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I'd really love to see a polished version of Quake 3 as open source. I know Nexuiz exists, but it'd be nice to see some work done to make it look nicer and more visually consistent. I find aesthetics tend to be the weak spot for FOSS games in general.
FOSS Quake 3 alternatives are plentiful
Yes.. to be honest I feel old-school deathmatch arena shooters is the one genre where the FOSS world has actually already surpassed what can be found in the proprietary world already.
Most of the industry has moved on to some variation of hero-based abilities and/or some form of "mission" objective to try and add more tactical elements. Even the faster paced franchises like the modern Doom Eternal have given up on old-school deathmatch.
As I said, in terms of engine and gameplay they're fine, but the aesthetic polish is lacking in my opinion.