#1 As said ARs are the "Top" of the class arsenal. Reasons they have the ability to be used in all areas of combat. This being said, doesn't make anyone who uses them invincible. They are just more versatile.

#2 Health beats speed any day. Most people like to lead the pack through the frontlines then run around them.

This won't have no effect on the actual gameplay. Some will realize they offer nothing to the team with the style they using. Well find out on "Game Day" right?!

Well... they also have a MUCH larger hitbox, so the bane of a heavy would really be





another heavy! :0

do you know who whines? babies.

the answer to your question or should i say worries is very simple .... tactics. every class / function has a weakness ... it's like rock paper scissors. play to your opponents weakness and you will defeat them.

if the other team is using only heavy class load-outs then you do the opposite and maneuver around them ... it's that simple. :celebration:

Why is it no matter where I post people always attack my person & not what I said?

Because its the internet, a place where people can do things unacceptible in society and get away with it without damage to there character (here comes the joke) because they can always make a new one! (what, I heard the truth was supposedly funny)

If that was an attack it was a very weak one.. :confused:

Anyways! Theres a counter to everything in this game so really theres no need to be worrying about these things :3

CRY SOME MOOOOAAAAAAAAAARRR HAHHAHA!

:D

Hopefully!

I'm assuming you mean the do you know who whines? babies thing. Hes just teasing you with TF2 jokes.

Also imaybeclason, you can't change body types at a command post, atleast thats what I'm led to believe. So, if I'm playing Medium and all these Heavies are on the enemy team, how am I to maneuver around them? I'll have a harder time getting up the light only jumps, and I'll need to find objects that I can climb, to climb to the area that a light is already at, while bullets are hitting me.

Automatic weapons are obviously going to be used because they have no real weaknesses and at the same time are ridiculously effective in every given situation. That's not a case for the light and heavy body types though because they are more specialized and require an actual choice. If anything, Mediums are going to be the most popular body type because they don't really svck in any particular area and have access to decent weapons.

Just caught that.......went right over my head lol.

I don't know what those are, but based on your follow up I would suggest that it's not, as neither heavies nor mediums are "stupid" or "overused".

And having a variety for use in various situations is the point of the variety in the first place.

ARs are weapons designed for versatilty over strength, miniguns are designed for strength. Players deciding which is more important to how they play is not a case of something becoming overused, even if it is 3 out of 4 guys using it.

Eh, you have a very valid point, as does everyone else.


Hmmmm..... I retract my claim

And then the Lights will get abused and there all even. I really think that they all have there strengths and weaknesses and I feel like the more diverse the team's set up is the better off they are.

The way the forums are shaping up we can only assume that the way the game will go will be like this...

1.Lights OPs will rule the land (in the since of there will be a ton of them) due to scarcity and competiton for misions (it WILL happen) some will be driven to switch to light *insert class here*

2. *insert class here* will be the first to usher in a new era of light dominance (and the most successful one by far) in which all classes will be incorperated

3 until the first heavy medics rear their ugly heads in an attempt to be better providers this forsaken sub-species will dominate the battlefield full of light junkies who will soon realize they cant compete and join in on the fun

4*insert 1 edited to say heavy and medics*

5*insert 2 here edited to state heavy*

6 soon players will come to miss the oppertunities they used to have to take full advantage of the blessings they have been giving by SD in the form of parkour and return to light body type

7 BUT, learning from there past mistakes heavies will come to counter lights and it will turn out like how a dog looks chasing its own tail.

8. Eventually the dust will suttle down and all players will learn to play according to what they can do best (until the balance is tipped once again >:D)

I'll admit, I lol'd

Also the ARs in Brink aren't your standard AR in all shooters. they are not the 30/90 you are used to seeing there is only one AR in the game like that( i can't think of the name someone help me on this)
and the rest are like 25/50 24/48 heck theres an AR with 15/30 so i doubt they will be overused. the SMG's on the other hand are because they carry more starting ammo,

And on the Heavy thing I would agree with most of the people here that the Lights will be more used, because Heavys are too slow, yes they have a good amount of health but they cant get to the objective fast enough
and with the MiniGuns and GLs, MiniGuns have huge spread and have to spin up first, GLs only knock you down

Good points there!

#1 ARs work well in most situations, but they specialize in mid range combat. Use rifles at long range and shotguns at close quarters to overpower the assault rifles.
#2 Heavies are powerful, but they aren't even close to agile. They can be beaten in combat by using cover and hit and run. Also their low mobility makes it much harder for them to cover all the objectives.

I reckon you'll probably find a good mixture of lights/mediums/heavies most of the time.

yea, i noticed that in COD and such, EVERYONE uses assault rifles. i UNDERSTAND why since assault rifles are best for any situation, but it's not cool for everyone to use them. i like brink because it is TEAM based and there are certain body types required for certain events and certain weapons, etc.
i personally ONLY (well rarely use anything else) use SMGs and SHOTTYS <3

Now fortunately that is balanced (for the op) with camouflage. A heavy security soldier with a minigun won't think twice about the "security" medic that just ran by him, towards the direction of the enemy. Assault rifles may be able to tear limbs off, but they can't detect stealth....OPS BRAAAAH >:D

Oh boy, I'm looking forward to that! : D

I realize why assault rifles are getting so much flak, but they're designed to be adaptable to almost any situation. This is why today's military uses them almost universally, and why SMGs, Shotguns, and LMGs, not to mention Sniper Rifles, fill support roles.

I will be using an AR: the 15-shot one that was mentioned a couple posts ago.

And Paragon, you seem to be quite partial to the Light body type and SMGs. :biggrin: Consulting the polls on this forum, SMGs will be abused more than ARs and LMGs/GLs/Chainguns overall.

Indeed, SMG's are usually the most balanced weapons in games (Exceptions in CoD's Universal Machine Pistol) & I love using them.

Still, hopefully Splash Damage balanced them all well, but I guess we'll see on May 10th!