Brink getting Steamworks, shows off specs

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• Summary: Splash Damage has revealed the minimum and recommended system specs for Brink, along with the al... : SporkyReeve
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  ULTRA ULTRA ULTRA ULTRA : Wikus Van De Merwe
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    wait... there were like, twenty of these "Comment on Brink..." threads in the chatty. : Wikus Van De Merwe
    • I counted 11. : TroZ
  • That's from the inferior SNES version. :| : Grimp
• which one do i choose?!?!?! : devpaul
• I'm so ready for this game. : JynnanTonnyx
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  ULTRA COMBO!!! : TroZ
  • Great minds think alike. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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  It's not "steamworks support", it's "steamworks requirement". : RuskiSnajper
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    It's not steamworks requirement: It's Thank God for Steamworks. : LoioshDwaggie
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      hay guys, whats going on in this steam fanboi subthread? : Dravenport
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        The fact that Steam even has fanboys is a testament to the fact that it brings a lot more to the table th... : schmads
        • Apple and Islam have fanboys too. : Memphis-Ahn
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          I think my comment was just eaten, although considering how inflammatory it was going to be I'm not surpr... : Memphis-Ahn
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            Nope, nevermind, just the Shack being slow. : Memphis-Ahn
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              Yeah, its all good, your stupid is on display for everyone to see : Serpico74
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                umad? : Memphis-Ahn
                • you really suck as a troll. hope you're good at something else : MamiyaOtaru
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      steamworks is for cheaper games and those who are too lazy to make an interface on their own. : RuskiSnajper
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        Steamworks is for awesome developers who love freedom and apple pie! (Also, it's not an interface. It's a... : LoioshDwaggie
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          Yes, requiring a proprietary client, online activation and an account with your personal information and ... : Haxim
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            Dude you just described every MMO in existence. : MercFox1
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              The difference being that I have a direct relationship with the company behind the MMO and have obviously... : Haxim
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                Haxim, you're kind of being anal about this. Why aren't you bitching about XBL while you're at it? Hon... : MercFox1
                • I haven't brought up XBL because it would be out of place in a thread about Steam being foisted on consum : Haxim
              • i love steam but he's got a point : dantastic
              • It's the same for steamwork games. They have chosen to use it so you must agree to their terms if you wan... : razlebol
          • It's definitely not freedom, but it's definitely the best option we have as PC gamers. : leuthil
          • This is the obligatory "I'll buy every single 80% off sale game on there but still bitch that I have to a... : ajvitaly
          • He's talking about the developers side... It's an awesome interface where you don't need to pass certific... : razlebol
      • Cheaper games like Modern Warfare 2 and Civilization 5! /derp : MercFox1
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        Steamworks is for game devs that want to spend time working on their game instead of spend countless hour... : zehh
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          "Steamworks is for game devs that want to spend time working on their game instead of spend countless hou... : SlingBlaze
          • Isn't that where a lot of engine/middleware licensing comes in? : Haxim
          • You didn't actually refute his point, so he's not wrong, lmao. : MercFox1
          • I prefer they reinvent those wheels, instead of reinventing the wheels of user experience already offered... : zehh
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            They re-write certain things (graphics) because they can be improved. What dev has delivered a better net... : Crabs Jarrard
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              Battle.net comes to mind : Mangbot
              • Does anything use Battle.net save Blizzard games? : one random winner
          • You're just plain wrong. Most games use an existing engine or at least use tons of middleware or internal... : dpgagnon
          • What are Unreal Engine and Source SDK, in your opinion? : AxeMan808
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        Whats GFWL then? : Johnnsen
        • Plague : jssap
        • PC Aids : Godhatesfatpeople
        • Mr. Hilter. : Nitrium
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          GFWL is like iTunes for Games. : Lukiopimp
          • Lotus Notes for Games. : Dr_Cube
      • Having used other devs interfaces, I wish all devs were lazy enough to use Steamworks. : Crabs Jarrard
      • It's not about being or not being lazy, it's about using a solid, tested, feature-rich system with a stan : dpgagnon
      • There is some truth in this. Have you guys played Greed Corp or Hoard? I'm not sure how many other games ... : Jikim
      • LOL : Godhatesfatpeople
      • Ubi se. : SpaecKow
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        You just don't get it. I can't believe how many of my fellow PC gamers just don't get. You people are just stupid. You don't bother to think or remember how fragmented the PC was and still is...at all levels: hardware, software, services. The PC needs an Xbox Live style layer of abstraction. Steamworks is that layer and more.

        Apr 12, 2011 10:56pm PDT
        You just don't get it. I can't believe how many of my fellow PC gamers just don't get. You people are jus... : Dr_Cube
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    Yeah, I can't believe people are OK with this DRM. And people complained about Starforce being bloated? P... : Haxim
    • Steam having fans should indicate that it's more than simply a pesky DRM solution. It does function as D... : schmads
    • Don't use it then. Buy the game on console. : ajvitaly
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      It's xbox live for the PC, Haxim, and it's about the most unobtrusive DRM you're going to get from any ma... : Dr_Cube
      • Apologies if you took my comparison of Steam and Starforce seriously. : Haxim
  • Fuck, it also needs windows! : Beady
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  YOU SAW NOTHING. : XAVdeMATOS
  • Of course we didn't... For a price :D : anbilow
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  Sweet! I'm ready...... SteamWorks is the only way to go with PC's you'd be a fool to not put your produ... : Batmanshack
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    Steamworks is great for developers and loners. Steamworks is crap for family/friends who want to split a ... : ATimson
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      Let family/friends play on your account? Or maybe their the type of family/friends you can't trust on... : runinal
      • they're* the type woops : runinal
      • They're the type of family/friends that I trust on my account. However, there's the whole "cloud settings... : ATimson
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  argh I hate specs, they mean nothing Minimum = you can start the game but it will be a terrible experi... : Frush81
  • I never play games at absolute max. I want my 60fps + for fps games. : chilln
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  Everybody who is complaining about this game using Steamworks, I have one suggestion: go play Bad Company... : Admodieus
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    But it has DRM, so they are fucking you over like Obama. : Crabs Jarrard
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      So what? You can't give it to your friends for free. If they want it, they can buy it. That's what the DR... : Me77111
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        But is has DRM, so they're still fucking you over. : Crabs Jarrard
        • So the fuck what? : sybsw
  • I will agree, dice has never made a good server browser. they are total shit. : chilln
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    Exactly. I can't understand people who complain about Steam. It adds so much. Unless they're living from ... : zehh
    • They're just "haters" plain and simple. There are almost zero reasons to hate STEAM. : ThatsBriskBaby
  • Go play Crysis 2. Holy shit. If a game ever needed Steamworks + VAC, it's this. : pyide
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  Great, so they'll kill off the aimbots the week after the player base dies? or will they wait an extra ... : Liquid
  • Play on servers with good admins (assuming PC). : EnderWigginDA
• I love steamworks. Can't wait for this :D : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• Opposite-delayed, because "moved-up" isn't in video game vocab. : anbilow
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  Does it have Steam achievements, cuz I love them. : isolated1
  • Voice Chat Valve Anti Cheat Friends support (including invites and joining sessions in progress) Steam... : razlebol
• Very smart thing to do. : Godhatesfatpeople
• nice. seems they did a lot of things right with this game, not only the steam thing but that too. : xxx2xxx
• I would be much happier if they announced Steamplay support so I could play it in OS X but this is still ... : ovrlrd
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  This is admittedly good news, but it doesn't change my mind that this game will be a huge disappointment.... : Wisp!
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    I got it on preorder :( Despite all the things you've mentionned, it looks like a very welcomed breath of... : shirif
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      What do you mean by not enforcing a rigid experience? I always felt that the ET games were more structure... : doc.solo
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        Right, but I feel that the direction their taking with the new real-time objective system is great, it ma... : shirif
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          As I understand it, the real-time objective system is simply an evolution of the mission system in place ... : doc.solo
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            I remember one preview that stated that if a turret killed enough people, then it might show up as an obj... : shirif
            • Yeah that's an evolution of the mission system. If you were playing say WolfET or QW or a similar game, i... : doc.solo
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    The lack of vehicles, smaller maps and less players all piqued my interest when it was first announced, i... : doc.solo
    • couldn't agree more. vehicles are great when you're in them, shit when you're not. wolf:et was the pinnac... : gokart.
  • No vehicles is actually a positive for me. 8v8 is also more than enough in my opinion. The parkour sys... : razlebol
• Do we have a Shack Group on Steam for this yet? : Sailor of Fortune
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  Fantastic. The sooner EA and bioware and Ubisoft realize that Steamworks is basically Xbox Live for the P... : Dr_Cube
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    EA? I think there's a better chance of them buying Steam than going with Steamworks in one of their games... : pyide
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      They're s fucking stubborn and think they should be a major player in digital distribution scene. Fucking... : Dr_Cube
      • It's not jealousy, it's about data and profit margins. The reason they took ages to get onto XBLA was... : node
• Pre-ordered today :) : tw3kr
• I have the recommended specs. Time to upgrade. : ogifraws
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  The more I see of this game the worse the graphics get. A shame :( But steamworks is great cause now I... : scary_monster
  • I like them.... It's kinda like Borderlands it's something different at least. : sasquatchxing
• oh shi recommended is slightly higher than what I have for graphics :(. Time to upgrade. : moe6
• Dammit, I have exactly the recommended specs. Its time for an upgrade soon. : hyperwired
• This looks pretty cool. http://thebrink.tv/ : razlebol