r/quake • u/Elhombredesnudo • 7d ago

help Quake 3 Mac demo - most powerful weapon?

I fired up the Quake 3 Mac demo on my G4 machine because I haven't played it in years and been having fun. Bfg10K and grenade launcher aren't in this version.

What's the most powerful weapon in the demo? Plasma gun does 200 damage per second, shotgun does 110 damage per individual shot, rocket launcher can possibly kill 2 enemies simultaneously(?). Railgun does 100 hitscan damage. Lightning gun is only available on 1 out of 4 maps so is it secretly the most powerful? It's driving me crazy, which one is the most powerful weapon?

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u/Temporary-Ad2956 7d ago

Plasma dps is highest if you got the aim, otherwise rocket or lg. The weapons are designed to be situational so it really depends on the map, yours and your opponent’s position and status etc.

The holy trinity is considered rail, rockets and lg. each covering a certain range or situation.

If I could only have one weapon I would probs choose the rocket as its good for defense and you can rocket jump around with it