Hi-Rez buys Tribes IP; plans MMO

[Malakili]

The updates have effectively killed my interest in the game at this point.  Same thing happened to me with TF2 after they really opened the flood gates.  I really hate this trend.

[Trippy]

Tribes Ascend Starter Pack on Steam is on sale today for $4.99 (75% off).

[Thrawn]

*Necro*

Received a survey from Hi-Rez today even though I quit playing shortly after beta ended -

e are building out the Tribes Ascend future roadmap and will be soliciting your advice and help.

A new survey will be going out today or tomorrow to all Tribes Ascend VIPs.

We will publish the results when complete.

The survey asks:

Would you like to see the number of classes reduced from 9 to 3: Light, Medium, and Heavy, with all current weapon and pack options condensed into them?

Would you like to see Health Regeneration replaced with classic Health Kits?

What two features would you most like to see added to the game (from list)?

In general, how do you feel the Shrike is balanced?

Which CTF map size is your favorite?

You can use this thread to comment on the survey as needed.

Actually asks about some of the issues I liked to bitch about (health regen, poor maps), but strikes me as too late to band aid issues that big.

[Zetor]

I wonder how well this game is doing, and whether it'll get neglected once Global Agenda 2 is released (like GA did once Tribes got released)...

[Thrawn]

I wonder how well this game is doing, and whether it'll get neglected once Global Agenda 2 is released (like GA did once Tribes got released)...

Some quick forum browsing makes me think not great.  LOTS of complaints about the physics, no content updates for two months, poor maps, no map editor, and on and on.

I think they came close to making a great game but just ended up dropping the ball at the end.  Too bad, Tribes is the franchise along with Warcraft that got me into PC gaming pretty much.

[Malakili]

I liked the base gameplay, I think they had something good going there.  But the free to play model really cheesed me off.  It just doesn't work for me in a game which focuses on competition. 

[Mrbloodworth]

nvm!

[Kageru]

Was destined to be a niche game dominated a small number of vets so I am entirely unsurprised.

[Thrawn]

Was destined to be a niche game dominated a small number of vets so I am entirely unsurprised.

Except they dumbed down a bunch of features that makes Tribes what it is and made it partially pay to win alienating even those niche vets.  I'd probably happily be one of them if they had fixed a few things.  Still no map making tools in an FPS traditionally known in part for it's maps.