I haven't heard about it, nor do I follow what games are being released unless I'm following the series, so my response to Brink not being good would be utter indifference.
I can't recall a single instance where buying a game early on has been a good experience for me, so I wait for games to be released, patched, let's played, reviewed to death etc. before I'll bother considering whether or not I'll buy it. Usually the purchase will also depend on a price drop of temporary or permanent character, seeing how I have been routinely screwed over by game developers in the past. :3