Clearly this game is broken. I've bought it Saturday and I'm already bored. I mean, this game is almost unplayable.
Using brinkconfig I now barely have enough fps to run it.

-One map doesn't have any sound, totally lame, you can't play this map.
-Sound randomly bug, and you end up playing without sound.
-Level design is a joke, map are unbalanced. And 8 maps ... 8 could be enough if map weren't so tiny and similar.
-Lot of lags on server ( pretty fun to see a server lag each time someone connect or disconnect the server ).
-Server browser is useless, and joining friends with steam is strange, why can't we join directly from the friend chat, we have to join and then press a button on the main menu of the game...
-Objectives based game ? It's supposed to be, but that's not how it is played on servers. I'm often alone playing objectives (no one change to operator, no one escort, etc ). Fr4gZ0rs will all play medic and go for frag, they don't care about objectives, and they don't need them to score.
-But the worst of all the bugs, is this one: Once I installed brink my fps decreased in other games too, I now have huge freezes when I'm playing BFBC2 . I've been playing it for a year. ( I already tested a lot of things to fix this, after a full system reinstall I still have the same problem when I install Brink ..... )

There is a lot of other few problems with the game, making things worst, but they're minors.

And [censored], don't try to [censored] me: I'm not the only one who doesn't have sound on some maps, lots of person experienced the same bugs. fps is a pain in the ass for lots of player too, even when they have a good config.

I've been robed, we should be refund for a crappy game like this.

There have been many posts similar to this. Splash Damage will not respond, and people who dislike the game are finally starting to leave the forums. I suggest you make this sort of thread on the Steam forums, rather than on here where we normally prefer to debate serious matters relating to the game's future and improvements.

In terms of the concepts behind the game that you spotlight a lot; I have found that the map designs are just as I expected them to be, I also find that the teamwork is excellent and is fantastic to play. This all relies on you having a group of people to play with; and this will always be true in any game, however team-oriented. The fact of the matter is that you cannot force players to work as a team; but Brink does a very good job by ensuring that those who help their team mates are awarded with a vast pool of points, and a vastly increased ability to win the match.

In June, next month, we will also be receiving the first DLC pack for free, which will include a new set of fully designed maps, and new content. These days a game does not have to include 50 maps at launch; DLC can be easily obtained and easily distributed in the modern gaming world.

In summary, instead of complaining; try to structure your thread in an appropriate manner in order for people to debate what your findings are.

Please don't disrobe. I don't have any of the problems that you're whining about other than the sound on one map. Overall, I like the game a lot though. I'm looking forward to future patches and dlc.

Game future and improvement ? Fixing those bugs would be a great improvement.
Splash damage doesn't answer, it means they don't care about clients ? Or do they just care about happy client ?

Lots of people are unsatisfied with Brink, don't you think it is a hint that something is wrong ?

You guys don't have any bugs so you just assume that everything is fine and other are whiners. That's not true. Lots of people are experiencing bugs.
You bought the game, I did, so we can both use forums to discuss Brink matters, and to me those bugs make it unplayable. Complaining about game breaking bugs isn't serious, but guessing what kind of costumes dlc will contain is ?

"Want some cheese with that wine" :facepalm:

Pretty much.

Your complaint basically points to you having some issues with YOUR system. Yes, there's a sound issue in that one level, but where do the rest of the problems come in?

Installed Brink, now your other games are not performing correctly? That is quite odd. What are your system specifications? Where is your system located? If the system works, however performs poorly it could be related to a vast array of issues. At this point I am leaning towards heat. The cooler a system runs, the faster it will perform.

I bought Brink the day after it came out, here are my system specifications:

Intel Core i7 2.93Ghz
Asus P6T Mobo
4GB Patriot DDR3 1600 G Series
2x Radeon HD 5850's with the latest drivers released in late April.
Corsair 750watt psu
Windows Vista 32

I play the game on a 25" Asus Monitor @ 1920x1200 (yes i wrote that "write" x1200) with max settings and get 45-90fps.

The only game play issues I've experienced are the obvious sound and AI bugs - which are no big deal and I play through them, unless the AI is invisible..LoL -- Anyhow, if the bugs drive you crazy play "solo" where there are none such bugs. I've played the solo campaign multiple times through and have not seen any issues what so ever-- Play the Co-Op Campaign, and you will, at some point experience the issues you are having on your first play through. By the way, you will surely get more experience points playing solo, so for level grinding I would advise playing solo anyways - it just goes faster when you do it all yourself.

So, to conclude this, Brink didn't brake your computer, it's something else. The bugs that are currently in the game are not as bad as many of you make them out to be. I have over 60hrs in the game, and everything is great, including the secret little patch the steam users received on Monday evening increasing the field of view by a long shot, smoothing the movement of all size players, and over all, making Brink that much more addicting.

If your on the Brink of quitting, give it some more time, it's a great game and will only get better. -- Also, get with one of your computer savvy family members or friends and have them give your system a good run down, or perhaps it's time to make some component upgrades.

I think it's ur garbage of a computer mate, because my FPS is running smoothly and so is the rest of my game's FPS.
And just because you dont like it does'nt mean we dont. The sound bug is irritating but nothing big. If I was offered a refund for BRINK and they would repocess the game, I would say no, I LOVE the game. If you want to quit that is fine, maybe this game is not cut out for you, but just look past it.

P.S. I told this to everybody so far who complain about the game content. THEY'VE STATED MANY TIMES THE GAME IS NOWHERE NEAR COMPLETE. They have even stated it about six times in the actual game.

I played on the xbox and I didn't find all of the bugs you seemed to find, such as the sound problems. But I did find it laggy and I was frustrated because online teammates never had mics for a game that requires teamwork. Also in general this game was huge disappointment in general. Not enough content, and the maps do make any use of the SMART feature. I was excited for this to come out and I am pissed it is not that good

Its not the Devs fault how someone play a Game,but beside that
I agree with the most points on the list. Its realy sad...
These Days you cant trust any review or Dev.Video. They all lie to us

Sell Games when they are finished!

regards
shinizm

I have to agree that it seems like your POS computer is the majority of the problem. Sure many people are finding bugs and such, but don't immediately blame the game. Firstly, here are the minimum and recommended specs for a PC to run the game:

Now look at those, go over every inch of your PC and make sure it meets those standards, not entirely to the letter, but enough to ensure the game will function correctly. And if it doesn't, fix it on your end too and stop placing your inadequacy on Splash Damage.
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Secondly, while people are curious to know what will be in the DLC, which is a valid question, they are also reporting their found bugs and problems in a more "professional" and polite manner than one like yourself. And in response to that, Splash Damage IS working on it, they ARE hunting down the issues and will release patches and fixes when they have fixed what they intended too. I have remained quiet about other posts like this up until now. However, it amazes me as to how ignorant people can be, and my statment or question rather is: Do have any idea just how much work and coding goes into making a game? Do you realize the extent that they have to go through in order to recode and recode to fix every-freaking problem that arises? It takes time, people need to appreciate the fact that SD IS NOT ignoring their clients and consumer base, like other creaters and publishers. THEY ARE working on it, so be patient.

I like BRINK and do not regret buying this game, and as such I will continue to play through the defects and await their solutions and fixes. Brink lives up to mostly all of what they said it would, it just needs some fine-tuning is all.

Another post of the game not meeting someone's expectations. Seen this before once is enough.

Jeezus people!

Publisher... Publisher... Publisher...

A game development house (aka: the Developer) would not release anything prior to it being completed in less it's in beta. So quit with the ignorant wining about the Devs, the publisher screwed you!

The publisher is the one whom sets production time and release dates.


Ok, lets do an example so maybe you kiddies will understand...


Developer = A painter (Worker)
Publisher = The person whom hired the painter to perform the job (Boss)

Boss says "I want you to paint the most amazing piece the world has ever seen"
Boss then says " However, you have three days to complete this task"
Worker says "We are fully capable of completing this task, we have some of the most brilliant talent in the world"

the next day...

Boss says "Where is my painting? I want to see it. How close to completion is it? Will it be done on time? Various Threats
Worker says "It's here, but we still have a lot of work to do"

the same thing happens for the next 2 days, same questions, same everything, ground hog day down @ the publishing house.

On day 3

Boss says same thing as usual
Worker "We need another day or two to complete this task, with everything we've showed you this far, can we have an extra day or two?"
Boss "No we have a lot of money invested in this project, and frankly we want our money back. Release the product."

The Game Development House is passionate about their work, they truly want to provide you with the most mind blowing game you've ever played, believe me, they have eat, drank, slept and pissed Brink for the last three years to give you "your" entertainment. The last thing they would do is give you a product they were not happy with, however, it does not work that way. What the publisher says goes.

Publisher Screwed the public and the public is too ignorant to realize it was the Publisher.

In other words,

Publisher walks away with their money, Game development house is blamed for everything. So please, get ALOT smarter before posting trash like this.

Get a new computer scrub

OP Is obviously new to gaming.

CS, Farcry, CoD 2, CoD 4,Wolfenstein ET, red orchestra, Killing Floor, L4D2, TF2, BFBC2 and a few others i can't remember the name. This is just the FPS I played online ( not only 1 or 2 hours, more like hundred or thousand of hours ). I also played some solo FPS and other kind of game solo and/or multiplayer. And I'm new to gaming ?
Don't talk about things you don't know really devoted fan.

You guys are so full of yourself, it's ridiculous. You don't own THE ONLY ONE TRUTH in the world, you're just the lucky ones who don't have issues with a broken game.

Buy a new computer ? wow nice advice man. So when a software or a game don't work you just change computer ? Sorry I don't have that much money. I can run Crysis 2, but i can't run brink...

More like.
Bethesda: Heres your time limit and money, make the game.
SD: OK

Bethesda: Times up, you done?
SD: Delay it for a few months.
Bethesda: OK, sure

Bethesda: How about now?
SD: Few more months
Bethesda:Geez you guys are slow

Bethesda: NOW YOU DONE?!?!
SD: Not really....I guess sell it..
Bethesda: No,no finish it

Even MORE months later
Bethesda:Done now?
SD: Yes, we "think"



.....You seem to have forgot....the game was delayed for like what a year? Do us all a favor and stop posting YOUR trash before you attack people. This game is lacking in every way, you can fan boy SD and bethesda all day if you like. It won't change the lag, sound glitches, regular glitches (lights with LMGs, character not showing up, invisible bots etc), easy spawn camping, terrible AI, 10 missions for online AND campaign (LOLOLOLLOLOLOLOLOLOL) and don't forget the game is damn near unplayable online due to all these together. I still play it and I like it, but it could be soooooooo much better. In the what 3 years they made it nobody went "hmm this is all about co op.....shouldnt we have a lobby system....that would make sense..." And no not because COD has one, but because its common sense! Its impossible to get 5/5 friends (should be 8) on a standard online versus match, its annoying as hell. I've waited for this game since before I joined these forums, i AM a brink fan boy, but you can't deny it, it svcks. Stop being a hardcoe fan boy and attacking people who have a right to complain. You don't like to see the same threads over and over? Don't post in them, or better yet try getting off the forums.

Edit: Actually it was delayed for soo long....any other long time brink fans remember going on youtube and seeing "Container city part 1...added over a year a ago"? Lol.

Hey Da3nTe, can you make this your avatar please? http://i.imgur.com/mdASX.gif

how about an hamburger and french cries

Agreed.

Everyone that's attacking the OP needs to grow up.
I agree with his comment, so many of you are such die hard fan boys that you are full of yourselves. It is quite entertaining seeing you embarrass yourselves trying to "Defend" this game.

If you're having technical problems with the game (which it sounds like you are), this is the appropriate forum to share your feedback (and find solutions).

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/forum/139-brink-hardware-and-software-issues-subforums/

As for you being bored after 2 days, that's beyond my power.

What do think it's a myth,do you think thousands of people are complaining about the game not working for the hell of it? This game has alot of different problems for most of the people who bought the game. You're just part of the lucky few who don't have to deal with these problems.

Has anyone else noticed that the game has been out only 1 week and it has only been 5 days since the last patch and yet somehow SD is meant to have written a novella on how to weather buggy releases while also rewritting the entire engine and personally visiting the 8 billion angry fans to install their specialised copies of the game for them?

I mean seriously! If I'm not getting constant communication and updates every 15 seconds then obviously the company doesn't care about me and is run by demonic hyenas intent on mugging me for my money and tricking me with pictures of their game with photoshopped supermodels in it. I swear I only bought this game for the articles!

Does noone have any patience or understanding anymore? It really tires me out. I can hear the sobbing in the middle of the night. Don't panic! Everything will be just fine if you take a deep breath and wait a few days. Here's an idea: go outside and let the daystar burn your skin a little bit. Pick up a book and spend a few hours trying to comprehend what the strange symbols mean and why there are no pictures.
In no time at all there will be magical patches and fairies giving away free kisses and rainbows. Maybe even double rainbows (what does it mean?).

Welcome to the "instant gratification" generation. Peoples attention spans are [censored] now cause of technology