Anyone else miss the old arena shooters

I miss the seductive announcer…the original game waifu.

i do but its probably just nostalgia. unreal online which was like 1999 was when i was in my 20s. so yea being younger was cool lol. now im just an old fart

still i think the soundtrack from unreal championship was one of the best online competitive shooter ost’s of all time. always got me pumped when i was playing

Wicked Sick.

I liked all the announcers.

Absolutely yes. Quake, unreal tournament etc were great.
And then … Tribes! What a game.
Bring it back, it got hi-rezzed so badly. :frowning:

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I think you are letting your nostalgia get the better of you. Those games were filled with bots and cheaters (what kids amusingly call “hackers” these days lol). I have a few fond memories of old school arena shooters but all in all, no, I definitely do not miss them lol.

Those dangerously addictive. Like Overwatch in beginning, when it still was a Quake 3/UT inspired game and not a Dota

You can always play Apex Legends… then weep because it’s a :poop::poop:battle Royale…

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i know… i wish it had an arena mode or deathmatch/team dm mode with respawns. well i did try its predecessor titanfall 2 but i only dabbled in it. i think its still going i might give it a shot again someday

it does! they added a permanent TDM mode last season

o hmm may have to reinstall and try that.

It’s why I will never download it.

Now where are my flack cannon folks at?

that was my bread and butter in UT.

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The honorary flack monkeys are in the house.

Faster, stronger, better.

No, you don’t.

If you did you would be playing them instead of writing about it in the Overwatch forums.

Are you a mind reader?

No need to read minds when your actions speak loud enough :melting_face:

It’s not even a question. I’ve been missing arena shooters for decades. That’s one of the reason why I’ve been continuing to play Overwatch (1&2). Because there really isn’t that many alternatives.

I actually want to see some developers make team-based arena shooter. Maybe make them hero based with abiilties to spice things up. But allow them to use any weapon for competitive integrity. Abilities will just be there to make the game more dynamic/strategic and encourage team-work.

Quake champions attempted this, but it was executed very poorly. Overly realistic graphics, bad/pointless abilities that doesn’t encourage team play, and lack of interesting game modes.

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I’m at work, for a few more hours anyway.

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Valve quit because they made more money with steam.

Yeah, I know. I know. :pensive:

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