Removed from the store? Where can I buy this?

[TofuDieb [profile in progress]]

[Phoenix]

What do you mean? I see the "Store Page" button in the upper right corner of the screen. Is it not there for you?

[TofuDieb [profile in progress]]

Yes. Not there.

[Hyper Sonic]

$14.99 including Team Arena http://store.steampowered.com/app/2200/Quake_III_Arena/

[TofuDieb [profile in progress]]

"Error" lol

[Phoenix]

Ahh, you're in Germany. I've heard some others complain that for some reason it's not available in Germany. As for why... I have no idea other than the German government has a fetish for censoring weird stuff. There's no WWII or n a z i related content, so I don't know what the issue is.

[Hyper Sonic]

What happens if you type quake into the seach box of the store, what shows up on the drop down?

[TofuDieb [profile in progress]]

Originally posted by Phoenix:

Ahh, you're in Germany. I've heard some others complain that for some reason it's not available in Germany. As for why... I have no idea other than the German government has a fetish for censoring weird stuff. There's no WWII or n a z i related content, so I don't know what the issue is.

Thx for the info.

[TofuDieb [profile in progress]]

Originally posted by 3DMightyMouse:

What happens if you type quake into the seach box of the store, what shows up on the drop down?

QUAKE and Quake Live.

[TofuDieb [profile in progress]]

and QUAKE Mission Pack 1 and QUAKE Mission Pack 2.

[Hyper Sonic]

I guess the drop down only shows a handfull, what results are listed when you enter in Quake?

[Phoenix]

I think that's all he's going to see. Quake 1 and its mission packs were unbanned in 2011. As far as I know Quake 2, Quake 3, and Quake 4 and any mission packs for those are all still under the ban for "excessive violence". Quake Live I think is not banned because there's no gibbing. At least there wasn't before it went on Steam. I haven't played it since the late beta stage.

An interesting fact is that every time I update Qtracker I find A LOT of Q3A servers in Germany. This clearly suggests the presence of an underground gaming scene where someone could obtain a non-Steam retail copy of the game... were they so inclined. Of course I mention this only as a point of interest. I would never openly advocate the violation of any country's laws.

If nothing else, there's always Open Arena, which is completely free and, to my knowledge, not banned in Germany. It's basically Q3A's game logic but with independently developed maps, models, and sounds. If you want to try the Q3A experience without running afoul of any legal entanglements or Quake Live just isn't for you then it does offer an alternative option.

[Hyper Sonic]

How is Quake 1 less violent than Quake 2 & 3? Quake's gibbing is cartoonish, almost comical! Not much basis in reality.

[TofuDieb [profile in progress]]

Originally posted by LordJulius:

Originally posted by 3DMightyMouse:

What happens if you type quake into the seach box of the store, what shows up on the drop down?

QUAKE and Quake Live.

[quoteand QUAKE Mission Pack 1 and QUAKE Mission Pack 2.[/quote]


These games can I buy. Others not -_-

[Phoenix]

Originally posted by 3DMightyMouse:

How is Quake 1 less violent than Quake 2 & 3? Quake's gibbing is cartoonish, almost comical! Not much basis in reality.

We're talking about Germany's censorship laws here... Do you expect them to have much basis in reality?

[byte]

Auf gamesplanet dot com is Q3A gerade runtergesetzt auf 3,5€. Bekommst nen Steamkey der sich einwandfrei freischalten lässt. :)