Why Brink has fanboys:

(thesuzukimethod) #101

[QUOTE=tokamak;341744]In Brink you have far less power as a player. Teamplay is rewarded, yes, but the teamwork is heavily institutionalised (to the point of being all wrapped under one button) and not open to the player’s own interpretation like it is in ETQW.

Which brings me to the second point. My shooting is just above average. I can fight well enough to execute my plans. I will win fire fights by some margin, but not big enough to be able to take on entire teams at the time like some other players can. The beauty in ETQW is that just being good enough to enable you to go further in your plans is insanely powerful.

Or in other words, a very good aimer with no plan is powerful, he’ll be a brute force working his way towards the goal. But a player that knows the weak points in the opponent’s team and is able to push there as hard as possible will be able to sway the entire battle.

That’s the satisfaction I get out of ETQW. Those are the epic moments you can brag to your friends about. What am I supposed to say about Brink? ‘And then I pressed F’?[/QUOTE]

The honest question (about both of your points) is how long did it take for these sorts of moments to happen. Is it possible they could happen with Brink? Too early to tell?

It seems like these sorts of moments (strategic success in spite of being an above-average shooter (i put myself here too) partially depend on having a team that is also marginally aware of the tactical approach required for a given level…

so as players mature (in their knowledge of levels) and develop ways to recognize the strategic push a team needs to make in a given situation, could Brink develop into the type of game you’re describing? again, this is an honest question, not meant to poke/troll/whatever. (i didn’t play ET:QW or whatever it’s called)

(its al bout security) #102

diss son oooh feel that burn??

(xTriXxy) #103

oh dont be stupid. it was one of many other sites i own. taken down bexause of brink failure. there were 530 registered people. only 4 of them liked brink.

(Nexusdog) #104

Mayday. Mayday. Thread down! Thread down!

(tokamak) #105

It happened from day one. Maybe I was just lucky, but the first thing I did on the release date was grabbing the cyclops from Antarctica, taking it through the slipgate and stomping a titan that was just about to enter flat with it’s melee attack.

And that was the first of many, many epic games. I really think it’s the best game ever made. I’ve been day dreaming about what makes QW so great and kind of sketched up a game (in obsessive detail) that takes those things even further, I was a bit naive to think that it could actually be executed one day, turns out that developers actually short on new ideas.

W:ET is a close runner up, and Brink would’ve had the potential to approach W:ET if it wasn’t made for consoles. I’m being really harsh here, but it’s honestly how I feel now. It’s got the 360 leaking out of it’s pores.

(its al bout security) #106

why brink has faboys??? its a freacking insanely great game… why people troll it??? they have no life elsewhere

(xTriXxy) #107

so true. brink is one of the best pc games ever made. maybe better than wolfenstein.

(coolstory) #108

You’re the one that said you’ll “curbstomp” on any platform. So play me first on ql.

I’ll give you a some time to practice since your a console player and need to learn to aim without training wheels and think fast…dont take too long though.

When ready msg me. But some time soon, not when I’m old and wrinkled.

I think I’ll stream it live so everyone can enjoy :slight_smile:

(General Techniq) #109

[QUOTE=coolstory;341763]

I think I’ll stream it live so everyone can enjoy :)[/QUOTE]
Don’t worry about that. I’m fond of uploading videos to youtube, myself. Might even go so far as to place this one in my signature… across 10+ different gaming sites :wink:

By the way, I’m not sure if it just slipped your mind or something, but… I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE YOUR QUAKE LIVE USERNAME :smiley:

(Ryudar) #110

So much bashing and hate xD

I’ve skipped a couple of posts cause they were on such a low level, but did ANYBODY bring up the idea, that in Brink nobody should ever care about kills, but the teamplay and teamsupport?

If I want to pwn others I’ll go play another game. If I want teamplay, Brink is the right choice.

In Brink, you pwn with buffs and objectives.

(coolstory) #111

[QUOTE=General Techniq;341766]Don’t worry about that. I’m fond of uploading videos to youtube, myself. Might even go so far as to place this one in my signature… across 10+ different gaming sites :wink:

By the way, I’m not sure if it just slipped your mind or something, but… I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE YOUR QUAKE LIVE USERNAME :D[/QUOTE]

alias is General_Cool

sent me an invite

Looking forward to our scrimmage.

(BomBaKlaK) #112

I found one !

(General Techniq) #113

[QUOTE=coolstory;341775][QUOTE=General Techniq;341766]Don’t worry about that. I’m fond of uploading videos to youtube, myself. Might even go so far as to place this one in my signature… across 10+ different gaming sites :wink:

By the way, I’m not sure if it just slipped your mind or something, but… I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE YOUR QUAKE LIVE USERNAME :D[/QUOTE]
alias is General_Cool

sent me an invite

Looking forward to our scrimmage.[/QUOTE]
alias?

What’s your username? Or should I go out and get one of these nifty aliases too? :slight_smile:

LOL. If I told you that I did NOT expect any drama when it came to getting your little Quake Live username out of you, I’d totally be lying my butt off. :smiley:

[QUOTE=coolstory;341729]
I smell a dodge.

Scared are we? [/QUOTE]
LMAO!! How ironic. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

[QUOTE=coolstory;341763]
I’ll give you a some time to practice since your a console player and need to learn to aim without training wheels and think fast…dont take too long though.
[/QUOTE]“Give” me some time? :smiley:
Like I already said, we can do it today, right after our xbox360 match… CHAMP. :slight_smile:

coughs you actually have my REAL xboxlive tag, already coughs

(riptide) #114

[QUOTE=General Techniq;341781]alias?

What’s your username? Or should I go out and get one of these nifty aliases too? :slight_smile:

LOL. If I told you that I did NOT expect any drama when it came to getting your little Quake Live username out of you, I’d totally be lying my butt off. :smiley:

LMAO!! How ironic. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

“Give” me some time? :smiley:
Like I already said, we can do it today, right after our xbox360 match… CHAMP. :)[/QUOTE]

I want to spec.

Also I’ll play you in UT3 while you’re on console vs me on PC :slight_smile:

(General Techniq) #115

This will be a private loving affair.
However, don’t worry, I’m certain that the smextape will be leaked on the internerds shortly thereafter. :slight_smile:

(coolstory) #116

[QUOTE=General Techniq;341781]alias?

What’s your username? Or should I go out and get one of these nifty aliases too? :slight_smile:

[/QUOTE]

I haven’t played ql in a while and dont remember what my password was…but

why does the name matter? Lets duel? Or you be dodging? Again your the one that said you’d “curbstomp” me in any platform. Lets see how you do on PC.

[QUOTE=riptide;341783]I want to spec.

Also I’ll play you in UT3 while you’re on console vs me on PC :)[/QUOTE]

Sure but if he doesnt want it I’ll record, forgot the command in ql is. Is it record demoName in console?

(BMXer) #117

Post your quakelive demos here plz, k thx.

I think plenty of us would get a kick out of watching that…

(General Techniq) #118

LOL. Dodging? :smiley:

I’ve been logged into xboxlive for hours now, and still no invite from coolstory’s latest fake account (or alias, whatever he calls it).
Nope. Just seeing him post a Quake Live username that he created AFTER I HAD TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT HE STILL HADN"T GIVEN HIS TAG EVEN THOUGH I’D GIVEN MINE ON TWO DIFFERENT PLATFORMS.

We could have been finished with the xboxlive match by now, and well into the little Quake Live scrim against your freshly created dummy account. Why the delay? :slight_smile:

Tell me. We’re all obviously experienced gamers here, right?
What does it usually mean in online PC gaming, when some little eager beaver kid rushes to challenge you on some, usually random, game… THEN SENDS YOU AN ACCOUNT THAT HE JUST FRESHLY CREATED, EH?
LOL. No, seriously… what does this usually mean? Hmm? :confused:

I tell you one thing, there’s a unfathomable number of PC-turned-PC/Console and PC-turned-Console gamers that know exactly all too well what it means. There’s a reason that “Constantly Have To Upgrade” isn’t the number one reason that hardcore PC gamers move/expand to consoles. :slight_smile:

Is it really that troublesome to send your REAL profile and play on it? Really? Seriously?

LOL. I’ll play the little eager beaver on his little random PC challenge game on his little freshly created account/profile, that he’s freshly created for whatever reason that little obnoxious PC elitist scrubby eager beavers freshly create new accounts/profiles (even though they don’t need to) specifically to play against a specific individual.
Cool, whatever.
Let’s just get that invite out to General Techniq on xboxlive, right fast, and we can get this thing started, today.

Either way, it seems I best back up my hard drive, looks like at worst I’ll be going through a factory restore pretty soon. Good thing I don’t need my PC to record gameplay, though :smiley:

(coolstory) #119

Will do, btw tech I sent you an invite on quakelive.

I dont have an xbox360 so I cant really sent you an invite. Prolly go to my friends house and play you. However, we can play the ql duel :slight_smile:

stop dodging, lets do this quick. Lot of ppl waiting to see this epic match loll

(General Techniq) #120

[QUOTE=coolstory;341795]Will do, btw tech I sent you an invite on quakelive.

I dont have an xbox360 so I cant really sent you an invite. Prolly go to my friends house and play you. However, we can play the ql duel :slight_smile:
[/QUOTE]
Yeah. Then, lets hurry up and get that Xboxlive invite, real quick. Followed by your REAL Quack Live profile. :slight_smile: