Athena Champion & 'Citadel' map announced at PAX West Aug 31, 2018

[emilie]

Andre 'MortalEmperor' Carlos, Joshua 'TokyoPunchOut' Boyle and John 'ZeRo4' Hill held a Live Stream at PAX West 2018 (Seattle) today, August 31, 2018.

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New Servers in Northern California and Tokyo, Japan.

Things in the upcoming September Update (no exact date given) (currently being tested in PTS):

'The Longest Yard' - the classic map is now remade for Quake Champions. (Reminder: This was previously announced in the Community Managers Live Stream back on August 17, 2018.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aScld1oAK5c

Note: In today's PAX West Live Stream, they showed game play in the map. You can also see game play on the map in Twitch Streamers who are currently testing it out in the PTS.

The Q2 Shotgun (It is to be called 'The Trespasser' in QC - it will NOT be called 'The Painkiller' - as explained in the Live Stream, etc.).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkLi4r9VZe8

The Arcade Modes start in the September Update. The first Arcade Modes will include:
"Mystery Champions" (when player is fragged, player spawns as a random Champion)

"Team Instagib" (4 v 4 Instagib)

"Holy Trinity" (players all spawn with Rocket Launcher, Lightning Gun and Rail Gun. No other weapons available.)

"Hot Rockets" (players all spawn with Rocket Launcher only, does 3x the damage, etc)

Arcade Modes will be a weekly rotation of 'fun' modes. Lots more to come!

Note: Suggestions for your own ideas for Arcade Modes is welcome.

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Discussion took place on upcoming New Modes of 'Slipgate' and 'Capture The Flag' (CTF) - both of which were previously announced in the July 27, 2018 Dev Live Stream.

Reminder that 'Slipgate' will have new HUD and 3rd person spectator and that 'Slipgate' has some similar features of Clan Arena.

'CTF' will also have a NEW MAP - 'Citadel' - which is influenced by the 'Stonekeep' map in previous Quakes. 'Citadel' is a symmetric map for CTF in Quake Champions.
(see link below for 'Citadel' in the clip for 'CTF')

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Starting in October 2018, the PTS will be open to ALL Champion Pack owners. There will be an initial limit of 500 players to begin with. But all Champion Pack owners will have access to the PTS to test upcoming updates, etc.

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Reminder that the Champion Pack is currently still on sale 25% discount until Sept. 04, 2018 ($29.99). After that, it will go back to original price of $39.99.

From the Bethesda News Website Portal:

....." For a limited time, you also can pick up the Champions Pack, which grants access to all current Champions and instantly unlocks every Champion released in the future. Players who purchase the Champions Pack also get the ability to create Custom Matches for you and your friends, plus some sweet in-game goodies like the exclusive “Gladiator Ranger” skin.

After QuakeCon 2018 ends (Aug 09-12, 2018), the Champions Pack will cost $29.99 USD for a limited time, but hurry — this deal will revert back to its original $39.99 USD price tag on September 4, 2018."

https://quake.bethesda.net/en/news/2EZEoTwy20C8g4MiCOUekC

Note: It is still a little bit unclear if the opportunity to purchase the entire game (ie, the Champions Pack) will always be available in the future. https://imgur.com/XIfdfT9

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With the PTS becoming available to ALL Champion Pack owners in October, those players can help test out the new 'Slipgate' and 'CTF' modes. The devs want feedback on everything being tested in the PTS.

clip of 'Slipgate' & 'CTF' (includes the NEW MAP, 'Citadel'):
https://clips.twitch.tv/JollySlickKittenNomNom

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Reminders on the Quake Champions tournaments - all are "open" to all

The first two majors have been completed:

DH Tours in May 2018 $50k 2v2,
QuakeCon 2018 in August $200k 2v2 & Duel Showdown and the $100k Collegiate Cup 2v2

The next two majors are upcoming:
PGL in October 2018, $50k Duel
DH Winter in December 2018, $200k 2v2 and Duel.

Reminders on the ongoing weekly, monthly Quake Champions Cup Tourneys going on and all are also "open' to all. Go4 ESL, BattleFy, Quake Open League (QoL). All have prize money. BattleFy also has 'amateur' cup tourneys going on.

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October will also be the release of NEW CHAMPION, Athena. Athena has the Grappling Hook ability and the Double Jump movement ability. The Grappling Hook will be 'off-hand' - meaning the player can use the Grappling Hook and still fire their weapon. Player can also hang on a wall with the Grappling Hook and fire their weapon.

It is unclear if the 'CTF' mode will also be released in October, but they mentioned that because of 'CTF', Athena is being released in October 2018.

clip of Athena:
https://clips.twitch.tv/GloriousCrypticMoonFunRun

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August 31, 2018 PAX West Live Stream Replay

Quake Champions clip is about half hour and is marked at 03:18:53:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LCwT-DvdC0&feature=youtu.be&t=11933

[^7hypo^4luxa]

sooo... ctf will be behind a paywall? am i understanding that correctly?

[Danyaell]

Originally posted by ^1hypo^4luxa:

sooo... ctf will be behind a paywall? am i understanding that correctly?

The testing of the CTF will be available to CP owners only. Just the test (PTS). Once it goes live it is available to everyone.

[KroTaar]

we need no new champs we need a better netcode

[♥samantha♥]

Originally posted by KroTaar:

we need no new champs we need a better netcode

I watched some of the QC Bethesda video clips lastnight on twitch, the devs say they have done a lot of optimization, so thats to be seen.

Netcode issue, I don't seem to see that, as I usually play Quake Champions with friends, or very late at night.

[♥samantha♥]

Originally posted by emilie:

Note: Suggestions for your own ideas for Arcade Modes is welcome.

Arcade Modes I would love to see.

Gauntlet only match, lets dance.

Shot Gun only like Instagib one shot kill.

For Champions Pack owners, a fully customizable Arcade mode, for instance, where the warm up time, before the match begins can be increased, I think the current warm up time in game is to short.

Power up pickups can be removed.

Vampire mode, every time you hit a enemy your health increases, whilst their health decreases.

I'll add more suggestions when they come to mind.

[-=RelakS=-]

1: Fu*"+! all the other shotguns, I need this one!
2: A Quake and Quake 2 mod is a must where all the Quake Champions weapon versions are in use!

[m0nk]

Looking forward for these updates.

[willmore]

Cool, very cool