Aha OK, I did not know that.
Still, the point is, you unlock EVERYTHING.
And I think otto doesn’t really understand Brink.
It’s not tf2 and it will not be tf2. Splash Damage is not valve. Period.
tf2 is the only PAYABLE, FPS game that has an ingame shop, which only accepts real money.
Others are either MMORPGs or free to play games.
Fallout is an RPG with shooter elements, not the other way around.
Alright, let’s answer a few of your questions.
Will there be a central area: No.
Will there be trading: Given what we know about Brink, everyone will eventually have access to all non-preorder items. There is no purpose to trading.
Will there be any other trading-related thing: No.
How will you customize your gun: Menu.
How will you meet up with friends: Menu.
How will you chat with other gamers: In-game.
How will you find out strats: In-game and on forums such as this one.
I just want to add that apparently you will be able to do these challenge in co-op, cause making them by yourself sounds a bit sad. That makes it an other way to enjoy the game playing with friends !
[QUOTE=Otto;269824]A shame if it dosen’t have a neutral gathering place for random groups of people to meet up in, even with out trading, sand-boxing can be fun, chat, ask for advice about load outs and builds, show off gear, screw around w/e.
Just saying, its fun to waste time, while your wasting time. 
[/QUOTE]
You mean a community fansite?
answer is: No!
but in next SD project, SD probably include that stuff up to resl estate and pizza orders[in both Worlds both].
<3 you too.
I ask these questions because I have seen these things and other games with very similar features. I am simply interesting in knowing more about the area’s in the game that have never been discaused before. I’m not taking a stance to weather these question points i have asked about are right or wrong, I dont see how this qualify as a fail.
I don’t see how asking “What kind of guns are in the game” is a standard question but “How do we form teams is not”
as for the market place question. there is a very similar thread about buying items in an another thread that’s not getting flamed all over. http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23609
Because guns vary between every single game.
How you form teams varies between TF2 and the entire rest of the world.
it would be great if Brink had Facebook support as well! Then you can Like eachother etc!
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