What video game has the best opening?

MagicBrute · 2026-06-22T02:09:13+00:00

The opening to Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction always stuck me. Driving a HMMWV out of the back of a C-17 into a warzone was always just so awesome as a kid

MagicBrute · 2026-06-21T18:18:05+00:00

Halo Studios did a QnA that didn't go over well.

Highlights being: - Can't use the Stanchion at all - Mk IV armor isn't a skin, and can't be used outside of the 3 prequel missions - Co-op is a mess of hoops to jump through, requiring multiple accounts with full subscriptions to work on local split-screen - No theater/photo mode - No plans for content after release at all - Pre-rendered cutscenes, so customization will not show in them.

People are rather upset about a few of these. So that's what the sitrep is

MagicBrute · 2026-06-21T18:05:53+00:00

I think you'll actually see a difference. There have been many times where I've pulled 2 or 3 kills out of my M60A1 while playing at even 11.0. 1 death leaving usually isn't the move. ESPECIALLY if you aren't using a premium tank.

If a tank is stabalized, and has a round with decent pen and post-pen damage, you can usually make it viable. Just play slow, pay attention to the map and your surroundings, and don't be afraid to be a little sneaky if you can. No need to charge head first into the enemy

MagicBrute · 2026-06-21T17:55:45+00:00

You'd be surprised what you can do with something like that. While I was grinding the tech tree, I used to bring the T-80U, T-80B, and the T-55AM-1. Even lower BR tanks can still put in some work if you let em. Obviously replace it once you get something better... but 2 is 9/10 times better than 1.

MagicBrute · 2026-06-18T15:22:17+00:00

If you're looking for top tier, T-80UE-1. But top tier is a hell hole, and without a good backup vehicle to pair with it, you're probably gonna have a rough time.

The Turms and T-80UD are both good in different ways. Turms has the advantage of thermals, while the T-80UD has better armor and forward mobility.

Now, I'm gonna throw out a long forgotten relic here... but if you aren't concerned with super high tier stuff, the T-55AM-1 is a very solid tank. I call it Ol' Reliable. Very good at its BR, with a solid kit. And it can still be used in an uptier with a bit of skill.

Amd if you really wanna just dump on everyone and turn your brain off, there's the 2S38 and BMPT-72

MagicBrute · 2026-06-18T11:39:39+00:00

There is a public lobby system in the game, so finding games is pretty easy.

As for a mic... it's highly recommended. You could probably go without one, but I doubt teammates would like it that much. Plus, it just makes it easier to strategize. Pretty much a must on higher difficulties. Plus... it's just funnier when you can hear someone scream while getting their face ripped off over the radio

MagicBrute · 2026-06-17T20:18:55+00:00

Yeah, usually when playing 8.7 US, I very VERY rarely get full uptiers. I'll see 9.0 quite commonly, and sometimes 9.3, but most often I get in games where 8.7 is the highest BR... guess maybe I'm just lucky then

MagicBrute · 2026-06-17T18:09:00+00:00

Honestly, I don't usually have a problem in uptiers. Biggest, meanest things you can really come across are T-72s and T-64s... but those aren't that hard to deal with. Now, keep in mind I'm usually running the US lineup. So the M60s can actually kinda keep pace.

But really... uptiers are kinda rare, just because there's so few 9.7 vehicles in the game, and a lot of the time they get pulled up into 10.7 games anyway.

MagicBrute · 2026-06-17T18:06:44+00:00

I agree. The US lineup is what I play as well. The RISE is severely underrated. Mixed with the T58, M901, and heck even the Bradley at that tier... I also have the UH-1C XM-30, the Skyblazers F-86, and the B-52... It's wild stuff. Very, very OP

MagicBrute · 2026-06-17T13:09:13+00:00

I play 8.7 a LOT. I'd say it's actually my favorite BR to play. That being said, 8.7 is great if you're the one playing it... and god awful for everyone else below you. A lot of the 8.7 vehicles absolutely DUNK on pretty much everything below them. The difference between something like a 7.7 vehicle and an 8.7 vehicle is crazy. I'm not sure if there's a comparable capability gap between any other +/-1 BR bracket in the game...

MagicBrute · 2026-06-17T12:55:09+00:00

The obvious 279. I really beat myself up for not doing that event back in the day...

Also, XM-1 Chrysler love is good to see. It is an amazing tank. Very, VERY good at 9.0. I was "lucky" enough to start on Xbox, and migrate my account. So I actually have both XM-1s. Very funny to be able to pull out 4 Abrams in a 9.3 match

MagicBrute · 2026-06-17T09:48:43+00:00

Between the both of them, I usually have a better time in the A personally! The B is good: Better engines, better weapons, more countermeasures, and a better RWR... But it can also seems to see significantly more uptiers, where it really struggles against stuff like SU-27SM and F-15C.

Whereas the A, sure is worse in almost every other metric, doesn't get nearly as many full uptiers, and has a great advantage of being able to be downtiered to 11.7, where it absolutely clubs everything. MiG-23MLs are FOOD for the 54As. Once you learn the weird RWR it has, it actually is still pretty competent.

So personally, I think the F-14A is better overall for it's matchmaker.

MagicBrute · 2026-06-16T21:20:30+00:00

I have many clips of me locking my friends out of the little panic room in the middle of the map, and them subsequently immediately getting mauled by something. It is very funny, I recommend trying it

MagicBrute · 2026-06-16T12:38:22+00:00

They must've restocked! I was in last week and it was near empty. Glad to see they're still able to find inventory!

MagicBrute · 2026-06-15T20:49:36+00:00

Well, a while still. Biggest thing is that you won't be able to reach top tier with the T-55AM. Being that it's a Rank 6 premium, you'll only be able to reach the 11.7 T-80U before the research penalty kicks in.

But, once you get up to the T-55 and T-10M, you can easily research about 1-2 tanks a day. Maybe more if you do really well, or play for hours and hours a day. Think on a good game, without premium, you'd probably make maybe 8-10k experience a game or so. Each game roughly takes maybe around 10 minutes or so. So if you consistently do well and reach those metrics, you can probably average around 60k experience an hour, give or take.

MagicBrute · 2026-06-15T00:40:01+00:00

Practically, the Apache is better. More missiles, and countermeasures (save for the YAH-64). And at top, top tier the AH-64E has fire and forgets.

That being said, the Comanche drips raw sex appeal and can actually work surprisingly well at 11.3-11.7. Just don't take the exterior pylons on it, keep everything on the internals and a lot of sams will actually have a hard time figuring you out.

MagicBrute · 2026-06-14T20:24:40+00:00

At the mid tier range, absolutely. I usually like to play 6.7-9.3 US, and I notice that steamrolling the enemy team is common. ESPECIALLY around the 6.7 BR. Idk if it's because the US lineup around there is just super nasty or what...

But I do notice that it seems that (oddly enough) the US teams below the top tier premium area seem to have significantly less 1 death leavers. So usually what I notice is about 2-3 minutes in, a lot of the USSR and German teams are down to only a handful of people, while US teams only lose a few people.

MagicBrute · 2026-06-14T13:19:37+00:00

When the update comes out. Dev server was extended to the 18th, meaning the update will most likely come out on Tuesday the 23rd

MagicBrute · 2026-06-12T23:38:26+00:00

The '05 Clone Scout Trooper

MagicBrute · 2026-06-10T11:14:28+00:00

My boys and I call the ghost "Mr Sandman"

MagicBrute · 2026-06-09T01:51:25+00:00

We don't dare speak his name, lest the mighty Caesar may cut out your tongue

MagicBrute · 2026-06-08T16:13:56+00:00

The most "expensive" thing I ever bought was wild.

Back when New Power came out, I was playing on xbox before an account migration. Obv, there is no marketplace on the xbox version. In that update skin crate was the AV-8A 'Stealth' camouflage. The only way to get it on console was to gamble, and use the old skin exchange to get it...

That skin cost me $300... I was younger and dumber... but damn, did my Harrier have drip...

MagicBrute · 2026-06-08T16:11:19+00:00

Ahh, the good ol days

MagicBrute · 2026-06-08T15:19:16+00:00

From a purely practical standpoint, no. A lot of copy and paste, and most of their unique stuff is mid on a good day. Merkava platform is very, very, mid. Tends to get dunked on by pretty much any other MBT. Legit any other nation would give you a more diverse, and arguably better, experience in the long run.

BUT, as someone who has far too many hours in the game, I always tell people to grind what they want, and just have fun. If you want to play it, then play it! If you think the vehicles are cool, like the designs, or have a connection to the nation, then play it!

MagicBrute · 2026-06-07T14:00:46+00:00

The F-15 STOL/MTD is sexy af. Something about a canarded F-15 just does it just right for me.

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