Keiya
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Is anyone else playing Tribes: Ascend? It's about the opposite of DROD speed-wise, but I figured I'd ask about and see if there's any friends I can hook up with for a match

Edit: It's free to play, by the way! And since I have the top post in this thread, I might was well abuse it to post my referral link.

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I was just about to post about this! I've been playing a lot of this recently between working on final papers. I've just unlocked Infiltrator and have been jumping between that and Pathfinder (with some occasional Sentinel should the match call for it); they both just play so delightfully differently from any other first person shooter class outside of the franchise.

I really like the increased focus on base operations as well. Sometimes it feels like an RTS, and setting up complex traps to protect the flag or generator is almost satisfying as finding ways to stealthily dismantle the enemy's setup. And grabbing the flag as 200 km/h is always exhilarating.

Username: Snacko.

EDIT: If your interest has been piqued about this game, it's free-to-play with some surprisingly balanced paid benefits. You can also feel free to list me as a reference if you give it a try.

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Keiya
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I find it amusing you say "surprisingly balanced" while the plasma gun is as broken as it is. At least HiRez has acknowledged that...

It's a ridiculously fun game though. I'm 'keiyakins' over there.

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Snacko
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Plasma gun is totally BS, but as for everything else, they seem to be on a level playing field. I would expect a free-to-play game to have premium weapons that always destroy anything else.

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Really? Cause I'd expect the opposite.

See: Team Fortress 2, Maple Story, Super Monday Night Combat, City of Heroes, almost every F2P game that isn't awful

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Snacko wrote:
Plasma gun is totally BS, but as for everything else, they seem to be on a level playing field. I would expect a free-to-play game to have premium weapons that always destroy anything else.

Yeah. One of the HiRez employees actually said that the plasma gun was OP because they, and I quote, "f***** up" on their forums... they seem to have tweaked it a little bit now, is it better?

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Banjooie wrote: See: Team Fortress 2, Maple Story, Super Monday Night Combat, City of Heroes, almost every F2P game that isn't awful

Good ol' SMNC. I've put in about 450 hours into that since the beta. And, sadly, spent about $150 on it, though I'm a fan of the devs and support their work.

Pay2Pretty is certainly the best model. If people like the game (Like I do), spending money on costumes is essentially rewarding the devs for your playtime.

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