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    Who's ready for Brink! xD

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by tetutato, May 9, 2011.

  1. tetutato

    tetutato NBR Troll

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    Anyone here pre ordered it or ordering it? It's gonna be GREAT :D Already pre loaded it and just waiting for it's release tonight at midnight.
     
    tetutato, May 9, 2011
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  2. Jasp

    Jasp Notebook Evangelist

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  3. Prydeless

    Prydeless Stupid is

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  4. shinakuma9

    shinakuma9 Notebook Deity

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    It Comes Out Today?
     
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  5. darkphase

    darkphase Notebook Enthusiast

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    Brink in 3 hours according to steam here in US.

    Anyone rolling SP first or going straight to MP?
     
    darkphase, May 9, 2011
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  6. tetutato

    tetutato NBR Troll

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    Aren't they like combined sort of? lol
     
    tetutato, May 9, 2011
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  7. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    I know a lot of people that have pre-ordered this. Played it at E3 2010 ... it's very innovative. The teamwork aspect in the multiplayer is truly well done. There are tons of ways to complete objectives. Overall it is set to be one of the better games of 2011. I'll be interested to see you guy's thoughts.

    The single-player story line is pretty interesting too.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, May 9, 2011
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  8. Texanman

    Texanman Master of all things Cake

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    played it at quakecon last year... If i had the money would get it... it suxs being broke
     
    Texanman, May 9, 2011
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  9. darkphase

    darkphase Notebook Enthusiast

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    Config file is found on my machine here

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\42820345\22350\local\base\brinkconfig.cfg.

    Config looks like Crysis and/or Homefront

    Says to create a autoexec to customize.
     
    darkphase, May 10, 2011
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  10. naticus

    naticus Notebook Deity

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    Well most of the reviews that I have seen average the game out to about a D+, C- (60-70) on a scale of 100. That's pretty bad. Also several of my friends bought it and so far they agree that it is average at best, FWIW.


    Looks like I will be skipping this one. Don't need to spend more money on a mediocre console port.
     
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  11. Phistachio

    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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  12. redrazor11

    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    I'm gonna wait it out. I will buy after....

    - More reviews (gameplay/video)
    - Some network bug fixes
    - It goes on sale

    Was crossing my fingers for a game similar to borderlands, but I don't think this is the right direction I was looking for.
     
    redrazor11, May 10, 2011
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  13. ikovac

    ikovac Cooler and faster... NBR Reviewer

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    I read on Guru 3D forum people warn others to cancel the preorders.

    Apparently
    1. It is using only one card in crossfire
    2. Locked 30fps with vsync
    3. Laggy overall gaming experience

    Don't kill the messenger :) Brink, = Crap. - Guru3D.com Forums
     
    ikovac, May 10, 2011
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  14. AznImports602

    AznImports602 Notebook Deity

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    First Impressions with 1 hour of play:

    Not so much enjoying it... The graphics are ok, but running it on low my framerate seem to stay below 30fps. Also, to do multiplayer you would have to start a single player mission and hopefully you get into a server that is playing the same mission as you. I tried numerous times to join someone and have only got 1 connection which then got disconnected after 20mins of playtime.

    Will play more then update on see how it goes. This is turning out to be another Homefront for me...

    Edit: So I found the server browser and can connect to random people.
     
    AznImports602, May 10, 2011
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  15. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Sounds allot like Crysis 2 launch to me. D:

    But i think its sad this game is heading to the cave of "meh games", the devs really had a cool game idea.
     
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  16. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Crysis 2 sucked on the PC. Brink looks like it's sucking on every system. Good thing I didn't preorder. I'm tired of getting short-changed by developers, especially on the PC platform (ahem Crysis 2 ahem).
     
    usapatriot, May 10, 2011
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  17. aznguyen316

    aznguyen316 Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    turn off ambient occlusion if you have FPS problems, halved my FPS. Also on ATI/AMD cards there is a shadow problem. enable console and r_shadows 0 to improve FPS.

    I enjoy objective based games, so I'm liking it thus far. Wolfenstein ET was fun too. Don't care about K/D, as I like being a medic. If you keep some of those in mind, then it's not bad. I figure network issues will be fixed. Hardly any game on release is connection issue free. BC2 had major problems for me, Black Ops, even Crysis 2 MP. So yeah I have hopes that part of the problem with be fixed. It's sad but a patch or two and I think some problems will go away.
     
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  18. Phistachio

    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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    I miss those times where it was a SP only game and it was perfect and bug-free...
     
    Phistachio, May 10, 2011
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  19. tetutato

    tetutato NBR Troll

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    :S I still think the game is unique and fun imo. Enjoying its big customization options.
     
    tetutato, May 10, 2011
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  20. redrazor11

    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    I think it turned out to be a jack of all trades: master of none.


    Lol....i got an email from newegg promo with a code to get Brink for 39.99. Must be needed some aid.
     
    redrazor11, May 10, 2011
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