A Starsiege: Tribes player from way back (when it was in the hands of Sierra and Dynamix) I’ve been closely following the development of Hi-Rez Studios’ Tribes: Ascend. While I’m wary of the class-based gameplay and the gun models taking up uncomfortable amounts of screen real estate, I am prepared to give it a chance.
Hopefully there will be more info to digest soon, with the game hitting closed beta next month. Studio CEO Todd Harris confirms the date of November 4 in the interview above. It’s not locked in stone, but Harris says the team is “working hard” to make it happen.
As long as I can don heavy armour and drop mortars on my enemies, I’ll be happy. Mostly.
mchaza
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 2:08 PMbeta beta beta, it seems all mutliplayer games must have a beta or what i like to call a mutliplayer demo. If you have patients and a joy for signing up to a range of different forums you could probably bunny hop from beta to beta and never pay for a mutliplayer game again.
Well the people who roam every game forum posting “is there a beta?” as quickly as they join will be happy to know that now most games do.
Pariah
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 2:20 PMCommon misconception: the beta is a demo.
That’s false. Beta versions of a game are unfinished, and they’re being released to the public to play because thousands of gamers finding bugs and reporting them (as well as gameplay feedback) is Much more efficent than 20 or so people.
Reign
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 2:24 PMYou’re one of the reasons EA are regretting the BF3 beta; fools not understanding beta is beta, and not a demo.
mchaza
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 2:48 PMlol. I know what a beta is, its the second letter in the greek alphabet :D
Pariah
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 3:05 PM-facepalm-
Khuntza
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 5:43 PMYou’re the guy who plays a beta then, instead of providing bug reports and feedback, jumps on the respective forum with posts titled..
“ZOMG THIS IS SOOO BUGGIE IMA CANCELLING MA PREORDA!!!”
You’re actually probably not that guy, but this is what happens when you confuse a beta with a demo.. Don’t be that guy.
mchaza
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 7:06 PMSorry but this entire array of replys has had me smiling all day, please continue.
Pariah
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 10:50 PMI lol’d
winhhh
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 3:01 PMMy favourite part was SERVERS IN AUSTRALIA. :))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Ubob
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 7:05 PMI skipped back just to make sure I heard that right.
Yay!!!
N7 jpicard
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 7:21 PM@mchaza
Kids like you do not understand the development process at all.
mchaza
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 10:04 PMyep, not a clue in the world
Pariah
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 10:50 PMYHBT
Shorinji
Monday, October 10, 2011 at 9:04 PMTake it from someone who has played. With everything going on, you don’t even have time to notice the gun on your own screen.