dududf said:
Marine Mike said:
Never heard of it. What's it like?
starseige tribes was one of the first MMO shooters, and tribes 2 is its sequal
tribes is scifi (origionally, mods make up most of the playable games) with the player limit being as much as the server can handle, the most people i have ever played with was about 40 at once, the highest player cap i have seen displayed was 200
the gametypes are your standards, capture the flag, free for all, team deathmatch, elimination etc etc. the outdoor maps are... well... you know Valhalla in halo 3? yeah the maps ON AVERAGE are 4 times bigger than that, and im being conservative. the maps are this large because of the wonderful magic that is jetpacks.
games are server based, you start up your game, select a server to join from a list of possible games, and as such lag is dependant on server host, server quality, and how many people are in the game. also if memory serves one persons connection (not just the host like in gears) can effect the connection of the whole game
like all pc shooters, mods are abound, not modders, but actual modded games. sometimes you can fly forever, sometimes gravity is so high the game becomes 2D and weapons can be ANYTHING.
hands down my favorite multiplayer pc shooter