Tribes: Ascend has been making waves in our Not So Massively column, with plenty of fans anxious for a first look at it.
We've got something for those fans this morning. The team at Hi-Rez was kind enough to send us a handful of beta keys, and we're in a sharing mood. To get and apply your beta key, just visit our giveaway page to snag your key, then download the Hi-Command game installer. Launch the installer, then log in to your existing Global Agenda account (or create a new account via the installer). Click the "Tribes" tab, hit Enter, and follow the prompts to apply your beta key.
Enjoy the beta, and join us in thanking the Hi-Rez gang for the beta keys!
[UPDATE: Whew, those went fast! If you didn't snag a key, you might want to watch our Twitter feed this afternoon -- just a suggestion!]
Reader Comments (36)
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:02PM nimzy said
You certainly handled this a lot better than Kotaku did.
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:05PM Dumac said
Thanks!
It pays to refresh the massively page when you're bored.
It pays to refresh the massively page when you're bored.
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:09PM (Unverified) said
Even though TRIBES is an epic IP, it will FAIL.
Only because Hi-Rez still hasnt made GLOBAL AGENDA the game it should have been. All the pieces are there, just the implementation and the unbelievably HORRIBLE optimization has made GA nothing more than a flashy D+ of a " little mmo-shooter that could"
Now, if the team spends the time needed on Tribes and doesnt use ANYTHING from GA, including the engine- then this new game might be something worth looking at.
-X
Only because Hi-Rez still hasnt made GLOBAL AGENDA the game it should have been. All the pieces are there, just the implementation and the unbelievably HORRIBLE optimization has made GA nothing more than a flashy D+ of a " little mmo-shooter that could"
Now, if the team spends the time needed on Tribes and doesnt use ANYTHING from GA, including the engine- then this new game might be something worth looking at.
-X
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:16PM (Unverified) said
@(Unverified)
GA seriously would have been better as a standard server-based shooter.
The Training Arena is the most fun I've had in that game.
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GA seriously would have been better as a standard server-based shooter.
The Training Arena is the most fun I've had in that game.
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:10PM diamount said
No more keys available? The article has only been up for 10 minutes.
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:14PM (Unverified) said
how many keys did they give out 2?
the article was out for 8 minutes and they were all gone!!
the article was out for 8 minutes and they were all gone!!
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:45PM Saker said
@(Unverified) Why they insist on doing this kind of hand-out and not some kind of nice random (not first come) giveaway or contest I have no idea. This kind of thing just makes people mad, Particular title doesn't have any meaning for me, but for those who wanted a chance at this and were say at work and never had any kind of shot at it? Not the way to go...
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Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:15PM kettius said
Either they had hardly any keys or a lot of people auto refreshing the page, 9 minutes after it was posted keys all gone >.
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:15PM Channel84 said
key can't be used anymore it seem
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:16PM Rubi said
We had well over 2/10/15 keys. There was a bit of a stampede, though -- I was watching the pageviews and they skyrocketed.
Might want to follow us on Twitter though, because I saved some to hand out over there. We'll be doing that in a couple of hours.
Might want to follow us on Twitter though, because I saved some to hand out over there. We'll be doing that in a couple of hours.
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:20PM (Unverified) said
@Rubi
"We had well over 2... keys"
Haha your reply made me laugh ( in a good way :-D)
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"We had well over 2... keys"
Haha your reply made me laugh ( in a good way :-D)
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:16PM (Unverified) said
Not to many codes, huh?
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:17PM JordyChrist said
Yeah not sure what that was all about. Within five minutes they were all gone, dumb! I agree with the giveaway idea. If you don't have enough then don't do a first come first serve. Plus the way you guys have it set up people can get multiple keys very very easily.
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:19PM Oskiee said
Wow.... 19 minutes to late. :O(
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:27PM KureAc said
got a key had no idea there weren't so many or that we stampeded them but beta isn't for a while,
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:55PM (Unverified) said
@KureAc
ive actually already tested the game. These keys though wont get you in until 11/4 I believe.
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ive actually already tested the game. These keys though wont get you in until 11/4 I believe.
Posted: Oct 21st 2011 12:40PM LieutLaww said
Balls i missed it :( on the upside preloading BF3 :)








