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SeptaScarabae Joined: Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:48 am Posts: 648	Classic Arena (PTH, SLD, JUG) I play Arena as a Pathfinder. When people are using primarily automatic weapons, I change over to a Juggernaut. I'm not one to complain, but there was a particularly bad round of Arena where 90% of the combatants were using automatic weapons. As I'm taking fire from a Doombringer and a Technician, I have an epiphany: A classic style Arena with just the basic classes. No Technician, and their turrets. No Doombringer, with their Gatling gun. No Infiltrator, with their Jackal or Sticky Grenades. No Sentinel, standing on the outskirts sniping. No Raider, with the Plasma Gun or ARX Buster. You still have the Light Assault Rifle and the Assault Rifle, but they're standard. In Starsiege: Tribes, you played Arena primarily with mines, discs and the chaingun. Some people would use the ELF or sniper rifle, but it was uncommon. I think an Arena line-up with access only to the three basic classes, Pathfinder, Soldier, and Juggernaut would be immensely popular. _________________ Classic Tribes Splash Screens, Tribes: Extreme
Tue May 15, 2012 10:35 pm

MaishidonPatch Joined: Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 126	Re: Classic Arena (PTH, SLD, JUG) >rent server >flag those classes as unselectable Problem solved
Tue May 15, 2012 10:39 pm

SeptaScarabae Joined: Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:48 am Posts: 648	Re: Classic Arena (PTH, SLD, JUG) MaishidonPatch wrote: >rent server >flag those classes as unselectable Problem solved That's certainly in the realm of possibility, but I'd still love to see it as an officially backed game type. There's something pleasant about being able to join any game in progress, opposed to joining the same server, or seeking out the same server types. _________________ Classic Tribes Splash Screens, Tribes: Extreme
Tue May 15, 2012 10:49 pm

pzea469 Joined: Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:40 am Posts: 1214	Re: Classic Arena (PTH, SLD, JUG) I don't think it's good for any game mode to limit classes. I'd rather have the game be balanced properly instead. But yeah, with custom servers you can do what you want.
Thu May 17, 2012 9:28 am

SeptaScarabae Joined: Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:48 am Posts: 648	Re: Classic Arena (PTH, SLD, JUG) pzea469 wrote: I don't think it's good for any game mode to limit classes. I'd rather have the game be balanced properly instead. But yeah, with custom servers you can do what you want. I think Arena in Starsiege: Tribes was Light only. It may have had Medium, too. Light was a far superior dueling class in that game, though. And everyone was using the same strength disc launcher. I love Arena, it just gets boring when you have three Doombringers on the other side, and Soldiers with Assault Rifles. _________________ Classic Tribes Splash Screens, Tribes: Extreme
Thu May 17, 2012 9:14 pm

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SeptaScarabae

Joined: Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:48 am
Posts: 648

Classic Arena (PTH, SLD, JUG)

I play Arena as a Pathfinder. When people are using primarily automatic weapons, I change over to a Juggernaut. I'm not one to complain, but there was a particularly bad round of Arena where 90% of the combatants were using automatic weapons. As I'm taking fire from a Doombringer and a Technician, I have an epiphany: A classic style Arena with just the basic classes.

No Technician, and their turrets.
No Doombringer, with their Gatling gun.
No Infiltrator, with their Jackal or Sticky Grenades.
No Sentinel, standing on the outskirts sniping.
No Raider, with the Plasma Gun or ARX Buster.

You still have the Light Assault Rifle and the Assault Rifle, but they're standard. In Starsiege: Tribes, you played Arena primarily with mines, discs and the chaingun. Some people would use the ELF or sniper rifle, but it was uncommon. I think an Arena line-up with access only to the three basic classes, Pathfinder, Soldier, and Juggernaut would be immensely popular.

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Tue May 15, 2012 10:35 pm

MaishidonPatch

Joined: Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:25 pm
Posts: 126

Re: Classic Arena (PTH, SLD, JUG)

>rent server
>flag those classes as unselectable

Problem solved

Tue May 15, 2012 10:39 pm

SeptaScarabae

Joined: Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:48 am
Posts: 648

Re: Classic Arena (PTH, SLD, JUG)

MaishidonPatch wrote:

>rent server
>flag those classes as unselectable

Problem solved

That's certainly in the realm of possibility, but I'd still love to see it as an officially backed game type. There's something pleasant about being able to join any game in progress, opposed to joining the same server, or seeking out the same server types.

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Tue May 15, 2012 10:49 pm

pzea469

Joined: Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:40 am
Posts: 1214

Re: Classic Arena (PTH, SLD, JUG)

I don't think it's good for any game mode to limit classes. I'd rather have the game be balanced properly instead. But yeah, with custom servers you can do what you want.

Thu May 17, 2012 9:28 am

SeptaScarabae

Joined: Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:48 am
Posts: 648

Re: Classic Arena (PTH, SLD, JUG)

pzea469 wrote:

I don't think it's good for any game mode to limit classes. I'd rather have the game be balanced properly instead. But yeah, with custom servers you can do what you want.

I think Arena in Starsiege: Tribes was Light only. It may have had Medium, too. Light was a far superior dueling class in that game, though. And everyone was using the same strength disc launcher. I love Arena, it just gets boring when you have three Doombringers on the other side, and Soldiers with Assault Rifles. :roll:

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Thu May 17, 2012 9:14 pm

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