I think i am set on getting brink for Xbox, but i do have some worries. My first is all the franchises on the system. I see franchises like Halo, COD, and the upcoming Gears of War 3 taking away people from Brink. Another problem is that not many people will try to work together, and just try to earn kills. Finally, i do not see many people using headsets when i play. Will this ruin gameplay or not? Whats the communities thoughts about these things?

[Update]
Thanks everyone for responding back, and toning down my worries over playing BRINK on 360. Hope to play with the community soon.

Brink's quality will determine the amount of people that play it, no one expected Halo: CE to go big. Play with your friends or join a clan!
We'll just have to wait and see.

This ^.

I have already collected a like minded set of players to play Brink with on the 360. I don't see everyone going lone wolf since then they would always lose and no one likes to always lose. I don't trust pubs anymore.

1. People will always be taken away/drawn to a game.
2. You don't do the objective you don't win and you get minimal XP for killing
3. You don't need to hear other people. I heard that you cant hear them as well. It automatically tells you EVERYTHING. even when a medic selects you as a mission to revive.

I think most ppl do not use headsets on Xbox because there was really no need for as most of the games most match were pretty much TDM and most times I played online mainly COD ppl just went on by themselves and did there own thing trying to get as many kills as possible even if it is an objective game base.. In this game I think communication is a staple cause of the class systems and honestly I think Brink can hold its own against these games coming out and are out.

IMO - I believe Brink will weed out the selfish, poor players who love to spawn camp in games like Black Ops or betray in games like Reach. I mean these guys can't betray, can't spawn kill, can't go lone wolf and lead the stats, and K/D isn't a big stat. On top of all of that, they won't win.

What motivation does a [censored] have to continue playing Brink if all of that is taken away from him?


Also, just make some good friends and stick together. Also hopefully some people here will form some groups. :tops:

This is so true, in an age of TDM, and KotH type matches where you have no need to talk, Brink will bring in a new age. All of those CoD campers and spawn killers will either be weeded out, or see the true gem that is Brink and wonder "What the hell have I been playing all this time?" And will throw on that headset, and start trying to communicate, and team work and friendships will form. Clans will begin to grow out of the rubble that is tdm type play, and focus on team work for completing our objectives, and actually win the match.

Viva la revolution(of the team-based fps)!!!!!

The Golden Path?

My only fears for the 360 is lagg and Call Of Duty-minded players, other than that, no - no worries at all for me

Lagg is sometimes frustrating and annoying, but in small doses - fine, I can handle it, but if it's gonna lagg so much your shots will register 10 seconds after firing or that you suddently warp back and forth only to die from an unknown source of damage, then one better pray there will be some better connections out there

Call of Duty-minded players who go lone wolf and/or only use the abilities to their own needs is something I also fear, how fun is it knowing the guy next to you is a Medic but heals himself instead of reviving you? How fun is it knowing you're helping him when he aint giving a rat's piece of [censored] about you? No, that is not fun - I got more interested in this game for the teamwork and the classes after I saw the parkour cinematic trailer, and I damn well expect people to co-operate with eachother!

The voice-chat is disbabled as default, to talk to someone you'll either have to invite them to your fireteam or XBOXLIVE party, it's somewhat nice - but if they did this right you all in all don't need to talk to people while playing BRINK, you character, the commander and the objective-wheel will handle it all for you

Gears of War 3 will probably take away some players, me included - but if BRINK is the big [censored] I expect and think it is I will probably switch between them, and if Gears 3 will be very similiar to what it is now in the BETA I most likely will switch to BRINK now and then

I'm a huge Gears fan (and Halo player). Fortunately, Reach has been out for 9 months now and Gears isn't coming for 5. Brink couldn't be coming at a better time. I'll be playing it all summer and if it's as good as I think it will be, it and Gears 3 will split time.

The Kwisatz Haderach has spoken.

:ninja:

For getting the reference. Even it was Leto II actually did it.

Its odd how appropriate your gif is for that statement >.>

Indeed also SD's next game needs the Weirding way.

parkour + the weirding way >.> i think my head just exploded...

Is there any more information on this new Splash Damage game? I've heard that they are making one, and you seem to be aware of it too, and I think you might know more than I do - so.. Do you know more about it? If so, please tell me

We are merely fantasizing here. I had no idea they were making a new game already

Nope just rumors and veiled messages floating around the SD forums. However if SD was to do a Dune based shooter I would freak out (and rightfully so)

Ah.. So I'm not outdated like shizz, thanks, Wraith

And what is a Dune-based shooter?

http://dune.wikia.com

People need to cool it with the "Call of Duty types" There was much more to that game than TDM. I generally always played domination and generally if I initiated conversation, people would talk back and work with me.

I do believe I mentioned KotH as well (which domination sounds like, i quit playing CoD), which imo requires very little conversation if any. Just stick together.

I didn't know what KotH stood for but now I put 2 and 2 together. The only time I've played a game labeled as such there was only one point to capture though. With three points communication is clutch. And no I'm not saying every game I ever played we were all communicating, but if you actually took the initiative in CoD you would be surprised.

Even if you join a game by yourself and no one is talking still call out stuff to your teammates. You would be surprised how many of them are listening just not talking.