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Quake 3: Q3Tourney4: Vertical Vengence - PC Only
- April 30, 2003 14:04 PM PST
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Key Items:
Mega Health
Heavy Armor
Railgun
Rocket Launcher
Plasma Gun
Shotgun
This is a solid one on one map that can be a little unbalanced when one player completely dominates the Heavy Armor. The upper level is the focal point of this map, you can secure the Railgun, Heavy Armor, drop to the Mega Health, and drop to the Rocket Launcher with ease. The Mega Health is located on the second level around the corner from the Heavy Armor, drop down from the top level to grab it. The Heavy Armor sits on a small platform on the top level, controlling it is imperative. The Railgun is on the top level in the tower; you can spring up from the second level or walk in from the top level. The Railgun is the best overall weapon for this map; practice with it long and hard to pull off the insane angled shots required to dominate this map. The Rocket Launcher is on the second level opposite to the Mega Health, you can drop down from the upper level or walk around. This level isn?t dominated by the Rocket Launcher, but it still retains every measure of venerability it deserves, use the Rocket Launcher anytime you engage an opponent at mid to close range. The Plasma Gun is on the base level directly below the Heavy Armor. The Shotgun rests on the top level right above the Mega Health.
Anarki is the bot that runs this map and unless your Railgun skills are up to par don?t even dream of taking him on the harder settings. Anarki won?t hoard the Heavy Armor the way a human player would, use this to your advantage and camp this area hard. The Railgun is the tool of choice for this bot and it should be yours as well, with this in mind the battle here is going to be a shear test of your Railgun abilities. On the hardest settings Anarki doesn?t miss rail shots, if your rail aim is anything less than 80% you?re not going to stand a chance.
Experienced players will do their utmost to control the Heavy Armor, dominating this area will not only help control the map it will generate a ton of frags. If your opponent has superb rail aim and is dominating this area you can try to use the Rocket Launcher to knock them off, rocket splash damage can penetrate thin walls such as the floors on this level. You should also be able to use the tower in the center of this map to spring to the Railgun and then exit on the top level and match their rail skills. It?s hard, but not impossible, to pry a camping railer off the top level.
