Demo's and experience

Experience, when you play said maps long enough you play fixed angles/situations over and over again.

also r_subdivisions "80" , to see the true geometry of the map.

subdiv what?

fuck off.

build a time machine and go back to 1999 and learn the maps like everyone else and become a veteran at quake... like everyone else

unfortunately 1999 was the year of UT and so was every other year since then

i think ur in a parallel universe, best sort out ur time machine

Hard to go into more detail without specific map or at least game type, in the time i write this someone has probably already suggested it but if ur looking to run around maps on ur own (not bad idea) then see how well you can move around it backwards without clipping any walls etc

that's a good idea. Already been running around maps in practice, but never thought about doing it backwards.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map

1) watch for matches/finals on specific maps
2) try to determine the decisive factor for the win (qzdm13 might require proper attack/defense knowledge + proper weapon usage while qzdm6 is much more "time mega and RA like hell", qzt9 is abt learning to control 2 YA, exepting the regular MH timing, etc)
3) determine the gamestyle of the champs which best fits your style (to me it's a combination between cypher and dahang -cypher's aim and dahang movement here, at some degree of course , pretty bad movement skills yeah :)) and study their matches more than the matches of other players
4) profit? :P

3) determine the gamestyle of the champs which best fits your style ... and study their matches more than the matches of other players

hmmm. Well, I range between trying to ambush or full-tilt kamikaze, neither of which work for very long. it may be early still to determine "style".

Thanks for your input, + for your effort.

jump around a map 2 or 3, play ffa's on it, then memorize where the armors are and that's it

Why would you ask players of a game where the majority of the maps in the mappool is older than 10 years?

Why would you ask me why I ask ppl that are more experienced with them than I am? Seems to be a perfect place for some insight don't ya think- the people that HAVE played them for years?

If I had been playing the maps for 10 years I wouldn't even bother asking the question.

if you happen to learn how to play t9 please notify me