An Old Friend Returns for Tourney Time in Quake Champions
Tournament time! Quake Champions has just announced Bethesda will host the first esports tournament for Quake Champions at Quakecon in Dallas, TX on August 24-27. The game types in rotation are Duel and the new 4v4 team-based mode, Sacrifice. The first Qualifiers for this Tournament will be held in June, and Bethesda encourages those interested to sign up for their “Large Scale Tech Test” that will run from this Friday, May 12 through May 21 to begin practicing and developing strategies. Go here to sign up!
Now for the other meaty puzzle piece to Bethesda’s announcement: the introduction of a new character named Visor. This guy is all about pre-firing and bunny hops. He’s for all those players who want to be called out for wall hacks, and now they can actually say “naw, it’s part of the game, bro.”
Bethesda’s description of Visor is equally hilarious: “Another veteran Champion returning from the bloody halls of Quake 3 Arena, this cybernetic clone is as cold as the Russian winters of his youth. His mutilated body — impervious to panic or pain — is the result of attempts by Moscow’s GRU to create the perfect infantry; his grafted mask is filled with putrefied blood that allows him to see through matter with his Piercing Sight Active Ability. And he has unlimited speed with his Passive Ability. That’s a vicious combination for Deathmatch and an absolute killer in Duel.”
Putrefied blood, grant me sight! Visor weighs in at 125 Health, 25 Armor, and 300 Speed. A medium-class for sure, but his Passive Ability of Grasshopper is where it gets interesting. I’ll let Bethesda explain more:
“Speed kills. Are you sick of all those psychotic Anarkis hoverboarding around the Arenas, turning it “up to eleven” all over your face? Visor’s Passive evens the playing field. Grasshopper allows Visor to continually gain speed when strafe-jumping – with no cap. Skilled players will be able to keep up with anyone, even that drug-addled freak.”
So turn to the side, and start bunny-hopping like mad. Wall-look your opponent, see through cloaks, and end their lives. Just in time for a bunch of people to gather in one place and play for money! Hope no one dies for real!
SOURCE: PRESS RELEASE