[Teknopathetic]

So anyone who wants to try it but hasn't (somehow) snagged a key yet, Friday is your day.

http://www.hirezstudios.com/hirezwp/?p=1791

ATLANTA – February 22, 2012 – Today, Hi-Rez Studios announced major content updates to the highly anticipated, fast-action multiplayer shooter Tribes: Ascend in advance of starting Open Beta this Friday, February 24.

“The Tribes: Ascend Closed Beta has exceeded our expectations,” says Todd Harris, Hi-Rez Studios Chief Operating Officer. ”Over 300,000 players participated in the Closed Beta and the game has improved greatly based on community feedback. We are now excited to launch Open Beta this Friday. We have expanded capacity in North America, Europe, and Australia and added new local servers to support growing communities in Brazil and Asia.”



All player progress and unlocks will be preserved with no planned character wipes.

In advance of Open Beta, a significant patch this week will include:

New gametype, Arena Deathmatch, with two initial maps
New Capture The Flag map, Temple Ruins
New Team Deathmatch map, Inferno
Two new unlockable items for the Soldier class: Proximity Grenade and Utility Pack
New default suits for Doombringer and Brute
Ability to view either Blood Eagle or Diamond Sword skins from Class menu
Service supporting Name Change
Large number of bug-fixes and balance adjustments.


Please find the details in the patch notes.

As of Friday at noon EST / 5pm GMT, anyone interested in trying Tribes: Ascend can create an account and download the game from http://www.tribesascend.com, without the need for a beta key.

[MultiCore]

Just a reminder, like them on facebook for beta access, if you don't want to wait until Friday.

[Archie]

VGS
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VGTA
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[DaBuddaDa]

THIS IS THE BEST GAME PLAY THIS GAME.

That is all.

[Tworak]

sweet. looking forward to the patch.

[Axion22]

Over 300,000 players

HE SAID MY NAME HE SAID MY NAME!

[TheOnlyMook]

Just got a new PC and this is pretty much all I've been playing. Love this game

[Punisher]

downloading, thanks for the tip.

Loved tribes back in the day.

[Alexander]

I've had a lot of fun with this game over the last few months. Check it out if you enjoy FPSes.

[Gez]

Believe the hype guys, its shits on all the COD clones out there and is a skill based shooter.

[Mindlog]

Are any good matches/shoutcasts available? Where can we check out ladders and the teams that are on them?

[Gaspode_T]

http://www.tribalwar.com/wiki/index.php/Gaspode

I was also a 56k modem player LOL. If anyone remembers [POE]-Gaspode or Speed Racer's Place server I was on there all the time.

I remember getting high speed later and playing like "wow, chain gunning actually hits people now" (too bad the game was ruined by cheaters by that point ... before the LastHope patch came out)

The feeling of nailing air shots in Tribes 1 (as we called them at first...before for some reason the MA term was adopted) was one of the coolest things I've ever experienced in gaming.

[Grakl]

Great game. Can't wait for the new CTF map.

[dLMN8R]

Just FYI this patch is already live and the beta is already open as of yesterday :-)