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

[QUOTE=C4rnage;36118672]that exploit was fun, i hope this fix my ping problems too[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Fusnax;36122046]Yeah it was fun using it, thanks god no one in the br reported us And ZombieDawgs remember that glitch you were able to change class? I found it out and it is this glitch getting fixed today[/QUOTE] people who were abusing this inventory bug are getting permabanned. several threads about it on hirez and /r/tribes.

cool the patch fixed my ping, now i can be a demigod with brute hsf and plasma. The Plasma Cannon visual reminds me quake 2 for some reason

[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;36124900]people who were abusing this inventory bug are getting permabanned. several threads about it on hirez and /r/tribes.[/QUOTE] We were doing it on a locked server but I never used it outside of that match so Fusnax you better watch your back or something.

[QUOTE=Foogooman;36123705]Don't get the spinfusor, get the jackal are you kiddin me[/QUOTE] The dumb rating must not mean what I think it means because the jackal is objectively better than the stealth spinfusor. Maybe the dumb rating is supposed to be the reverse of what I thought it was. Maybe you rate someone dumb to let them know you disagree with their absolute truth so that the poster knows you're dumb.

unless he's gonna be playing competitively where the jackal is banned in all leagues.

[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;36125987]unless he's gonna be playing competitively where the jackal is banned in all leagues.[/QUOTE] I doubt "someone who is pretty new" is going to be playing competitively any time soon.

[QUOTE=ZapDing;36125518]We were doing it on a locked server but I never used it outside of that match so Fusnax you better watch your back or something.[/QUOTE] I played with Carnage in the BR servers but we dont abuse it, we just use it for fun, but no one has reported us If i would have been reported I would have been banned already, but I can still enter to the game

[QUOTE=The golden;36126428]Because the jakal is a retardedly overpowered weapon that requires little skill. How about encouraging him to use balanced, fair, and satisfyingly challenging weapons so he can actually improve at the game. Not only that, but what he learns with that spinfuser carries over to all the other spinfusers.[/QUOTE] Not only that but the basic concept of mastering the spinfusor projectile, a massless disc of exploding goodness, carries on to mastering other weapons like but not limited to the bolt launcher, thumper, and any other relatively fast projectile-based weapon (and these skills can carry on into many of the other raider weapons as well).

Just get easy kills with the jackal and buy all the other weapons.

160k exp. time to burn it on phase rifle, energy pack, and capacitor 2. and regret 2 minutes later

[QUOTE=minilandstan;36127471]Just get easy kills with the jackal and buy all the other weapons.[/QUOTE] Hasn't it been proven now that in-game experience is dependent on time spent playing and not in-game performance? If so, the jackal would be a worthless 'upgrade' according to your suggestion.

[QUOTE=HellSoldier;36127706]Hasn't it been proven now that in-game experience is dependent on time spent playing and not in-game performance? If so, the jackal would be a worthless 'upgrade' according to your suggestion.[/QUOTE] The formula goes like this Base XP = (Time played in seconds) * 0.5833 Bonus XP = ((win or loss[1/0]) * (Base XP * 0.25)) + (Base XP * 0.25) / (scoreboard rank) VIP = (Base XP + Bonus XP) * 0.5 Boost = Base XP + Bonus XP + VIP Basically, if you're top of the scoreboard, you'll still get more XP, even more so if you're there the whole game.

[QUOTE=C4rnage;36127489]160k exp. time to burn it on phase rifle, energy pack, and capacitor 2. and regret 2 minutes later[/QUOTE] Capacitor 2? Why?

I think the phase rifle does more damage/hit with the capacitor perks if your energy is full

[QUOTE=Clio;36128315]I think the phase rifle does more damage/hit with the capacitor perks if your energy is full[/QUOTE] Aaah, makes sense. Never thought of that. I've never played sentinel.

Things I can't/rarely get kills with; Any and all automatic weapons The nova colt The BXT sniper rifle thingy ARX Buster Grenade launcher I suck

I used to suck pretty bad with the assault rifle, but I mastered it and played it in Arena a lot. If the soldier was faster, I'd be an excellent chaser. I need to unlock the LAR.

[QUOTE=Mellowbloom;36131133]Things I can't/rarely get kills with; Any and all automatic weapons The nova colt The BXT sniper rifle thingy ARX Buster Grenade launcher I suck[/QUOTE] At least you don't suck to the degree of running away from every fight if caught by surprise. Which I do.

Got a mid air sticky kill on a flag carrier as a Raider the other day. Felt pretty good.

Airmailed a PTH with a fusion mortar off a wall. VGCA.

I've only started playing this again recently, and I didn't play much during the beta. This is the most fun I've had in a game in a while. Team was down 0-4 on CTF, I capped twice, we went on to win with 5-4. Next game, 2-2, I cap next 3 flags to win. And the speed, oh ho, the speed. [b]Edit:[/b] Btw, playing as glorious Blood Eagle master race.

[url]http://forum.hirezstudios.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=307&t=72655[/url] good thread, amazing read.

[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;36135048][url]http://forum.hirezstudios.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=307&t=72655[/url] good thread, amazing read.[/QUOTE] Some of the comments in that thread are the dumbest things I've read in a long time.

[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;36135048][url]http://forum.hirezstudios.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=307&t=72655[/url] good thread, amazing read.[/QUOTE] so, in short, they should balance the game for competitive play? I don't know how you can suggest that "if something has to give, it has to be the lower tiers" as he does, are you saying that the thousands of people who play should have a worse experience so that the 10-ish serious teams can play the way they want? It's impossible to balance for both and quite frankly there is no money at all in competitive play so the game wouldn't survive.

[QUOTE=krail9;36135603]so, in short, they should balance the game for competitive play? I don't know how you can suggest that "if something has to give, it has to be the lower tiers" as he does, are you saying that the thousands of people who play should have a worse experience so that the 10-ish serious teams can play the way they want? It's impossible to balance for both and quite frankly there is no money at all in competitive play so the game wouldn't survive.[/QUOTE] the problem is that hirez keeps marketing ascend as "competitive", yet they cater to the pub players and in no way cater to the competitive players. [editline]30th May 2012[/editline] [quote]We will be holding tribal council with (one rep from) the top 6 teams from EU and US with some additional invites. US: -deadstop -legion -tao -boss -icarus -51 EU -idk -WAI -heartbreakerz -nimbleMinds ->9k - <open spot> Additional Teams: - Exica - MIA With these players input, we will build the roadmap to a better comp tribes. More info to come Thanks, Bart[/quote]

[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;36135629]the problem is that hirez keeps marketing ascend as "competitive", yet they cater to the pub players and in no way cater to the competitive players.[/QUOTE] yes they should have more features like demos and that, but as far as weapon balance goes I think it's kind of foolish to expect they'll alienate pub players just to please the comp players (the minority group)

look at games like dota or sc2. balanced for competitive players but still able to play pubs without it being horribly unbalanced.

the best solution would be to balance for pub games, but add way more server flags to make servers way more customisable, letting you tweak nearly every aspect of weapons (damage, rof), choose which ones are banned etc quickly the competitive scene will find a config they like and that might become standard for leagues and such. [editline]31st May 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=BeardyDuck;36135697]look at games like dota or sc2. balanced for competitive players but still able to play pubs without it being horribly unbalanced.[/QUOTE] not exactly, dota and sc2 are pretty damn hard for average joe to play [editline]31st May 2012[/editline] they should also have a server flag for gamespeed. I used to play a crysis wars server at something like 1.25x speed, it makes you godlike at normal servers :v:

another problem is that instead of fixing and polishing the game, they decide to release new weapons.

speaking of which i'm guessing sentinel is next up for an update I love the btx/blaster so I probably wont get any weapons, but I'm excited for a skin :v: