I haven’t played this since the time I ended a friendship over the phone while fragging.

It had nothing to do with the game, but I’m pretty sure that was the last time I ever logged into it.

Fucker literally offered me 20 bucks to convince my sister (who he had never really met outside of maybe seeing her at school) to go on a date with him.

Anyway, I fucking instantly and wordlessly hung up. I asked him to repeat it to make sure I hadn’t heard him wrong or to see if he was kidding, and he doubled down on it. Hung up and never talked to him again. I knew him from high school and given when Quake Live started, (and how early I tried it) it was several years after I would’ve graduated college (if I ever finished it).

I hadn’t even talked to him for a while, it was kind of a “hey how you been” kinda call/conversation until he brought that up. Never heard from him again. Heard a small mention of him from a mutual friend that he felt bad about it but I don’t care. I wouldn’t have cared if he offed himself about it, I am still just as pissed today, and if I ever have to interact with him again I will let him know exactly who I am and what I remember about him.

But given that I barely played any Quake games, this story is what I think about when QL gets brought up.

I hope he’s still depressed somewhere.

The depths you have to sink to to get what honestly feels like an attempt at a charity point, but if that wasn’t assumed it wouldn’t have become the product in its position.

If there was an actual push to get compatibility worked out, it very well could. Seems more like a corporate holdback than a technical issue.

That would almost count, if it was significantly different at this point.

They’re isn’t one positive thing to say about it at all. Not even one.

If it does, it needs to pop so hard that EVERYONE involved with it can’t even afford to be heard of anymore.