very depending on the actual controls...
if the game is (for me good enough) playable with the 360 controler and the game actually changes the inteface (so i have instead of "press enter to start" "press A to start").
If it does, I'll go with the controller, if not, keyboard and mouse...
but can't really tell how to set up now, need to get my hands on the game first

Shoot: RT

ADS/Zoom: LT

Throw Frag: LB

Jump: A

Crouch: Press right stick

Melee: RB

SMART: Press left stick

Reload: X

Switch Weapons: Y

Lean: not sure if this requires a different button B

Ability 1: Left dpad

Ability 2: Right dpad

Ability 3: Down dpad

Self-Cast (speed, supply, weapon): Up Dpad

Menu: Start

Objective Wheel: Select

same as mine i just think lb for smart will be annoyinh as left joystick with kill 2 birds with one stone as with moving and smart

the problem with that is that SMART is not a toggle, you have to hold it down for it to work. It'd be awkward to try and do that while holding the stick forward, at least in my opinion

I'll go with a Halo layout since I'm more used to those controls, I'll just wait and see if I like Brink's layout.

it may be ill have to see i just dont want to hold down 2 buttons to move and use mart then try and shoot

Might need to go back to the drawing board for a few seconds, Wraith...

dont think he should i mean takes skill to throw a frag and melee at the same time

agreed, I'd prefer having that extra finger free as opposed to being tied down to one button constantly

PC

Movement: WASD
Aim: Mouse
Shoot: Left mouse button
ADS/Zoom: Right mouse button
Throw Frag: Scroll wheel
Jump: Spacebar
Crouch: ctrl
Melee: Back button on my mouse
SMART: Shift
Reload: R
Switch Weapons: tab
Lean: Q/E
Ability 1: 2
Ability 2: 3
Ability 3: 4
Self-Cast (speed, supply, weapon): C
Menu: Esc
Objective Wheel: X

It's mapped Melee and Frag to the same button so you can stab them and stick a grenade in the open wound. That way he can do a slow motion walk away without looking back. Because cool guys don't look at explosions.

As for the PS3 Controller:

L1: ADS
L2: Smart
R1: Shoot
R2: Grenades

Smart should be away from a thumb stick, in my opinion, just because of how annoying it is to hold that down. Not to mention if you need to move with the left stick normally, in my experience, you may let up on the thumb stick and break SMART which can lead to bullet ridden corpses.

Who doesn't want to melee and use a grenade? Its fixed.

"Lean" is not bound to a button, but rather a combination of buttons. On console, leaning in and out of cover is done by holding ironsights + left, right, or up on the Dpad to peek around, so whatever your ironsight (aim) button is, is potentially the button used for leaning. I don't know if PC gets to bind it to a separate button or not. Also, for those that don't know, sprint and SMART are the same button. Tap it once to engage sprint, hold it down to activate SMART.

I'm lazy and usually stick with default layout lol.

I never changed a layout once on any game, partly cause i just don't care. There are games where certain controls annoy me, but i tend to only play one game for a while so i just get used to it after a day or two.

The only reason I'm using L3 for Sprint/SMART is cause I have a button on the bottom of the controller I can set to be the L3 =D

well i usually use zoom on the right stick click or left trigger, but in brink im planning on running and gunning (in other words not using the ads at all or very little if theres toggle). Ill only use my custom control scheme when i play a smg/knife wielding light ops so there would be no need of ads.