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>> QuakeWorld.

>> The code I am developing right now is EXCLUSIVELY for internet play.

I hope he has at least a vague idea of how many lives he changed because of this feature/philosophy/idea and game.

Oh for sure. Of the OG id guys, John Carmack seems to usually be a bit more on the humble side about it, but they definitely know how influential their stuff has been.

If I remember correctly, making Quake 3 multiplayer _only_ (not counting the bot matches, which was a cool thing to have built in) was a push from John Carmack. Which I think also really accelerated e-sports as a thing.

Quake 3 being exclusively multiplayer could also be down to id software loosing their best creative designers, as Quake 2's story was also considered sub-medicore, so they most likely just said "fuck it, we're going without a single player story this time".

> Quake 2's story was also considered sub-medicore

id was infamous for what the plot of their games could fit on a pack of cigs, on one side.

Sure, but by the mid to late '90s, the goalposts have moved.

Half-Life 2 and others showed gamers you can have a captivating single player story AND also have fun shooting your friends in multiplayer.

Yeah they basically had resigned themselves to making the same game in a new engine every few years.

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