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Unlocking Brink's Abilities

Here's how to improve your persistent character in the new team shooter from Splash Damage.

Apr. 5 2011

Posted by: Brad

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Brink

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Edited By drumpsycho89

I WANT THIS GAME SOOOOO FUCKING BAD!!!!

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@Keron: Its possible I actually wanted to see if the game has changed at all. To see if I might actually care for it. It doesn't look like the video has changed my opinion. I'd like to see what people see in the game but I'm just not seeing it I guess.
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@JohnPaulVann: haha poor .. you got no money to buy that game and u say its shit haha
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@Skrams: why the hell are you even watching this video then ?
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I don't know why but the game just looks bad. I can't put my finger on it but just something seems off. Graphically it seems fine, it might just be the ugly looking shapes and figures of the doods thats putting me off.


And the game I'm not excited for at all. Class loadouts, guns, perks, and parkour. Meh.
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Edited By somethingdumb

Cool, I guess? I don't know.

It's been too long, and the actual game footage is such a huge departure from the awesome looking trailers from last year.

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It'll be a good bargain-bin game I bet.

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I am sooo excited by this.

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Edited By Sniper_McBlaze

The premise sounds cool, but the art is just awful.

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Edited By Koolaids_Back

I'm sad that it has a T rating... something tells me it won't be as good as I first hoped

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@yhordi said:

" I think it's weird that a game that has so many options for character customization has no option to choose gender. Unless, of course, I missed it. "

This was actually subject for debate around the time the first gameplay footage came out. Their line was that it would have required too much manpower, but that it was in the original design. 

That pretty much means that at some point their backers lost faith in the product, and cut it's budget.
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Doesn't look as good as I thought it would.

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I'm tired of hearing, seeing, and thinking about Brink. It is not special. It is not deep. It is a derivative train wreck.  The game is shit and no number of advertisements is going to change that fact. Spread the word, people. Let's make sure this thing goes down in flames faster than Haze.

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Think it needs more recoil/spread.

 

and they HAVE to make the hitmarkers removable (one for every shot)

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Edited By ItBeStefYo

I'm still feeling it, but its not a day 1 purchase

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@scottygrayskull said: 

" Oh god... self-resurrection will be worse than last stand I can just see it now. "

Last stand was only bad for stupid people. I never had a problem just tapping the guy one more time in MW2, although apparently a bunch of people had trouble tapping me. Black Ops I've had a lot more difficulty, but the less said about that game, the better.

This looks like it could be good, but I'm not dropping $60 for it without knowing for sure, especially with SOCOM 4 coming out. 
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@BUCK3TM4N said:
" has tf2 elements in it which is cool but the stupid cod "look down sights" makes me hesitant  "
you dont have to use them.
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@EvilHaole said:
" @Bulmung421 said:
" Please don't suck!  "
This. "
This this!
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I was really excited about this when it was first announced. Now I can't even feel hatred for it.

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I think it's weird that a game that has so many options for character customization has no option to choose gender. Unless, of course, I missed it.

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Needs more recoil to the weapons...

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Edited By G0rd0nFr33m4n

Wow, the explosions and gun look/response when fired looks like week sauce...


The more of this game I see, the less it appeals to me :(
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@SuperSambo said:
" The more I see, the less I want it...Maybe it was just because they were playing against crappy players/bad AI, but it seemed really boring. "
I agree. I was pumped for this game but I am afraid the game will be limited and dated as its been pushed back several times now. 
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The more I see, the less I want it...

Maybe it was just because they were playing against crappy players/bad AI, but it seemed really boring.

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@Thoughtbird: lucky for you . unfortunately I didn't T_T I seriously hope it dosen't dissapoint or I might as well go on a rampage
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theres been so much ads about this that i no longer care.

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@Bulmung421:   I agree, man.  I want this game to be good.
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@Vonocourt said:
" Do you pick your character's physical build in this game? Cause if so, why would you pick anything but the leanest character. Unless it will have an effect on your health. "
You do, and from what I understand it has impact on your speed/health ... so if you pick the leanest one you would be like the scout in TF2, the middle one would be more like a soldier and the heavy one like a ... heavy.
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Looks Cool

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I got quite a Team Fortress 2 vibe from the trailer. My biggest gripe about buying the game, is that this game feels like such a MP game, and I'm more of a SP kind a guy.

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Do you pick your character's physical build in this game? Cause if so, why would you pick anything but the leanest character. Unless it will have an effect on your health.

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looks pretty cool. I hope they have a some sort of demo on it soon so i can play it while I wait for the actual game to be release.

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I like everything about the game from what I can see (mostly the interesting art style and graphics with the pretty slick looking UI), except for the shooting really looks bland as shit.    

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I think I'm finally sold on the look of this game, the colors are refreshing.

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This game really needs a demo for me to commit and drop $60 on it. 

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been looking forward to this ET was great  Quake wars was good  2 but was hard to find a half full server :( was a blast and im hopping the same kind of mission based objectives from this game

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The question is, "will the community be better on the PC or 360."

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Please don't screw this up on PC. Also, I hope there is a demo. My shitty old computer may not run this.

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@Agent47:   I dunno about you but i never noticed any chop.
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It looks good thus far, but there's still something about it that bugs me to go not sure.

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A part of me is saying " Wow! This looks awesome!" and the other part of me is going " Too many FPS"



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Oh god... self-resurrection will be worse than last stand I can just see it now.

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Looking cool but....Self- resurrect better work only once


Edit: Apparently there is a "very long cooldown"
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@Agent47 said:
" @kingzetta: Wow I was about to leave a *insert 100th billion comment about TF2* comment but you beat me.Still TF2 fanboys will always be hatin. "
Well the thing is brink actually looks very good.
Even tho it was suppose to come out 3 years ago.
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@BUCK3TM4N:@SafetyFist: Don't worry you can actually get abilities that improve your hip fire stability so if you like that they give you the tools.Oh and the game isn't choppy watch the video on another site.It is GB's video player I think it is time they upgrade it.
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Unless Brink releases when the BF3 Beta begins, I might pick it up. Really digging the movement. The guns sound powerful and the 'bighead' art design is quite something.

Either way, hoping it gets a great reception critically and financially. The guys at splashdamage certainly do try and innovate and it looks like they're gonna deliver the goods.

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'Pants'? You're an English studio. 

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@kingzetta: Wow I was about to leave a *insert 100th billion comment about TF2* comment but you beat me.Still TF2 fanboys will always be hatin.
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So it's TF2 with parkour?

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Edited By SafetyFist

I really hope this game ends up being good. I like how it looks, but how it actually ends up coming together has me a little worried.