Players can rocket jump and plasma climb with no health penalty. When fragged, the player must wait for the next round to begin.

Clan Arena (CA): Teambased gameplay where everyone starts fully equipped with full armor and weapons.

Team Deathmatch (TDM): Same rules as Free for All but in this mode, two teams fight each other.

Uses PQL physics, so the player moves faster than usual.

Race: Players start at a point/flag, and they have to get to another point as fast as possible using strafe jumping, rocket jumping, and other techniques, competing against other players.

Whoever gets the most frags before the time is up wins.

Duel: Player versus player (1-on-1) combat.

There are no powerups around the map (i.e.

Instagib: Free for All mode or TDM where players start with only a Railgun.

When the time limit expires, player with the most frags is the winner. Whoever hits the frag limit first wins and ends the game.

Free For All (FFA): Players engage in a match, where everyone fights for themselves.

Development of the match-making system was taken on by id Software after GaimTheory's closure.

Skill-based matchmaking is powered by a 'metagame engine' developed by GaimTheory. Quake Live was released as a free version of Quake III: Gold ( Quake III and its expansion pack, Team Arena) available only through a web browser. As players get more advanced, they use other tricks and techniques such as rocket and strafe jumping. This is achieved by navigating a 3D environment and shooting other players with a variety of weapons, while collecting health, armor, weapons, ammo and various power-ups. The gameplay of Quake Live consists of players attempting to kill more of their opponents than any other player or team in a given match. The game is no longer free to play after Octoand subscription options were removed.

Quake Live was previously a free to play game, with subscription options offering additional arenas, game types and game server options. On September 17, 2014, the game was re-launched as a standalone title on Steam. It is an updated version of Quake III Arena that was originally designed as a free-to-play game launched via a web browser plug-in. Quake Live is a first-person arena shooter video game by id Software.

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