Fun fact: Quad Damage and Double Damage stack

[FixbotWill]

^^

In the original game, Quad Damage and Double Damage didn't stack. Use both at once and you'd only get the benefit of Quad Damage. Now, use both at once and your damage is multiplied by eight.

Another fun fact: use both at once and fire the Disruptor against the Black Widow Guardian on Nightmare difficulty. She'll die in four shots, because despite her total health of 13500 including the power shield, the Disruptor ignores her power shield. It's wiser to just use one power-up for each of her two forms, but this is kinda funny. And also kinda sad.

[Mister Xiado]

In the current era, as this oversight benefits the player in a non-competitive game mode, it may be swiftly nerfed.

[FixbotWill]

to me the real problem is not that Quad and Double stack, but how broken the Disruptor is against the Black Widow Guardian. it ignores power shield, and two-thirds of her health is power shield... plus it keeps slamming her against the wall so she can't move.
All of that on top of the fact it has a higher damage output than the chaingun at full speed!

[Sar]

Does Black Widow no longer copy/counter your power-ups? That’s sad.

[FixbotWill]

Originally posted by Sar:

Does Black Widow no longer copy/counter your power-ups? That’s sad.

yes, she still copies them. but use both damage buffs and the disruptor can kill her in two seconds, so... not exactly a problem.

[Cannonaire]

I've played through Quake 2 (base game only) so many times, I find it really fun and relaxing to just go all-out and power through the levels with constant Quad+Double using all the guns. And even the other guns from the add-ons which you can now use in the base campaign in the remaster as well! Maybe listen to a podcast in the background. No worries. Just me melting through guys with a frankly ridiculous chaingun.

[Cannonaire]

GLORIOUS. I didn't realize Double Damage was a different thing from Doublefire Damage. You can stack all three at the same time now.

bind mwheelup "give silencer; use silencer; give silencer; use silencer"
bind mwheeldown "give quad damage; give dualfire damage; give double damage; use quad damage; use dualfire damage; use double damage"

(I don't use scrollwheel to change weapons.)

Try it! Fun times.

[Insano-Man]

Originally posted by Mister Xiado:

In the current era, as this oversight benefits the player in a non-competitive game mode, it may be swiftly nerfed.

The Hell of it is that I'm not actually sure if you're joking.

[Cannonaire]

I hope they don't. It's so much fun!