Steam would be much easier and consumer friendly. I have enough third party launchers to juggle at this point. Nor am I thrilled about having to use the Bethesda Launcher to run the game. The game also received a Capture the Flag mode and a symmetrical map inspired by Quake Live.

I don't think adding in champions does much to change the old formula, either, though I do really like Slash's 'Plasma Trail' power. Quake Champions replaces loot boxes with a paid battle pass today. Overall, it's a fun beta that you should definitely play, but I'm having a hard time mustering much in the way of excitement. That applies to the game modes also, and especially Sacrifice, which is kind of a confusing mess of a mode that jams capture-the-flag and control point style play into one game, and then does a pretty terrible job of conveying relevant information to players. Win or lose Quake has always been fun to me hahaBoing boing boomBoing boing boomcap cap capd8PIn this match I display the utmost precision when bounce laun. I figured it out pretty quickly, of course, but a lot of information could be better telegraphed. But I did find just navigating the shop confusing, and I couldn't even tell at first that all the champions except for one were locked, or exactly how to unlock them. Some stuff just isn't up and running yet. Menus are also something of a mess, though to be fair that's partly due to this being a beta.

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