When comparing Quake III Arena vs ET: Legacy (Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory), the Slant community recommends ET: Legacy (Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory) for most people. In the question“What are the best LAN party PC games?” ET: Legacy (Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory) is ranked 2nd while Quake III Arena is ranked 43rd. The most important reason people chose ET: Legacy (Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory) is:
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is completely free to download and play, as well as being open-source, meaning that anyone can use the code for the game.
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Pros
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.
Pro Free and open source
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is completely free to download and play, as well as being open-source, meaning that anyone can use the code for the game.
Pro Offline LAN support
Users can play using LAN over wi-fi or ethernet.
Pro The mechanics are simple, yet effective
This game often requires engineers to build things, medics and covert ops to protect them, and soldiers to do the dirty work. Yet the mechanics are not so stringent as to make it near impossible to play with only two or three. Essentially, this game requires just the right amount of cooperation.
Pro Win, Mac, Linux
Windows, Mac and Linux versions available.
Pro Graphics
Graphics are so cool.
Cons
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.
Con No single player campaign
There is no single player modes in the game as it is multiplayer only.