When comparing Wickland vs Quake III Arena, the Slant community recommends Quake III Arena for most people. In the question“What are the best PC arena shooters?” Quake III Arena is ranked 6th while Wickland is ranked 23rd. The most important reason people chose Quake III Arena is:
Not many available FPS games have such a high skill ceiling as Quake III Arena, making this a great game to invest time into, for those that want to get to a competitive level.
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Pros
Pro Interesting take on "permadeath" dueling
When the match starts, you spawn on the map and then you have to make do with weapons that you spawn closest to. Once you pick up a weapon, it will never spawn again. Players circulate around armor/health items to stay alive as long as possible while avoiding or shooting their opponents. Once you die, you lose. Matches can end as quickly as 30 seconds, or last up to 30 minutes.
Pro Worthwhile time investment for competitive play
Not many available FPS games have such a high skill ceiling as Quake III Arena, making this a great game to invest time into, for those that want to get to a competitive level.
Pro Offline LAN support
By using a LAN connection, multiple computers can facilitate multiplayer without the need for an internet connection.
Pro You can easily run the game on low end PC's
Due to the age of the title (released 1999) and the requirements of said title in the modern day, the game can easily be played on just about any PC from the last 10 years.
Pro Plenty of variation with multiple game modes keeps the gameplay fresh
Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag are the various modes that players can select within the game. This allows for enough change in gameplay for the user so that the game never gets old too fast.
Cons
Con Doesn't have many players
All you need is one person to play with though, grab a friend and have fun.
Con Poor quality voice-overs
Given that it is an older title and thus released when studios put little money towards quality voice-overs, Quake III Arena stands out as one of the worst of its kind, not least on account of the game announcer who is one of the main culprits.