My plan is to drive down the street to Hi-Rez’s Alpharetta headquarters and perch menacingly on Todd Harris’ desk, staring at him intently until he cracks. That tactic probably wouldn’t work for most of you, and even if it did would likely cost more than the $US29.99 asking price for the VIP preorder package.
The package contains VIP status (a $US20 value, somehow!); 800 Tribes Gold, which sounds vaguely terrifying; a 30-day booster; and of course, guaranteed beta access. That means that when the November 4 closed testing starts, you’ll be one of those folks closed within it.
You could always just apply for the beta and take your chances, but without Harris-staring or money-spending, there are no guarantees.
Preorder Page [Tribes: Ascend]
Seegrey
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 10:39 AMI’d like to mention they’re planning on physically located Australian servers. I don’t think they’re up yet, but the CEO guy came out and said “We’re going to do it”.
Reoh
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 11:13 AMYep they confirmed international servers (specifically mentioning Australia) and private servers were coming before launch but will not be in the closed beta to start with.
Interview on youtube source…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txUjz1D1VK8
(Also has a lot of info, its a long video interview)
light487
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 11:39 AMNot sure if they TPG hosted but I get pings of 7 to 15ms and I’m with TPG. I’ve been playing this game for about a month now and still look forward to playing it everyday.
Reoh
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 11:21 AMAlso wanted to add, Hi-Rez had a really smooth beta for Global Agenda. Remarkably so in fact. I had the pleasure of interacting with some of their staff while doing some interviews and I can’t speak well enough of their team. They even hop in game and adventure with players to get a real pulse feel for their community.