quake 3

LabR@t · 27 May 2006 at 22:48

i use to play in a few clan games a while back, and fancy some more q3 action are there any clan/tourneys still active?

DaveyD · 27 May 2006 at 22:51

Hmm, I've still got this installed and would love a game of it later

Six6siX · 27 May 2006 at 22:56

This is the only online game I play now - I use the unpatched version as there are fewer servers to sift through. Used to be fairly good, but just haven't played as much recently

I tend to go on Instagib/Freeze Rail matches and there are a few clans out there still (there are a lot more on the 1.32 release though)

FrenchTart · 27 May 2006 at 23:48

InstaUnlagged still has a small following though CPMA and Excessive seem to be the flavour of the day atm.

http://coolfrayers.proboards19.com has an oldish clan that's still fairly active...and they get a fair amount of visits from other ppl/clans.

Phalanx · 28 May 2006 at 00:03

i love Quake 3. Great game, there are still a few servers which can get pretty intense sometimes

willthepirate · 28 May 2006 at 00:26

where can i get a legit copy?

would love to get back on this, best fps i reckon

<Dubz> · 28 May 2006 at 08:19

played it everyday solid since the first demo.....then WoW came out

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i didnt go straight away but the community certainly shrunk.

kkelly · 28 May 2006 at 09:55

q3 was GREAT

leagues all died tho :/

DaveyD · 28 May 2006 at 11:09

willthepirate said:
where can i get a legit copy?

would love to get back on this, best fps i reckon

Auction sites, 2nd hand doesn't really matter now.

willthepirate · 28 May 2006 at 16:32

what about a cd-key etc... or is it cool to use a used one?

Six6siX · 28 May 2006 at 18:03

afaik, if you play unpatched (initial release) the master server list doesn't authenticate any CD keys, so you don't even have to put a CD key in to play online or offline. It just works.

However, the cd key authentication is turned on by default in the latest 1.32 release along with PunkBuster, so you'd need more than likely need to put a valid one in then.

However, not all servers on 1.32 are configured to block invalid/not present keys. I believe the server side console command to turn CD key authentication on and off is

sv_strictAuth 1 (turns authentication on)
sv_strictAuth 0 (turns authentication off)

edit: buying the game second hand shouldn't be a problem as long as it has a valid key.

G550 · 28 May 2006 at 19:03

1.31 is the version where CD key verification was disabled.

Last time I played Q3, a lot of people were still using this as opposed to the current version.