Any Tribes (video game) fans here?

[jeff]

In 1998, a small gaming company named Dynamix released a game called Tribes. It was pretty revolutionary for its time. I didn't start playing it until 2000. By that time Tribes 2 was out. Anyway, I played it off and on for about 12 years until the player-base finally dwindled down to just a handful.

I've only ever met 2-3 other real players out there.


The reason I mention it, is because there's a lot of imagery that reminds me of sword & planet. I present the following images for your inspiration:
static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/10/108908/2433687-tribes-ascend-desktop-wallpaper-1920x1080-1.jpeg
i.imgur.com/Iv5spn4.jpg

Did anyone else every play it?

[verhaden]

Big fan of Tribes 1 and 2. Went in on the Tribes Ascend beta and was sorely disappointed.

[jeff]

Oct 2, 2014 10:05:06 GMT -6 verhaden said:

Big fan of Tribes 1 and 2. Went in on the Tribes Ascend beta and was sorely disappointed.

Yeah, I played T:A and wasn't very impressed. Better than Vengeance, but it never really felt like T1 or T2. I sure love me some T2 Classic. But, sadly, the T2 community is in shambles now.

[kesher]

Never heard of the game, but that's some awesome artwork...

[dukeofchutney]

I played quite a lot of tribes 2 around 2002ish, great game. Had a really good sound track too. The third game gutted the multiplayer, and Ascend. I though ascend was ok, but i found it to be too hardcore surprisingly. I could barely shoot anyone or do anything of real use.

[jdjarvis]

Played a bit years back, usually only ever saw the other guys as a couple pixels in the distance before I shot them or they shot me. I was much more into Unreal.