SMAC vs. Tribes

[xgman]

I have played SMAC for a long time, and was thinking about purchasing Tribes. Are they very different, and is it worth my time and $ to get into Tribes? Is one superior to the other, and is Tribes different enough to justify its purchase? Thanks in advance for your opinions....

[WhiteElephants]

If it's the same game I'm thinking of tribes is very different. It's a first person shooter like Doom only you play as a team and have several different combinations of armor and weapons. I played the demo and bought the game myself only to find that my modem/system wasn't fast enough to compete with the other players. Too much lag will kill you every time. I diffenetly suggest this game, but only to people who can get a good connection. Possibly only cable modem users or some other such means of fast communication.

[Misotu]

Yes ... my son plays a lot of Tribes. When he first bought the game, we were on dial-up and it was hopeless. Now we have a cable connection, the game works great and he has a lot of fun. But you're right WE - it's nothing like SMAC