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[PistolPete]

Registered for the alpha/beta over a year ago, still no invite :| ...

Same here. I signed up as soon as it was announced!

I remember playing the original via 56k dialup. It doesn't get nearly enough credit for being so ahead if its time. One of the best ever made in my opinion.

 

[Fulleffect]

Same here. I signed up as soon as it was announced!

I remember playing the original via 56k dialup. It doesn't get nearly enough credit for being so ahead if its time. One of the best ever made in my opinion.

check your pms!

 

[Nabs]

I gotta say, this is a lot of fun.

 

[Arucardo]

Send you key. HF

Awesome, thank you!

 

[Malfunky]

3 more.

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T1FDE-C0345-BC894-3A28C-E3A07
T1E73-8694B-D7824-0A2BE-F5663

 

[mkenyon]

For folks enjoying it, make sure to build up this hype machine. If the community loses out to the likes of BF3 and MW3, I will lose faith in gamers and maybe have to end my life early.

Game is too good to not have at least a solid community for a few years.

 

[Deadstar]

I think I might be done with this game. I think it's more fun than a lot of other shooters out there right now but in my opinion it's not better than Tribes 2. The lack of customization really kills it for me. I want to be able to pick my armor, weapons, pack and grenade.

 

[mkenyon]

Bummer to hear that. Were none of the classes to your liking?

 

[taoofjord]

I've got three beta keys. Only grab them if you're genuinely interested in the game please

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T1D2D-CE02B-16E24-45389-F5642

T14C2-24468-35DB4-F02BE-3B8D0

 

[markot]

How frucking long does it take to make enough to unlock another class >_<;

 

[taoofjord]

For folks enjoying it, make sure to build up this hype machine. If the community loses out to the likes of BF3 and MW3, I will lose faith in gamers and maybe have to end my life early.

Game is too good to not have at least a solid community for a few years.

I've been doing my best. This and Rayman Origins are two of the best games in years and I fear they'll both be overlooked by the bigger games.

 

[mkenyon]

How frucking long does it take to make enough to unlock another class >_<;

Just a few dollars. I can't give an accurate estimate of how long it takes to get enough tokens. So far, I think I've earned around 50k, but I've put in a ton of hours and I have a VIP booster. Though, shelling out $10 to get the classes you're interested in seems like a great way to get what you want and to support the game.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Can you still build laser walls and traps and stuff?

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

I've got three beta keys. Only grab them if you're genuinely interested in the game please

T1A6D-07A92-2D9A4-FBCA8-70773

T1D2D-CE02B-16E24-45389-F5642

T14C2-24468-35DB4-F02BE-3B8D0

I want one. HOpefully they'll be around when I get off work.

Where do I input the BETA key?

 

[questionmark]

Can you still build laser walls and traps and stuff?

The Doombringer has a laser wallish thing, but it is also the shittiest class by far, only adept at destroying vehicles. Other than that, the Sentinel has claymore mines, up too four with perks.

I have 3 beta keys, pm me if you want one.

 

[f@luS]

I've got three beta keys. Only grab them if you're genuinely interested in the game please



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used this one
thx

 

[markot]

Hi Rez really sucks at making half decent interfaces >_> first global agenda, now this. Its like.... so they actually hire people to do this stuff >.<?

 

[taoofjord]

Hi Rez really sucks at making half decent interfaces >_> first global agenda, now this. Its like.... so they actually hire people to do this stuff >.<?

Yeah, it's awful. It's like someone hired a family member that dabbles in graphic design to create the UI (and the UI for Hi-Command, which is the ugliest thing I've seen in years). The game is fantastic though, and the art direction in the game is much better than that of the UI. Thankfully!

 

[Fireye]

Hi Rez really sucks at making half decent interfaces >_> first global agenda, now this. Its like.... so they actually hire people to do this stuff >.<?

Double-agreed. I also hate that they backed out the nice in-game class switching UI that you can see in the Quakecon demos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0B_K4CAMEdU#t=382s (a few seconds after this)

Edit: Ok, wow, the interface is 100x worse. Now I can't even scroll down the keybinding's list to set keys! If I use the up/down arrows to go down, the window is stuck on the first set of keys. ((
Doubleedit: huge fps drop, and I encountered my first hacker on the new map. Held on to the enemy flag and moved around like he was in no-clip mode.

 

[markot]

Why would they make it worse as the game goes on >_<;

 

[questionmark]

I kind of love the game. But the more I play, the shorter my sessions last. There is only so much of getting swarmed by kids with assault rifle I can take before I get bored. They really need to deal with the hitscan weapons in my opinion.

The more I play Tribes, the more I regret buying MW3. Ranger is so good. Rifle + Thumper an almost ideal combination to deal with any kind of threat. I don't even sure that I won't unlock any other class for practical use.

 

[The_Player]

The more I play Tribes, the more I regret buying MW3. Ranger is so good. Rifle + Thumper an almost ideal combination to deal with any kind of threat. I don't even sure that I won't unlock any other class for practical use.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Another wave of keys.

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[StickSoldier]

Double-agreed. I also hate that they backed out the nice in-game class switching UI that you can see in the Quakecon demos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0B_K4CAMEdU#t=382s (a few seconds after this)

Edit: Ok, wow, the interface is 100x worse. Now I can't even scroll down the keybinding's list to set keys! If I use the up/down arrows to go down, the window is stuck on the first set of keys. ((
Doubleedit: huge fps drop, and I encountered my first hacker on the new map. Held on to the enemy flag and moved around like he was in no-clip mode.

I'm not sure if we were in the same game but I saw a guy do that yesterday in the new snow map.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

There are plenty of hackers afoot now. Speed hacks and aimbots. This'll be the first test of Hi-Rez's capability to respond to a serious issue that they've decided to take into their own hands. They've stated they won't be using third party anticheat protection, that they'll be developing their own proprietary means. We'll see about that.

 

[mkenyon]

I kind of love the game. But the more I play, the shorter my sessions last. There is only so much of getting swarmed by kids with assault rifle I can take before I get bored. They really need to deal with the hitscan weapons in my opinion.

Not to overuse an appeal to authority argument, but so far the only weapons that seem to be in agreement in OPness is the Raider SMG and possibly Ranger thumper. The hitscan weapons don't even register in the list. Ranger assault rifle is a less effective weapon than the Soldier's pistol.

Also, three more keys.
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T115D-D8810-28174-858A9-3079F
T12E7-73BBD-72104-23D96-4647B

Finally, don't be quick to call out aimbots. Most the folks I play with regularly get called out for it, and it gets really annoying. I'm level 17 or 18 right now, not sure what that means in playtime, but I've personally only saw a single persion that might be an aimbot user, but it was even questionable.

 

[questionmark]

Not to overuse an appeal to authority argument, but so far the only weapons that seem to be in agreement in OPness is the Raider SMG and possibly Ranger thumper. The hitscan weapons don't even register in the list. Ranger assault rifle is a less effective weapon than the Soldier's pistol.

The Infiltrators pistol is also pretty bad. As for the Ranger, the problem with the assault rifle is not that it is overpowered in itself. The problem that it is a ridiculous weapon that does not belong in a game like Tribes (in my opinion). It is easy to use, requires no skill at all, and appeals to the kind of players I don't want to play with. And when put in the hands of a good player using it as cleanup after a thumper hit or two, yeah, no. I jumped in a game earlier on Crossfire, and decided to go for the generator. I approach the ship from the side, and suddenly TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-DEEDOO-TAK-TAK-TAK-TAK-PEW-TAK-TAK-PEW-TAK-TAK-PEW-TAK-TAK-PEW-TAK-TAK-PEW-TAK-TAK and I am dead. That's when I did something like this.

I sincerely hope they just completely remove the whole Ranger class.

Finally, don't be quick to call out aimbots. Most the folks I play with regularly get called out for it, and it gets really annoying. I'm level 17 or 18 right now, not sure what that means in playtime, but I've personally only saw a single persion that might be an aimbot user, but it was even questionable.

I am around 14-16, can't remember exactly, and I cannot remember seeing a single hacker yet. I play on both the European and the North American servers.

Here's another three keys:

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T14D4-F3C4F-BB4E4-1EB93-12D62
T12C4-C2CBC-1C494-7BABA-6BA67

 

[saelz8]

This is literally all I've been playing lately. I do wish there was a way to track playtime, as I'm always curious how many hours I've put into a game.

 

[rexor0717]

I wish I had time to play this game. Skyrim...UMvC3...to many games. How long is the beta going to last for?

 

[BlueScrote]

Not to overuse an appeal to authority argument, but so far the only weapons that seem to be in agreement in OPness is the Raider SMG and possibly Ranger thumper. The hitscan weapons don't even register in the list. Ranger assault rifle is a less effective weapon than the Soldier's pistol.

Really? I have had zero luck with the soldier's pistol so far, but the assault rifle is pretty decent for flag chasing.

 

[Fireye]

I have to wonder if those people playing at low resolutions are at an advantage with hitscan weapons. Might try playing some at 640x480 and see how it goes. I also noticed that my huge FPS losses were in borderless mode only. Going back to fullscreen makes it much less laggy.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Not to overuse an appeal to authority argument, but so far the only weapons that seem to be in agreement in OPness is the Raider SMG and possibly Ranger thumper. The hitscan weapons don't even register in the list. Ranger assault rifle is a less effective weapon than the Soldier's pistol.

Also, three more keys.
T1F34-7BC6D-05474-A3086-94D5D
T115D-D8810-28174-858A9-3079F
T12E7-73BBD-72104-23D96-4647B

Finally, don't be quick to call out aimbots. Most the folks I play with regularly get called out for it, and it gets really annoying. I'm level 17 or 18 right now, not sure what that means in playtime, but I've personally only saw a single persion that might be an aimbot user, but it was even questionable.

I'm not being quick to call out aimbots, I've witnessed the development and release of the software. It's all over the forum, even. Plenty of evidence.

 

[mkenyon]

Another 6 or so hours played today. Getting sick of the Shrike in it's current state. It's very much game-breaking. Played a ton of Raider to see if it is what its cracked up to be, and it certainly is an overly powerful class, especially when paired with the scrambler for generator destruction duty. Once you get the hang of the SMG, the weapon becomes borderline silly, doubly so against heavies. Throw a repeating nade launcher on the top of it along with a very powerful shield pack, and you've got yourself a really powerful class. I'm sure there's going to be a lot of Raider use in the upcoming scrims.

Loving the physics changes as well. Game feels golden right now.

 

[The_Player]

I sincerely hope they just completely remove the whole Ranger class.

Play the way you like and let the others decide for themselves how they're gonna win. Ranger is a good choice for those who're new in Tribes, because not everyone in the world know how exactly you can pwn enemies with spinfuser.
As for me, I don't see anything overpowered in Ranger class. Rifle is good, but it's not the ultimate weapon. Thumper as well isn't close as good as spinfuser: it has shelldrop, slow speed of firing and ridiculously low range.

 

[bakeray]

anyone have an extra key? i'd really love to try this..

 

[The_Player]

anyone have an extra key? i'd really love to try this..

PMed

 

[bakeray]

thank you so much.

 

[questionmark]

Play the way you like and let the others decide for themselves how they're gonna win. Ranger is a good choice for those who're new in Tribes, because not everyone in the world know how exactly you can pwn enemies with spinfuser.
As for me, I don't see anything overpowered in Ranger class. Rifle is good, but it's not the ultimate weapon. Thumper as well isn't close as good as spinfuser: it has shelldrop, slow speed of firing and ridiculously low range.

People can play however they want, and I will react however I want. I have not told anyone how to play, just voiced my opinion on the state of the game, which I feel suffers from a range of weapons which require next to no skill at all. I still enjoy the game, but how much, and for how long? That depends on what HiRez continue to do with the game.

 

[The_Player]

People can play however they want, and I will react however I want. I have not told anyone how to play, just voiced my opinion on the state of the game, which I feel suffers from a range of weapons which require next to no skill at all. I still enjoy the game, but how much, and for how long? That depends on what HiRez continue to do with the game.

They're still in the beta, and according to their own words the game might change dramatically till the time they'll go gold. The more whine on their forums about hitscan weapons, the more likely they'll nerf it.

 

[Jintor]

Rangers are also fighting dudes who are hurtling past at 200km/h in the opposite direction up a hill and will be out of line of sight in about five seconds while they themselves are trying to dodge opposing spinfusor fire and keep their own momentum solid. Hitscan is not that much of an advantage.

 

[questionmark]

They're still in the beta, and according to their own words the game might change dramatically till the time they'll go gold. The more whine on their forums about hitscan weapons, the more likely they'll nerf it.

It's not like I have given the game up, as I said, I still enjoy the game.

Rangers are also fighting dudes who are hurtling past at 200km/h in the opposite direction up a hill and will be out of line of sight in about five seconds while they themselves are trying to dodge opposing spinfusor fire and keep their own momentum solid. Hitscan is not that much of an advantage.

This one scenario is hardly indicative of much.

 

[Jintor]

That one scenario is pretty much core gameplay, yeah?

 

[questionmark]

That one scenario is pretty much core gameplay, yeah?

No, not really. Everybody is not flying around at 200km/h in opposite directions of the Rangers all the while the poor Ranger has to dodge spinfusor fire.

 

[Jintor]

Fine, I'll distil it down into "People are moving really goddamn fast" and "Most players are out of your line of sight by the time you've become spatially aware of where they are"

Besides, the amount of time you have to track someone with the rifle before they keel over is relatively prohibitive if you're trying to off someone who actually knows how to dodge and whatnot.

 

[The_Player]

No, not really. Everybody is not flying around at 200km/h in opposite directions of the Rangers all the while the poor Ranger has to dodge spinfusor fire.

At the same time glorious spinfuser wielders can't hide from instantly traveled rifle shots. :3

 

[questionmark]

Fine, I'll distil it down into "People are moving really goddamn fast" and "Most players are out of your line of sight by the time you've become spatially aware of where they are"

Besides, the amount of time you have to track someone with the rifle before they keel over is relatively prohibitive if you're trying to off someone who actually knows how to dodge and whatnot.

I don't know what game you have been playing, but in the Tribes: Ascend beta that I have been playing, people are flying at different speeds. Some people are fighting inside the bases by the generators. Some people are standing still, trying to lay down an artillery strike. Some people get stuck on an invisible edge and lose all their speed. Some people chased down the efc and are now desperately trying to get away from the people that came to help the efc. People are stopped dead by the knockback effects. Etc, etc.

There is more to the game than Pathfinders capping at constant speeds of 200+.

 

[Jintor]

and the slow ones get equally smashed by spinfusors to the face. Slow is death regardless of the weapon choice in this game and I don't believe that rifles/hitscan unbalance this in a major way.

 

[CoLaN]

I played the original Tribes years and years ago, it brings back nice memories.

If anyone has a beta key to spare, it would be awesome. I have been trying to get one today but i only found old contests, and after reading this thread the interest for the game went through the roof

 

[The_Player]

I played the original Tribes years and years ago, it brings back nice memories.

If anyone has a beta key to spare, it would be awesome. I have been trying to get one today but i only found old contests, and after reading this thread the interest for the game went through the roof

If no one will share the key within an hour - PM me.

 

[Orayn]

It's funny, I played a total of 4-5 hours of Tribes and Fallen Empires: Legions before picking up Ascend, and I've had much better luck with the Spinfusor than rifle.