Hi everybody,

If you are interested to be better at Brink in only few hours you can check the Ark-Arena Brink Guide for the average player on this link :
http://www.ark-arena.org/t41-guide-for-the-average-brink-player

Not to reign on the person who made that guide, but it's completely biased and they have NO IDEA what they are talking about. I can go on and on, but seriously I cannot take this guide seriously and it also seems like they struggle in mastering every class and every weapon.

"+ Firstly quit being medium and choose the light bodytype."

^Does not matter what you run as long as you enjoy playing that's all that matters, plus I have seen people stomp Lightweights with Heavy's, Medium's take on both at once and Lights that can quickly incapacitate a heavy.

"That's why if you want to play competitively you need to pick up the "carb-9"and put the following attachments:
+ Your favorite muzzle brake (to decrease recoil)
+ The drum-magazine (to spray and pray like a maniac...)
+ The front grip (to decrease recoil two)"

^There are other side arms other then the Carb, perhaps you should try them out before making quick assumptions.

"OPERATIVE ABILITIES *cough..svcks..cough..cough...*:"

" I don't believe that the "Hack turret" ability is necessary since you have the EMP grenade hence you'll save one credit."

^Again, (My favorite class) SOO many people spam the Engineer class clustering all their turrets and mines together all it takes is one EMP grenade to take all of them down, have one Operative hack one turret and then diminish their tech right in front of them while their franticly still trying to set up camp.


"DO NOT TAKE "SPRINTING GRENADE". Why? Firstly because being able to throw grenade is not mandatory so you save one credit. But, more importantly because when you're cooking a grenade the only thing that can cancel this action is running. Translation: with "sprinting grenade": you are forced to use that grenade. Without this ability: you can cancel the animation of you cooking the grenade by holding the S.M.A.R.T button."

^Seriously? VGJUNKY, mastered this ability to it's fullest even taking down a double buffed heavy

SOLDIER ABILITIES:

+ Flashbang grenade (Again it's arguable whereas you choose or not to get this perk. It's only useful in small rooms or small chokepoints, against a group of ennemies but in a 4v4 if the opposing team is good it won't as more than 2 people close enough to effectively use it. Plus it's somehow a waste of pips (see "glossary" 6-1) as molotov coktails and grenade are much more useful as they combine lethality and crowd control.)


^Really? Just close quarters? This was one of my most useful tactics, tossing a flash in the air/middle of the enemy battlefield will blind EVERY enemy for 5-10 seconds. Giving you enough time to flank them.

-"Molotov to Grenade combo", a.k.a the "Holy Trinity":

^Honestly, you can just throw the Molotov and once they are knocked down it's an easy headshot.

+ STRAFING:

^FYI, you can either walljump out of this scenario or you can actually slide tackle them out of your way making for a quick escape. DONE.

+Tea bag
"To place testicles in someone's mouth and procede in a up and down motion."
+Spawn trap
"The act in a first person shooter were the enemy team camps at your team's spawn point" (source: Urban dictionnary), in Brink it's possible to spawn trap if you go past the turrets that guards the ennemy base.

^Just stop and don't even attempt this or you will show that you lack skill. Don't want to pull a clan EGM now.

+1shot (pronounced "oneshot")
Term used to qualify a player who will die if he takes 1 more shot. So you can also say 2shots etc.. in brink after 2shot it becomes rather pointless to even notice it ("Dude, that guy's 3shots finish him!" *facepalm...*).

^Depending on how buffed your are and where you place your shot, you can honestly OHK a Light and Medium.

"I'm now an expert player. But when I met Ematic on Brink, I was crushed...My goal was to defeat him. He became my Jedi master...and I showed him who's the boss on the Winter Cup tournament. The training was a success and as of now I [censored] him on a daily basis."

^Is that so? Last time I checked only 2-3 teams tried out for the 'Brink Holiday Event Tournament for XBOX 360' and they were all low ranked except for YOUR CLAN, while PS3 had 12-15 teams with a minimum of at least 5 players all above rank 20 and were all great players. So again I suggest you revise your guide and actually take a tip from your elders who stuck with the game since launch.

Adios Kid!

wtf
loada [censored]. I'm with V on this one, worst brink guide possible.
I played medium with rhett/bulp or kross combo, and woulda schooled you all day long.

For any new players (hahahahahahahaha) don't read that [censored], find a set up, class/build/guns that works for you have fun and happy killing.

This is like saying "Use Wesker/Zero/Magneto to win" if this was an UMVC3 guide.....which is totally stupid.
Op's abilities can take out half the enemy team if they aren't careful, seriously, hack a turret and watch them panic...

(Sorry for my bad english)

You clearly don't know what you say, this guide is not for casual Brink players but for competitive players.
In competition, the operative is an useless class. Why ? Beause it's a little size (4v4 and 5v5). 2 engineer maximum authorised. The Ope is played just for the objective because other perks are not necessary (in litlle size) exept the EMP grenade.
The best is to make a semi-hybrid character (mix of universal and 2 classes + the EMP grenade)

Covan : I don't think so
Every comp players play light + carb, it's just the best way to be faster and better.

A video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT6D9Pz0shU
Nobody play medium.
Nobody play Operative.

Haha you are serious about this guide? And remember that's YOUR video, not everyone else's who has played BRINK. Well, allow me to retort....We played the 'Brink Holiday Event Tournament' and WON IT(through hard work and teamwork),had won other competitions/tournaments, had won it USING OPERATIVE classes, were all not Lightweight and used more then the weapons/tactics that you all stated. Perhaps it's not your fault because at the time finding matches on 360 were smaller and everyone on the 360 had already moved on. PS3 and the PC community (at the time) were more active, PC had at least 5-10 hardcoe clans and PS3 had 12-15 hardcoe clans. And NO not everyone uses the Lightweight/Carb Combo, I remember Covan specifically taking 3 so called "Light Experts" at the same time only to realise that they lost because they DID NOT utilize ANY teamwork or useful tactics against him.

And I specifically remember you guys winning the 'B.H.E.T.' because you were having 3vs2 or 3vs1, giving you an unfair advantage over the team. How do I know this? Because I was the one that created the Active Clan thread for everyone to use, during that time period when Bethesda never opened one up for us.(A filter for players to find active clans if you will), plus I updated it once every 2 weeks looking over 100 clans on each platform, so I CLEARLY know what Im talking about. http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1305640-active-clans/ and http://forums.warchestgames.com/showthread.php/31504-Active-Clan-List

Look, your methods are crap, xbox was dead, bring them tactics to the ps3 and your sphincter valve would be wide open. People do play mediums very effectively, people also play OP very very effectively, the carb was O/P now O/R, much better smg's, bulp will match a carb, but eclipse it in accuracy, cross match it for ROF, plus Rhett with an undersling noob tube, very powerful weapon.
BUY A PS3, come see us, we have proof waiting for ya. and Kleenex for the aftermath.

End of the day, its not the gun, it's not the build, not the ability selection, it's the player. That simple, What you gunna do with ya light when your 70-100ft away from a medium soldier who can pin point nades.....
FR trying to give lessons on successful battle tactics..what next wheel chair marathon mentors....

You can stay bad, it's not my problem.
The guide explain how to be a skilled player, lots of players can say you how they are become better in only few hours day.

Edit : It's not my video, it's the final of ESL on PC. You failed

Huh, it teaches you fast response time, good tactical understanding, and how to co-ordinate teamplay?...NO its a garble purely based on 1 persons opinion, on how they succeeded in a substandard competitive setting. Xbox that might work, PS3, where we had a strong competitive community, your "skilled player" would be an obvious and easy kill for me and 99% of Brink players i played with. I have gunned down thousands of light carb wielding nuggets.
Change thread title to: How to be a skilled player on Brink XBOX substandard leagues. I'd leave it be, as it stands ma 1.5yr old has better knowledge than that [censored]

No, it's a guide for every players they want to be skilled on every support.
You can look videos, there are not xbox gamers but PC. If you think you're right, it's ok, it's your problem, not mine.
These players earned money, have sponsore, don't say your better than them.
And it's not a console war, we have too a comptetitive community, we play in private matchs every day.


(Brink =/= Call of duty)

People sponsored to play brink........oh my. (Could be the biggest pile of [censored] i've ever read, and i've read some of the bible...)
If said person did exist...I'm better than them, wheres my money?

What are you?

EDIT: Ok been informed there were some players on PC thats were sponsored for 1 tournament. But why you bring it up..I do not know, has nothing to do with your "guide" or xbox...

Your guide doesnt factor in the different play styles that people develop for themselves. There are different guns and body types because people will use them differently depending on how they are most comfortable playing the game.
Sure, light body type is very useful. I noticed myself improving when I switched from medium to light, and that is because I need to be close up and right in the action. That body type allows me to wall jump so people cant hit me as easily and it can reach places the mediums cant, but not everyone will be able to master this body type. They might be more suited to medium who can take more damage than the light, or even the heavy who is great for clearing out rooms. All of the body types are essential to a balanced team because they all have their own roles to play.
And yes, a light body type can run around with a Carb. But that isnt always the best tactic. The Carb is a powerful gun but the spread makes it less effective at certain distances. Actually I have gotten into using the Galactic and Bulpdaun more than the Carb. Bulpdaun is great at farther distances and just as useful close-up. The Galactic is also useful in close-up situations. But there are so many guns because people will utilize them differently. I know a guy who is a great sniper. He wouldnt use the Carb or a light body type because that isn't his strong suit. He sits back and raqes the other team from a distance. The heavy-type's guns are also very useful for defending objectives and killing at closer ranges while the medium body type is able to carry assault rifles which can be good at longer ranges.

This is why these guys do not agree with your guide; not everyone will enjoy using the light body type with the Carb because it isn't their play style.
Also, using this setup wont necessarily make you better at the game. If someone isnt able to become comfortable with the setup, then they will fare poorly. And if there are skilled players on the other team who are good at working as a team, the light guy with the Carb might not help the player.

Also, I believe the operative can be a very useful class. I had a hard time getting used to it because I had a misconception of how the class was "meant" to be played, but and operative can be dangerous to the other team if the right person plays it.
Even a small team (4v4 or 5v5) would find it useful to have an op who can spot mines around an objective or know where an enemy turret will be just by looking at his/her objective wheel. and i love the hack turret ability. If the turret is placed well by an enemy engineer, then it can get a lot of kills and really help your team if you can hack it, especially if the turret is near an objective where people will be gathering around in a small area.
The sticky grenade is great at both choke points and the less-used routes. At choke points, the enemy team may be too busy shooting to take the sticky off of their teammate and you can get a couple of kills at once. If it is placed on a less-used route, then there may not be anyone with the enemy who can take off the sticky in time.
Also, comms-hacks would be useful even in a smaller competition match because it is always good to know where the enemy is so you are ready to take them down no matter where they come at you from. The disguise ability is also great for getting past the enemy. It's a great feeling to be able to get behind a group of enemies, break disguise, then shoot them in the backs while they are focused on shooting the rest of your team.

Alright, I think that's enough examples. Basically, the operative can be a useful class to a team if it is being played by a person who knows what they're doing and can communicate well with the rest of their team.

Thanks for the message, and you're like more inteligentr than the kids over you.
I never said the OP is useless everytime, it's a really good class in big size (6v6 8v8) because it can spot mines, and EMP them.
In 4v4 5v5, this class is not as good as other because there are not lots of mine and turret, and it's more important to have 1 medic in offense)
About the weapons, you're right, and everybody play with the weapon of his choice, but the carb-9 is just the best weapon in the game for mid range. And it's the most used weapon http://forums.warchestgames.com/poll.php?pollid=231&do=showresults .
About the bodytypes, everybody play the BT of his choice, yes, but on little size, the light is the best. You need to be faster, go to the objective fast, and win your duel. If a light know how to play, he can make lots of damage with grenade shooting and wall jump.

Best competitive players play :
Light
Carb 9

You can check ESL matchs, op is only took for hack objectives.

Say there was a new brink player..lol, I'd advise them not to read the "guide", as it is merely a redirect/advertisemant for the site it links to, guide is flawed on multiple issues, bias and a load of [censored].

The real competitive world isn't xbox or PS3 but PC...
You don't know what is e-sport... Watch ESL stream and learn how to play before try to say it's not a good guide.
Look how pro play, you will see you're 100% wrong.

I love how you call us kids but we are older then you, but please take that guide down. Your not helping what little community is left on Brink with those ridiculous tactics and your COMPLETELY biased on almost everything on there, and they make NO SENSE AT ALL. And those "sponsored players" in that video you linked, are nothing special or new. Especially the fact that they ALL ran Light, used Carbs before the Patch and if there was a medium or at least a heavy on there I would applaud them for being out of the norm and actually skilled in taking on Lights. And the best players use Light/Carb combo? HELL NO, I ran all classes and their is NO SUCH THING as a perfect class/bodytype setup in this game. AGAIN, you are being biased and that's YOUR CHOICE not everyone else's.

I will agree with you on one thing, the competition scene (majority of time) is on PC, but pretty soon it will outreach to all platforms and I bet you "those skilled guys" in that video would easily be tossed to the side if there were more people to pick from. We ARE NOT trying to start a console war, we just don't understand why you are actually linking this guide that doesn't make any sense what-so-ever, to the competition scene. And the whole "Pro Scene"? Please, people will fight unfair using dirty tactics or the easy route in order to win just like this team, I know this because I was an Elite tournament player for both Metal Gear Online (MGO 1 & 2) and that game was crawling with cheap "Pro teams" that either used the games glitches to their advantage or would in turn do dirty tactics to overwhelm the opposition and guess what? Playing unfair or using the easy way out WILL NOT LET YOU WIN, hence why my old clan had won it, LEGITLY. So again we are not attacking you, we just do not agree with your guide which seems like 85-90% of it.

Hello,

1) It's not my guide
2) It's your opinion


I have a question : Are you ready to buy the game on PC and play a matchs against us ? If you are so good, we want to see it.

I challenged 1st shirley, Ps3, buy one

We're seriously going to continue this?...

1.) Then, Why are you posting it?
2.) How can it be opinion when the majority of people who saw this think it's false.

I have a statement: No, no one is challenging you and none of us are wasting our money on "building a machine" that we would never use again to try and prove something to someone we don't even know or think of, sorry ain't happening.

I hope a Mod locks this topic, this is getting way out of hand. >.>

Oh yeah, forgot to mention too BRINK's Lead Platform was PS3 first so if you wanted to properly challenge someone it would have to be on the Lead Platform. Just thought I put my 2 cents on that one.

"Lead plateforme is PS3"

Lol ? Yes, you should stop now.

I love how you still know nothing, perhaps if you actually did some research and knew connections we wouldn't be wasting our time now, would we?

Skip to 10:00 in this video. There's your answer. http://www.hiphopgamershow.com/2011/03/brink-hands-down-the-best-online-feature-set-in-gaming-history-must-see-interview-now/

Now can we stop the bickering and name calling it's getting quite old.

1 march 2011.

You can stop now, open a new thread if you want talk about an other subject of this Guide.
Trolls are not welcome here.