Latest Game Update Simplified (By General Techniq)

Post » Wed May 18, 2011 5:25 pm

The May 13th game update has limited all game modes (save private matches) to a max of 8 players (humans) per match, with bots filling in the holes, to decrease the lag issues, while adding one new game mode called "Big Teams" to Freeplay for those that still want to play in 16-player (humans) matches on any of the 8 maps.



Further Simplification:
Brink has been mostly altered from a 16-player multiplayer into an 8-player multiplayer in order to help combat lag and stability issues.
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Alex Blacke
 
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Post » Thu May 19, 2011 1:21 am

Well it is also a temporary fix, since Splash Damage did say that while this is in effect they will try to find a better solution in fixing the technical problems with the lag.
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Michael Korkia
 
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Post » Wed May 18, 2011 3:00 pm

Id just like to say, although this is a temporary band aid fix, there is a permanant fix n the making. Atleast they are acknowledging they messed up and are giving support to the community w free dlc and im sure the title update will b rolling out before we no it. More community involvement than ive ever seen from a dev/publisher on this projecf even with the state its in right now. Absolutly cannot wait till this game gets fixed. Just go do some irl stuff for a week, for me I got finals and they def wont b easy :/. With the game only out 3 days, amd issues being addressed, although we all wish there wasnt issues to begin w, this is huge.
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rebecca moody
 
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Post » Wed May 18, 2011 5:41 pm

Even thier temp fix is broke. It still lags and the frame rate can't keep up with itself in online matches.

Atleast we will get free content. That's about the only thing. I am >< this close to returning it for a refund. Yes, full refund. Not telling you how or where, but a certian place is giving a full refund value on this game around my town. The manager specifically told me, "I won't let this one let down hurt my business. If you want a full refund I will grant it if you put it directly into another game."

That is horrible. But I will probly do all my business there from now on. That's good customer service.


L.A. Noire here I come.
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Nany Smith
 
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Post » Wed May 18, 2011 6:05 pm


L.A. Noire here I come.


Have fun playing online.

...

oh wait.
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Maria Leon
 
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Post » Wed May 18, 2011 2:38 pm

Well it is also a temporary fix, since Splash Damage did say that while this is in effect they will try to find a better solution in fixing the technical problems with the lag.

Yeah, a "configuration change".

Whether or not a permanent working development fix gets released or not, I'm not one to speculate. Just sticking with what has physically happened already. :wink_smile:

With all the experiences that I have in online FPS gaming (like playing MAG for over a year), I really have no excuse for being too naive/gullible with developers of newly launched games.


I appreciate the free dlc, as well as the swift action in releasing this fix from the pipeline (already coded and set before game was released, to be used should the need arise, which it did).
However, I expected there to be stability issues with this game from the moment I learned the scope of the character customizations. It's just that I thought that we'd get sacked with incredibly long load-up times for maps when joining matches or starting new battles. Instead, as most of us keen harcore FPS gamers have noticed, Brink is seemingly coded to load and play maps before all textures/elements/connections/blahblahblah are done loading and stabilized completely... or whatever have you... seemingly resulting in the severe lag and stability issues that many of use have been experiencing.

Not saying that they won't successfully fix this. Just saying that I know it won't be quick and, if they do it right, will take a good amount of money and manpower. How many times have you had a developer/publisher rep bring you back to reality with the term, "It's a business"??
You should never forget that.... ever... because it's true. This IS a business for them.
I've never NEEDED a developer to say such a thing to me, as I've long been aware of this (nearly two decades?). However, it didn't make hearing that term from the developers, of the last three main online FPS games I've played, any less sour.... (Homefront-Kaos, Killzone3-Guerilla, MAG-Zipper)

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Robert Jackson
 
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Post » Wed May 18, 2011 2:43 pm

Lol come to think of it, what I'm feeling right now on the forums kinda felt like how the MAG forums felt when the game first came out.

Given MAG got a 7 on most sites, but hey... 1 year later I'm still playing that game hahaha. ... I miss MAG and posting on the MAG forums :(.
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Claudz
 
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Post » Thu May 19, 2011 5:18 am

Lol come to think of it, what I'm feeling right now on the forums kinda felt like how the MAG forums felt when the game first came out.

Given MAG got a 7 on most sites, but hey... 1 year later I'm still playing that game hahaha. ... I miss MAG and posting on the MAG forums :(.

Call me when MAG 2 gets released. I can only play a single FPS for so long, without being allowed to partake in true competitive clan-v-clan or team-v-team competition. In fact, going a year plus doing so has to be the longest I've gone doing that since the dawn of non-arcade FPS multiplayers (Doom-Quake). I guess that's as good an endorsemant for MAG as anything could be.
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Post » Wed May 18, 2011 11:34 pm

Have fun playing online.

...

oh wait.


Have fun playing Brink online.


.....

oh wait.




If I buy a game that I KNOW is offline.....then obviously I won't be complaining about it. You're a genius. Truly.
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Marquis deVille
 
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Post » Wed May 18, 2011 8:07 pm

Have fun playing online.

...

oh wait.



At least it doesn't claim to have online play but really it's just a giant broken mess.
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Makenna Nomad
 
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Post » Thu May 19, 2011 7:07 am

hopefully we get a patch this week that clears everything up
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jessica Villacis
 
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Post » Thu May 19, 2011 4:17 am

hopefully we get a patch this week that clears everything up



Even if we do. Are you really satisfied with your $60 purchase? Do you feel it's complete? Content rich? Character Customization is limitless?



Face it people. This is a 1200 ms DL arcade game. It's got enough content to play as one. Which I find funny since they had to OMIT females because of TIME and SPACE. 1 yr of fixing the game (which is broke) and a storyline that is completeable in 2hrs (which is also the MP and CO-OP) is not enough. They skimped out.
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Post » Thu May 19, 2011 5:54 am

Have fun playing online.

...

oh wait.


If it is a good game it really does not matter if it has online. And I agree with him. I bought this game to play online against humans; not against bots that are either stupid or killing machines. If they can't fix the lag soon this game will be returned.
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Roberta Obrien
 
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Post » Thu May 19, 2011 7:50 am

Even if we do. Are you really satisfied with your $60 purchase? Do you feel it's complete? Content rich? Character Customization is limitless?



Yeah, I'm satisfied enough.

It is what it is. They just need to get the lag straightened out.
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