the controller.
A Happy Panda
08-05-2007, 12:14 AM
Yeah but Unreal Tournament came out for the XBOX and PS2, that game is very chaotic. So hopefully they'll figure out how to implement the controller.

Yeah, the game IS very chaotic. But IDK if you've played it lately, especially the original UT for PS2. Man. Bullets were like magnets. The game still worked, but watching the Plasma Rifle's laser bolt directly attach itself to someone was weird.