


Speed is important for capping but being able to get to the enemy base quickly and make grabs to prevent the enemy team from capturing is critical. In particular, you need to know quick routes. This means you will need to know routes for the maps you're likely to play and you should have a vague idea of how long each of those routes take to run. Anyone interested in trying Tribes: Ascend can create an account and download the game from, without the need for a beta key.The capper's role is to capture the flag. Hi-Rez has announced that all player progress in Beta will carry over to the release build. Tribes: Ascend is currently in Open Beta with over 400,000 players participating. The outcome is predictable but no less tragic”. So this video demonstrates the perils of trying to capture a flag while going too slow. “In fact the community uses the term llama to refer to a player moving too slowly, like a plodding llama. “Tribes is all about speed and movement”, explains Todd Harris, Hi-Rez Studios Chief Operating Officer.

Supporting the announcement Hi-Rez Studios also released a parody trailer titled “Tribes Ascend – Llama Island”. Tribes: Ascend is a fast paced sci-fi FPS for the PC that bills itself the “World’s Fastest Shooter”. Today, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Hi-Rez Studios announced that Tribes: Ascend will be released on April 12, 2012. Hi-Rez Studios Announces Tribes: Ascend Release Date and Releases Parody Trailer Hi-Rez Studios also publishes Global Agenda. The game is still open to join and test pre-launch without a key.Īs part of the announcement, the game released a new video trailer called “Tribes Ascend – Llama Island.” This video refers to the term “llama,” which players use to refer to a slow-moving teammate, and demonstrates the peril of working with llamas. Tribes Ascend is currently testing in open beta with over 400,000 active players, who will be able to carry on their progress into the final release of the game. The announcement came at the Game Developer’s Conference ongoing in San Francisco. Hi-Rez Studios has announced that Tribes Ascend will launch on April 12, 2012.
