You can play the entire storyline in multiplayer campaign mode. It has the same maps, the same objectives and cutscenes(filled with the characters of the different players). The only difference with SP is that you play with other people, rather than with bots versus bots. The whole thing is explained in this topic: http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1154126-unofficial-brink-faq/

Note that you gain twice the XP for doing the campaign online.

I've got 8+ friends that are getting the game on release day, so we are gonna jump right in at the deep end, have a bit of fun then some coop and sp when noones online.

I'll be lucky if ONE of my friends gets the game on release. They're not buying into the hype. It's all good I'm sure I'll be playing with some people from the forums..

Gather group of good friends and do campaign to get used to game and etc. When I finish campaign I will play multiplayer.

Yeah, i've now got Wraith and Jessalon on my friends list, that should be megalols.

I'm sure I'll run into you guys

I'll probably play totally online.

Oh wait did I say medic... I meant engie... lol stupid me :whistling:

You can also co-op against the bots.

You can also co-op against the bots.

Im aware of that, but having the AI pass as humans does not mean they are going to use the same strategies. Humans have trends and patterns, and don't always play logically. In general, a computer is going to go for the "best" strategy, while a skilled player may expect you to try and counter that strategy, and take counter-measures of their own.

A lot of high end play is figuring out what the enemy is doing with very limited information, and acting according to that, and I doubt it will be the same between PvNPC and PvP. It also includes misleading the enemy into thinking you're doing something in order to gain an advantage. I don't expect NPCs, no matter how advanced, to use such abstract play.

True. NPCs are usually never as skilled as (some/most) real people. I usually play on the hardest difficulty so the gap between offline and online is usually smaller.

Good example is UT3 (And UT2004). You play single player on normal, you will get slaughtered online.
But for me playing with UT3 bots on GOD mode is still easy.

I just realized something

Medium Soldier, Medium Engineer, Medium Medic, Medium Operative(4)

Light Soldier, Light Engineer, Light Medic, Light Operative (4)

Heavy Soldier, Heavy Engineer,, Heavy Medic, Heavy Operative (4)

We will have created a total of 12 characters after doing this (create every specialized class for every body type)

What will the 4 others be? :stare:

Hybrids for Pub play? For public play I'll make hybrids of 2 classes to be usefull if I need to switch classes.

So many choices, my head, it's gonna explode

But in a good way.

I'll probably mainly focus on light soldier and light medic.

Mix and matchers so you can switch classes midplay.

Hopefully, it will be in a good way

And we know you'll be bouncing around nearby as back up. Two heavy medics and a sneaky operative. Sounds like a machinma to me.

Well, I think I got one class in my head then.. ''Default'' - Medium Body Type, only Universal Abilities, and the rest gets filled in Soldier, hell yeeaah.. Not mixed and matched though :l

Eeeh... I'll see what I do with the other slots, but mix n' matching will probably be what I'll do

I WAS HOPING I'D FIND A CLAN, OR A FEW PEOPLE TO START PLAYING WITH
NOT SURE ABOUT THAT NOW. FROM WHAT IVE SEEN, MOST CLANS ARE LOOKING TO PLAY XBOX360 MAINLY

SO FOR NOW MY PLANS ARE TO START OF IN CAMPAIGN TO FIGURE OUT THE MECHANICS, THEN ITS STRAIGHT TO MP?

Turn off your caps lock grandpa.

Holy [censored] this [censored] glows like fireflies

Is this better for your sensitive virgin eyes, young ones?
No but seriously, I'm not old?


At least, not that old...