Originally posted by: Ackmed
Originally posted by: Matthias99
I did play mostly on public servers, and I recall quite a few maps where there was almost no way to defend your flag since your base was so exposed. It's been a few years, though, so perhaps changes were made, and I know there were a lot of cool mods as well, but I didn't play many of them.
I don't mind the game being slowed down. I like more of a strategic battle rather than a "who's the best at nabbing a flag and skiing across the map without getting caught" game. And you ever tried holding down a flag by yourself in T2? It's not as easy as you make it sound if the attackers work together and know what they're doing (although most don't, at least in pickup games). I don't play on an organized team, so maybe the balance is different there, but for public games, I vastly prefer Tribes 2. Like I said, to each his own.
I can understand your view more since you never played in an organized game. On a good skill level pub though, capping the flag is pretty hard. And very hard in an organized game.
Im just a little bitter about T2. They took what was my favorite game of all time, and neutered it. Virtually all of the "hardcore" T1 players hated T2. It was filled with bugs, and ran dog slow. They took out trees, added fog, and changed vehicles to get more frames. They took out some features of the game, that are advertised, in-game forums anyone? It UE'd on everyone, almost all of the time. It is 100x better now than when it was released though.
I was in the small closed beta. We told them over and over again it wasnt ready for release, yet they did anyways. Here is my
T2 beta CD I was sooo excited when I got that.
I probably would have liked T2 if I had never played T1. I dont have a problem with someone liking T2, more than T1. Im sure a lot of people dont like the breakneck speed of T1. It has the highest learning curve of any game Ive played. The skiing and flying adds so much more to the game. People have a REALLY hard time picking it up, and get frusterated and quit. Its not like all other Quake clones where the same basic movements and circle strafing work for you.
If T1 was the love of my life, then T2 was the drunken driver that blindsided and killer her.