Simple mistakes in Brink that can be fixed.

(Limpinator) #1

Before I start with what I have to say. Let me say this…Brink is a GREAT game when it comes down to the gameplay. The guns, the movement, classes. Everything! I love the feal of it and it is very nice.

That being said there are some issues that really annoy me and they are so simple its crazy as to WHY these were not fixed before.

1. The lobbies/Multiplayer modes
I think it is VERY stupid how the ONLY multiplayer in this game is out of the campaign missions…I think it was a huge mistake to do this and I honostly dont know why you guys dident have a seperate multiplayer mode or a lobby at the least. When I get a game I want to be entertained for more then 2 months at LEST. I already beat every campaign mission and now what? Time to play it all over again but with just people on the other team? Why could there not be a matchmaking system like Call of Duty, Gears of War, Halo, or ANY OTHER SHOOTER!? U know how awesome this game would be if you could play capture the flag or search and destroy!!! Those would be the best thing ever!

2. Stats
Ok this isent AS huge but it just annoys me a little bit. I dont know what people cant see their K/D ratio in a game. I understand how you wanted people to “Work as a Team” and to not worry about them selves. So you did the experience insted…But thats still no excuse to forget something as simple as this. Sure you can check on a website, but thats not even up yet. AND thats still not the same as checking your IN game stats…

3. Lag Lag Lag
I play on the xbox and let me say it is very hard to get a good game going. Ive played a total of I belive 9 Multiplayer matches and out of them
5 Games had lag were I was teleporting all around the map and couldent move…
3 Games had a decent amount of lag, but it was playable
And 1 game had no lag whatso ever…(but I think I was host lol)
I dont understand why its so laggy but it really annoys me and something as simple as lag can be fixed easily .

4. Ranking
20 levels?..Seriously?..20 levels seems like nothing. Ive had the game sence day 1 and im already level 13. And I have a job too so Now that the weekend is coming up expect me to be 20 by the end of today…I think this is by far the easiest fix. I dont understand why people cant perstige or anything like that in COD has. Or at least change the number to like 100 or something…This also proves with what I said before about the levels. Not only will it get repetitive with no multiplayer modes. But once your level 20 there is NO REASON to keep playing.

5. Unlockables/Customization
I remember you guys always talking about the Customization in this game was going to be awesome. From your gun to your very character…Well why do I not feel that way then? I really was sorta disappointed about how you go about unlocking your weapons and their attachments. You should have to EARN them, not by doing level challenges that have NOTHING to do with the gun itself. But insted do gun challenges them selves so you actually have to use the weapon. And with the character Customization, I was sorta sad when I saw that once you choose a scar or a tattoo, it was permanent. Ya sure it makes it more “REAL”. But that’s just stupid if you ask me. And also with the voices I wish there was a little bit of a Ethnic veriority. I remember one of your first videos of Brink showed you could change the guys Ethnic race. As in Hispanic, British, African-American…ect. I am Hispanic and I was REALLY…REALLY looking forward to a guy with a Spanish accident. And was I disappointed when I saw none…

All in all these things can be fix SOOOO EASY with updates or heck have a free DLC and just add Multiplayer modes and everything I said…And sure ill still but it if its not free but I think most of these things should of already been in here.

And for all you people who will complain for me comparing this game to COD…
The reason why I do is cause the SETUP for call of duty is the best!!
While the gameplay is NOT!

So my logic is this…

Brink Gameplay=WIN
Brink Setup=Fail

COD Gameplay=Not Balanced
COD Setup=MEGA WIN

Brink Gameplay + COD Setup = BEST GAME EVER!!!

So Everyone Please comment on what you think. If you agree talk about it. If not talk about it. But lets try and communicate here cause I would hate to see a great game like this go down…After all you can fix the setup…BUT U CANT FIX GAMEPLAY!

P.S I got all my friends hyped up about this game and I got like 5 of them to buy it…Well guess what…THEY ARE ALL GOING TO TURN IT IN!..And its because of the 1st reason I had up here. And im thinking of the same thing if these things arent going to get fixed soon…

P.S.S Did you know Gamestop will only give me $23 If I turn this game in (with the reciet)even though it came out 3 DAYS AGO!! Whats with that?!:penguin:

(playa) #2

Dont ever suggest implementing call of duty to Brink…

(Limpinator) #3

Dont ever suggest implementing call of duty to Brink…

Did you not read as to what I just put up here?

(Recon224) #4

I did, and I have to agree with what playa said…If you don’t like teamwork, which is what Brink is all about, then go play BLOPS.

Stop complaining about a game that is supposed to be different from the rest of the **** FPS’s out there.

(deusex2) #5

Dude, the majority of people like the game EXACTLY because it’s so much unlike COD.

(PiMD360) #6

BRINK:cool: > COD:stroggtapir:

(Limpinator) #7

And I agree with all of you. And do you not understand with what I am saying? Brink IS better. COD sucks and I love the teamwork, classes and the SMART system of Brink

But just how the game is set up to me feals a bit bad. I mean why do you think people TRY to copy the setup of call od duty?

CAUSE IT WORKS

(Tear 08) #8

I think he means the way that things are layed out in COD are better…I mean the lobby thing is damn stupid to be honest, and no I don’t mean the Cutscene replacing pre-game lobbies, that I like, I mean Party Lobbies where you can get your Friends together to go into a Match with…because as it stands, all we can do now is either set up our own match from scratch and invite them, or search for one and hope there’s room for them to join…assuming the connection is good enough…

So yeah, I agree that a lobby to allow friends to join up to search for a game together would be nice…as for the Challenge and Unlock system…eh, I agree COD’s is kind of fun and interesting…I think the way it’s set in BRINK is fine as it is…

(Jak Swift) #9

[QUOTE=Limpinator;303680]And I agree with all of you. And do you not understand with what I am saying? Brink IS better. COD sucks and I love the teamwork, classes and the SMART system of Brink

But just how the game is set up to me feals a bit bad. I mean why do you think people TRY to copy the setup of call od duty?

CAUSE IT WORKS[/QUOTE]

I agree with everything you said, it could still have game modes, like tdm etc but brink style.

There needs to be a seperate multiplayer thing going on, what SD done was cheap and dirty and and it will screw brink if not attended to. btw why do you kids scream " its not cod"? grow up.
He understands that but it would be perfect for brink to have a proper multiplayer. In that aspect i can see why hes using cod as a reference and i agree.

(Codine) #10

Brink/ET has never been about TDM or any other modes. It’s ALWAYS been about objectives and they should stay true to that.

If the game gets ctf or dm everybody will just play medic and it will no longer be a team game.

(Limpinator) #11

I agree with everything you said, it could still have game modes, like tdm etc but brink style.

There needs to be a seperate multiplayer thing going on, what SD done was cheap and dirty and and it will screw brink if not attended to. btw why do you kids scream " its not cod"? grow up.
He understands that but it would be perfect for brink to have a proper multiplayer. In that aspect i can see why hes using cod as a reference and i agree.

I think he means the way that things are layed out in COD are better…I mean the lobby thing is damn stupid to be honest, and no I don’t mean the Cutscene replacing pre-game lobbies, that I like, I mean Party Lobbies where you can get your Friends together to go into a Match with…because as it stands, all we can do now is either set up our own match from scratch and invite them, or search for one and hope there’s room for them to join…assuming the connection is good enough…

Thank you guys for understanding on what I was trying to say. Unlike these kids here.

And Yeah Jak Swift, I do think what SD did was uncalled for. They got us all hyped up and everything and its a great game and all. But if you ask me they just made a game that would last us like a month…Cause If this game dosent change I cant see it last no more then 2 months…then people will get tired of the same old thing…

(Deltaz) #12

I understand the Lobbies. On my opinion the multiplayer modes are fine as they are, what I would like to see is more maps but still objective based. The few times I played CTF and DM, it was fun for 1 or two rounds then I got bored, but I can’t blame people if that is what they like.

I don’t think they forgot, they just don’t want you to focus on it. Does it bother? at times I guess. Do I want it? Not sure, I am concerned most ppl will focus primarily on their K/D ratio and forget about their role in the game. Rambo Medics were an issue back on ET.

Can’t comment, I own the PC version.

I am hoping they release the SDK and the community can create their own maps. That is what kept me going back to ET even though there were no character levels. I can’t tell whether it will get repetitive or not since I have been playing for less than a week, so I will reserve my judgement, but the thought of having more levels makes me feel like I am playing WoW all over again ><.

If you don’t mind could you elaborate in the prestige system of CoD?

Yeah…the customization feels a bit lacking, I hope they add some more.

(Limpinator) #13

Brink/ET has never been about TDM or any other modes. It’s ALWAYS been about objectives and they should stay true to that.

You bring up a good point there.

And im not saying to not have objectives. I mean you can have Capture the Flag, Search and Destroy, MVP, headquarters, or have TDM but still have objectives you can capture. I just want a little more variety is all.

(Limpinator) #14

If you don’t mind could you elaborate in the prestige system of CoD?

Yeah man. And for the record I do see were your comming from on all your points. And sure you can keep the objective based stuff. But more variority is all im asking for.

But to anwser your question the perstige system works like this. I will use the COD BO system
In COD BO
The max level is 50.
So when you get to 50 you have the option to “prestige”
That means you can start ALL over again to level 1 but you get a little symbol next to your rank showing you how many times you have prestiged. And you can only prestige 15 times. After 15 you cant any more…
So if you add it all together that means if you want to max out you will have to rank up 750 times!

Also when you prestige you lose all your wepons and everything and you have to earn it again. The only thing you would keep is your stats.

(dajfactor) #15

[QUOTE=Limpinator;303834]Yeah man. And for the record I do see were your comming from on all your points. And sure you can keep the objective based stuff. But more variority is all im asking for.

But to anwser your question the perstige system works like this. I will use the COD BO system
In COD BO
The max level is 50.
So when you get to 50 you have the option to “prestige”
That means you can start ALL over again to level 1 but you get a little symbol next to your rank showing you how many times you have prestiged. And you can only prestige 15 times. After 15 you cant any more…
So if you add it all together that means if you want to max out you will have to rank up 750 times!

Also when you prestige you lose all your wepons and everything and you have to earn it again. The only thing you would keep is your stats.[/QUOTE]
Prestige doesn’t add any depth or fun at all. Coming from a 10th prestige in CoD4, I’d much rather have a really fun and varied 20 levels compared to the possible 500+ levels in a call of duty game.

(RAAAAAAAAAAGE) #16

You mentioned COD on the Brink forums… How exactly did you think that was gonna go?

(Limpinator) #17

Prestige doesn’t add any depth or fun at all. Coming from a 10th prestige in CoD4, I’d much rather have a really fun and varied 20 levels compared to the possible 500+ levels in a call of duty game.

I agee. Having that many levels is annoying. But thats why you need to find the in-between part of this whole thing. Cause 20 is just WAY to low.

(Pizis) #18

How exactly does more levels make the game better?

(SphereCow) #19

Let me preface this by saying: My all time love is Quake (1,2,3) and W:ET.

CoD unlocks work really really nicely. Even on console, CoD is actually super fu***** fun. I mean, addicting.

On the other hand, Brink is what it is. It isn’t CoD, and the focus of the game isn’t unlocks. The incentive system of Brink isn’t about using weapons to get frags. It’s about being able to play the game, IE wall jump, cover objectives, and perform them yourselves.

CoD’s incentive system for unlocking things, however, is on being able to frag in cool and stupid ways. That’s it.

So, no. You’re wrong. CoD’s unlock system needs to stay where it is. The last thing I would want is players to be playing TDM on ET:QW, Brink, and SD’s next games.

Not to flame you, or anything. I just want you to understand.

Make new characters. Trust me. Once you start experiencing games where you finish the OBJ with .5 seconds left on the clock, nothing else matters.

(Waldo) #20

[QUOTE=Limpinator;303641] But once your level 20 there is NO REASON to keep playing.
[/QUOTE]

Why do you a play a game? To watch a slider go up followed by guitar riffs when it fills?

Cool. As for me, I wish games would stop locking away half the content away from me untill I grind out for a week.
Prestige modes might increase playtime, but they do not increase enjoyment for me.

There’s enough content in the game to hide behind multitudes of levels. They didn’t, and I’m grateful for that. Allow me to enjoy the game and have fun instead of dangling a carrot in front of me.