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by Steve Watts, May 12, 2011 3:00pm PDT
Brink has only been on the market for a couple of days, but it's been inundated with players complaining of lag and other issues. Game director Paul Wedgwood has responded to the concerns in a new blog post, explaining that they're working to squash the bugs.
On the Xbox 360, Splash Damage has already issued one game update to address some issues from reviews. Mostly it deals with texture loading and multiplayer rubber banding, and fixes a freezing bug. The PlayStation 3 version also received a day-one update to fix the same issues, and you can get the update even though the PSN is still down. Wedgwood says they're "urgently investigating" lag on the Xbox 360, and will "closely monitor" player feedback on the PS3 once PSN returns.
The PC patch improves crash reports so the team can track and address problems faster, and it fixes an issue that could corrupt character data if you close the game during start-up. Players are reporting low frame rates with many ATI graphics cards, so Wedgwood also promises that the team is working on another PC patch, and keeping an eye on hardware compatibility issues.
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Brink's game director details some of the fixes that have already gone live on all three platforms, and details patches currently in the works to address other issues.
Brink's game director details some of the fixes that have already gone live on all three platforms, and details patches currently in the works to address other issues. : Shacknews
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If you liked ET, you will love this. But those are the only people I can strongly recommend this game too. There are too many issues (not just technical, but poor design decisions), and not enough content to make this an easy recommendation.
The majority of reviews are off-base since they didn't (I hate saying this) "play the game it was meant to be played". I like Jeff's reviews on GiantBomb, but it sounds like he weighed his experience too heavily on the bots. Yes, they are a legitimate component of the advertised package, but in honesty its not what you go there to do. After reading a lot of reviews, it seems a lot of the reviewers only dabbled in a few live matches that were scheduled and the rest of their time was with bots.
Bethesda kinda fucked up. They shouldn't have gone XBOX only for the review copies. Secondly, this shouldn't have ever been a $60 retail game. I got it for $37 via the D2D deal and I'm still feeling as though this is not a rich value. They should have made this a $30 downloadable package on Steam and XBLA and left it at that. Splash Damage's team must be really small because I don't know why this took as long as it did to put together.
But in the end, since you loved ET. You will do right by this game. It is essentially ET with a new coat of paint. 2011 production values with 2001's design initiatives.
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