Quick Bits: 7 Triber Attack! Posted Saturday, 28th January, 2012

Check out Team Generhater’s initial cap attempt (for their scrim versus Project Medius) using 7 of their 8 man squad. All in Scrambler class!

How To: Tribes Ascend Capping Routes – See Some Advanced Routes Posted Friday, 28th January, 2012

If you’re hoping to get involved in high level capping then check out some truly fantastic capping routes for Tribes Ascend.

Phanakapan has posted some of his best and fastest routes.  With a lot of practice and the below vids for reference, you could be the hero of the match.

Katabatic – Diamond Sword Side

Katabatic – Blood Eagle Side

Crossfire – Diamond/Blood Eagle (mirrored map)

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How To Watch Tribes Ascend Matches and Scrims Posted Wednesday, 25th January, 2012

If you want to see some competitive matches between the best Tribes Ascend clans so far, we’ve got them below. Check out the links to watch the best players in Tribes Ascend battle it out for dominance.

Tribescast - If you want to see the best teams in America play, this is the website for you.  It’s packed with all of the main Tribes Ascend US match-ups so far.

Level Up Tv - Level Up TV’s Twitch account is the main place to have a look at the European clan matches.  If you’ve ever wondered if America and Europe have different play styles, then you can compare them here. 

Shazpod - If you’re more in the mood for just audio, then you can hear about what’s happening in the Tribes Community by downloading the Shazpod Podcast.

Tribes Ascend is still in Beta, but already teams are forming and some players are starting to build a real name for themselves.

Learn About The Tribes Ascend Beta – Here’s All The Basic Information To Get Started On The Tribes Ascend Beta Posted Thursday, 19th January, 2012

Tribes Ascend is still in Beta, which means the gaming community still has very little knowledge about the game.  So here’s some of the basic details of the Starsiege Tribes universe and the brand new game Tribes Ascend!

• The original game that started the franchise was ‘Starsiege Tribes’, a first person shooter created in 1998 by Dynamix and Sierra Entertainment. 
• Tribes Ascend is the fourth Tribes game.  Tribes 2 was released in March 2001, Tribes Vengeance in October 2004 and now Tribes Ascend slated for full release in 2012.
• Tribes Ascend contains 2 opposing clans: the nomadic Blood Eagle and elitist Diamond Sword.   The previous games also included the ultra religious Children of the Phoenix,  the breakaway Starwolf and the genetically engineered Bioderms.
• There are currently 12 different loadouts (different weapon options) available in the Beta.  For the final release, the developers at Hi Rez Studios (the creators) are hoping to have availabe: 15 loadouts, 30 weapons and 10 playable maps.
• Tribes Ascend is a multiplayer only first person shooter (utilizing the Unreal 3 Engine) that defines itself from other shooters with the use of jetpacks and frictionless boots.
• Here’s some background info on the game, provided by Todd Harris, Hi-Rez Studios Chief Operating Officer: “The Tribes franchise is set in the far future and Ascend picks up late in the 34th century. Humanity has discovered artificial wormholes called jumpgates and used these to travel and spread among the stars, settling in an area called The Wilderzone, far from Earth. War divided humanity into many small tribes, but eventually four major tribes emerge as dominant. Tribes Ascend focuses on a new conflict between two of the major Tribes – the Blood Eagle and the Diamond Sword.”.
• Tribes Ascend will be a free to play game with 2 loadouts initially available.  Further loadouts can be unlocked through persistent play and the accumulation of tokens, or you can purchase Tribes Gold to unlock loadouts immediately.  You can also purchase Booster packs which double the rate you acquire tokens.

Tribes Ascend Forums – Discover The Best Tribes Ascend Forums From All Over The World Posted Wednesday, 18th January, 2012

If you’re starting to really get into Tribes and now want to get involved in the community, here’s a list of the largest Tribes Ascend forums in the world so you can get your voice heard:

• Hi Rez Studios Official Forums
  Easily the largest and most active communtity for Tribes Ascend and most important of all if you’re in the Beta, you get access to the private forums where you can help guide the develops on how to improve Tribes Ascend.
• Tribalwar Forums
  Be warned, Tribalwar isn’t for the faint of heart, it’s loud, full of expletives and very adult.  Though if you have a thick skin, you can experience a huge, active group that really disects the Tribes games and can provide information that the official websites don’t want you to know (such as hidden maps, hacks and information on future patches).
• Tribes on Reddit
  Full of fun videos, photos and humour, the Tribes area of Reddit is a great place for entertaining chats about the Tribes Franchise.
• Bittah Forums
  The voice of Australia & New Zealand, Bittah can feel a little angsty intially (hence the name), though with a little persistence the friendlyness presents itself and you can get a good idea of the thoughts and feelings of the Tribes Ascend Oceania community.

New Deathmatch Map Introduced (get it as your desktop background) Posted Tuesday, 17th January, 2012

Tribes Ascend has a new errie, snowy, ominous map!

Hi Rez Studios has announced today a new Team Deathmatch map for Tribes Ascend, it’s the Capture The Flag map ‘Katabatic’, reshaped and improved for deathmatch play.  It’s only been a couple of weeks since they introduced their last TDM map: Bella Omega.  I guess the guys thought even more variety was needed.

Click here to get a large photo you can use for your desktop background.  And get online now to give it a try!

Map Score: 6.5/10

Stats Galore! Posted Friday, 13th, 2012

A tribalnerd has kindly compiled all the weapon damage stats for all classes in Tribes Ascend.

Some info of note:

• The most poweful single shot weapon is the Beowulf Cannon with 2000 damage.  The second most powerful is the Juggernaut’s Super AP Grenage with 1500 damage.
• The highest damage per second weapon is easily the Scrambler’s Arx Buster with 2708 damage and then the Shrike’s blaster with 2391 damage.
• The most damage that can be output with a full pack ammo is surprisingly the Jumper’s sawed-off-shotgun.

Check out the Weapon Stats Here

The Classes That Tribes Ascend Forgot Posted Thursday, 12th July, 2012

There are currently 12 classes available in Tribes Ascend – 4 light classes, 5 medium and 3 heavy. But when the game was originally shown off to the press, there were another 5 shown off. Check out some of the details of the classes that Hi Rez has discarded (for now).

Architect – Light This class would have had a tough time of it in Tribes. Mainly used for battling shrikes with it’s anti-air turret (which means it was useless for the first 5 mins, as no-one has enough tokens to buy vehicles) and duelling down attackers. Though with just 1 rifle and a repair pack, it would probably get spammed into oblivion.
Marauder – Heavy With the bizzare addition of a personal forcefield, I’m guessing this class would be used for sitting on the flag and absorbing damage. Also with his rifle, this heavy could have been a tough beast.
Rook – Heavy This class doesn’t really seem like it’s been given much thought, using the Jumper’s bolt launcher and the Doombringers chaingun, this mish-mash of other classes could have rivalled the brute for attack potential, though perhaps may even be overpowered for pure duelling.
Warder – Medium Initially the forcefield was destined for the Warder class but was then added to the Doombringer. Without any kind of burst damage weapon, this class would have huge issues gaining speed and would only be used for finishing off the injured. Twitch gamers (hitscanning COD/Battlefield gamers) would have loved it though.
Wraith – Light Another sniper class, though this version would have used energy instead of bullets for firing. As an eSport class it could be very useful, though in public games it wouldn’t last long, with angry cappers chasing them down after every shot.

The Best Tribes Ascend Videos – So Far Posted Thursday, 12th July, 2012

Check out some of the coolest Tribes Ascend videos of the moment.

Hi Rez Studios show off the game with their own official video called ‘Focus’:

gMcizzle shows us one very well produced MA (mid air disc) compilation:

KraKen shows off all the great things you can do in Tribes Ascend:

HawaiiTalks brings us some fantastic Juggernaut Mortaring: