Quake Champions is a frenetic test of skill and the ultimate competitive game. The purest form of this proving ground is Duel mode, a 1-v-1 showdown to decide who is best, once-and-for-all.
Quake Champions Duel Trailer
Duel mode introduces an additional layer of strategy to Quake Champions, incorporating multiple Champions with differing Abilities. To start, players will select three Champions in a snake-style draft before heading to the Arenas. In choosing their roster, players will have to consider which Champions are better suited to their unique playstyle and which are effective counters to their opponents’ choices.
Taking a cue from fighting games, Duel is played as a best-of-three match. There are three total rounds, and in each round, a player has to defeat all three of the opponent’s Champions. When a player is fragged, they will respawn as another of their chosen Champions. When one player has eliminated all three of the opposing Champions, a winner for that round is declared.
The Quake Champions Large Scale Test Tech is now live and will run until May 21. The Tech Test is welcoming all players and includes Duel mode as well as the new team-based competitive mode, Sacrifice. Players who want to join in the fragfest can head to Quake.com to sign up and receive a key.
The duel mode needs an awful lot of work, and this trailer makes it seem like they are happy with the format and are going to stick with it.
Making duel easier wont make it popular, but it will make it a lot less interesting. Deep and interesting games are the ones that live on for decades.
Adding comeback mechanics, rounds and 30s major item respawn makes this duel mode much less interesting to people who care about duel, and yet its still just as intimidating and gruelling for people who dont play duel because its still 1v1 and they wont notice whats been added to help them
Making duel easier wont make it popular, but it will make it a lot less interesting. Deep and interesting games are the ones that live on for decades.
Adding comeback mechanics, rounds and 30s major item respawn makes this duel mode much less interesting to people who care about duel, and yet its still just as intimidating and gruelling for people who dont play duel because its still 1v1 and they wont notice whats been added to help them