Tribes Ascend Officially in F2P Heavens - Now available on Steam! - update adds Twinfusors, new maps, voice packs, skins, party system

[genious]

Developer: Hi-Rez Studios (Global Agenda, Smite)
Platform: PC
Price: Free 2 Play
Genre: First Person Shooter
Website: www.tribesascend.com

Features

• 32 player skilled based shooter
• Minimal hitscan weapons (bullets travel)
• Reach high speeds and elevation with skiing (you don't have actual skis) and jetpacks
• Vehicles (CTF only)
• Custom servers (should be up soon)
• Ranked matches (coming soon)
• Private servers (coming soon with custom servers)
• Spectator mode
• Training and tutorial mode
• Social features such as friends list, referral system, followers (Clan system is a work in progress)

Game-types

• Team Deathmatch
• Capture the Flag
• Hold and Control
• Arena (5v5)
• Rabbit mode (vehicles only, only in custom servers)

Custom servers
Custom servers allow you to customize every facet of your desired server rules. Are Doombringer Chainguns driving you up the wall? Ban them. Are strikes giving you the shits? Ban them. Do you want equipment in CTF to operate without a generator? Enable it.

Microtransactions
There is a gold system that allows you to unlock weapons or skins with money. All weapons can be earned via in game experience, skins are gold only. Skins are purely cosmetic and have no gameplay benefits whatsoever.

What is VIP status?
VIP Status is earned for any money spent on the game (min $9.99). VIP players earn 50% more XP in every match.

Boosters
Boosters double the rate at which you gain XP. Players can purchase Boosters in-game using Tribes Gold. Combined with the VIP status you are effectively earning x3 the amount of XP free users are earning.

Want free gold?
Then like this page on Facebook for 250 free gold coins. This is enough to buy a 42000XP weapon, a 18000XP class, or 18000XP perk. Based on the numbers buy the weapon. Offer ends May 31, only one per account.

info taken from neoGAF
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

So here it is Tribes Ascend my most awaiting F2P game of 2012 out of beta and officially 1.0.Go grab it guys i m currently downloading it.

PC Gamer 88

Verdict - A brilliant resurrection of a classic. Speed and skill-driven mechanics separate Tribes from other modern shooters.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PG ID: Game ID

Necrokiller : NecrokillerPG
Omyakha : Omyakha
snajamahmed : snajamahmed!
Inexorable : Vehshi
dododo123 : Gwenhwyvar
Fir3d3mon : Fir3d3mon
Arkonov : Arkonov
genious : genious4ever
Ahmad498 : Ahmad498
Shary Bhallu TC : SharyBhallu
SHKHAN : sk366
usman360 : UsmanAK

[faraany3k]

Game is officially released. Everyone can try it out now. A great fresh FPS after quite sometime.

[Arkonov]

Got it today.

Definitely is pretty fun.

[Shary Bhallu TC]

Seems like a Halo-esque game.

Downloading now.

[genious]

Halo takes inspiration from Tribes shary and i heard that Tribes Ascend is completly different experience from Halo.

But agree that it look a lot like Halo.

[Shary Bhallu TC]

Hmm Tribes started 3 or so years before Halo.

I am merely saying that the game looks like Halo.

You could say that Halo looks like Tribes

[Inexorable]

Downloading now, been hearing good things about this one.
P.S. There should probably be a link to the official page in the OP.

[genious]

Official Link added download the game from their and shary yes Halo looks like Tribes.

[Necrokiller]

Tidied up the first post. Just get the game from the official website.

[genious]

At Necro Thnx for makeover now it is looking what it should be.