Maps and Gametypes

[Cankor]

When you grow up with MTV style rapid fire media editing it tends to effect your attention spans, potentially to the point of re-wiring yiour brain. Seriously.

Human brains change rapidly in early life, says UCLA neuropsychologist Elizabeth Sowell, and animal research shows that stimulation can “rewire” the brain.

Things happen fast on the TV screen, so kids’ brains may come to expect this pace, “making it harder to concentrate if there’s less stimulation,” says study leader Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle.

Also, TV may replace activities, such as reading, that could help children learn to concentrate, Sowell says.

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[SockDog]

If only the mindset of being stubborn, impatient, and inattentive would stop being chic. It’s socially accepted when someone talks about their new consumer electronic device being too complicated for them. “I can’t set the clock on my VCR”. They come with manuals. The person is admitting to having spent money to spend time with electronics yet not read about their operation. Because they can’t figure it out or don’t have time. That sounds ridiculous. But naturally everyone’s reaction is forgiveness and being understanding. So should Brink really be blamed for that flaw? Or the user? There’s nothing that can be made idiot-proof. Brink is not a grand-scale RTS, just how stupid do you think people are getting?

No need for blame, the customer is always right. And the customer knows what’s right by your marketing budget.

As I said ETQW was a great game, critically well received. Yet the market it landed in (along with naff all marketing) just rejected it (okay maybe that’s harsh. It never got the sales it deserved, sounds better). Before its time? Niche? Sunk by no marketing? Not varied enough a package? We’re going to see with Brink as most of those points have been addressed.

[Apples]

[QUOTE=Cankor;263774]When you grow up with MTV style rapid fire media editing it tends to effect your attention spans, potentially to the point of re-wiring yiour brain. Seriously.

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Sorry I stopped reading after “when you grow up”, can you make a paint picture to summarize your post please?

[Herandar]

it may not sell like call of duty

It’s not going to sell like Modern Warfare 2 or Black Ops, that’s for sure. That is so safe a bet that even I’d bet money on it. (Not a gambler.)

[Weapuh]

[QUOTE=DarkangelUK;263765]You started off right then veered off on a random tangent, it’s impatience and the attention span of a 5 year old on Red Bull that’s causing the downfall of anything remotely complex. Who do we blame for this? It’s an attitude that, in my opinion, has manifested since consoles started dominating fps sales. In ye old fragging days of yor, you had websites dedicated to tactics, hints, tips and tricks, tutorials, jeez even websites solely dedicated on how to move properly… and that’s before firing a weapon. Games could take years to master, and even then there was some curve left to pound flat.

I’ve not had that sense for a long time now, and the rate they’re churning games out these days, even if there was a steep learning curve… you’d have a year to master it before the next iteration came along and set you back to square one, or the masses flocked to the ‘next big thing’ and you’re left on your own. Has SD’s hand been forced in catering for the “Oh look, a butterfly!” generation? Possibly. Can you blame them? Not really.[/QUOTE]

My brother never did learn how to ski properly in Tribes 1

ooo a Tapir
:stroggtapir:

[Zekariah]

[QUOTE=DarkangelUK;263765]You started off right then veered off on a random tangent, it’s impatience and the attention span of a 5 year old on Red Bull that’s causing the downfall of anything remotely complex. Who do we blame for this? It’s an attitude that, in my opinion, has manifested since consoles started dominating fps sales. In ye old fragging days of yor, you had websites dedicated to tactics, hints, tips and tricks, tutorials, jeez even websites solely dedicated on how to move properly… and that’s before firing a weapon. Games could take years to master, and even then there was some curve left to pound flat.

I’ve not had that sense for a long time now, and the rate they’re churning games out these days, even if there was a steep learning curve… you’d have a year to master it before the next iteration came along and set you back to square one, or the masses flocked to the ‘next big thing’ and you’re left on your own. Has SD’s hand been forced in catering for the “Oh look, a butterfly!” generation? Possibly. Can you blame them? Not really.[/QUOTE]

It’s true.

Without doubt the gaming world has become more trivial with their learning curve!

But that’s because the “Casual Gamer” is outselling the “Hardcore” one. We live in a Kinect and Wii world now where every Tom, Dick and Harry finds gaming socially acceptable, but don’t really have the time for much of it.

But hopefully (AND I DO MEAN HOPEFULLY) Brink can cater to both.

• A levelling system that makes you feel like your progressing quickly, yet takes months/years to max out would be a start.
• Higher level modes only accessible to the dedicated are a great reward for those delving deep into this game.
• A GOOD matchmaking system

By the sounds of it the SMART system is the NOOBS or easy way to get into the game, but the manual system allows (with practice) for more precise movement and aim.

Yes, gone are the days of the HARDCORE game. But don’t underestimate the new age of the CASUAL…just means more NOOBS to shoot at:wink:

[MrX]

[QUOTE=Zekariah;264708]

Yes, gone are the days of the HARDCORE game. But don’t underestimate the new age of the CASUAL…just means more NOOBS to shoot at:wink:[/QUOTE]

And many times to die from a noob for the exactly same reason:D