So in that extremely literal sense no it is not dead.
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Some will argue till they're blue in the face that it isnt dead simply because the servers are still up and you can log in and play. We need either a triple A funded arena game or massive crowdfund over several million dollars to get an arena fps with plenty of features. They are massively underfunded and just can't seem to bring out anything half decent that lasts for more than a few months. Quake has dozens of clones and successors and it's really showing that the mass majority of gamers don't want to stick around for Quake style FPS.ĪLSO, indie FPS probably aren't going to cut it. The next big AFPS game needs to either be a decently funded Unreal Tournament successor or something that differs from Quake. It may have not been a huge financial success or anything, but critics gave it good reviews and the pros are still playing every day. People may also disagree with me here but I believe Quake Champs was a step in the right direction for the evolution of arena fps. Why would I want to open DBT when QL has a couple of hundred active players in NA during peak hours? Whenever I open Diabotical I only see 1 or 2 wipeout games at most during peak hours. As a matter of fact, I play QL across several game types almost every day here in NA.
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I don't know how that is going to sell the game or bring already established communities over from QL. This game is just Quake Live with another coat of paint and some gimmicks. It doesn't do anything to reflect upon the Arena FPS genre other than being another Quake Clone with a few gimmicks like adding dodge and a shock rifle, and some quality of life features that Quake Live might have needed years ago.
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A lot of people may agree with me, a lot of folks here might down vote me, but I don't care, it needs to be said.ĭiabotical is a truly uninspiring game.