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You won’t find Quarry playing in any tournament. There’s no tau cannon and there’s no longjump pack. And that’s just fine by us. Quarry is a map professional enough to mistake for a Valve original and
good enough to restore a non-l33t player’s faith in the game itself.
Quarry, a nicely rendered underground mine, features a plentiful supply of two low-tech player essentials: AR grenades and HEV. Learning the "cycle," a circular path through the map’s armor and
weapon spots can turn even a high-ping player into an elite dominator.
Quarry is a map with single-player inspiration. Accessing the gluon gun requires a Freeman-like tact: Pulling a switch on the lower level and finding your way to the surface. Quarry’s author goes so far
as to suggest that the mine is the source of a viral outbreak and your opponents are mad, infected miners. Infected or not, Quarry’s excellent design and ping-forgiving selections make for a superb
fragging experience.
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