| FPS games such as Quake III are fast | | | | Plasma gun is most effective on medium |
| paced games which generate a lot of | | | | range. It causes a lot of damage, has a |
| energy and adrenaline rush. To take the | | | | high fire rate and is easy to use. Due |
| Quake III experience to the next level, | | | | to the high speed of the plasma and the |
| being skillful and adept at using the | | | | fire rate it is best to aim directly at |
| weapons involved, really helps. | | | | the target at closer ranges. At medium |
| The most basic weapon in Quake III is | | | | or longer range, fire a burst of plasma |
| the gauntlet. It is an effective weapon | | | | at a spread area, predicting the |
| at a very close range as it deals a lot | | | | movements of the opponent. |
| of damage to the opponent if struck | | | | Rocket launcher and rail guns are the |
| properly. If your strafing is good, then | | | | two favorite weapons for all |
| you can use a gauntlet against an | | | | professional Quake III players due to |
| opponent holding the rail gun. Avoid | | | | their high amounts of damage. Rocket |
| using it against rocket launchers, | | | | launchers have huge splash damage. At |
| plasma guns or shotguns. | | | | short range it is best to aim directly |
| The default weapon is the machine gun. | | | | at the enemy. At medium or long range, |
| The damage it does is low but the | | | | predict the opponent's movements and try |
| accuracy rate is very high at both long | | | | and aim at the ground below him or the |
| and short range. Also the attack speed | | | | any walls close to him. |
| of the weapon is very fast. It is a good | | | | No predictions are needed in railguns, |
| weapon to use to hunt down opponents | | | | it is all about accuracy. These are the |
| running away at very low health. | | | | hardest weapons to use but also the most |
| Shotguns are very useful at short range. | | | | damaging. It requires a lot of practice |
| They cause damage depending on how | | | | and control. |
| accurate the shot is, up to enough | | | | Every weapon has its own advantages and |
| damage to kill an opponent, in just two | | | | therefore to improve your game you must |
| accurate hits. Though the damage is | | | | know how and when to use each weapon |
| spread over an area around the target, | | | | according to the situation. Gun |
| it is best if you take your time to aim | | | | switching is what separates a good |
| and get an as accurate hit as possible. | | | | player from a brilliant one. |