When it was released, this game was riddled with negative issues, lag in particular. I read bad reviews but wanted to see for myself so I rented it on 360 and… saw for myself. I returned the game 5 days later and decided to wait until it was fixed a bit before re-renting and trying once more.
Has the game improved since release, especially the lag? Is it worth giving it another go? I am using the 360.
depends on host and connection. Add me @ GT: Jess Alon
I’ll make sure you have fun.
[QUOTE=Agrocr0c;329305]When it was released, this game was riddled with negative issues, lag in particular. I read bad reviews but wanted to see for myself so I rented it on 360 and… saw for myself. I returned the game 5 days later and decided to wait until it was fixed a bit before re-renting and trying once more.
Has the game improved since release, especially the lag? Is it worth giving it another go? I am using the 360.[/QUOTE]
Add me on xbox and we can play. I have good internet and have a large group of guys that I play with.
I understand your hesitation. I rented the game at first, too.
I’ve now purchased the game, as I feel the lag issues have been largely resolved. You will no longer experience the characteristic rubber-banding and screen-jumping lag that plagued Brink at release.
Additionally, when you play Level 20 Rank 5 games or search for Freeplay ‘My Rank or Higher’ Big Team Games, you will be matched up against a full host of 8 vs. 8 humans. However, bear in mind that latency will still dictate how quickly bullets register and such (ala CoD, Halo, etc.) but when you get in a good match, the lag isn’t even a factor.
I still think they have some tuning to be done before I’d put the Netcode on par with Bungie’s Halo. For instance, I think Host Selection could be further optimized. Likewise, there are, in my opinion, flaws with the way that Host Migration has been implemented (i.e. Objective Progress resets and you start back at your spawn).
Concerning other purchase-hindering objections, I think that the other major bugs have been dealt with. As far as I know, the game-freeze bugs have been addressed, whereas there are still a number of non-game-breaking bugs that will hopefully get resolved by the time the upcoming free DLC is released (e.g. Light characters equipping Heavy weapons, etc.)
To put things in perspective, I couldn’t, in good conscience, recommend the release (incl. Day 1 patch) version of Brink to my friends. Now, I can say that the game is recommendation-worthy.
Hopefully, this review helps you with your purchase decision.
EDIT: I’ll second what Woflnemesis75 and Jess Alon said about the importance of having Xbox Live Friends who play Brink. With that in mind, there are a number of people from these forums who play Brink regularly (including those guys).
Don’t buy, rent… again. If you still have problems you saved yourself some cash. If you are happy with the game, then you are sure you are making the right decision. Either way it will feel less like a blind purchase. Hope this helps
[QUOTE=sirius89;329311]Nope,still a mess.
go for another game instead.[/QUOTE]
Maybe you should stop beating a dead horse with a stick and actually tell him why you feel the way you do.
Honestly, when somebody asks about a game, and you just reply “get another game” it doesn’t help. List the cons that make you feel the way you do, you know, just be more helpful in general and stop being one of those “I HATE THIS GAME SO EVERYBODY MUST HATE THIS GAME TOO” little kids.
At the OP, from what I have seen around the forums the last few days most of the 360 players aren’t having huge issues with lag anymore, for the most part. I would say give it a go if you’re renting it and add Jess Alon and wolfnemesis75 and play with them with a group of all humans and see if you like it, or are still having issues. That’s one up side to renting a title before buying it, if you don’t like it, it’s not a huge deal or loss.