When comparing Ratz Instagib vs Warsow, the Slant community recommends Warsow for most people. In the question“What are the best PC arena shooters?” Warsow is ranked 12th while Ratz Instagib is ranked 30th. The most important reason people chose Warsow is:
Here some numbers: Warsow is based on Quake game engine, just like Counter-Strike so numbers are comparable. In CS you are moving usually at speed 320 ups. In Warsow average duel match goes with speeds 600-900. In CA mode most of players moving at speeds around 1000ups. And in insta CA mode on some maps you can expect opponent flying at 1500-2000ups.
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Pros
Pro Very chill and a good game to just vibe in with friends
Way less competitive and more simple than other arena shooters and a great game to just turn your brain off and shoot some rats.
Pro Low system requirements
A machine with a 2GHz i3 CPU and 2GB of RAM can run the game.
Pro Fun, very unrestricted movement
The movement is very fast, kind of floaty, and very fun. it's way more free/ less tied to standard bunny hopping and more ground-based movement.
Pro Ultra-fast gameplay
Here some numbers: Warsow is based on Quake game engine, just like Counter-Strike so numbers are comparable. In CS you are moving usually at speed 320 ups. In Warsow average duel match goes with speeds 600-900. In CA mode most of players moving at speeds around 1000ups. And in insta CA mode on some maps you can expect opponent flying at 1500-2000ups.
Pro For both competitive and casual players
If you want to go hard then go to the online servers and pick duel mode. This is the hardest mode in the game. You will need to have many different skills to beat even an average player. If you want to just have fun you can pick bomb or ica modes. Bomb mode is much like de_* maps in Counter-Strike.
Pro One of the best gateway arena shooters for your friends
Well optimized, small file size, good bots, cute graphics, free, standard arena weapon set, good tutorial... If you are trying to get your friends to try playing hardcore arena shooters with you, like your Quake, UT, Reflex or what have you, this is a quick and free download that won't take too much convincing that will also give you a great experience.
Pro Good old Quake-like game mechanics
Pro Has match-making feature
Game optionally can collect your statistics to find game that matches your skills.
Pro One of the best gateway arena shooters for your friends
Well optimized, small file size, good bots, cute graphics, free, standard arena weapon set, good tutorial... If you are trying to get your friends to try playing hardcore arena shooters with you, like your Quake, UT, Reflex or what have you, this is a quick and free download that won't take too much convincing that will also give you a great experience.
Cons
Con Doesn't represent the arena shooter genre properly
It's as much arena shooter as "catch-ball" is baseball. In catch ball your only focus is to throw and catch the ball, similarly in RatZ instagib your only focus is in one weapon, aim and dodging. That is to summarize the complexity of the game excluding additional gameplay elements included in game modes like capture the flag and freeze tag.
Con Doesn't deliver anything new
It's like a poor clone of Xonotic's Instagib. Instagib in any shape and form exists in almost every arena shooter already, it's also done better in most of them. Some of them (Xonotic) are free and has 100x times the content.
Con It's a ghost town
According to SteamDB data the game since Feb 2016 hasn't once reached a 100 concurrent player threshold.
Con Hard for beginners
Quake is hardcore game. Sharp shooting is far from enough to be good at it. You need to control position of your opponents, plan your strategy really fast, control powerups, etc. Warsow is much like Quake, but movement is more complex and plays an important role.
Con Too few people online
Usually 80-150 players are online, and all the people are spread out over many modes of the game. So if you want to play duel or arena, you must wait or pickup opponents on an IRC.
Con Small difference in skill results in a huge difference in score
For example you can lose with a score such as 20:1, and this is okay.