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Re: Free Premium QUAKE LIVE |
Sep 19, 2010, 02:27 |
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Yakumo wrote on Sep 18, 2010, 17:39:
As most of it is completely free, no one is expecting anyone to pay for anything unless they've played enough to decide that it brings them something that they want.
And it may be based on an old game, but of it's genre there is nothing that competes.
People still buy chess sets too, and upgrades. Just because other things are new doesn't make them better.
Agreed.
I've been enjoying it for months, for the first time in a long time (for a FPS), since getting burnt out by all the CoD4 exploits.
It's not that I can't setup a BSD box and host some shooter on the DMZ at work, to play on at home during the weekends for fun and without worry of upload packet latency or user capacity. It's that I don't want to bother with taking care of it anymore. Let someone else do it. For cheap. Or free - Both options available here, people.
The business structure has more related with the "Cloud Computing" bandwagon or the support services market for distros (e.g. Redhat) than it does DRM-type draconian models. You're fundamentally outsourcing your time that would have been spent to administer the oversight of exploits, bandwidth, server farm maintenance, (large) database of stats, etc. for nickels.
The game is very fun and nostalgic, lower the cynicism (and trolling); this isn't remotely close to an abhorrent, always-on, trigger-happy perpetual DRM systemic bile that is on the market. Nor is it like the "you pay for half the game and then 'upgrade' to the other half, after you buy it" scheme.
This is an attempt at an alternative business model that is reasonable, in the sense that they are selling you services and headache-bane, not just a toy. Considering the constant, mass leveraging of exploits for griefing or just general pathetic cheating in everything else today, I welcome new ideas such as this. The main downside is lack of mods support. That's the trade for maintenance and anti-cheats, however. At least, it is for now.
Just because the game mechanics are well accustomed, doesn't mean they shouldn't be well refined. And, unless you're Tim Schafer or Bioware, I don't care to pay attention to "yet another attempt (tM)" to reinvent the wheel.
Go frag somethin'.
Cheers,
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Re: Free Premium QUAKE LIVE |
Sep 18, 2010, 17:39 |
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As most of it is completely free, no one is expecting anyone to pay for anything unless they've played enough to decide that it brings them something that they want.
And it may be based on an old game, but of it's genre there is nothing that competes.
People still buy chess sets too, and upgrades. Just because other things are new doesn't make them better. |
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Re: Free Premium QUAKE LIVE |
Sep 18, 2010, 11:26 |
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Ok, so it's a refurbished antique. It's still and antique and not one worth paying for by todays standards...for most people at any rate.
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Re: Free Premium QUAKE LIVE |
Sep 18, 2010, 11:20 |
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Re: Free Premium QUAKE LIVE |
Sep 18, 2010, 11:15 |
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zirik wrote on Sep 18, 2010, 08:47:
persistent online access is the alternative DRM and im not going to support it. even steam allows players to game offline.
Irrelevant to this discussion.
This is a MULTI-PLAYER game. The whole point of QuakeLive is to play ONLINE against OTHER PEOPLE.
If you wanted a OFF-LINE version, you could buy Quake 3 for near nothing. |
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Re: Free Premium QUAKE LIVE |
Sep 18, 2010, 08:47 |
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cronik wrote on Sep 18, 2010, 08:23:
It's the future model of gaming.
Nobody will own games in the physical sense and they will only be accessed online and we will pay fees to play them.
Embrace it.
persistent online access is the alternative DRM and im not going to support it. even steam allows players to game offline. |
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Re: Free Premium QUAKE LIVE |
Sep 18, 2010, 08:23 |
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Acleacius wrote on Sep 18, 2010, 07:13:
Lmao, people pay to play this, really?
It's the future model of gaming.
Nobody will own games in the physical sense and they will only be accessed online and we will pay fees to play them.
Embrace it. |
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Re: Free Premium QUAKE LIVE |
Sep 18, 2010, 07:58 |
Yakumo |
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QuakeLive isn't Quake 3.
They've rewritten a fair chunk of code, fixed many flaws and exploits of the engine, improved the graphics and built in unlagged code.
Not to mention the main point behind the project, running it via a web browser, with wordwide global player statistics.
The quake communities died off as only dedicated fans paid for servers, with this business model it should stay running as long as players want to play, without decreases in service level or lack of updates, there is no 'ship-and-run'.
It's completely free to get an account and play on 50 odd maps and 9 game modes, paid accounts get access to new 20 new maps, Freezetag and some other things. Parts of the paid accounts will probably trickle down to the free accounts later when premium accounts get more updates.
Checkout http://www.quake-live.tv/ to see the state of the community. |
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Re: Free Premium QUAKE LIVE |
Sep 18, 2010, 07:13 |
Acleacius |
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Lmao, people pay to play this, really?
What happen to all the servers, fans ran?
You can still find several original Unreal Coop, Deathmatch and CTF servers. |
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Re: Free Premium QUAKE LIVE |
Sep 18, 2010, 05:47 |
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| Oh wow you mean for a week I can play 10 year old game? Truly id are generous fellows. |
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