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Old Gimlet Eyes
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There are 8 maps to choose from. Container City, Aquarium, Shipyard, Security Tower, Reactor, Refuel, Terminal and Resort.narwhalSTAB said:
Starfish_Oxide
Member
weekend_warrior said:
Im still stuck on connecting
Anything I can do to fix it?
thezerofire
Banned
hype rising to intolerable levels. too bad this is going to be my busiest week of the year
narwhalSTAB
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Ah, makes sense.Proven said:
Genesis Knight
Member
Something I'm confused about even after playing for a while is the number of active abilities. Do you get three class-specific ones and then as many Universal ones as you have purchased?
walbertsmith
Member
"When you're in disguise mode, your gun disappears."
From this stream:
http://www.ngame.tv/bifuteki?e=a3178
From this stream:
http://www.ngame.tv/bifuteki?e=a3178
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
walbertsmith said:
It disappears because you can't use it.
Danne-Danger
Member
Best news for me is that due to the way SP and drop-in multiplayer works, on PC you can ONLY play player vs. player in custom matches, which tells me you'll still get XP no matter what the settings are. In Quake Wars the "official servers" (specific settings the server needed to store persistent stats) was a huge problem for the pub community, the only thing people would ever play was official servers with official settings. Here you can only play custom, which bodes well for variety and future custom maps as well.Raide said:
bluestuff said:this person playing the stream is terrible
still on the fence with this one tbh
The person playing this is indeed terrible, and such a whiner......
Honestly it looks a little janky, but I've only seen people play as if this was COD rather than play the game like a ME/TF2 hybrid that it is.
weekend_warrior
Banned
bluestuff said:this person playing the stream is terrible
still on the fence with this one tbh
No brainer for me. $40 at Kmart, if it sucks I'll trade it in on Amazon for probably like $35.
Fulleffect
Member
bluestuff said:this person playing the stream is terrible
still on the fence with this one tbh
lol yeah and he keeps flipping out whenever he dies :|
sounds like me attempting to play on console
SneakyStephan
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This was like the 10th stream, it looked dull on every single one.
Still blaming it on terrible players are we.
Still blaming it on terrible players are we.
classicdms
Neo Member
Are they still playing against bots or is multiplayer being played?SneakyStephan said:
To be fair the streams have had all pretty bad to mediocre players not utilizing the classes or SMART to at the very least the level we have seen from the preview videos. In comparison you could have a terrible person playing CS and to a person who hadn't seen anything else, it would look like a pretty unfun gameSneakyStephan said:
I am interested in this game but that stream above was concerning. The enemies look kinda cardboard...really weird. I love class-based/objective FPS though so perhaps I should jump in.
Also, FWIW - It's not $40 at KMart it's $60 and you get a $20 "gaming coupon"...I am sure most of you knew that but I went to see what the deal is about and was disappointed. I don't shop at KMart so that coupon would not be worth much for me.
Also, FWIW - It's not $40 at KMart it's $60 and you get a $20 "gaming coupon"...I am sure most of you knew that but I went to see what the deal is about and was disappointed. I don't shop at KMart so that coupon would not be worth much for me.
SneakyStephan
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clip said:
Do you have a link to it? I don't think I've seen that one.
Thank you NIN90.
CitizenCope
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Watching the same stream. 30fps on consoles? WHY!?!?!?!!
SenorDingDong
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SneakyStephan said:
That and the fact that it's being played predominantly against bots which I doubt accurately reflects how the game will play out against a full server of humans. It's fairly obvious that all but one of the players had little clue how to play the game effectively and the one who did was boring due to the lackluster bots.
The only thing I'm taking note of from this early footage is the smaller details rather than how it has been playing out.
CyReN said:
thanks for the heads up. i went ahead and grabbed it with this deal. also got release day shipping for 99 cents but i highly doubt they get it to me on tuesday since that is the day after tomorrow. but we will see. doesn't matter if it's a little late. i will only be able to play the single player until psn is back. no biggie though since xp transfers. i will also have a nice knowledge of the maps before jumping online.
Im blaming it on bad playing because I havent seen too many people slide, vault, or climb over anything. Maybe that really doesnt come into play when facing bots, but you really havent seen the game until you see everything mesh together.
Imo its probably like watching someone play Bulletstorm like Call of Duty, or Vanquish like...I dunno...SOCOM.
Imo its probably like watching someone play Bulletstorm like Call of Duty, or Vanquish like...I dunno...SOCOM.
The MLG guy is back with another vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhqnzDwFopQ
He did a lot of lone flanking...
He did a lot of lone flanking...
SneakyStephan
Banned
Thanks.NIN90 said:
Oh that video, well that shows a lot of akward smart system failure (not the player's fault either), and traight forward no recoil shooting.
Knocking over 2 players in a single slide was neat though.
I'm sorry but any shooter that is going to claim to aim for the competitive community and have deep gameplay and movement etc is going to get compared to the strafe jumping, preservation of momentum , map design, pacing and weapon mechanics of the likes of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPfaQJuWGvU#t=04m05s
And it looks really tame in comparison, especially the s.m.a.r.t movement.
divisionbyzorro
Member
Raide said:
I'll contribute a Pyscho pack to the pool if I can get a Doom or Fallout code back
.Genesis Knight said:
From what I understand, you can purchase as much as you want, but when you build your character you can only assign three active abilities into the active ability slots. So you need to think very carefully about owning more than three active abilities for a given class because you won't be able to actually use them all at once.
Proven said:
I'm almost always an Engineer in these sorts of games. Of course, I really want to play around with the light body type, and I'm not sure if that really benefits an Engineer all that much. Engies seem to really need to hang back and build defenses from what I can see.
Okay, question time:
- Do you lose all your buffs when you are downed, or only when you die?
- Do engineers get XP for kills or damage from their auto-turrets?
- I'm having a hard time finding clarification on this: is 20 the max level? So when you hit Rank 5 you can only choose a single rank 5 skill (assuming you didn't save any points)?
- Does a respec always cost a single level? Or does it cost a set amount of XP?
- What's the maximum size of the supply/health meter? Can it go as high as it can possibly be buffed (from command posts, buffed command posts, friendly buffs, abilities, etc), or is there a limit before that point?
- And is it just me, or does the Operative seem useless?
God, I'm so bummed that I'm out of the country all week. By the time I get back, Brink GAF will be at least rank three and nobody will want to play with me and get de-ranked
Genesis Knight
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divisionbyzorro said:From what I understand, you can purchase as much as you want, but when you build your character you can only assign three active abilities into the active ability slots. So you need to think very carefully about owning more than three active abilities for a given class because you won't be able to actually use them all at once.
Okay, question time:
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- Do you lose all your buffs when you are downed, or only when you die?
- Do engineers get XP for kills or damage from their auto-turrets?
- I'm having a hard time finding clarification on this: is 20 the max level? So when you hit Rank 5 you can only choose a single rank 5 skill (assuming you didn't save any points)?
- Does a respec always cost a single level? Or does it cost a set amount of XP?
- What's the maximum size of the supply/health meter? Can it go as high as it can possibly be buffed (from command posts, buffed command posts, friendly buffs, abilities, etc), or is there a limit before that point?
- And is it just me, or does the Operative seem useless?
Okay, but when I was playing I could highlight ALL my universal abilities and they showed up next to the character... I had like 5 universals and whatever class-specifics selected. Surely not all of those were working...
1) Don't know.
2) Yes, you get XP for damage and kills, shows up as "auto turret". Like 2 XP per bullet I think, maybe 7 can't remember.
3) Don't know.
4) Mine got insanely high at one point. It was like four extra pips. Supply was the same. Those extra pips from buffs don't regen after you use/lose them, while the ones gained from command posts do.
5) Operative is incredibly useful. His EMP grenade stops HE bombs and such dead cold, and he can hack downed enemies' comms for always-on radar. Operatives rock.
divisionbyzorro
Member
Genesis Knight said:
No - active abilities. I.e., a soldier can't have a frag, molotov, flashbang, and satchel charge, because he can only assign three of those to the D-pad. Unless I'm wrong...
walbertsmith
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CitizenCope said:
Most console FPS games are 30fps: BC2, Bulletstorm, Reach, etc... COD pulls off 60 fps because it runs at a lower resolution.
SneakyStephan said:
We get it. You think the game is dull. You think the smart system is awkward even though the player said he was testing what he could jump with the light body he just unlocked. Sorry the rest of us are more optimistic.
And hey I see you linked quake 3. This game isn't trying to be that and if you want to play that then why not (its free).
One more from the MLG guy, playing as a light character. He's been practicing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIYwWQ13ANU
1. Only when you die. A semi-exception comes to health buffs; when you're downed and then revive, it's like starting from one hp, so your health only regenerates up your base health pip. You'll need a Medic to buff you again up to max.
2. Yeah, from the streams it seems to be about 1xp per bullet fired, and if the turret gets the kill you get a small bonus.
3. Don't know. Losing a level would make more sense, or else I'd just respec at the beginning of each level.
4. Yeah, Level 20 is max. If you don't have points saved up, or are unwilling to respec, you can only get one of the five R5 skills.
5. In the Heavy video I posted above, the guy is running with 6 pips when he changes to Medic (one of the Medic abilities gives extra supplies). There looks like space for about two more pips, which I'd assume are filled by Command Post upgrades. As for health buffs, I can't answer for there being a limit, but assuming there are maps with two health Command Posts, and one of the Engie's skills to double a Command Post's effect, you can theoretically get six extra pips of buffs, or an extra 120 health. Otherwise, the max is definitely four extra pips.
6. The Operative isn't useless, but he's close. Notice that in all the videos, when you play with bots and change your class during a general mission, the bots change their classes to achieve a specific type of balance. 3, 2, 2, 1, with the one always being the Operative unless the current mission requires an Operative. The Operative does have one skill I'm looking forward to: Comms Hack.
divisionbyzorro said:I'm almost always an Engineer in these sorts of games. Of course, I really want to play around with the light body type, and I'm not sure if that really benefits an Engineer all that much. Engies seem to really need to hang back and build defenses from what I can see.
Okay, question time:
- Do you lose all your buffs when you are downed, or only when you die?
- Do engineers get XP for kills or damage from their auto-turrets?
- I'm having a hard time finding clarification on this: is 20 the max level? So when you hit Rank 5 you can only choose a single rank 5 skill (assuming you didn't save any points)?
- Does a respec always cost a single level? Or does it cost a set amount of XP?
- What's the maximum size of the supply/health meter? Can it go as high as it can possibly be buffed (from command posts, buffed command posts, friendly buffs, abilities, etc), or is there a limit before that point?
- And is it just me, or does the Operative seem useless?
God, I'm so bummed that I'm out of the country all week. By the time I get back, Brink GAF will be at least rank three and nobody will want to play with me and get de-ranked
1. Only when you die. A semi-exception comes to health buffs; when you're downed and then revive, it's like starting from one hp, so your health only regenerates up your base health pip. You'll need a Medic to buff you again up to max.
2. Yeah, from the streams it seems to be about 1xp per bullet fired, and if the turret gets the kill you get a small bonus.
3. Don't know. Losing a level would make more sense, or else I'd just respec at the beginning of each level.
4. Yeah, Level 20 is max. If you don't have points saved up, or are unwilling to respec, you can only get one of the five R5 skills.
5. In the Heavy video I posted above, the guy is running with 6 pips when he changes to Medic (one of the Medic abilities gives extra supplies). There looks like space for about two more pips, which I'd assume are filled by Command Post upgrades. As for health buffs, I can't answer for there being a limit, but assuming there are maps with two health Command Posts, and one of the Engie's skills to double a Command Post's effect, you can theoretically get six extra pips of buffs, or an extra 120 health. Otherwise, the max is definitely four extra pips.
6. The Operative isn't useless, but he's close. Notice that in all the videos, when you play with bots and change your class during a general mission, the bots change their classes to achieve a specific type of balance. 3, 2, 2, 1, with the one always being the Operative unless the current mission requires an Operative. The Operative does have one skill I'm looking forward to: Comms Hack.
You're correct.divisionbyzorro said:
Amir0x said:This game sounds better and better the more I read impressions.
This is like old school pure multiplayer blitzing mixed with a peppering of some new school functionality. I am buzzing here
Thats what i'm seeing...especially since the crosshair reminds me of Quake 3 arena. Did Return to Castle Wolfenstein have the circle crosshair too?
Also mucho bad guys spotted = the new all dat juice/sappin my sentry?
Fulleffect
Member
SneakyStephan said:
pretty sure the it was due to him being heavy? and yeah they've said its diff for pc vs console recoil
This shotgun is amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhqnzDwFopQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=683s