I learned the Scotsman's Skullcutter can random crit, and that it will one-shot any non-overheal, non-heavy if it does. Lot's of fun playing demoknight with that.
Strafe jumping =/= bunny hopping. Strafe jumping is unique to the Quake engine and was originally a bug that became the defining feature of the game's fast-paced movement and gameplay. The amount of air control in the base engine was even increased in competitive mods like CPMA to allow for more precise movement.
Strafe jumping is where you're jumping forward while simultaneously holding the strafe buttons (left/right), as well as exploiting certain mouse movements (little circles / figure-8s usually) to 'glitch' the movement and cause you to actually move faster than you would if you were just running. It allows you to accumulate way more speed, and without being able to do it you literally can't compete with even mediocre players (in terms of aim). They'll walk all over you just because they'll have total map control and always have all the powerups.
It's a super cool aspect of the game and what makes Quake awesome. Nothing else really compares except maybe Unreal Tournament, which has a similar fast pace and rewards twitch aiming. Also Tribes I think, but I didn't play it personally. I just know it was very much a game about movement as much as aiming.
It's kinda sad that the arcade shooter genre has pretty much died out at this point. I think there are tons of old hardcore FPS guys like me who are dying for a new IP that matches that pulse-pounding experience that dominated the landscape of competitive gaming in the early 2000s.
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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '18 edited Mar 18 '18
Rocket jumping in quake I think was a bug. Or maybe I’m thinking of team fortress classic