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I've been banned on a few forums and game servers for a number of reasons (some justified, some not) over the last decade and a half. My behavior on the internet has improved dramatically in the last couple years. :V

I haven't used the thumper since the classes and rifles were reworked (long story, but the game is much better off now with the changes), but I actually had an easier time hitting close range midairs with the thumper. Even though it's a technically a grenade launcher, for close and midrange shots (at least back when I used it), it shoots straight enough that there's no need to compensate your aiming for any sort of arc or such. One of the main downsides to the thumper is that the projectile doesn't travel nearly as fast as a spinfusor disc, and doesn't inherent your present velocity, making it a poor chasing weapon.

gtfo no

No. Plummy had a chance and divorced me. :<

The game starts you out in servers that are restricted to folks that are at rank 1 - 7... trust me, once you progress a bit things will get significantly more difficult. The twinfusor is a good choice if you've got really good aim, otherwise the damage of the individual discs is a bit low for my taste. I prefer the standard spinfusor, really. You should be able to switch mid-game through the select class option in the escape menu - the new class takes effect as soon as you die or hit an inventory station. Each class looks a little different, but for the most part you are right in the sense that they can be difficult to tell apart in the midst of combat. As a general rule of thumb, I tend to focus more on what general armor class a player is, rather than what specific class they're using. The Soldier AR is actually my least favorite of the bunch... the thumper on the other hand is quite nice - with a bit of practice you should be able to get some midair shots with it before long, if you haven't already. Glad to hear that you're enjoying the game so far. x)

Scoots stated just the other day that he expects to retain full Tribal use of his hands within about two months. :3

Do it. NC, Key Gear, and I will await you on the field of battle. <3

Well... even if your downstream isn't so hot, as long as your latency is reasonable the game should work? ^^;

How bad is it? D:

There are a couple automatic rifles and such, but even they have projectiles that have travel time and all that, so they're not OP. Big exploding thingy dingy > little pellet things. :3

More or less. The focus is on projectile based weapons rather than hitscan things like guns and the like, so there's a great deal more involved in fighting someone than pointing and clicking. Have to take things like trajectory, speed, etc, into consideration for every shot. Also, jetpacks.

eeeyup It's baller, is what it is. Totes.

What? Of course there was rage. Righteous rage as we pushed those miserable sandrakers off our world.

Quite well... or, in the words of @Twiliscael, "breaking necks and cashing checks"

In a nutshell... Team Deathmatch is, if nothing else, good for getting a lot of general combat training in a relatively small amount of time - you don't have a huge number of objectives to worry about, so you can focus on getting your aiming down, leading your shots, and all that sort of thing. Arena is similar to TDM, but a step up - the games are smaller, and there are so few available respawns per match that every death counts; in addition, the general skill level is increased considerably with significantly smaller map that place more emphasis on direct confrontation than skiing. Rabbit is a good way to practice flag running and such - in rabbit games there is a single flag; the goal of the mode is to hold on to the flag as long as possible, while everyone else in the server tries to kill you. Players that do not have the flag are considered to all be on a single team, making it vital that you be able to run like hell. Those are my favorite game modes. CTF ranks in there somewhere, but I tend to be focused around killing folks enough that I gravitate to other modes unless I'm playing with someone. Hit me up on Steam next time you're about to play. Just finished a few games with @Twiliscael, was some good times. x) I think I did okay.

This is something I'd recommend making a ticket about so the tech ponies can help you troubleshoot and get it resolved.

Another random drawing thread in one day? Well, at the risk of sounding completely shameless, I guess I can toss my OC in here, as well. He's like pink, and stuff. Totes awesome.

Glad to hear that you're having a good time with it. It is a pretty tough game to get into - the combat is pretty tricky compared to most of your cookie-cutter first person shooters, which makes it all the more rewarding in my book. I'm not sure what the initial unlocks are at this point (they've changed a couple times), but I'd suggest working toward unlocking the Soldier's spinfusor and Eagle Pistol as quickly as possible; they've been my bread and butter choice for general combat since day - the pistol is great for shaving off the last few pixels of an enemy's life bar if they try to escape from combat... and for a quick way to reset their regeneration timer if you're having trouble hitting with the spinfusor. That said, I also use the shocklance (newly added) and spare spinfusor from time to time... the thumpers are viable weapons, but the rifles are icky and shouldn't exist. That said though, I mostly stick to Team Deathmatch, so that loadout isn't going to be super ideal for some of the situations you'll find yourself in when playing Capture the Flag. I usually gravitate toward the mid field with that loadout when doing CTF. I hear a lot of people compare the game to Halo, which is exceedingly amusing considering that the Tribes franchise has been around far longer than Halo x) Knives are annoying. I hate the knives.

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Hi there, we've actually already got a thread regarding people's favorite types of music and such, which I've merged your thread into. As for myself, I enjoy a bit of everything - from rock, rap, pop, country, various types of electronic music; more often than not, I'm able to get some enjoyment out of any given genre. Speaking of rap, I actually made a rap thread ages ago.