Tribes: Ascend Review
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Sorry, as somebody who has not played the game and only seen video of gameplay I just simply took the observational approach that if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and flys around like a duck it must be a duck flying around wearing a jet pack.animehermit said:
Well yeah, but they have to go pretty out of their way to do absolutely nothing. Tribes is a resources game, and if one of your team mates is keeping two enemies busy, you're ahead on "player-advantage".The Crotch said:
It is far harder to be completely useless in Tribes, than it is in TF2.
Halo: Combat Evolved - November 15, 2001Tamrin said:Sorry, as somebody who has not played the game and only seen video of gameplay I just simply took the observational approach that if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and flys around like a duck it must be a duck flying around wearing a jet pack.animehermit said:
Unreal Tournament - November 30, 1999
Starseige: Tribes - November 30, 1998
Quack quack.
Not sure about the second part of post, but the first one is where I must dissent. Tribes is more about splash damage than direct hits (spinfusor, plasma, etc) so precision is not nearly as important as CODs. I kind of fail at ground based FPSs because the user base is so big, there are always those guys that play it with such fervor that you die a second after spawning or walking in a room. Tribes lets you escape at least.CardinalPiggles said:
I totally agree that it's a really fun game, I just think it's a little unbalanced. Cuz of the unlock system, however, I'm boycotting spending any money on in-game items, at least as long as I can stand playing Technician with the crappy submachine gun instead of the grenade launcher. After buying multiple CoD and Battlefield games, I'm just sick of this unlock crap and I don't want to put any more money towards it than I have to.KillerMort said:
I've already said what I need to say about this game in the user review section. Its awesome.
But like justin said, some of the unlocks are retardedly expensive. I'm serious when I say you might find yourself grinding for up to 24 hours of ingame time for a single damn weapon.
But its a game where you skishoot at 200km/h!
how can you not love it?
But like justin said, some of the unlocks are retardedly expensive. I'm serious when I say you might find yourself grinding for up to 24 hours of ingame time for a single damn weapon.
But its a game where you skishoot at 200km/h!
how can you not love it?
I picked this up about 2 days ago. I played Starsiege: Tribes to absolutely hell and back, and I was surprised to see myself ending up on top of the scoreboard just about every game. It really does feel like the original Tribes, with a good number of changes .. But the core game from 1998 is still there.
Pathfinder, spinfusor and mid-air kills all day. I was also overjoyed to play on Raindance again.
Pathfinder, spinfusor and mid-air kills all day. I was also overjoyed to play on Raindance again.
Been playing the game since beta, and it just doesn't get old. Despite my preference for the Technician and Raider classes, all nine are loads of fun to play, and the game's CTF mode has a different role for every one of them.
Might have to dial it down with the game for a few days, though - I think it's a sign of playing too much when your reaction to a real-life mishap is exclaiming "SHAZBOT!".
Might have to dial it down with the game for a few days, though - I think it's a sign of playing too much when your reaction to a real-life mishap is exclaiming "SHAZBOT!".
I still have my Starsiege: Tribes disc lying around here somewhere, and I remember it fondly. The only thing that this game needs to get as close to perfect as it can is proper voice chatting, I mean the mute is already in place, why not the voice?
And don't tell me that [VGS] covers it, [VGS] is annoying as hell IMO, regardless of its functionality. Still haven't figured out the command for enemy spotted @ location.....
And don't tell me that [VGS] covers it, [VGS] is annoying as hell IMO, regardless of its functionality. Still haven't figured out the command for enemy spotted @ location.....
I gave Tribes a try during the beta; found it fun at first, but it didn't last long.
I probably just not my kind of game, not helped by how under-performed my computer apparently is (despite getting it only a few months ago).
It's also probably the one game that's made me rage the most at map design instead of my own performance.
I probably just not my kind of game, not helped by how under-performed my computer apparently is (despite getting it only a few months ago).
It's also probably the one game that's made me rage the most at map design instead of my own performance.
Mmm I have been meaning to get a FPS game for this new pc of my. I could get this althought the unquie movement feature sort of put me off abit (I mean it's something I can't transfer if I play a different FPS game) and the ten maps may get boring for me.
I am so good with a technician in this game it´s just weird.
One time i was defending the inside of a base from a Juggie and a soldier.
I killed the soldier with a grenade,Used my speed to go circles around the juggernaut and pick up the grenade the soldier dropped.
Then another juggernaut came in i throw a grenade in his face dropping his health to half,gave the other jug a nade and dropped his health to a sliver and then died when they flushed the entire room with fusion mortars.
Friendly fire was on and they also killed each other.
Gotta love FF within a base.
One time i was defending the inside of a base from a Juggie and a soldier.
I killed the soldier with a grenade,Used my speed to go circles around the juggernaut and pick up the grenade the soldier dropped.
Then another juggernaut came in i throw a grenade in his face dropping his health to half,gave the other jug a nade and dropped his health to a sliver and then died when they flushed the entire room with fusion mortars.
Friendly fire was on and they also killed each other.
Gotta love FF within a base.
both halo and unreal(and quake 3 arena) came out after starseige tribes.just thought you'd like to know.Tamrin said:
game is real good but it is to demanding for my laptop so I probably wont be logging in again until I upgrade.
Ultra Capacitor 1 + Potential Energy is my favorite. For a class that survives on energy, getting more of it every time you get hit by anything explosive is awesome. For a raider itt pretty much does everything egocentric does, and more.Agayek said:
Otherwise, I'm currently one of those annoying MIRV-spamming juggernauts. It's so easy to get rid of mines, force fields, doombringers, turrets and other nastiness that might be around the flag, and it makes an awesome PSSSSCHHT when the cluster bombs split up. <3
Left-Alt is spotting. "Heavy spotted mid-field."Fayathon said:
In mid-field: "POOTISPOOTISPOOTIS..." "oh god he's in the wrong game someone shoot him!"