Don't get me wrong. This is not a whine journal nor would I like it to be one. The Quake community is starting to thrive once again and it's all due to Quake Live. All of a sudden huge ammount of activity has emerged from somewhere. Demos being uploaded on a daily basis. It doesn't even have to be a demo from a major event with serious prize money in it. No more "this demo has no value because it's a friendly game. doesn't prove anything".

I think that everyone's starting to accept the fact that Quake Live is here to stay. The biggest factors affecting this is the easyness of finding someone to play with. There is always someone online. And I think QL is a bit easier to approach than Q3. The first step is somehow smaller. Friends of mine whom I tried to get hooked to VQ3 dueling (I failed) are now playing QL even though they get their asses handed to them on a daily basis.

What makes the difference? I don't really know. Am I liking in what direction things are going? Yes.

But I still miss Quake 3