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PostPosted: 09-28-2006 05:17 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Hi, i'm new here, so I just wanted to introduce myself. :icon17: I just got Quake III, but when i want multiplayer it says it can't detect the "Master Server". Does other people get this, or did i get a $40 game for nothing? :icon28:



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PostPosted: 09-28-2006 05:19 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


if you bought this game for $40 you've really got some problems.
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PostPosted: 09-28-2006 05:31 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Ok, i don't really remember how much it was...
but i know that the average video game would cost around $40-60
But i reeeeeaaaally want to play against people but it has the "Can't detect master server" error... :icon23:




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PostPosted: 09-28-2006 05:32 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Good, if I ever want to sell Minesweeper for $60, I know who to talk to.
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PostPosted: 09-28-2006 05:34 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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Good, if I ever want to sell Minesweeper for $60, I know who to talk to.


:eek: You know what i mean...
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Hi and Welcome to Q3W.



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PostPosted: 09-28-2006 05:37 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


welcome

so wait, you just got the game but you cant remember how much it costs and think it was about 40 dollars? we're talking U.S. american dollars right? i guess it doesn't really matter, but thats just weird.
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so wait, you just got the game but you cant remember how much it costs and think it was about 40 dollars?


Of course he just downloa...erm, purchased the game.
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I bought a cracked version of the game at staples for WHO KNOWS how much... but still....



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Try server query or one of those other gay softwares.



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PostPosted: 09-28-2006 06:02 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


1) Purchase a legal copy of the game
2) Download the All-Seeing Eye or Gamespy Arcade to find servers with
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PostPosted: 10-24-2006 06:16 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


:icon30: I found the problem... I had an obsolete version of Q3A
I downloaded a patch and i was fine.
Now that I put you guys through this forum of confusion and the answer was right under my nose, i feel like this: :clownboat:

...anyway, hello and lol to the pumpkin in the website banner :p
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Greetings and salutations glad you got the game working

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