Jaga's Guide to Quake 3, Part 1: An Introduction

I'm a member of the resident games-and-anime club on campus that hosts a video game night every week. The floor is mostly dominated by Smash Bros. of various flavors and the occasional appearance of BlazBlue, but I've tried getting people to play my sorts of games - old school first-person shooters. Specifically, Quake 3 Arena. During the matches, I inevitably notice some players getting creamed by the others simply because they aren't familiar with the game - I don't want their first taste of Quake to be one of utter frustration.

On that note, I've decided to write this guide to help players understand Q3A better and just have more fun playing every Monday night. Check this post as more parts are added to the series. Parts may be updated as well as I learn new information about the game.

PART 2: Running the Game
PART 3: The Basics 
PART 4: The Guns
PART 5: Basic Strategies