I thought Evil's game was focused on aggression rather than defense, even Rapha has repeatedly stated that Evil played an extremely aggressive style in QL. What do you mean by "defensive?" Most of these games are dragged out because of the clash between Evil's nearly perfect aggressive style and Rapha's perfect defensive wizardry. Evil knows he can't just push Rapha, because he'll just get punished, and Rapha will then go hyperdefensive upon obtaining a leading, which doesn't allow Evil to play his game. However, Rapha doesn't want to risk dying against Evil for the opposite reason. Evil's aggressive style perhaps shines the most in the way he pressures and chases the spawns. Evil can consistently chain frags off spawn (seriously watch the closing 2 minutes of 125 fps season #23 Grand Final Evil vs Cypher Lost World). This is why Rapha plays so slow and defensive to counter Evil's aggression. Watch how Rapha played DM13 against Evil in 2015. 1 frag lead then +back the whole game. By the way, if you haven't watched the 125 fps games. Even though they weren't major tournaments like the Dreamhacks, IEMs, and QuakeCons, there are some really great matches in there, though not at the same level as 2016 Elder. I'd actually say 125 fps Season #24's Grand Final is worth watching even next to QuakeCon 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016. I would say the gameplay is faster in general though, as the Evil - Cypher matchup is very different from the Evil - Rapha matchup.

A crucial detail that makes the evil comeback so incredible which I think you missed was that after the double rail on Rapha, evil knew if Rapha spawned on the other side of the map, there was no way he would find him in time. So he leaves rail room, which allows the game to spawn rapha in there (since QL excludes the closest spawn points to prevent chain spawn kills). And he plays into the fact that the ONLY way he was getting that frag was IF rapha spawned back into that room. And sure enough. Yea it's pretty lucky, but to be able to maintain the wherewithal in a game THAT intense to play INTO that luck WHILE also hitting 2 PERFECT rockets is seriously what makes that one of the greatest plays in FPS history.

I was there in person and couldnt believe what I was witnessing. The most epic Quakecon final of all time hands down

2023 and Rapha is still sweeping the floor with roster... He is insane.

The 2016 final was some of the most amazing e-sports gaming I've ever witnessed in my life, I still remember stumbling upon professional Quake and never stopping ever since, I still watch the Championship on weekends and watch Quakecon religiously. Thanks for the video

I remember how magical this final felt. Funny thing is neither player had been "playing out of their minds" through the tournament until this match went to OT. It was intense how nail biting every over time was

Decided to watch this entire video in my Diabotical Queue

I remember this. Such an amazing game

Damn I miss Zoot, he was the greatest quake caster.

Followed pro scenes for CS, Dota, and SC but never really watched much Quake, this was a pretty cool look into the world of it. The amount of map knowledge and mechanical skill is insane, and 1v1 means it's all on you lol. Cool video.

This is the pinnacle of pro gaming

What a great game quake was... A lot of memories watching this. Keep this series, you just got another subscriber here. Cheers!

Oh yes, I remember watching this back then and biting my nails to the bone. Easily the best match I watched to this day. It's a shame Evil doesn't shine as bright in QC as he did in QL.

great video. thanks for putting it together. i was a UT player but like quake lore.

I watched it live, the hype was insane.

Rapha def my all time fav q3 player. Such a humble guy with the talent to go with it. Love the video.

One simply can not go wrong using Home - We're finally landing. ChillSynth at its best.

Wow.. Evil played very well, just amazing gameplay to outplay best quake player in the world. definetely deserve to win.

I get the chills every time I see this. Legendary.

Fantastically exciting match. I don't think we will ever see the excitement and fun we had in "the good old days".

Thank you for giving opportunity to watch the final map by myself. That said, thanks to you the chaos of those jumps and shots became a symphony played by two masterminds, even for me not playing a single game of Quake Arena.

That’s awesome man.. This grand final was probably the best entertainment I’ve ever witnessed. So good!

Great video, really enjoyed it, more please!

rapha vs evil on elder is the single greatest quake game ever played

I've re-watched this match up so many times, 2hype4me

I remember that. What a match. Truly peak arena fps. 🤩

Рад, что рекомендации меня занесли к тебе на канал, спасибо за ностальгию :)

Some crazy match. Happy for my compatriot

man i really went back to playing quake live, i played this game back when its a browser game.

Watched this game live as it happened. It was insane!

And QuakeLive ended that day, with a bang.

impressive game, I'm grateful I watched it

I had completely forgotten evil won the big match

I love Arena Shooters. They are so fun and fast. I wish they were as popular as before

The LAST good QuakeCon actualy

As someone who doesnt really watch e-sports this was entertaining to watch!

I remember watching this LIVE! ToxJ vs Cypher Aerowalk is also up there for me. Mostly because of how Cypher just unlocks.

I have watched the original four times.

what you dont show the last map

God remember watching this live in astonishment and if I remember so 20k viewers

There are countless amazing moments across many games but to me this will always be the greatest esports match ever. Rapha is truly an underrated fps god, if quake were bigger he would be one the biggest names in esports.

Never forget what they took from you.

Remember this game brilliant

amazing video

Great video. Watching this match from time to time! Whats the last music piece used in your video btw?

I don't even know what quake is but good video, I watched the entire thing

funny i used to play quake games as evil although i never played quake champions. there were too many evil's at one point so i switched to evilx13

really cool vid :)

And i won rapha at ESWC masters of Paris in Quake :d Gosh.. long time ago :D and i won 2:1 in group stage ;P

Best game ever! I don't know how many times i watched it... xD

good old days.

If there is one game that I have to choose to play all life that would be Quake.

Siempre me han gustado estos dos jugadores; por el espectaculo que entregan, técnica y pasión. Pero mi favorito siempre será Cypher. Jajaj ♥

Great vid new sub

Rapha the GOAT

yeah, I watch this QC online, greate game!

Queue the Summoning Salt music

4:23 -- incorrect reasoning. The 1-map lead would be because that's how tournaments with Winner Brackets and Loser Brackets work, usually: Whoever makes it to the Grand Final through the Winner Bracket starts with a 1-map lead. This just *IS* , regardless of whether he has dropped maps on his path or not. .

One of the most skilled game ever. So sad that Quake is dead. Dont know how it was possible.

Quake live?

Mario Kart Rainbow Road happy happy music for Quake..? Jesus Christ

bullseyeing rocket launchers, jesus how

Dominance? Rapha and cypher traded blows with cypher even beating him when they finally met in a major tournament at dreamhack. Im surprised you completely forgot to mention their rivalry, it was much stronger than rapha vs evils.

when the power in the arena went out, then the lights came back on and both players were still at it? but Evil had made a significant comeback in the moments audience couldn't watch . Was that some kind of elaborate cheat? did the PCs not run on electricity? wtf

QuakeChampions got too havy visual component for such gameplay so QuakeLive and Quake 3 Arena OSP is better.

honestly, as much as I enjoyed BOTH the games AND the commentary you did here (amazing job, btw !!), part of me is partially convinced that they had pre-arranged it in some way... After all, it was THE LAST ql big-money / big-name tournament, and the chance HAD to be taken for this to be made as amazing, exciting and memorable as possible !! Of course, these 2 are the best players in the world, but I doubt that anyone watching / following would have been especially excited to see a straight 3-0 sweep by any side. Therefore, the organizers / players HAD to make it memorable in some way... My 2 cents. :P .

Even though QC is new and better looking this game just feels better to play imo.

What? They played Furious Heights last. Evil didn't "tie" on the last map.

When it pays to have no life.

Rapha just won the world championship. And Rapha isn't "one of the best", he's THE BEST quake player of all time. It's not close.

This game was doa on launch. I'm surprised it even had a competitive scene. I guess the 10 guys that played it had a tourney 😂

WHAT IS THIS DAAAAAAN!!?!?!?! :D Zoot (c).

cool wtf

Enjoyable all the way through, i recommend trying to not sound like you're reading a script

WHERE IS RAPHA !!!

I have never really liked the rules of OT in Quake. Is there a reason why the rules are not sudden death OT in these tournaments?

The commentating and music in the video almost gave me cancer. But i prevailed and muted the video. then regretted unmuting, after.

I just want to suggest you, the uploader of the video, to do something with the thumbnail, so more people click it, because I got this video like 20 times on my KZfaq start page, so probably a lot other people got it as well, but I did not get the urge to watch it, however I might be interested in it, I just don't know yet. Didn't watch the video so far, but it's in my watch later list. 😉

Playing this game at the competitive level takes skill. Unlike CoD.

Very cool. As a non Quake player however, I find the rules they use very weird. Coming from other arena FPS I believe that a tie on a map should just end in a tie and go to a new map. Having players play a single map for 28 minutes when they've just come out of another map is crazy. As someone that's played competitive FPS at a high level at tournaments a 15 minute match was incredibly mentally taxing after a few rounds with very small breaks in between. I can't imagine having to expand such a high stakes game to almost half an hour. Also, not having proper double elimination is a MASSIVE FAIL. The reason you have loser bracket finals and winner bracket finals is to ensure the player/team that wins the grand final WINS THE MOST AMOUNT OF OVERALL GAMES AGAINST THEIR OPPONENT. Giving a player just a single map lead is ridiculous because then you can have situations where a player/team wins a grand final, yet actually wins LESS GAMES overall than their opponent, they just happen to win the "right" games. Every match should count, so the winner should carry across ALL their wins. MLG perfected video game tournament structure in the mid 2000's. Anyone doing any other tournament structure is objectively and MATHEMATICALLY WRONG. In the end Evil wins 2 matches and Rapha wins 4, yet Evil is the champion? Even a toddler knows this makes literally zero sense. So sick of tournament organizers failing grade school maths and ruining tournaments.

best map and final ever. rapha is a lucker

потом гляну

Evil being defensive player? Bullshit at its finest.

А ведь Эвил мог выйграть, там такой ппц был конечно(((

I thought Cypher was the best player in quake live, isn't he?

Evil красавчик)

8:06 -- that was really noobish. Must have been fatigue... probably? :O I take it that this entire tournament took place over the course of just one day? If yes, then I understand. If not -- man, the playing quality of skill has really dropped for arena FPS-es... :/ .

2 Seconds...

"They weren't just professional QL players, they were some of the best duellers on the planet". Literally no difference... There's like 10 paid players, all are top duellers.

Why kill this game? Nothing comes close to Quake3...except maybe Quake1.

it was a great duel, but i think if anything it just showed what a bad and flawed map that is haha. Their game on sinister in the same series was alot more exciting imo.

xD

Evil's aim lol.... so insane.

dude slowly walks up and shoots him with a rocket "HOW HOW HOW?!?!? |--| (__) \|\/ "

cypher and rapha are best quake live players. Not Evil.

Compare juggernaut multiplayer games like quake 3 and UT99 with the junk people play these days.

t is not the best game, there are many good games, the good thing is that each game is not the same, they are all special

He lost so it doesn't matter

Agree this was a best QC ever. I watched this live.