The announcement was made by Hi-Rez's Todd Harris during a lengthy 35-minute audio interview. He says gamers should not panic if they haven't received a beta confirmation email yet, as the selection process is still taking place.
"We have a date, you heard it here first. The team is working hard for closed beta to start on Friday, November 4th, so, a few weeks away. We plan on announcing that more broadly next week, and as you may have known if you've been following us, we wanted to start in September originally, that was kind of our original plan, but there were a few adjustments that we wanted to make before beta."
"Specifically, some things we've been working on are character progression elements, those were things that weren't in alpha, but will be in beta... and secondly, with the changes or improvements based on feedback from the alpha testing group... Disc jump strength was one, some challenge that people had in chasing down flag cappers which is a big part of the game, basically ability to quickly gain momentum from a standstill, and even overall speed of the game."
You can still apply for the Tribes: Ascend beta at the official website, although acceptance is not guaranteed. Todd says you can also get beta access via competitions or by pre-ordering a special "VIP starter pack" for the game. More information about this will be coming next week.
