Wait, what system is it on? Quake 1 - Quake 4 have all been on PC. Picking up Quake is very difficult if you have never played it before, because those who play Quake have a verrrry high skill level (for the most part), and whilst this seems like a rather subjective statement, you can ask anyone who has tried to pickup 1v1 or 4v4 quake action and ask them how frustrating it is.
BF2 and Planetside are good games and I have respect for them because of just that. However, if set in an arena, a Quake player versus a BF2 player, the Quake player would undoubtedly win, as Quake is geared much more towards incredibly fast, incredibly accurate and incredibly smart play, where the pressure is more on the individual's skills and not on relying on a teammates.
Moreover, this is why there is the notion of "A Quake player can play Counter Strike, but a Counter Strike player cannot play Quake." Whilst a Quake player has the individual skills necessary to move to a team based game that requires arguably less aim skills (as seen by some more known players such as destrukt, fatal1ty, etc.) than for a Counter Strike player who is used to teamplay and once again arguably less aim skill to move to a very aim/individual oriented game.
This is why Webzen often says "Well...Planetside is an FPS, but it isn't a real fps," and they refer to it as a "slower, militaristic shooter" rather than a ball breaking insanely high learning curve game such as their suggested "Quake and Unreal Tournament" which they seem to be aiming for.
However, I definately suggest you pick it up and give it a whirl, Quake 3 or Quake 4, and at least taste what it is like if not play it for a while, I guarantee you that it will give you an edge on any other FPS you play.
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