Macron is easy because I always end up with a backlog of quads and invulnerabilities by the end of the game. Of course the Queen was kinda easy in unpatched Unreal; Power 5 dispersion pistol, energy amplifier... one shot... hmmmmm
Yep. You always seem to be able to collect lots of powerups, on NORMAL skill. On hard skill however, you're only allowed to carry ONE powerup (as in only one quad, one invincibility etc...)
To be honest, fighting the Makron without using powerups, or heavy weapons, IS a challenge.
Fighting 3 MAKRONS in the q2 addon "Castles of Stroggos"
Now that's something else.
But on the other hand, fighting 2 or 3 queens in Monster Madness is an unique experience...
And yes, first time I beat the queen, it was with one (or maybe two --sue me) shot of the disp. pistol and using the amplifier...