Tribes: Ascend v3: Would the real shazbot please stand up - Games

Thumper + Shotgun technician is helluva LD class imo. explosive primary, 600 - 910 dmg HITSCAN shotgun, 80 per pellet (*8= 640 per shot, *2 = 1280 max) can deploy turrets to either support you mid-fight or defend flag/gen a LD soldier is more effective but it takes much more skill and twitch to do blue plates than to just aim the hitscan shotgun and duckhunt. In other words, thumperician shotguneer was made for me. Forget about repairing tho, it will be turbo slow

[QUOTE=Useful Dave;36951427]Considering the engine used, I'm confused as to why the specs are so high myself.[/QUOTE] Because most devs think "slam content into UDK, ramp up texture size and issume it'll work" when they don't realize games like Batman: Arkham City and Gears of War run on the same engine and produce the equivalent detail of all tribes maps glued together.

hi-rez completely wrecked the ue3 and broke a lot of stuff in the process like the demo support and actual optimization of the game.

[QUOTE=Mellowbloom;36951247]God forbid they use a weapon that's actually effective indoors[/QUOTE] so you by 'effective' you mean one of the best weapons in the game? which they can use in conjunction with turrets? it's OP don't pretend otherwise

[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;36951973]hi-rez completely wrecked the ue3 and broke a lot of stuff in the process like the demo support and actual optimization of the game.[/QUOTE] I imagine getting to grips with the entire UE3 codebase is a nightmare, but you'd think after Global Agenda they would've figured it out a little bit more.

Brutin' everyday Defending the base, flag, and generator, Spinfusor + shotgun 20:1 no fractals

[QUOTE=krail9;36952014]so you by 'effective' you mean one of the best weapons in the game? which they can use in conjunction with turrets? it's OP don't pretend otherwise[/QUOTE] Sorry I need this op wep to deal with all the heavies, raiders and infs in my gen then, I'll just go get better

I recently upgraded to an i5-3570k processor, a new motherboard, got 8gb of DDR3 ram and a 670GTX. Although my 670GTX was faulty so i still have to use my Radeon HD 5850, i can only run this game on [i]minimal[/i] and still have it playable with the fast-paced nature of the game. I don't know about you but that seems like more than enough to get decent frames on this game even on medium?

Disable v-sync if you haven't done that yet, it acts really weird in this game. I think it's not triple buffered so it halves your fps if it dips under 60 (and causes shitloads of mouse lag).

[QUOTE=RautaPalli;36952406]Disable v-sync if you haven't, it acts really weird in this game. I think it's not triple buffered so it halves your fps if it dips under 60 (and causes shitloads of mouse lag).[/QUOTE] I heard that was an issue and tried it, didn't really help and i also tried disabling the frame smoothing (as well as a few other combinations) and it was still having trouble sometimes. I'm getting my 670 back next week so i won't have to suffer much longer but i thought it was a little odd that my frames can be so choppy on this game

[QUOTE=Pandamox;36952362]I recently upgraded to an i5-3570k processor, a new motherboard, got 8gb of DDR3 ram and a 670GTX. Although my 670GTX was faulty so i still have to use my Radeon HD 5850, i can only run this game on [i]minimal[/i] and still have it playable with the fast-paced nature of the game. I don't know about you but that seems like more than enough to get decent frames on this game even on medium?[/QUOTE] I have an Intel Pentium E5700, 10 gb of DDR3 ram and an HD 5670 and I run it on low with 30-45 fps

[QUOTE=dill6869;36952491]I have an Intel Pentium E5700, 10 gb of DDR3 ram and an HD 5670 and I run it on low with 30-45 fps[/QUOTE] Yeah that right there makes little sense to me. I have to run it on minimal and i will get around ~40 FPS but as soon as i get in to a fight where there's more than like 3 people it drops down to 15-20 and makes it impossible to try to hit anyone. We'll see how it goes once i get my graphics card but it's horribly annoying at the moment

That does sound really weird, I'm running Q9450 and HD6870 and I can run the game fine on very high. I don't have a FPS counter or anything, but I don't think I ever drop below 30. On a lot of the maps I'm often breaking 60 since I can see the screen tearing sometimes.

[QUOTE=Mellowbloom;36952125]Sorry I need this op wep to deal with all the heavies, raiders and infs in my gen then, I'll just go get better[/QUOTE] smg, turret, grenades is plenty in my opinion i'm not saying it means you're bad, i can understand wanting an explosive weapon, but the thumper is over the top

scrimming on dx is a fucking joke lmao

Sometimes i feel like the only Doombringer on the field.

where am i going [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvhFJ9AlVDg[/media]

I love playing Tech on DMs. I can usually get at least 5 or 6 kills (yes it's probably not much but it is for me, god I love the Rockwind) before I get taken out. Because Tech is a light class (or is it medium, I don't know) I regen health faster than heavies. So usually I end up targeting some of the mass amount of heavies I always see in DMs. I pop them a bit with the Rockwind, and if they get me enough, I retreat, regen, and go back at them again before they can start regenerating. Not to mention how people are always so busy keeping in motion that a well placed turret can go unnoticed for quite a while and accumulate a few kills.

I fire up Tribes Want to play a new map because I haven't yet I play a few rounds and work my way from Drydock to Tartarus I have to restart my computer for a sound crash but restart on the same server Next map: Stonehenge (Fuck I've already played this before) BARELY TOLERATE a round of Stonehenge, at this point I'm fuming Round finally fucking ends jesus christ that was awfu- [h2]LOADING NEXT MAP: DRYDOCK[/h2]

Holy fuck. I just took out the whole enemy team with a orbital strike. I thought I was only getting one or two guys defending their flag. Put it down then sudden the whole of the left side of the screen fills up with "MrDemonic *orbital strike logo* "___" Jesus that felt good.

[QUOTE=soccerskyman;36950988]I love this game and all but fuck thumpnicians.[/QUOTE] Shut up. That's all I'm good at, especially since Pathfinders became useless.

[QUOTE=soccerskyman;36950988]I love this game and all but fuck thumpnicians.[/QUOTE] You must hate me then Thumper/sparrow all day erry day

I love how much easier blue plates have gotten in this update, holy shit. It took my kind of good aim and let it be good aim.

[QUOTE=DireAvenger;36956940]I fire up Tribes Want to play a new map because I haven't yet I play a few rounds and work my way from Drydock to Tartarus I have to restart my computer for a sound crash but restart on the same server Next map: Stonehenge (Fuck I've already played this before) BARELY TOLERATE a round of Stonehenge, at this point I'm fuming Round finally fucking ends jesus christ that was awfu- [h2]LOADING NEXT MAP: DRYDOCK[/h2][/QUOTE] I read something about the new maps only showing up in custom servers.

[QUOTE=lapsus_;36926321]The skins are still.. meh, imo. Makes me even wonder if the guy who made the default skins and the newer ones are the same. I'd really love aesthetical class customization. Damn, how would it be to decide with or without helmet, upper armour tipe A, B or C, with jetpack shape A, B or C, with or without sleeves, etc. Of course each class should have it's own set of decorations. To still tell them apart. [i]· But that would turn the game into a fuckfest where you can't tell apart a class from another![/i] Not if we make them unlockables to be obtained with levels: so bronzies are all default skins, silvers have 1/3 of the aesthetic differences to learn, golds have 3/5 of possible combinations to get used to, platinums 9/10 and final ranks have ONE more, really elitist, badass, choice right in your paesant's face.) That way, recognizing a class would just be part of the learning curve. That said, I (and probably many others) usually recognize a class by what they're doing and which weapon they're holding or fire. At the end, even if you recognize a class, how to deal with it comes down to which weapon it's holding. (contless times I ran in some jug's face on a hill to handle his ass to him, only to find out he had an x1lmg and got my ass handled instead) [i] ·But lapsus_, that is dumb, what about me, who have spent 20$ already on a skin?[/i] Gold obtainable skins should have, imo, just as many customization options as the others. Let people decide if they want the hood or not, the helmet or not, shoulder armour A or B, etc. [i]· Hah, hi-moneygrabbing-res cares only about revenue! they'll never deliver content to be obtained with level![/i] F2P games lives on micro transactions only. And I'd surely be bothered more going to the bank to put 20$ more in the card, than just use the 2,50$ I had there for a while. I bet my ass their revenue would at least triple. Not only that, it would make people care about gaining rank again (The last fuck I gave was lost as soon as I got to 25) and another reason to keep playing, sooner or later they'll buy a boost, a weapon or something to thank the devs. [i]· But that would be pubs-serving. It would hurt the competitive scene[/i] option A: make competitive games aesthetically vanilla. There already are weapons banned from competitive, just ban decorations too, as easy as that. option B: when the radar is on, make the class title appear on the icon too (PTH, SEN, INF, SLD) not only would it be idiotproof, but also one more reason to give fucks about the gen+radar! [i]· It has NOTHING to do with the lore.[/i] Historically, every army had a certain degree of armour or helmet variations to tell apart a rookie from a general. Think about the roman empire army: [url=http://www.tienda-medieval.com/en/300-702-large/Roman-Centurion-Helmet.jpg]Centurion[/url] > [url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TP5Wcq0a9ow/SPIENQslvNI/AAAAAAAAACU/P2Ic1CON40Y/s320/Decurion+cassis.jpg]decurion[/url] > [url=http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=19887974]soldier[/url] for example. It was true the past, as it is now, why isn't it reasonable that it will be like it far ahead in the future too? [b]tl;dr[/b] : I'm positive that a certain degree of eastetical class customazion could not only work well and make the game more interesting later on, the rank earning part in particular, but also bring some money to hi-res, making them focus more on tribes again. I'm also sure it won't turn the game into a fuckfest of sort and won't hurt the competitive scene through being regulated. Read above to know why. [editline]25th July 2012[/editline] I deam of a tribes with an UT3-like degree of customization[/QUOTE] nah [editline]27th July 2012[/editline] I'd rather not encourage rping

[QUOTE=lapsus_;36951447]Thumper + Shotgun technician is helluva LD class imo. explosive primary, 600 - 910 dmg HITSCAN shotgun, 80 per pellet (*8= 640 per shot, *2 = 1280 max) can deploy turrets to either support you mid-fight or defend flag/gen a LD soldier is more effective but it takes much more skill and twitch to do blue plates than to just aim the hitscan shotgun and duckhunt. In other words, thumperician shotguneer was made for me. Forget about repairing tho, it will be turbo slow[/QUOTE] LD Soldier does not fully include a spinfusor/eagle combo. The assault rifle/thumper combo will probably shine over the tech build simply because the Assault Rifle is strong.

i quite like the pathfinder with the shotgun and that crossbow. i come 1st overall in like 90% of the matches i play (of TDM and CTF) it just does so much damage like 800-900 if you get in a decent hit it's so enjoyable

[QUOTE=Pandamox;36965103]i quite like the pathfinder with the shotgun and that crossbow. i come 1st overall in like 90% of the matches i play (of TDM and CTF) it just does so much damage like 800-900 if you get in a decent hit it's so enjoyable[/QUOTE] When you get to decent ranks, you are going to hit a brick wall so hard you might not get back up again.

The same thing happened to me when I first fired up Tribes. All of the arena matches I've played as pathfinder since have been deeply humbling humbling in my butt

This game has quite smooth graphics considering that it's a free2play but there probably going to make it a paid game soon enough because most companies would say "hey we have crap tons of people playing our game, let's make it a paid game so we can ruin all of the fun and force people to pay us money otherwise they can't play....how fun" Hmmmm I think that i'm getting confused with practically every free app on the app store which says IN APP PURCHASES.