

Despite the previous statement, a small team resumed development in August 2015. In July 2013, Hi-Rez halted further development on Tribes: Ascend to focus on Smite, citing lackluster financial returns from Tribes: Ascend and Global Agenda. In February 2013, Hi-Rez released a Game of the Year Edition, which unlocked all classes, weapons, equipment, and perks in a single package.

The game entered open beta on Febru (with some modes disabled such as Rabbit) and was officially released on April 12, 2012. Aspects from previous Tribes games such as jetpacks and skiing are featured in the game. If you are a VIP member looking to buy the discounted pack, you must sign into Tribe’s website with your VIP account credentials.Tribes: Ascend is a free-to-play first-person shooter developed and published by Hi-Rez Studios for Microsoft Windows, as part of the Tribes series. Tribes: Ascend is available as a free download at its official site or on Steam, with the Game of the Year Edition also available at both locations. On top of other miscellaneous balance changes, the update has also fixed various bugs in the game. In order to retain balance, certain weapons and perks have gained advantages against shields, while other weapons are now at a disadvantage when attacking shielded fortifications. In addition, the patch has made a large change to buildings in the game, with shields added to base turrets and radar stations. The patch has also added two skins: The Juggernaut’s Forlorn skin and the Doombringer’s Executioner skin. First and foremost is the inclusion of six new maps: three CTF maps titled Bella Omega, Blueshift and Canyon Crusade Revival and three Arena maps called Arena Fraytown, Arena Undercroft and Arena Whiteout. Tribes: Ascend will further celebrate its critical successthrough the launch of a new patch that will give all players access to new content.


Todd Harris, Hi-Rez Chief Operating Officer, stresses that “nothing changes for players that are enjoying… the free-to-play model,” with the new pack merely giving gamers another option to unlock in game content.
