Only 4 vihecles and just 4 back packs? Seems like they took out alot from the original Tribes.
Maybe you mean Tribes 2? The original only had the shrike and the transport, and only the repair, shield, ammo, and medic packs. From what I've seen elsewhere, some of the vehicles perform multiple roles so they might not need as many. I haven't seen the video, so I'm waiting for some better quality ones to turn up as well... but I'd like to see the return of the dropships and floating bases (I saw a floating base in one screenshot somewhere but hopefully there's more). It would be really nice if disc/mortar jumping were in as well.
I don't think Tribes is really all that complicated, you have to think more in 3 dimensions than 2. The landscape makes much more of a difference in terms of your mobility than other games. It can be tough to manage your jet energy, keep an eye on where you're going, and track an opponent so you can hit them with a disc, but it's a skill one can master just like Quake rocket jumping. It's what helps to separate the poor to mediocre players from the best. They risk diluting the experience too much, so that it's so much like other shooters in that there's no reason to buy it (since it already shares similarities with UT2004). It's a fine line but I really really hope Irrational can pull this off.
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