360 Lobby Workaround

(nephandys) #1

I get that everyone wants a lobby system on the 360 and I completely agree with you. However, I’m also getting tired of seeing so many new posts about this when there are already a million old ones.

So maybe everyone knows this already but my friends and I figured this out recently. Anyway, when you setup a match in freeplay if you select a specific map on the drop down I have found you are much more likely to get a completely empty game with you as host. Then you just invite all your friends/party. By the time you’re 1/2 way through a round the whole thing is full. Thanks to this I don’t even care if they add lobbies at this point.

  1. Select Free Play
  2. Set things up however you want but also choose a specific map
  3. Game starts up as empty game with you as host
  4. Invite party
  5. Whole game fills up with randoms

This also lets you pull host. If you have a great connection this is a plus for everyone.

This works for me 9/10 times.

Edit: If you give this a try and it works for you please post so that others know it’s a valid workaround (most of the time).

SD might want to sticky this for the hell of it as it can serve as a temporary fix (for some) until the lobby system is implemented.

GT: Nephaerius

(wolfnemesis75) #2

This has worked for me as well.

(Wildkarrde) #3

Lol fills up with randoms I seriously doubt there’s
Much more than 100 players on 360 who play regular.

(Jess Alon) #4

[QUOTE=Wildkarrde;333268]Lol fills up with randoms I seriously doubt there’s
Much more than 100 players on 360 who play regular.[/QUOTE]

Then every single one of them is on my friends list. Because I have my list filled up with nothing but people who play brink every night.

(Zekariah) #5

Recently came across this myself. Does the job to an extent.

This is by no means a replacement for a lobby, but serves the purpose until something is integrated.

(Wildkarrde) #6

Tell it to the xbox live leaderboards then, I’ve not played it for a week and I’m at 101 position which coincidently I was the week before so…

(its al bout security) #7

[QUOTE=Wildkarrde;333268]Lol fills up with randoms I seriously doubt there’s
Much more than 100 players on 360 who play regular.[/QUOTE]

i play regularly and i do think this is a sweet workaround,

all i can say is DAMN GOOD JOB, someone is using brains and cutting down whinners by the many.

(nephandys) #8

[QUOTE=Wildkarrde;333268]Lol fills up with randoms I seriously doubt there’s
Much more than 100 players on 360 who play regular.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for trying to troll and derail the thread. This thread is about whether or not the fix I suggested works for people.

However, I also can’t agree with you because I just finished 3 hours of full Big Team games (lag free) with different people coming in and out and the games remaining full the whole time. I’ve been getting a lot of full games for a while now.

(Mad Hatter) #9

[QUOTE=its al bout security;333273]i play regularly and i do think this is a sweet workaround,

all i can say is DAMN GOOD JOB, someone is using brains and cutting down whinners by the many.[/QUOTE]

That would be awesome, but I don’t think the whiners are going to stop whining. They’re dedicated, if nothing else.

And yes, this does indeed work more often than not. Thumbs up to the OP.

(Spez) #10

[QUOTE=nephandys;333289]Thanks for trying to troll and derail the thread. This thread is about whether or not the fix I suggested works for people.

However, I also can’t agree with you because I just finished 3 hours of full Big Team games (lag free) with different people coming in and out and the games remaining full the whole time. I’ve been getting a lot of full games for a while now.[/QUOTE]

Wow, that sounds nice. I’ll have to try this too. Thanks for the tip!

(nephandys) #11

bump so more people can see/try.

(Mr. Dogg) #12

Good on ya mate.

I’ll have to give it a try.

(nephandys) #13

bump please sticky

(V1cK_dB) #14

[QUOTE=Mad Hatter;333316]That would be awesome, but I don’t think the whiners are going to stop whining. They’re dedicated, if nothing else.

And yes, this does indeed work more often than not. Thumbs up to the OP.[/QUOTE]

Yay! Let’s all get excited that we have to figure out workarounds from something that should be simple (I’ve been doing this “workaround” since day 1 BTW)! Horrific game design. Simple as that and that is coming from someone who plays Brink 3 hrs a day but I have higher expectations than this from SD.

The problem is that the majority of people won’t bother with this. There are like 6 people posting on this thread and that’s about how many people will hear about this lol. It’s unfortunate because a proper lobby system from the start could have been the difference between players leaving Brink or staying. My only hope now is that they give up on their stubbornness and release an update with a party lobby system and when the game sells for under $40 and new players buy it this game will get a second life.

(nephandys) #15

[QUOTE=V1cK_dB;334273]Yay! Let’s all get excited that we have to figure out workarounds from something that should be simple (I’ve been doing this “workaround” since day 1 BTW)! Horrific game design. Simple as that and that is coming from someone who plays Brink 3 hrs a day but I have higher expectations than this from SD.

The problem is that the majority of people won’t bother with this. There are like 6 people posting on this thread and that’s about how many people will hear about this lol. It’s unfortunate because a proper lobby system from the start could have been the difference between players leaving Brink or staying. My only hope now is that they give up on their stubbornness and release an update with a party lobby system and when the game sells for under $40 and new players buy it this game will get a second life.[/QUOTE]
Last time I checked no one was getting excited and jumping up and down with joy that they had to or did figure out a workaround. Thanks for commenting that the workaround has been successful for you.

No one is arguing there shouldn’t be a lobby system in place. However, this thread is not the place for that. Please stay on topic: Either this works for you as a temporary workaround or it doesn’t. Anything else belongs in another thread.

(nephandys) #16

bump so this might be of use to others

(Shotgun Surgeon) #17

Good workaround but definitely NOT a replacement. Honestly, you cant say that people complaining about the lack of a lobby is irritating. It’s a stupid mistake that the devs made. Had they included a lobby to begin with, no workaround would be needed.

Very innovative indeed, SD!

(Mad Hatter) #18

It’s not really a problem for me. If I can’t get all of my friends and I into a match, I’ll just start one myself and we can go from there. It’s so simple a caveman could do it. Yeah, lobbies would be nice, but people are acting like it’s currently impossible to play with a party. This proves that it’s not. :confused:

(nephandys) #19

[QUOTE=Shotgun Surgeon;334990]Good workaround but definitely NOT a replacement. Honestly, you cant say that people complaining about the lack of a lobby is irritating. It’s a stupid mistake that the devs made. Had they included a lobby to begin with, no workaround would be needed.

Very innovative indeed, SD![/QUOTE]

Just felt the need to clarify: It’s not the complaints that I find irritating so much as the incessant number of threads. If everyone consolidated to a single or few thread(s) I could care less. SD knows we want lobbies at this point unless they’re profoundly mentally retarded (I hope this isn’t the case). I agree this is a good workaround but it is not a replacement for a lobby system that should have been there at launch and will hopefully arrive in a future patch.

Again though, lets stay on topic about whether or not this works for you. There’s plenty of other threads asking for lobbies, complaining about the lack thereof, and insulting SD for not having one in the first place. If you give this a shot please post and let me and others know if it works for you.

Edit: Based on my posts it looks like I am turning into an unofficial mod for this thread…sorry not trying to be a forum-nazi just want this thread to stay on topic.

GT: Nephaerius

(V1cK_dB) #20

[QUOTE=nephandys;335052]Just felt the need to clarify: It’s not the complaints that I find irritating so much as the incessant number of threads. If everyone consolidated to a single or few thread(s) I could care less. SD knows we want lobbies at this point unless they’re profoundly mentally retarded (I hope this isn’t the case). I agree this is a good workaround but it is not a replacement for a lobby system that should have been there at launch and will hopefully arrive in a future patch.

Again though, lets stay on topic about whether or not this works for you. There’s plenty of other threads asking for lobbies, complaining about the lack thereof, and insulting SD for not having one in the first place. If you give this a shot please post and let me and others know if it works for you.

Edit: Based on my posts it looks like I am turning into an unofficial mod for this thread…sorry not trying to be a forum-nazi just want this thread to stay on topic.

GT: Nephaerius[/QUOTE]

Sorry dude. It’s unacceptable this has to be done this way. Simple as that. As far as there being too many threads…don’t worry pretty soon there won’t be anyone playing the game so you can have the forum all to yourself. (as much as I don’t want that to happen)

As for SD knowing about lobbies…maybe they do…maybe they don’t. An official statement would be nice though don’t you think?