--- Andrew Baudouin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Surely a subjective opinion. Q3A was fun for a
> while
> > but CS still holds my interest after 7 years. The
> mod
> > community around CS is still going strong compared
> to
> > Q3A.
>
> I don't have any arguments with CS being more
> "alive". My initial
> problem with it was threefold:
>
> 1) Game was too slow-paced
Yup. And that's what I liked about it; strategy and
tactics over twitch.
> 2) You die, you're out until the round ends
_Almost_ like real life. :) Q3A is certainly fun, but
playing characters with super-hero like capabilities
got old for me.
> 3) the sheer amount of cheaters initially that
> seemed to pervade the community
Agreed, that was a pain. However, CS:Source has
cleaned up all that (6 years late, but what the hey).
> I find Quake 3 OSP CTF to provide all of the
> teamplay I need along
> with the fast arcade-style action and instant
> respawning I love. I've
> loved that mod for around 5 years now, but haven't
> really played it
> since I got married in 2002. Not to mention it has
> run on Linux since
> 2002 as well :)
What? No complaints about having to recompile your
kernel in order to play Q3A? ;)
We really should have a BRLUG tourney in Q3A and/or
CS.
John
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