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| coming into the 4th week of clanbase summer cup, ded with 3 games played, fh with two, and n8z with one so far.
the cup started as i expected, a win for dedanann over an unknown french clan gr (report here). ded played with a significant ping disadvantage on the first map, ospctf2, which was presumably gr's map, but still managed a 4-2 win. things were different on the second (fair ping) map, q3wcp15, where zonic was the main man (i'm just reading stats) with 6 caps (59 kills), in what finished a very easy win for ded. some complaints over wildcards etc. and arild not being registered in time for ded, so it was a good thing people remembered that this summer cup is not designed to be competitive, but as a fun cup.
the second game for ded was vs an old dutch outfit who have been living in the lower divisions of ctf for a few years now. it appears ded suffered from the lack of zonic, and despite scoring 3 caps on each map, lost both in a high scoring fixture. ded went with cp15 again, while c13 chose cp14.
next up for baz' men was the mostly-uk clan sqz, tipped as favourites at the start of the season, it would be a tough game for ded. ded had a strong team out, and took cp15 easily as i would have expected, that game ended 8-3. sqz chose ctf3, where i would have fancied ded to play heavy def and powerupping, use the strong fragging power of zonic to keep a 0-0 draw on what is usually a low scoring map. that wasn't the plan unfortunately, and sqz did well with a 3-0 win. the final map was ospctf2, and good play by hock helped sqz to a 4-1 win. unlucky ded, they must now take the win vs the polish 303 and hope that c13 slip up against gr.
its worth mentioning that ded have also been having a good run in the savage summer cup, with the help of two fh players, where they took a win and a loss vs a 2nd seed dnc. their group also includes omg and ^x^.
things are going as expected in division 3 too, where fh lost the first game vs clan ruda. the swedes won a close w2 3-2 in the last minute, before taking cp14 easily. good play by ex-tkoe killha on the cr team. a week later we managed a win over polish side ff (report here). a comfortable w2 was followed by a very close cp18. that game finished 5-4, a return to competitive play by ch following a season in america marred by cheating accusations (some of the ff players accusing fh of aimbotting). our next game will be against zero, mostly germans, currently top of the table.
n8z had just one game so far, favourites from the start against k0 thanks to a strong lineup featuring the return(?) of melachi. a comfortable q3w2 was followed by faggotry on behalf of k0 who took a default win because melachi didn't have q3wcp18. in a fun cup, this is lame, and imo k0 should have voted another map. but maybe they were kept waiting a very long time or something so i won't go too hard on them. it made no difference anyway as n8z battered them on cp15. they play 3p next, proposed for monday, before a potentially tough fixture vs puff.
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there's been a spate of fake posters, photoshopped images of cds and disk boxes recently, all in jest i'm sure, but you can't fake the official word of todd hollenshead himself.
an excerpt:
yes, this is the official word that doom 3 has been code released and has been approved for manufacturing!
it won't be long now until the anticipation ends and the ph34r begins ;-) we literally just hung up with
activision and have confirmed that our latest release candidate has been mutually approved and is finally
gold. thanks to everyone for their patience (yeah right! =) and for everyone at id, activision and our
numerous partners for helping us create what i believe is absolutely the best game we have ever made. update from t. hollenshead:
demo: our priority was finishing the game first and now we are turning our attention to the demo. i don't have any information to share regarding any specific content, but i don't believe that we have ever disappointed in that regard in the past. we will release the demo as soon as it's done, but this probably won't happen until after the game has arrived on u.s. store shelves.
i guess some of us with vid cards we're not sure we can keep might be able to hold off until the demo arrives in order to test usability.
- oisin
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joltq3dml season 9 is over now, and a trophies for the clans with irish interest, as q3p and n8z each win their divisions, 3 and 4 respectively.
solid form from q3p throughout the season a slip-up vs xe and a loss vs ex-qpo-senti-powered dollz being the only negative results.
after a shaky start in division 4, n8z found their form in time, aided by the return of rapp. heavy wins over their nearest rivals rb confirm that they deserved the top spot.
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looks great! let's hope they'll make a truckload of money so they can inject tons of it into quake 4 :d
http://pc.ign.com/articles/529/529579p1.html
while at first we thought the "most hotly anticipated and terrifying game" reference was referring to "barbie's after dark adventures in cracktown" ...
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august.
40 people.
24hr.
quake3 only. (well, doom3 aswell if its out)
seeded ctf comp, prize for the winners.
ctf/tdm clan wars, duels (prize), ca, whatever floats your boat.
limited places. will be up on r101 soon.
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from slashdot: it's confirmed that the 9th annual quakecon 2004 video game festival and tournament at the gaylord texan resort & convention center in grapevine, texas on august 12-15 will host the first doom 3 deathmatch championship ever. be there to game, hang out with 5,000 of your closest friends, and compete for $150,000 in cash and prizes in the nvidia quakecon 2004 championship tournaments. online registration for quakecon 2004 has begun at www.quakecon.org, and the event is free to all attendees."
to paraphrase carmack, "it's done". hehehe, good for them to kickstart the shit-talk by hosting it somewhere called "gaylord".
update by illkillya: its worth mentioning that theres a $40,000 q3 ctf tourney planned for qcon as well, according to that link. enough to entice most european clans, that should breathe new life into the upper divisions and hopefully see a return to strength by fading teams like 32nd and gzd. theres also the usual q3 1v1 tourney with $50,000 on the line.
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in case you havent noticed quake.ie is as dead as a rusty doornail, so i have taken it upon myself to fill you full of bullshit. i'm not feeling nostalgic at all tonight so we'll skip the year of isdn and move onto dsl. dsl makes q3 enjoyable, it makes you about 30% a better player overnight and gives you the ability to use any weapon reasonably in any circumstance, however everyone else that plays quake3 has dsl too and the 30 odd ping you gained from going from isdn to quake3 isnt as big a deal as it seems....or is it, a case study is ded-benj, he was proved wrong, i told him for months 'do you realise what id do to you on 30 ping?' when eventually i was a proper lpb i tore his arse to a cinder with a 3000 degree hot iron. his moment of glory (beating me hammered after 10 cans of bulmers) were over. i will never under no circumstasnces play benjispendlove intoxicated again, irish players take note your life will be full of this irc papperazi man. scientific tests have shown benji is actually worse than ever now, probably because he thinks he can be rambo now on lpb but that alas is not the case.
i think any player coming from any connection other than broadband takes a while to adapt, some isdners are real good players because their ping doesnt allow for the cessing ability, so instead they play a cagey rail and rocket game which often works wonders. i had huge trouble myself dueling on dsl at the beginning, its about not knowing the limits i suppose. any ping, even if its 15 is still a ping - your alledged demonic accuracy is still off slightly - but a lot less so of course. 40 is a good ping, 50 loses you weapons and 60 loses you 50-50 fights, even if you are better.
i've nothing to complain about at the moment. my ping is basically always 25ish, 10-15 to local dutch servers and i'm handing out the ownage to the euro gaylords on behalf of the irish tricolor. i can actually say out of maybe 20 odd et and q3 clan matches, league or prac i've lost none, when i was at home in ireland playing off our very average dsl that was probably an evenly balanced figure. the cunts on the continent have it good, real good your greatness will be for a few years to come be overshadowed by their averageness. i'm definetly gonna think twice about online gaming when i move back home. the thought of a 15 year fat bastard nerd beating me with a white ping is sickening. it wont happen just yet though  .
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well, this time it could well be the official date!
if you haven't done so yet, start to save now and get ready for a pc upgrade, you only have a bit more than a month ...
http://www.gamestop.com/
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this week. q3p kick off with the div3 fixture of the week against the french clan ac. in my current state of inactivity i can't comment on q3p's chances, but only know that its a pity to be facing the division favourites in week 1.
n8z will be looking to beat wac in div4, and they should do if the wac-star yautja isn't given too much freedom.
maps this week are cpm4 and ospdm5.
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i might get slapped on the back of the hand for posting this but after all, this is quake.ie and the following link is definitely a must-see.
so if you want to dribble on the new upcoming quake, check this out.
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found this demo over at esr
demo is 10mins long, and around 24mb, grab it :here:
worth a watch, altho from what i can see, the nme model is bent, looks like the fuhquake one, movement seems nice, but on this map it seems if you whore the rl you win :/
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vivendi universal, in preparation for the release of the upcoming tribes: vengeance sometime later this year, are giving away free copies of tribes and tribes 2 to download from fileplanet.
coming in the fourth-quarter 2004, tribes: vengeance takes the tribes franchise to the next level with a host of new and innovative enhancements. play as multiple characters across two generations of a family at war in the first ever tribes single player campaign experience. tribes: vengeance will also build upon the tribes series’ legendary online multiplayer action by continuing to focus on team-oriented goals, fluid movement and nonstop action while adding new weapons, vehicles and maps. for the dedicated fans of tribes, the mod building tools in tribes: vengeance will be easier and more accessible than ever. tribes: vengeance will be available later this year.
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once again, biffy has come out tops and posted an excellent review of the ctf season. some good comments all round and worth a cup of coffee and a read.
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yes its that time in between leagues where you actually watch a bit of telly n stuff, managing a practise if you can be arsed at the time.
jolt tdm is starting up v soon, as is the ctf, fh are in the ctf, q3p in the tdm, n8z are joining both, and afaik ded are making a debut in the ctf, so should be decent. dont forget if you fancy a few games at night, join #ctf.ie for pickups.
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some of you may have been wondering why it was so quiet in the team.ie ctf front lately... the reason is because we were deciding whether or not it would be worth continuing this season. after speaking to the bulk of squad members, although some would like to make a go of it, i believe the best thing for us is to take a break for this season. i will be updating my column hopefully tonight and will mention the issue in more depth.
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apparently bubbles is meeting koopa and mixu in dnc in templebar tomorrow night playing each of them on dmm1 e4m7 for 200 quid a go. i'll be very surprised if all three turn up but apparently they are deadly serious..
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there was some activity for some irish pickup over the last 2 nights on games2.iol.ie ,so i thought , we might aswell pack all the irish quakers into 1 room for pickups at night to happen more often , and here it is.
so get all ur asses into #ctf.ie
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qlan2 begins this friday!
it promises to be the biggest q3 tournament of 2004 with many of the top teams and players attending.
the following tourneys will be held:
osp duel,
osp tdm,
osp ctf,
cpma duel,
ra3 tournament. o_o
i'm personally looking forward to the duel compo considering how good it was last time around.
no doubt there will be gtv and plenty of classic demos.
for more info see http://qlan2.edsf.se/ and http://www.esreality.com/.
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quakelan.. it begins.. dont miss it..
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bigfoot has his usual review of sunday's games up on the jolt ctf site, with a rundown on the fh and n8z games from last week, where both teams got v unlucky (whats new? heh). i must say for bif, since he moved to jolt his reviews have been way more in-depth and a good read, compared to the old bw ones that were usually written based on the end scores.
this sunday sees fh postponed vs scrb in div2a, while n8z face off hc>3 on cp22 and jap gardens, that is, if any of us are still alive after the lan.
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the league is actually gonna stay running even though it almost fell flat on its face from non-playing. however, they are continuing it from the playoff stage, so even if you were gettin your ass handed to you, you can reply to this thread on the clanbase forums and continue to the playoffs.
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well well, four days to the lan, three to the pissup, the numbers have held up well, i assume anybody whose name is still on the list is coming to the lan. a few things to remember:- we are drinkin in the big tree on dorset st from about 8pm on fri.
- lan starts at 10am saturday, with competitions starting on the dot of midday.
- we have no sponsorship for this lan, i.e. no donated prizes whatsoever, this lan was brought about by us wanting a big quake-only 24hrs with all the irish guys who know each other first goin for beer and talkin the shit, then games all the next day. there is no profit out of this lan, once we cover the cost of the lan, equipment rental etc, the rest is being given back in prizes. the more ppl that come, the better its going to be
 - anyone looking for directions can email me at bluntman at eircom dot net and i'll give them my mobile number to contact me
- uk team not looking good for coming over, some last minute shite, will keep you posted, ni team still coming afaik.
- we have beer and a big dirty projector for big screen duels/wars
- finally, fh are gonna get their asses handed to them by n8z
see you on friday!
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the qwwc is a new quakeworld nations cup being run by gaz and telly, we (ireland) couldn't enter the last one as it was 10v10 and we didnt have 10 players :g. this one is a mixture of different formats tho with games being pld in 1v1/2v2/4v4 so it should be good fun and i reckon we have a fair chance of doing prety good in it. me and mindphuck will be picking out ireland's finest wreckin' squad for this and we'll go in and do a bita damage.
want more info ? click here
or #qwwc on quakenet.
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