Free For All (FFA): Players engage in a match, where everyone fights for themselves.Development of the match-making system was taken on by id Software after GaimTheory's closure. Skill-based matchmaking is powered by a 'metagame engine' developed by GaimTheory. Quake Live was released as a free version of Quake III: Gold ( Quake III and its expansion pack, Team Arena) available only through a web browser. As players get more advanced, they use other tricks and techniques such as rocket and strafe jumping. This is achieved by navigating a 3D environment and shooting other players with a variety of weapons, while collecting health, armor, weapons, ammo and various power-ups. The gameplay of Quake Live consists of players attempting to kill more of their opponents than any other player or team in a given match. The game is no longer free to play after Octoand subscription options were removed. Quake Live was previously a free to play game, with subscription options offering additional arenas, game types and game server options. On September 17, 2014, the game was re-launched as a standalone title on Steam. It is an updated version of Quake III Arena that was originally designed as a free-to-play game launched via a web browser plug-in. Quake Live is a first-person arena shooter video game by id Software.