If you happen to jump into a vehicle when there was another player waiting to drive, expect to get a string of obscenities or outright removal from the game. And if all you do is run around and shoot at other players, you might get berated for your lack of cooperation. Graphics in Tribes 2 are generally excellent, if you have the system for it. Some of the buildings in this sequel are flat-out amazing, although the terrain still leaves a lot to be desired. Some maps do have an assortment of vegetation to spice things up, but mostly it's just rolling hills and buildings.
Fog is a bit of an annoying problem with the game.
There's just too much of it, and it makes sniping very difficult although that might have been intentional. It does affect gameplay and make for a greater challenge, but in some ways it adds a blinding element that lessens the overall experience. A 56K modem can generally handle things but certain maps, the number of players connected, and the server running the game all drastically affect performance. On a speedy 1.3Ghz server with eight players, the game ran perfectly fine without a hiccup. However, on a large map like Thin Ice connected to a slow server with 16 players, there were a lot of pauses, jerks, and outright disconnects.