When comparing Warsow vs Oolite, the Slant community recommends Oolite for most people. In the question“What are the best free (No F2P!) games for PC?” Oolite is ranked 4th while Warsow is ranked 37th. The most important reason people chose Oolite is:
Space battles happen without the player starting them, or even being involved. Criminals and fugitives shoot at police. Police shoot at criminals.
Specs
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Pros
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.
Pro Non player centric
Space battles happen without the player starting them, or even being involved. Criminals and fugitives shoot at police. Police shoot at criminals.
Pro Improves on the Elite formula while not straying too far
Pro Lots of mods
Mods to customize the game's look and mechanics means that you can pretty much customize your gaming experience. Add new planets, station types, stories, and a whole lot more.
Pro Mods create missions, ships and equipment to totally change the difficulty
The mods make every ship from every movie and TV series available, which is fun.
Cons
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.
Con Too addictive
This can be a serious time thief.