Quake Live Exits Beta; Subscription Options Announced

In beta no longer, id Software's Quake Live is now offering two new ways to get into its browser-based shooter action: via ad-free "Premium" and "Pro" subscriptions.

With a Premium membership, you'll be able to access 20 subscription-exclusive maps, an exclusive "Freeze Tag" mode, clan creation and joining options, and have your match stats stored for six months. Premium is $24 a year and that's not quite all it adds to the shooter. It also supports custom profile wallpaper in addition to subscription-based awards. 
 

Dat Quake.

Never had been big into Quake in the past, but I might need to start looking into it at some point, least my own curiosity drive me mad wondering about it.

I'm gonna stick to the free thing. Considering I haven't touched the beta in ages.

I will probably go pro, not premium. I play it all the time. Why not?

I love Quake Live, and I don't mind a paid option in theory, but having paid-only maps splits the community.  I'm not fond of that at all. 

Subscription?? Errr no your ok.

If they still provide solid free content, I have no problem with this. At least they're not ganking people out of playing the game at all.

I don't pay sub fees to video games anymore since I quit WoW, but I will continue to play it for free.  I love Quake.

If people pay for this who constantly rip on MMOs for having subscription fees, I will laugh.
 
Anyways. I didn't even know it was in beta. I played it maybe once.

not really a fan of subscription services...

Hey guys. I heard you want to pay $48 a year for Quake 3.
 
 

Not  compatable with windows 7 or OSX???!?!?!?!!!!!!!! 
 
Guess I can't play even though I have both major platforms. 

I can't see how anyone can pay $48 a year to play Quake in the year 2010.

I think having to pay a subscription for a game that is ten years old to get some exclusive maps is a real bummer, considering that the original game is probably dirt cheap at this point (or free through certain channels) and includes support for infinite maps through a mod community.

Would never pay for this, but wouldn't mind the ads.

The prices seem about double what they should be. At $12 and $24, it'd be pretty reasonable.

HAY GUYS WE HAVE THIS NEW FREE TO PLAY QUAKE IT'S ENTIRELY AD SUPPORTED 
 
OH NO WE RAN OUT OF MONEY IT WAS IN BETA ALL ALONG GUYS HONEST NOW IT'S SUBSCRIPTION

I recently logged in just to save my account from deletion. I can't see this business venture working out, however nifty it may be. :(

yay, subscription for an outdated game

i was totally ready to make the 
 
"HEY GUISE ITS AD-SUPPORTED BUT WAIT THERES A SUBSCRIPTION FEE NOW"  comment 
 
but its good to see that the free option is still there.

" Not  compatable with windows 7 or OSX???!?!?!?!!!!!!!!  Guess I can't play even though I have both major platforms.  "

" @Devil240Z said:

" Not  compatable with windows 7 or OSX???!?!?!?!!!!!!!!  Guess I can't play even though I have both major platforms.  "

Don't know about OSX but it works fine for me on Win7 64 using Chrome. "

I dunno about this.

This looks entirely reasonable to me. People who play Quake *really* play Quake and are likely to get their money's worth out of the (nominal) fee. I might be up in arms if they were removing the option for you to play the free ad-supported version, but they're not. 
 
It all comes down to what the game is worth to you and how much "more" you want out of it. I'd be pretty likely to pay for something like this is I ate, slept and breathed Q3 like I do TF2 for example. Hooray for options!

Quake Live was interesting because you could play multiplayer Quake in a browser but 48 dollars a year for what is essentially a 10 year old game insane. I can fire up an old copy of Quake III Arena and play on a ton of servers for free with ridiculous maps and mods. A game which can be bought ridiculously cheaply.

This sounds reasonable to me. All tourney play for Quake Live will continue to be done on the free version I imagine, and that's all that matters.

Not compatible with Chrome? The crap?

If none of these is secretly "The Longest Yard", I have absolutely zero interest.

I say it's reasonable, cause they're not forcing you to pay it and it's mostly for the quake monsters that play 24/7. I haven't played it in a while but I'm gonna go see how it feels now that it's out of "beta".

I used to wait around for ages to get a game in this, but it always told me I was in a line. Didn't realise it was beta stage - thought it had been around for years.

I didn't even know it was still in beta.

lol subscribe to my nuts

Um, at this point wouldnt it just be cheaper to buy regular Quake 3 on steam and play it there?

yeah no thanks, free will be fine.  i only play this game like every other month so it's no biggie.

Less than a dollar a week for a game that some may get ten or more hours of play time from in each of those weeks? And this addresses the complaints about not being able to play with just your friends unless you find an empty server that stays empty? They're adding twenty new maps? And there's still the option to play free? What are people complaining about? Is there anything actually bad about this?

QuakeLive is a big improvement over standard Quake 3. They incorporated a lot of great stuff from CPMA, made it possible to edit all important settings from the menu, improved the spectator experience, and more.
 
Freeze tag is great fun, the ability to spawn servers is very welcome, and the new maps include some great classics.
 
Now with all of this, how could you not pay for it?!

Wait, this game isn't free to play? FAIL!

Seems like a very reasonable set of options to me. 

Its Quake. Its what, over 10 years old? Yeah sorry, not worth a yearly subscription. Give me break! Lol :-P

wow, i'm excited about Quake Live Exits Beta. thanks for posting this BradNicholson!
 
i'm going to play Quake Live Exits Beta as soon as it comes out and buy it at Best Buy, my choice for game purchases.

" wow, i'm excited about Quake Live Exits Beta. thanks for posting this BradNicholson!
 
i'm going to play Quake Live Exits Beta as soon as it comes out and buy it at Best Buy, my choice for game purchases. "

Seems like a good deal, considering what they offer...oh and its Quake for **** sake. 

" I used to wait around for ages to get a game in this, but it always told me I was in a line. Didn't realise it was beta stage - thought it had been around for years. "