The one thing I love about Brink above all other shooters is S.M.A.R.T. and its maps, but there is so much more that can be done with them aside from standard objective mode.

For example:
- Why not have every map have a checkpoint race mode, or time trial mode. You could easily place check points across the map, and force players to competitively race with light body types for the best time. This mode alone would show off S.M.A.R.T to its full potential. Hell, you would even kick it up by disabling guns, but allow everyone to have grenades, mines, molotovs, etc.

- Also, why not have capture the flag (or "code briefcase") on each map. There's could easily be a capture the flag style where there are 2 briefcases, or they could put one at the center of the map that both teams compete for. Maybe with the single briefcase mode, carrying slows the runner down to a heavy's speed.

Anyone else have an thoughts, opinions, or criticisms on the above? And before I get destroyed, I fully acknowledge that some things I mentioned are not simple changes, but I'm fairly certain all of it has already be implemented in another form in brink (e.g. the challenge Parkour This).

On an unrelated note... there should be a General campaign lobby where you can queue to play in any campaign mission, instead of choosing the one you would like to play. Or in the case of the suggestions above, there would be 3 lobbies, one for Campaign, one for Race/Time Trial, and one for Capture the Flag.

I wouldn't mind a mode that made use of light types and made it sort of a race.
I think I posted somewhere else that I think a sort of new mode using only lights would be nice.
Lights with pistols, certain objectives need to be met. Maybe like a "steal the bacon" or "shuttle run" type of gameplay.
Each team has to get a certain objective using interesting paths and return it to their side.

It would be cool to have a Parkour mode that has the player run out to grab multiple flags on the map and return them to their base.
This could even be an secondary objective in matches while your team is fighting for main objectives.