So, we've all seen the cinematic trailer and so far, nearly everything accomplished in it looks to be in the game minus the crazy stuff (i.e. stabbing through walls, sliding on metal sheets, pointing guns in two different directions).

But there lies my question (which I couldn't find in Horse's compendium, or videos). Can we duel wield pistols? KNIVES!?

I'm excited to learn new details about this game at every turn, but this just jumped to the top of my list of unanswered questions.

What do you think?

No duel wielding at all. No melee weapons other than a knife that can be used when you have a pistol.

Just saw that there was another thread awhile back on this. Can we turn this thread into a confirmation on no duel wielding topic?

Can you link to where they say it won't be in there? It seems a bit silly for their mascot in the cinematic (and background of this forum) to have duel wielded prominently and then it completely not even be an option in the game with stat hits.

Also in the other thread on this, people were very quick to say that duel knifing and parkour with hands full were both ridiculous concepts. I would say that with the knives, again, this is something we saw prominently in the cinematic trailer. As far as having hands full, don't you hold a knife/item in your left hand already? And if it can be stashed quickly to parkour because of size, doesn't this solve the duel wielding free running problem?

I'm not being confrontational on the subject, I just think based on the trailer SD agrees with a hefty number of gamers that it is cool and could be made useful, so if they wanted to implement it, they could. About to jump up to a ledge? Second gun disappears and we hear a holstering sound effect. /fixed.

You also see a sniper killing people with one shot, a guy back flipping over a rocket, and a rocket launcher for that matter. None of these things are going to be a part of the game. The trailer was commissioned and created while the game was still in a design phase, and before they got into balancing. You're not beyond your rights to ask for confirmation, but the best i can tell you is that it has been confirmed in the past, and don't really feel like searching through countless interviews to find the quote.

It's a shame the FAQ thread is locked. I think we should add some stuff to it.

Not gonna make you search, lol. If you say its been confirmed, I'll roll with it. svcks its not in there, but I guess I'll make do with a machine pistol. Everyone says they're going light body type more than anything, but I get the distinct feeling that a lot of people will fall back into a more normal play style, using SMART just to move across the battlefield slightly quicker (which, I know, was a huge incentive for its creation).

I myself was/am looking forward to either:

A ~ Duel wielding pistols and using SMART to navigate quickly around enemies confusing/lighting them up. Still be doing this, just with machine pistol as I said.

B ~ Using SMART to find high up little hidey holes above the battlefield and soften up the frontlines with a turret+short rifle combo.

Operatives are not ninjas. This is a first-person shooter, not a first-person hack-and-slash. Dual-wielding has never been balanced in any game I've ever seen it in.

Sorry to be the downer here, but that's just the way it is.

I get what you're saying, but I'm not just throwing out things I think would be cool. At a very early design phase operatives apparently did act as hack and slash ninjas, then once they took a step back they limited it.

Also, it must be noted that knives are still very much in the game and looking at most of the competitive FPSs online today coupled with the fact that there really isn't going to be much long range play in Brink, expect many a player to focus on melee just for the fun of it. Its prevalent everywhere else, why wouldn't it be in a game where you could literally leap from the shadows dressed somewhat like a ninja?

You shure as hell can slide on metal sheets, you just slide with SMART. :toughninja:

FINALLY someone who uses the search.

For the record: http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1111123-dual-wielding is the old thread. (Oddly enough it can't be found by searching for "dual wield", but only with "dual wielding".)

Halo 3, that game is incredibly balanced and has plenty of dual wielding, not that its really important to this discussion, im just pointing it out.

That's why everyone should help with this: http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1154126-unofficial-brink-faq/

Pretty sure no duel wielding is in the Compendium. It will not be in trust me I'd know I will find a link later.

Edit http://www.thebitbag.com/2010/04/13/brink-dev-says-xbox360-can-handle-gigs-of-textures-on-screen/

Welcome to the forum and nice to meet another ninja. :foodndrink:

How would you expect to use SMART and dual wield? You have no free hands to do anything.

You don't have any free hand either when holding a pistol and knife at once...

You may have a knife with a pistol, but you aren't dual wielding.

Well, there's a great little fight I caught in one of the videos where a player was heading up a little handicap ramp, and an opposing player came up, and instead of meeting him at the top, vaulted over the railing shooting him. Then he slid around behind him, leaving a trail of bullets to tear the guys mid-section apart. It was a thing of grace, and could all be done without him having to "grab" anything, but I get what you mean.

What if they can mix other weapons like a SMG with pistol or with 2 SMGs?

You know maybe they could know to duct tape two pistols and made it into double barrel pistol with dual wield or maybe not?

The inaccuracy would not be worth dual wielding, and such combinations would make SMGs too overpowered.

Duel wield? Dunno, wonder what would be the point, actually... Something like the TF2 dueling pistol or something? :whistling:

It's true Halo 3 was incredibly balanced

thats one of the reasons that game was so popular

Well because the devs have said no dual wielding that's why,

you can't vault with something in both hands, it requires one free hand