Long-time no see. Whatevs. New interview with Todd Harris gives us a few new bits of information regarding Tribes: Ascend.

http://www.twitch.tv/nordrassilradio/b/296519494

Confirmations and highlights:

Clan support, private servers and competition mode not at launch. Focused on getting the game out there and building a community first.

"First strike, you're out" when dealing with hacks/cheats.

Matchmaking confirmed for PUBS.

Tribes Universe still part of the big plan, but on hold.

Still no mod tools at launch/not a priority.

Plan on releasing new maps, classes over time for free to the community.

No Disc+2 weapon loadout system.

"Tribes is about freedom, and we want people to be free to be able to play without the spinfusor" ಠ_ಠ

Hitscan weapons confirmed. Didn't confirm which ones though.

New class called Jumper; has a boost feature(either through weapon or pack, not sure). It has a weapon called a Bolt Launcher.

Base turrets power will be upgradable.

No plans for a 'real' manual.

SOUNDS AWESOME...?