it has no recoil at all. it just gets a bit spread at longer distances in a random or set pattern, dunno about that. but it's not recoil, forcing you to readjust weapon down like in cs or sth like that.
There is actually a CA player that plays in NA with parkinsons. He is complete shit at quake, but still loves it. 10acc lg, 15 acc rail, 40 acc rockets and he's in tier 4 and can hold his own.