As a (somewhat) new player, I gotta say: If Tribes 3 is the worst this franchise has to offer, the other games must be incredible.

I say somewhat because I did play Ascend back when I was in middle school (crazy how long ago that game was), on a laptop at a blistering 20fps. But I played the shit out of it until that laptop broke.

So when I heard there was a new game coming out just last night, I was hyped and immediately signed up to test, and I am having a fucking blast. This is just as fun as I remember Ascension being when I was a kid.

So during breaks, I decided to check out what other people's opinions were, and was surprised to find how critical people were being. Don't get me wrong, now is the best time to be critical, and in the long run this will only lead to a better game, but still surprised me just how much people dislike it so far with how much fun I'm having.

But if anything, this gives me hope. If a game this fun can be hated by veteran Tribes players, that tells me that A: this formula is so good that even at it's worst it's still fun and B: the old games I haven't gotten around to playing must be mind blowing. I am definitely going to install at least Tribes 2 once this playtest ends.