Recently I've been getting into older shooters for a video essay I'm working on, Doom, Marathon, Unreal Tournament, etc and I just got to Quake 3.

I don't think I've ever had so much fun in a capture the flag mode, especially recently. For context I'm 24, so I grew up playing call of duty not arena shooters, but I gotta say I don't have any inclination to return to cinematic realism.

The joy of 2v2 CTF on a game older than me, twitch reflexes and teamwork make it so satisfying to play.

I think I found a new favourite obsession, it's just a shame that it's not the most active game. Not to say it's dead, but it's easier to find a game on Quake 1 right now.

After playing all the games, I think Quake 3 might be my favourite, anyone else?

Oh and if you were getting fragged on by a BreakitBilly at any point in the past week it'll be immortalized on YouTube soon, so you have that to look forward to.

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Good Afternoon Quakers! Church of Quake will be hosting a Quake Champions Sacrifiice Tournament this month on Saturday October 24th. Each team will consist of 4 members to play 4v4 Sacrifice Tournament Edition. First 32 signups is a guarantee. All signups after will be reserves unless we hit 64 signups. Help us keep the Quake community alive as we continue to host more tournaments for Quake community.

If you want to practice for the tournament, or just want to play more quake in general join Church of Quake’s discord where we have a self hosted pubobot for pickup games. We play Sacrifice every night around 9 PM EST, or global pickups every Sunday starting at 2 PM EST 8 PM CEST.

Important Links to Follow:

• Sign-up Form
• Current Sign-ups
• Church of Quake discord Must Join
• Donate to the PrizePool Current Prize Pool $150
• Church of Quake twitter for updates

Watch:

• Church of Quake twitch
• Anyone is welcome to cast any of the matches (contact Cashed, or Old Hickory if you want to cast on the Church of Quake stream)
• We encourage those participating to stream, &, or record their perspective as well. A 5 to 20 second delay is recommended, but not required.
• VOD on our Youtube Channel

Sponsor:

• Church of Quake

Tournament Organizers:

• Pun1sh
• oldhickory
• Cashed

Game Mode:

• Sacrifice Tourney
• Double elimination

Information from Organizer:

Format: Snake Draft tournament, teams of 4. Sign ups are first come first serve. Admins will determine captains and final participant list. Aiming for a 8 team or 16 team double elimination tournament. The first 32 sign ups are guaranteed a spot, any sign ups after will be reserves. If we reach 64 sign ups, we will include the additional sign ups to have 16 teams. Upper bracket is Best of 3 throughout, lower bracket are Best of 1. Pick/Ban process for maps are based off seed, with the lower seed banning a map first (ban/ban/pick/pick/last map is the tie break if needed). Lower Bracket Finals will be Best of 3 like Upper Bracket. Grand Finals will be Best of 5.

• Everyone should make their best effort to be accommodating to other players and tournament staff. Trash talk is expected but excessive harassment will lead to removal from the event. 
• These rules may be adjusted as-needed at admin discretion. 
• If something is not explicitly mentioned in this document, admins will use common sense to find an equitable solution.

Quake Champions is $10 on Steam

Good Luck & Have Fun!

This post was originally written as an article for Church of Quake

Inspired by the Random Weapons Modifier from Quake II Enhanced. Dynamically swaps weapon / ammo / powerup.

ModDB (updated): https://www.moddb.com/mods/random-swap/downloads/random-swap

Edit: 2.0 updated, now supports random powerups.