Tribes 2....Is it worth buying?

sippinyak · Post by **sippinyak** » Sat Apr 07, 2001 10:40 pm

I'm wondering if I should buy it. Has anyone played it?? If so, do you recommend it? I'm looking for a good Multi-player game, since CS is getting boring to me. (i know its hard to bealive.) Also, if you know any good sites that have a review for it, let me know!

3v1l807 · Post by **3v1l807** » Sun Apr 08, 2001 5:53 am

Post your specs and I can tell you if it's worth buying it.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Apr 09, 2001 1:35 pm

Originally posted by 3v1l807:
Post your specs and I can tell you if it's worth buying it.

i know that remark wasnt made to me, but ill post my specs anyway, and hopefully you can help me out also

PII 400 Mhz
V2 12MB Video
256 MB RAM

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Mon Apr 09, 2001 8:05 pm

You need at least an 800mhz cpu for all the eye candy, and 64 meg vid card is probably the least I'd run it on.

128 megs of system memory for sure.

The game still ran choppy even though that is what I have. Not worth the money IMO, but the fact remains that some still like it.

3v1l807 · Post by **3v1l807** » Mon Apr 09, 2001 8:53 pm

Don't buy it Roody. With your system specs you will have to use the lowest gfx settings to play it and it will look worse than T1 =/
Wait until WickedGL releases their miniGL with T2 support then it might work pretty good for you.

Bababooey · Post by **Bababooey** » Mon Apr 09, 2001 9:22 pm

Originally posted by Roody:
i know that remark wasnt made to me, but ill post my specs anyway, and hopefully you can help me out also

PII 400 Mhz
V2 12MB Video
256 MB RAM

Here are my specs:

1ghz tbird
256mb pc133@143 2-2-2
32mb geforce2 gts/pro @220/410

with this system i average about 45fps at 1024x768x16 with all the eye candy at maximum. When i had a voodoo3 2000 I would average about 15fps with the same settings. Don't buy it unless your planning to do some serious upgrading. If you have the system for it then the game freakin rocks.

Mixelplux · Post by **Mixelplux** » Tue Apr 10, 2001 2:32 pm

Macho, no idea how you can think CS is team oriented, it's everyone by them self and teamwork is not needed in CS. In Tribes and Tribes2 a teak with teamwork will beat a team where everyone wants to be a hero. I would recommend it, I can run 1024x768 with all Eyecandy on a Duron 800, Geforce 2 GTS, 128 ram and Cable modem.

3v1l807 · Post by **3v1l807** » Tue Apr 10, 2001 4:10 pm

Tribes 2 RULES IMO. If I was able to run it normally on my V5 I would have to say it's one of my favorite games ever...

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Tue Apr 10, 2001 6:00 pm

CS has no teamwork? Yeah right, the team that sticks together and moves fast always stomps the team of loners unless the loner team is comprised of veteran players.

It's the same situation in tribes. Some games have players with teamwork, while some others dont.

The problem I had is that "NO" tribes games I saw showcased any semblence of teamplay. I played at least 3 dozen games online in the few days that I had it, before taking it back, and they were all chaotic, free for all, lets-get-in-the-transport-and-crash-into-a-mountain battleroyals from start to finish.

I remember first playing CS. By my second game I was covering teammates, sniping incoming enemies that were chasing teammates, using suppresive fire to clear the way for the team, using smoke grenades ( and so were others ) to provide cover, defending positions with support.

All people were doing in 36 games of online T2 was fly around and shoot discs at various groups of enemies or grab a jet and strafe (inaccurately) at enemies until they crashed...teamwork my nut.

sippinyak · Post by **sippinyak** » Tue Apr 10, 2001 7:46 pm

Macho is right, CS is all about teamwork. If your team rushes and sticks together, while the other team doesn't, your team wins almost everytime.

3v1l807 · Post by **3v1l807** » Tue Apr 10, 2001 10:13 pm

Uh... no. CS might as well be DM with real guns. If you got the l337 5k1lLz, you can go off by yourself with that AWP or MP5 and kill pretty much the entire team. In tribes you will be overwhelmed no matter how good you are simply because the damage model is different.

CoolJ · Post by **CoolJ** » Tue Apr 10, 2001 10:33 pm

CS=Team Work

If you run out by yourself, yea you might get a few kills, but if the opposite team sticks together, you shoot one guy then you got 10 other guys blastin at you.

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Wed Apr 11, 2001 12:41 am

The game wasn't that great if you ask me. I play just about every game out there and it was inferior to UT and not nearly as team oriented as CS.

Kind of a go between game if you ask me that doesnt really do anything spectacularly, but rather does everything on an average level.

If you are new to the tribes universe I wouldnt recommend it. Learning curve is harsh and it is way slower than other online shooters.

And any game that makes me feel like I have to upgrade my [H]ard system so soon gets two nuts down in my book.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Wed Apr 11, 2001 7:48 am

Originally posted by 3v1l807:
Don't buy it Roody. With your system specs you will have to use the lowest gfx settings to play it and it will look worse than T1 =/
Wait until WickedGL releases their miniGL with T2 support then it might work pretty good for you.

hmmm and they say "size doesnt matter"

Ok well thanks for the help 3V oh and btw love the signature

ES Fish · Post by **ES Fish** » Tue Apr 17, 2001 7:36 pm

Dont buy tribes2 it just plain sucks

xGoD_vs_SaTaNx · Post by **xGoD_vs_SaTaNx** » Wed Apr 18, 2001 11:11 pm

Please Read!

Tribes 2 is all about teamwork, although it is hard to coordinate, but you have to see, some people can naturally ski faster, somepeople are really good with vehicles, all those allow some to get to the enemy base faster. In CS, yeah u can move in a pack, but if someone purposely avoids it, you are screwed, especially if a pack of 10 guys is avoided by a pack of like 6 guys, and that can happen, happens to me A LOT, then they free the hostages, do this, do that, blah, blah, blah, and those 6 guys, you can have 4 of them jump the 10 and kill them all if they are good. ANd the remaining 2 guys do there thing, CS is really not that hard to ambush a whole group, and for Tribes and Tribes 2, only if you are against a wall in a narrow passage (you being a heavy) and shooting mortars when they appear is about the only way you can take out a group, or if you have a tank in their base or something really outrageous.

CS really is a quick and easy games, for T1 and T2, you get really good, and you can kick ass, but you have to have teamwork, unless you can run like a b@stard!

CS is great, i totally agree, but you know, teamwork is essential, but if you have 10 out of your 15 players on a team go in a pack, and in a large map, the enemy keeps 8 at their base and sends 7 to your base, avoids the pack ot 10 guys, and slaughters the 5 at your base and does their thing, easy as that...... then you have a this 12-14 guy vs. 10 people mugging with the 10 surrounded (because the remainder of the 7 comes back at them) and the 8 at the base coming to you in enemy territory!
It's really pretty hard to coordinate teamwork in Tribes, but it IS essential, like if you have 5 guys base raping, of course it is easier to grab the flag!

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Thu Apr 19, 2001 10:13 am

Dont buy tribes2 it just plain sucks

praise the lord! and hallelujah!

godvsatan ill bet you were picturing all that action in your head and getting excited werent you?

Cornbread · Post by **Cornbread** » Thu Apr 19, 2001 11:49 am

it suxs, also very buggy...

JamieLee2k · Post by **JamieLee2k** » Thu Apr 19, 2001 2:02 pm

what are the specs for Tribes 2?

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Fri Apr 20, 2001 11:46 am

Just thought I would end this by saying this. There is no comparison between Tribes 2 and CS. Tribes is a fad, CS is forever.

Hidetoro · Post by **Hidetoro** » Tue Apr 24, 2001 1:13 pm

CS used to be team-oriented

don't get me wrong, team play is still a sure way to win, but 99% of servers i'm on consists mainly of lone-gunman deathmatch. barely anyone ever rescues the hostages anymore, it seems like it is all to much centered on highest FRAG count, not number of games won... sheesh, it used to be fun too

CoolJ · Post by **CoolJ** » Tue Apr 24, 2001 2:53 pm

Originally posted by Hidetoro:
CS used to be team-oriented

don't get me wrong, team play is still a sure way to win, but 99% of servers i'm on consists mainly of lone-gunman deathmatch. barely anyone ever rescues the hostages anymore, it seems like it is all to much centered on highest FRAG count, not number of games won... sheesh, it used to be fun too

I play on awesome servers! Lotta regulars there, they play right, and we are all friends cuz we play there soo much, I LOVE CS! BEST GAME I EVER OWNED