Oh Tribes Ascend, say it ain’t so. Sure, we had our ups and downs, but you know you were loved, right? Right?! Just hold on a little bit longer and then– oh, you’re not dying. Just ceasing updates for the foreseeable future, maybe forever. Well, that’s still a shame, but I guess I can stop frantically shaking you and screaming spittle into your face. But you know you’ve left quite a few loose ends, don’t you? What about balance concerns, your decision to prioritize buyable items over game-changing updates, the lack of a strong tutorial, support for player-made maps, and the possibility of Tribes Ascend 2? Oh right, I asked Hi-Rez COO Todd Harris about all of that stuff. Handy!

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