Then raider's plasma got nerfed hard a couple days later. It was the same with the new inf stuff.
New content first, balance later.
Tribes Ascend Talks Raids, Pillages
Do what you want cause a pirate is free/you are a pirate
Ya-harr! Patch preview off the port bow! Tribes Ascend talks the new update and the Raider class, as well as new weapons such as the plasma gun, the cluster grenade, and the NJ5-B.