Any new Tribes Players?

I skipped out too. VGD's shipping is a little too high for me. I have to really want the game before I will buy it from them.

EDIT: If they offered USPS shipping at the lowest cost possible then I would probably buy from them all the time. I don't mind waiting a week or two for my games when I get a great deal. That's what I've been doing with EB's super saver shipping thus far
 
I bought it, but have only just gotten through the first few training missions. The controls will probably become second nature soon, but for the time being they're still a bit confusing for me.

I was wondering what control set up most of you used? THe default setup A? I've gone through the training with this, but I think I'd rather have the main trigger on the R1 or R2 button in stead of L1 or L2.

I do plan to go online (and get my butt kicked) this Sat & Sun Mornings (EST) b/c I've had the network adapter for a year or so, but never used it.
 
[quote name='daphatty']I skipped out too. VGD's shipping is a little too high for me. I have to really want the game before I will buy it from them.[/quote]

Yeah, same here, but I did see it for 14.99 at my local Best Buy (unfortunately I didn't have my wallet with me so I should be picking it up shortly), so you might want to check that out.
 
Holy Christ, I went online last night and got my ass kicked left & right. I need more practice, that's for sure but it was a lot of fun.

Not many of the servers I found allowed Modem players though, which sucked for me.
 
Did you try the servers with the :arrow: ?

I'm not sure if they allow 56k or not, but they are the only ones that allow the in-game "chat"
Also, they are the servers with the best quality players.
 
[quote name='aminerva']Holy Christ, I went online last night and got my ass kicked left & right. I need more practice, that's for sure but it was a lot of fun.

Not many of the servers I found allowed Modem players though, which sucked for me.[/quote]

I feel the same way when I play Counter Strike on Xbox. I can hold my own against the bots on Professional but when I go online eveybody lines up to kick me in the yam bag.
 
I'll look again tonight for the symbol you mentioned. Thanks

To be fair, I was only looking at the Death Match servers b/c I've only been playing the game for a few days (hours really) and I'm not that great yet, so I wanted to choose DM so I'd only be responsible for myself and not mess up other folks games.

Hell, I was giving them better stats last night.
 
I got my copy in just the other day. I played through some of the training, but I haven't had time to get into any online yet. I'll look for you all online as soon as I get on though.
 
So I've had a chance to play this online a lot this weekend. This is too much fun, the $17 charge (when you include shipping) was well worth it for this game. I've played at all hours of the day & night, and there is always a game going.

I was confused at first b/c I thought the online games that said "Modem: No" meant modem players like myself could not join. Now I realize (corre

ctly, I think) that it is warning you that the game is being hosted by a modem player.

It's really a fantastic online game. The single player offline is pretty boring (but good for practice), but online this is a ton of fun. A great way to break in the PS2 Network adapter I've had for so long but never used.
 
Why are people complaining about S&H? 3.99 seems fair to me. That's what I've been using. I see packages coming that are actually worth more shipping that what I paid for. I have always had a great experience shopping at VGD.

Anyways, as some of you know my PS2 is in the shop getting fixed, so I can't join anyone in the game yet, but I'll make sure to add the names once I get it....though I'll probably have FFXI by then
 
Glad you are enjoying it, aminerva.
It only gets better as you get used to the gameplay.

yellowaznboy, I'd seen that www.mlgpro.com was/is considering adding Tribes to their game list. I wonder if it will ever happen.
 
I feel pretty comfy with the game now, except for the Chat-Test Commands. When someone says hi to me it takes me about 30 to 60 seconds to reply. A lifetime in FPS games.

One of the great things about the games in the many roles you can play. Lots of people love to charge the other team, but I enjoy hanging back making repairs or sneaking off to destroy the hardware of the enemy. Good times...

Oh, for buddy list purposes I use AMinerva (I don't know if the buddy list is case sensitive). Hope to see some of you online.
 
I was looking at this game yesterday, but I didn't know if anyone played it online. But, now that I see this, then alot of ppl do play it, right? And I'm sure it doesn't have this, but does it have voice chat capabilities?
 
No voice chat, just pre-recorded msgs you can select.

Yes, you can always find a a good game to join online.

Its definitely worth it! Give it a try!
 
The pre-recorded messages are pretty extensive, but you have to memorize the keys to transmit each message... else you'll be like me, a sitting duck, while you read the options on the screen trying to put your sentence together.
 
I got the game a few days ago.. but didn't have chance to play the game much. I will probably be online in a week or so, but I am expected to get my butt kicked severely..
 
Quick heads up, I'll be online playing TAA tonight between about 7-9pm EST before heading out for the night.

I wont be hosting any games, but if someone here wants to host one or sees me online jump in & say hi.
 
To any of you guy who play it, you might want to replace the CHAT-TEST with Expert-A. allows for the chat function, as well as throwing your items. the setup is basically the A configuration (Expert-B works too) with O as a shift button. O+down is use/deploy your pack, O+right is to throw your current pack, O+left is to throw your weapon (cool if your out of ammo), and O+up is to throw the flag if you have it. great for taunting the enemy :lol: . and suicide is O+select
 
I tried Expert-A over the weekend, but could not get the O + Dpad to work. Now that I re-read this, am I supposed to be using the analog controler for direction & not the Dpad?

Chat commands worked find though.

Thanks
 
How does Tribes:AA, and specifically the online component/other players, compare to the original Tribes PC game? I tried the demo of Tribes online, and got my tail royally kicked.
Also, how is offline mode? I see you can play multiplayer [2 player] locally, is that competitive or co-operative? I missed the deal from VGD, but it looks like EBGames has it [pre-owned] for about 13.50 including free shipping after the AFF25 code.
I'm not a big FPS person, but I did enjoy Quake and Unreal Tournament on Dreamcast. Generally I played solo, however.
 
I got in on the deal, and I love the game except for the fact that you can't really communicate with other players. But playing 2p online with a friend(in the room) is kick-ass fun. i plan to log i a lot of hours with this game.
 
Woohoo, I finally got it over at EB last night. I played it, but it's seems a bit dumbed down from the PC version, but I expected that. My
SN is Black Halo. Anybody else care to share so we can join up and kick some ass?
 
What do you mean by dumbed down? Easier controls? The controls are what I didn't like about the PC version, so that would be a good thing for me.
 
The only thing I hate about the PS2 version are the controls. At least 10 times more complex than the PC version. Trigger on the L2 button? WTF? And the fact that there is no keyboard support whatsoever. That would have added a lot. And there don't seem to be many quality servers, but hey, it's still great fun to play online.
 
I had a hard time getting used to the default controller setup (especially that L2 trigger) but after I ran through about 1/2 the training sessions (campaign) it became second nature.

I'd never played the PC version (or any other version for that matter) so it was probably easier for me as I didn't have to unlearn previous controls.
 
[quote name='Mr. Anderson']The only thing I hate about the PS2 version are the controls. At least 10 times more complex than the PC version. Trigger on the L2 button? WTF? And the fact that there is no keyboard support whatsoever. That would have added a lot. And there don't seem to be many quality servers, but hey, it's still great fun to play online.[/quote]

Don't forget to add CheapyD and CHAT-TEST to your buddy list...
The first one is self-explanitory, but CHAT-TEST will allow you to use the pre-fabricated msgs on the servers that have an arrow next to their names.

You will likely find better games on those servers with the :arrow: as those are dedicated Tribes servers.
 
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