Am I the only one not noticing much of an emphasis on story? I don't mean Security and Resistance, one side think they're protectors, the other see themselves as freedom-fighters, but how will it go on from there? It sorta sounds like an endless battle.

I thought it would be cool for the the majority of victories would decide who won online, i.e. if Resistance smashed Security in everything, the plot would see Resistance winning.

i think the whole point is for it to seem like a endless battle

But you want a plot, otherwise it seems like a console version of WoW in the future.

Well, I mean it has single-player, so it has to have some sort of "ending"... or an ending that gives a reason for endless battle.

its not a endless battle it would be pointless.

i wont lie , idc about plot because the sole reason id buy any sd game is for a amazing mp experiance

I hope i am understanding right what u are asking for,if i do answer is here :

reference is the http://www.fragworld.org/frag/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=671:brink-compendium-update-2&catid=43:brink&Itemid=302

Before diving into a game you have to choose 1 of 2 options after the inrto cutscene plays:


- Survive the Ark. (Security Campaign)
- Escape the Ark. (Resistance Campaign)

Edit: If u mean about MP i can't see how something like this could be possible.

its a game o.o im not a big fan on story but if its there its there.if they have a fast skip button on games i be the frist person too use it none stop.

They've said there will be a story.

It's probably a fairly basic one, and easy enough to skip without losing track of your objectives, but there's still going to be a story.

It sounds to me like they're actually putting a lot of work into the story. The problem is fitting the story into the format of the game they're making, and they don't want it to get in the way for people who just want to play a shooter. Their solution is to tell part of the story in the (skippable) cutscenes before missions, and, IIRC, a lot more in the extra stuff you can collect and unlock.

Not having a narrative isn't the same as not having a story.

The singleplayer is like the singleplayer in Battlefield 2, though.


We find the population of the Ark on the brink of civil war, when playing the story. Then we go through the first two weeks of that conflict, following two brothers of whom one joins the Security, while the other joins the Resistance.

You do realise this game is mp focused? Even SP is MP with bots, kind of. The setting is what matters, not the actual plot. It's not like you gonna be playing SP over and over again.

No, just uninformed. This game isn't about evil resistance terrorist vs noble security protecters. Each campaign will have a different side winning as well as 2 what if missions.



This. You are just a soldier fighting on either side,

I hope they are putting time into the story, I really do appreciate when games have a good plot behind them. I don't know what they are planning, I can't think of anything in my mind that would fit this style of game.

What if mission still aren't making sense to me... Do you do it ingame and then it changes the outcome a whole lot or a little?

What if missions are outside the plot. Hidden reality, Alternate timeline. Basically it is SD adding in a cool mission, story arc that is only possible if they screw up the main story. So instead of screwing up the main story, they added these missions in as kind of, what would it be like if x never happened.

Kind of like saying, what if Lincoln was never assassinated, what if the south won the war, what if hitler won WW2. That kind of stuff. They don't affect the main plot, these are just neat side stories, that fit thematically into the world, but require certain liberties with the main storyline.

It was already stated the story is interwoven into all aspect of the game SP, MP and Co-OP, meaning Cut scenes and Story and what-if side plot stories in MP as well.

The whole Hitler thing was a bit much... But its more or less this bomb doesnt go off.. And the war goes in a different direction . <= Better comparison.

Watching that 3 part gameplay of containter city showed me the security side of that mission. Watch it. def. has a story line that is going to play out through the game. Then end leaves a little to the imagination on why they are doing what they are doing.

http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A0SO8Zt3B6tNfXMAipX7w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTBncGdyMzQ0BHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEdnRpZAM-?p=Container+City+Gameplay&fr=yfp-t-701-1&ei=utf-8&fr2=tab-web&n=21&tnr=20&y=Search

Then watch the gameplay of 1-3

I'm officially on BRINK blackout starting today, no more looking at Brink vids, stories etc.. It seems the more i look at the vids and such, the longer it takes the game to get here, lol.

I'm not sure how the Hitler thing was a bit much, but lets not drag this thread down that road, if I offended feel free to send a personal message. However yes, the bomb is another good example, maybe even were not the ones who invent the bomb first.

It seems the same for me! I'm trying not to constantly look at vids and gameplay, etc... but... I just... have to... :brokencomputer:

Me 2. How else would I fill everyone with information I don't know?

I'm not quitting the videos until release day.

And then I'll only stay quit for a few days before I start looking up gameplay vids from better players than myself to get hints on how to catch up.

Well, there are achievements for each side achieving their main goals (would be spoilers, so go look at the main website or link those achievements if you want
to see them), so there are obviously "endings" for the story mode missions. :happy: Not sure if there will be a "To Be Continued...." thing or not, though. :blink:

But, yes, I like having plots/narratives of some kind for all of my games, even my FPS'es. They give me another purpose /motivation to play and shoot things. That's one of the reaons why I play campaign single-player modes in Modern Warfare and Black Ops and do not feel like going online (for various other reasons as well).

I never skip cutscenes unless I've seen them before because I like my games to have story as well as gameplay,
so hearing people saying they will skip the cutscenes is a bit weird for me, lol.