Tribes: Ascend Catch All

Team stacking frustrates me immensely in this game.

Stylez, I saw you carrying the flag most of a round of TDM in a game of mine. To be honest, I've so rarely played with people on my friends list I wasn't sure what the green friend icon was for a minute

Ha ha yeah that was me I'll be playing tonight if anyone else wants to join in. I'm on Vent.

This game is so much more enjoyable with the voice spam volume turned off.

Also, not sure if it's the F2P low barrier to entry or what, but the sheer amount of total douches talking in the chat in TDM TA is really quite impressive. All games have it to some degree, but this game is really top notch in jerk chat.

Nimcosi wrote:

Interesting. Cannot even launch this game. I get the splash screen, the screen goes black, then a error window saying the game has crashed. Sigh, I was actually forward to trying it.

Try running Hi-Rez Diagnostic blah blah tool, validate and repair.

Interesting. I cannot even launch this game. I get the splash screen, the screen goes black, then a error window saying the game has crashed. Sigh, I was actually forward to trying it.

MannishBoy wrote:

This game is so much more enjoyable with the voice spam volume turned off.

Also, not sure if it's the F2P low barrier to entry or what, but the sheer amount of total douches talking in the chat in TDM TA is really quite impressive. All games have it to some degree, but this game is really top notch in jerk chat.

Come to CTF. It's more civilized when there's stragegery involved

Spoiler:

It's not really more civilized at all. Just now the jerks drive Shrikes.

Hypatian wrote:

Also, I'm hoping they improve the friends list. Because... uh... it's kind of wretched.

It was worse before!

silentsod is my T:A handle as well.

My handle is Arovin (Friend me up )

Also I could use an invite to the steam group please.

silentsod wrote:
Hypatian wrote:

Also, I'm hoping they improve the friends list. Because... uh... it's kind of wretched.

It was worse before!

But, you could use the mouse wheel to scroll. Anyway, invite sent, Hypatian.

Don't make any plans for tomorrow night! Tuesday, 9 EST, I hear some GWJ people will be playing at the same time. Some of the less awkward ones will be in Vent. Don't disappoint me!

MannishBoy wrote:

Also, not sure if it's the F2P low barrier to entry or what, but the sheer amount of total douches talking in the chat in TDM TA is really quite impressive. All games have it to some degree, but this game is really top notch in jerk chat.

I'd like to see a game that bans people who don't use Victorian Ettiquette at all times. But then I guess people would just leap around spamming "Cad!" at one another instead of more Certis being Awesome related syllables.

Hypatian wrote:

I would like an invite to the Steam group. And I'm friending up everybody whose names I found here:

My name is straight MannishBoy in Tribes. For some reason, I can't seem to find you, though.

I would like an invite to the Steam group. And I'm friending up everybody whose names I found here:

Arovin
Certis
cyrax
Edwin
Elycion
growat
HeliosKannon
Inzpire
JStengah
MannishBoy
MrWynd
oilypenguin
PXAbstraction
RiverRatMatt
RolandOfGilead
SignusX
silentsod
StylezXP
Swarfigo
Tempestblayze

Also, I'm hoping they improve the friends list. Because... uh... it's kind of wretched.

Hunh. Weird. I should just be "Hypatian".

Hypatian wrote:

Hunh. Weird. I should just be "Hypatian".

Well, you may get an invite. I don't think I've sent one since pre-UI revamp, so maybe it just takes the name then does nothing now to let you know anything is going on.

Oh, yeah. It just takes the name and adds it to your list and it's done. I don't think it's reciprocal, they just show up in your list.

Hypatian wrote:

Oh, yeah. It just takes the name and adds it to your list and it's done. I don't think it's reciprocal, they just show up in your list.

That's the way it happened before, too. Now I'm not getting you to show.

EDIT: Weird. After starting and stopping the game a couple of times, I come back 30 minutes later and you're there.

Nimcosi wrote:

Interesting. I cannot even launch this game. I get the splash screen, the screen goes black, then a error window saying the game has crashed. Sigh, I was actually forward to trying it.

I'm having the same issue. I ran the revalidate/repair tool and I'm still getting the crash.

There are other people on the internets that are having the same issue but the fix suggestions are all over the place and so far not helpful for my particular manifestation of the issue.

TrashiDawa wrote:
Nimcosi wrote:

Interesting. I cannot even launch this game. I get the splash screen, the screen goes black, then a error window saying the game has crashed. Sigh, I was actually forward to trying it.

I'm having the same issue. I ran the revalidate/repair tool and I'm still getting the crash.

There are other people on the internets that are having the same issue but the fix suggestions are all over the place and so far not helpful for my particular manifestation of the issue.

That stuff can be frustrating to no end, even though it's a beta game. Blacklight Retribution seems like it could also be a fun F2P, but I consistently get freezes whenever I'm in the menus for long, so haven't really put much time into it.

TrashiDawa wrote:
Nimcosi wrote:

Interesting. I cannot even launch this game. I get the splash screen, the screen goes black, then a error window saying the game has crashed. Sigh, I was actually forward to trying it.

I'm having the same issue. I ran the revalidate/repair tool and I'm still getting the crash.

There are other people on the internets that are having the same issue but the fix suggestions are all over the place and so far not helpful for my particular manifestation of the issue.

Upgraded to the Nvidia drivers that came out today and I'm good to go.

Just added that whole list to my friends list, thanks for collating it all together! Anxious to get in some games with more Goodjers.

Hmm, sounds like we need to put Tribes on the Google Doc. I'll look at it later if nobody else beats me to it.

EDIT: Went ahead and added a column on the PC tab. People can add their names, or if somebody has time they can add the whole list Hypatian put together.

I just used extreme copy+paste to put the list in there.

So I used some of my VIP pack 6000 gold to up for a 90 day booster. Seems like the best value for the gold. On a good first round I can get 7 or 8 thousand XP per day. I'm kinda kicking myself I didn't unlock the pathfinder assault rifle yet, considering how much time I spend chasing or grabbing flags.

I've added a bunch of you to my friends list as well. Can I get an invite to the Steam group? I'll try to be on tonight!

Hypatian and I are in vent. Come join!

Although I only participated in three of the games tonight each one was a blast and I really enjoyed playing with you all.

Must have missed the crowd. You guys finished the group off early.

Played a couple of TDM matches. Think these other codes they've released to broaden the beta population has made the game easier for the last couple of nights. Either than, or I'm getting the hang of things a bit better.

Still probably suck, but not as much.

Great fun tonight, and it was good to see that many people on. Let's keep it up!

MannishBoy wrote:

Must have missed the crowd. You guys finished the group off early.

Played a couple of TDM matches. Think these other codes they've released to broaden the beta population has made the game easier for the last couple of nights. Either than, or I'm getting the hang of things a bit better.

Still probably suck, but not as much.

The game really rewards the time that you put into it. I've gotten far, far better than I was when I first started playing.

Learning the Raider class, specifically the Arx Buster, is tough though. Usually any new role I step into involves me doing mediocre for a while.

ETA: I will say that people saying "how much did you pay to win?" in games got on my nerves. If you get crushed by a player over and over who is topping the charts it's because he put the time in to learn how to use the classes and tools he has.