tribes is an fps. tribes should stay an fps. tribes should NOT have this leveling system that is only there to get people addicted and make comp play impossible due to the imbalances between players
it takes a few hours of gameplay to unlock all the bonuses for a class with the xp boost, a bit longer without the xp boost.
it's not going to restrict competitive play - if bonuses restricted comp play, then how are there world of tanks, battlefield, and cowaduty competitive leagues?
i have also played tribes 2, and yes, it is great.
what is so bad about vengeance, i found it fine to play.
vengeance wasn't a particular bad game on its own, but it was stuff compared to tribes 2. the levels were tiny, the game was slower, half the content was missing, it used a battlefield style vehicle spawn system, etc.
but the grappling hook, buckler, and urban levels were loving awesome, too bad the rest of the game was so blegh.