The players start with the Gauntlet and another weapon of their choice (either Machinegun, Shotgun,or Nailgun) as their ranged starter. But the Hero Shooter elements end there, as players still need to pick up weapons, armor and powerups in order to get the upper hand in battle. The main draw of the game is the Champion system, where individual characters have individual stats (such as weight, speed, starting health, health cap, armor cap), up to two passive abilities, and one activable ability.
It was released for the PC in 2017, and went free-to-play the following year.Ĭhampions is a direct successor of Quake III: Arena and features the good ol' Quake gameplay along with a large quantity of playable characters and some modifications to the formula. Quake Champions is a First-Person Shooter, and the sixth entry to Quake developed by id Software and Saber Interactive.
