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  A day late, a dollar short. : TEXIT
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    It's the new normal. I'm surprised when a game actually does work out of the box. Like Portal 2. : ZenzenTen
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      It just amazes me how a company doesn't test their game on graphic cards that have a good percentage of t... : TEXIT
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        You can only have so many test bed machines with so many different configs/drivers/etc. I agree it's slop... : ZenzenTen
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          About 90% of Radeon cards have issues. Its almost like they didn't test on any Radeon cards. Don't ge... : TEXIT
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            I saw a lot of 4xxx series, does it affect 5xxx and 6xxx as well? If so, then that is truly crap testing. : ZenzenTen
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              It seems like the only cards that are working are some 5850's, and one line the 6xxx series. : TEXIT
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                Damn. Some interesting quotes here by Carmack with regard to Nvidia/AMD http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/05/11... : ZenzenTen
                • Awesome read. Makes sense. : TEXIT
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                  "Nvidia does have a stronger dev-relations team. I can always drop an email for an obscure question. So i... : Visceral Monkey
                  • Nvidia's commitment to working with game devs has been mentioned in a few other articles/interviews over ... : ZenzenTen
                  • I've had 5 or 6 video cards over my gaming years and they have all been nvidia. Not that I have anything... : moneyshot
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                5970s as well. It only runs on a single GPU, but that's the same for a number of games (WoW, for example,... : LoioshDwaggie
                • It does run, but you shouldn't have to turn things off to get 40 fps on a 5970. : TEXIT
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                The 6970 cards are working perfectly. : Rooster Cockburn
                • i've seen at least one person reporting issues with a 6970 on the splash damage forums : Mansmells
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                I have a 5850 and have super low FPS :( : crummynz
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                  tried the 11.2 catalysts? : Mansmells
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                    I tried 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5 and 11.5a. Um, and Im installing the CAP1 that came out today. None have h... : sixfoot6
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                      Yep still fucked. 18 FPS just looking out at shipyard. Going back to my ugly hacked no shadow config. : sixfoot6
                      • I'm running a 6970 with drivers dated 11/25/10 and it has been running perfectly for me. I'm not sure whi... : pantsburgh
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        I'm running on a HD4850 and only had the sound bug on that one map. It's not all ATI users that are havin... : iskin
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          You just wonder, why in the hell didn't they have a closed beta. : TEXIT
          • As far as I can tell, betas don't do much. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was a mess in it's Beta, it was rel... : iskin
        • I have a 4850 too, though I have some graphical glitches on some characters, weapons, and certain terrain... : Clench
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      I thought a lot of people were having problems getting texture quality settings to stick in Portal 2? Gra... : Haxim
      • I saw a few threads on it. No idea what % of player base it was. Seemed somewhat limited. As well, I thin... : ZenzenTen
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    Like with BC2? That game was fubar for the first week. Master servers going, hit detection was horrible... : EnderWigginDA
    • Bad Company 2 doing this and still becoming a very popular PC title certainly gives dev houses a bad benc... : iskin
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    It's seems there are more Brink threadshitters than any other game in recent memory. : Pneum0
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      I enjoy the game play, but testing was almost non-existent. Its almost like they ran out of funding and ... : TEXIT
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        My theory is most devs code until they can't pay the light bill and then they decide it's gone gold. : ZenzenTen
        • Your theory is probably true, especially with a small dev like Splash Damage. Heck, I remember when they... : TEXIT
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      Well, it was hyped as the next big team-based shooter but the 360 multiplayer code is a big, stinking pil... : House
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        So bitch about the port? The game is pretty good on PC, it's not another cod or ww2 reroll. The dev's a... : Pneum0
        • Should have been tested, or just a PC only game. : TEXIT
        • "Doing their best" is great and all, but at the end of the day if you release a technically flawed game o... : Sgt_Boomstick
    • At its heart, the Shack has deep Quake roots. This is a quake descendant. Quake mod team -> RTCW:ET -> Qu... : Sgt_Boomstick
• I wonder how they are prioritizing. As with the debacle of the BLOPS launch, there are so many huge issue... : Downforce
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  Piracy is stealing but selling an unfinished game is business as usual. : harvord
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    I know right!!! Fucking assholes are forcing customers to buy it too. Maybe if people stopped blinding bu... : guyver-za
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      How would would you know the game is unplayable? Reviews? Black Ops got 9/10s on the PC and was unplayabl... : Zoopy_Iscariot
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        There was an ars editorial/psa that cautioned not to buy the game, except many of the shack didn't take h... : mobab
        • not to buy the game on the first day. : mobab
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      No demos, embargo on reviews. 2 very bad signs usually. : FiReaNG3L
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        Pretty much every single review for every single game is embargoed. When press get a copy sent to them ea... : fuzzydevil
        • No but this was a day-one embargo unlike other games which have reviews out up to 2 weeks in advance. ... : Sgt_Boomstick
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        By that logic, LA Noire is gonna blow, too. Good thing you're making the wrong assumptions. : JynnanTonnyx
        • Well, they haven't released LA Noire yet, or have they? : mobab
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    This logic is so flawed. There are tons of shitty movies or movies with poorly fleshed out stories. Yo... : Sgt_Boomstick
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      I am pointing out the hypocrisy of the game industry. They are up in arms over piracy but have no issue p... : harvord
      • Creating a shitty product is not stealing. I saw Thor the other night. Wasn't a huge fan. OMG MARVEL FUCK... : Sgt_Boomstick
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  i love the game, but this many failures out the door makes me wonder how flawed their testing process is : harold.johnson
  • Testing process? : Ebu
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  Wedgewood has staten on the official forums that installing to HD on xbox360 fixes texture issues. Als... : cptincognito
  • if people arent installing to HD then they are behind the times lol : Dark Drakonis
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  I still haven't noticed a single problem. Maybe I'm the luckiest guy in the world. : SlingBlaze
  • I've had the game crash to desktop about 3-4 times (over the 14+ hours I've played so far.) but haven't r... : Lycronis
  • No problems for me either, and I've even got an ATI card. : duffman03
  • no problems here either : eeeealmo
  • Only problems I'm having is can't get a co-op game going, grid pattern on everything when in the actual g... : DedlokPM
• I really like the game, but an i5 750 and a 5850 shouldn't be getting 20fps on low :(. : PointlesS76
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  I see they fixed my multiplayer connect issue. I just connected to the shack server for the first time. : jasoncrowley
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    oh god I hope this is true. : RogerDandy
    • So far it's working for me. Here's to hoping for continued fast patching... I hate being a beta tester..... : jasoncrowley
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  I'm not a PS3 owner, but I'm curious, can the PS3 users obtain this patch? : repeat2k
  • Nevermind, I didn't read the article, I'm dumb! : repeat2k
• I got it for PC yesterday and definitely had the rubber banding lag. It got really frustrating over the c... : festivalman
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  I'm disappointed that this game has polarised people the way it has, some see the true nature of the game... : InfernoAblaze
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    I think the people upset over it are more pissed that it's buggy and runs like shit than they are anythin... : Visceral Monkey
    • I'm more upset that it feels like a shallow Modern Warfare with weak guns. I've seemingly dodged all the ... : dex.collins
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    It's a shame because it's a really good game. It really doesn't deserve the review it got. Maybe some rev... : razlebol
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      It is a really NICHE game. If your online name is some version of "-=SK8RB0|=-" you are probably going t... : Cottc Cid
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        Seems pretty casual. People keep claiming teamwork and such but it's a lot less then TF2, plus with th... : alias
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          I wonder if there will be HUD mods for brink like their are for TF2. the objective reticle and I are abou : Downforce
          • I'm sure there will be. Splash Damage never seemed to have a problem with people modding their stuff. : Godhatesfatpeople
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          Brink more Casual than TF2? Please... Give me a break. Don't compare it to the competitive scene.. TF2 is... : razlebol
          • Easy to get into. Hard to master. : Godhatesfatpeople
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            All maps are variations on Dustbowl/Goldrush and there is only attack/defense. All weapons are hitscan e... : alias
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              mechanically this game is on another level above TF2. I know youre a pros only TF2 fanboy, but you are... : maulla
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                So standing around mashing buttons next to team members is "another level"? The complaints are summari... : alias
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                  1) Its an attack/defense game at its core. It has variations from map to map on attack/defense, along wit... : maulla
                  • So a TF2 map that required a team of 4 spies would be the ultimate game for you? Sounds pretty stupid to... : alias
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                  The game is about team play. Do you really think a team composed of only soldiers and medic would do ... : razlebol
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                    Sure, way more survivability and ammo in all cases. The fluff provided by the other classes is pretty us... : alias
                    • Engies and Ops have a ton of uses, but they're less obvious. Playing on a high level map you'll see disgu... : cptincognito
                • #4 will change. it was like this with quake wars at first too. : Mansmells
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                I'd like to hear how it's above TF2. : Godhatesfatpeople
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                  TF2 is a casual game for baby gamers who like casual baby games. : Happy Doodle Muffin
                  • D: : Godhatesfatpeople
                  • ENTIRE TEAM IS BABIES : Downforce
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      • Being NICHE has nothing to do with the score... It got some bad reviews because it was on console which w... : razlebol
      • oh for fucks sake. : Boxelder
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    Its super niche and flawed in many regards but still fun. At the same time it offers a poor value proposi... : Sgt_Boomstick
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      I really like Giant Bomb quicklooks, and usually they're a good way of getting an idea how a game actuall... : jet-poop
      • Ya it doesn't help that they are pretty bad at some games. Jeff is typically competent at FPS's though. I... : Sgt_Boomstick
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    I loved ET:Quakewars, but the lack of post launch maps really sucked. It wouldn't have been so bad if t... : X-GOUKI
    • Only has 8 maps. :( and they aren't that diverse in a lot of cases. : Sgt_Boomstick
    • ETQW got dropped like a bad habit by Activision after release. Community mapping scene was killed by peop... : cptincognito
  • The only people who think it's polariozed are the people who already bought it. It has a 69 on mertacrit... : Boxelder
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  My biggest question is, how the hell did this game get it's release date pushed early ? It so clearly was... : Disarray
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    First few hours, I noticed the invisible player and sound bugs. Installed directx drivers from the game ... : socom8271
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      that auto installed for me after i played it for the first time. i still get the sound bug and i think i'... : Mansmells
      • the sound bug has become more odd for me. if i'm playing with headphones when the soundbug hits, it push... : harold.johnson
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    L.A Noire, the witcher 2, and fable 3 pc all come out next week : maulla
    • Game isn't ready, its releasing at the same time as other games, we have to move its date. AI is god a... : Disarray
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  Is the game itself any good? It's getting mixed reviews on Metacritic but some of those reviews are bein... : ManiacalMoose
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    its very good, especially if you were a fan of Enemy Territory : maulla
    • it is very good. but the bots are horrible and its a little buggy (maybe the bots sucking is part of the ... : sanewave
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    Reviews are based on the out of box experience, which in this case are quite fair. : alias
    • out of the box, on xbox. This game runs awesome for me on PC. : cptincognito
  • I'm having a blast with it. Cant wait to get home & play some more. : hirez
  • It's fucking excellent. There are tech issues holding it back right now, but the game itself is great fun... : pixelat3d
  • ATI 5870 Radeon Mobility here. Game runs smooth and the multiplayer is quite fun. If you want a strong ... : graah
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    The game is awesome fun. If you have an Nvidia card, you can play it and it's a good experience in spite ... : jet-poop
    • yeah, it's really rough on my ATI card. sucks : judge
  • The game is good (I love it) but there are fair reasons not to like it. I think Sgt_Boomstick summed it u... : zehh
  • i think it is great : eeeealmo
  • Other than the lag, I'm really enjoying it. Wish I had the PC version, though. : ColoradoCNC
  • Got it on PC and loving it. : TaintedSyringe
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    If you loved ET. You will definitely enjoy this. If you come from BF or COD, its iffy. : Sgt_Boomstick
    • What if I thought ET was "meh" but I love Quake/TF2? :) : wviperw
  • Once the major problems regarding AMD GPU are ironed out and some netcode fixed, all will be fantastic. : Wolfanoz
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  They got a patch to make it fun? Cause this game blows chunks. : rtricoche
  • What are your major beefs? : Sgt_Boomstick
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  From the Catalyst guy on Twitter: "Aiming to get a Brink CF profile in the Catalyst 11.6 release" S... : at0micgarden
  • Well shit, at least it coming. : TEXIT
  • good news : Mansmells
• Anyone running it on older machine? AMD 2.2 ghz with an nVidia 9600, can I play it? : quazar
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  PC vs Xbox Question: What do the grenade and explosion effects look like? On the Xbox, there is hardly... : jake
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    iirc the explosions on the PC aren't very large either. but it kind of makes sense since the grenades are... : Mansmells
    • Ya they are weak but their feedback is so poor. : Sgt_Boomstick
  • Thats by design, not a technical reason. Poor choice imho. : Sgt_Boomstick
  • yea the explosions are pretty disappointing : eeeealmo
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    Thing fucking sucks. :( Weak grenades are a huge pet peeve of mine in games. : silent prophet
    • I can sort of appreciate them wanting to end grenade spam that's so prevalent in Call of Duty style games... : the archvile
    • Yeah. Grenades are only good for knocking people down in this game. Although I think that they are implem... : StolenNosferatu
  • Grenades are super weak, except for the Soldier's molotov I guess. : zehh
• Grid bug is still there. Till it's fixed I won't play. : AgentPothead
• Playing on PC and I have yet to experience any type of issue with the game. It has run flawlessly for me ... : sonicbrewz
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  Is this below $30 yet? Want to buy it : pancake humper
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    Honestly, I think the perfect price point for this game is $29.99, and download-only. : Sgt_Boomstick
    • Just for shits and giggles what do you think L4D or L4D2 was worth at release? : Pneum0
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  if only there was some sort of severely abridged version—for demonstrations?—they could release befor... : sgtsanity
  • Releasing a beta is not the same as a demo. And in most cases, demos actually hurt sales. Even in this... : Sgt_Boomstick
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  The only issue I have is that I want mouse filter, but I'm probably a small minority. The mouse movement ... : red2lucas
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    Tried lowering your settings? Half the time when I have silly mouse problems it's because some weird/bugg... : dumb.
    • I lowered my res, and I'm getting a constant 70fps now, but it's still jittery. I'll try turning more stu... : red2lucas
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  Oh no, their new patch made the steam overlay kill my FPS D: : LoioshDwaggie
  • i hate sounding like a broken record in these threads but assuming you have a radeon have you tried the 1... : Mansmells
• I'm glad they're fixing the lag, since it makes the game almost unplayable on Versus matches. Hoever, th... : Merc354
• Im getting tons of lag playing versus on the 360 with this game. Its classic Wolfenstein Enemy Territory ... : GodFather
• I'm really trying to like this, big SD fan. Loved Q3F, ET and ETQW... but wtf have you guys done to this ... : abjectblitz