Has anyone played ArmA?

massive · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject: Has anyone played ArmA?

I wet myself over this:

http://www.arma2.com/

Is ArmA 1 any good?
_________________

Vlad Piranha wrote:

I'm offended that a zombie holocaust isn't on the list. It would be terrifying, sure, but it would be pretty sweet if you think about it.

Brutus · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject:

I loved Operation Flashpoint (their first work) but I didn't care for ARMA.
_________________

Vlad Piranha · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:02 am Post subject:

It looks like it could be good. Gameplay balance is what worries me. Battlefield is fun and all, but someone without access to a vehicle is nearly useless to their team most of the time.

Hirmuinen · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:38 am Post subject:

Vlad Piranha wrote:

It looks like it could be good. Gameplay balance is what worries me. Battlefield is fun and all, but someone without access to a vehicle is nearly useless to their team most of the time.

Uh pal...this is far from Battlefields Laughing

. Can't even compare one bit what Operation Flashpoint/Arma are. Well maybe Project Reality mod for BF2 is similiar.

These games relies heavily on teamplay and 'realism'. It will most likely attaract more realism buffs rather than people who wants fast action. Maps are huge and you will have to spend minutes to arrive anywhere, so no fast spawns and jump off from planes to shoot stuff.
_________________

Stealth · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject:

In regards to the above post ^^

I hope so. I'm sick of fast paced action shooters. I hate games that have modern weaponry for that reason. Everything is run into a room and shoot.
_________________
Motherfucking Triangles! Being all three sided n' shit, who do they think they are?!

massive · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject:

Stealth wrote:

In regards to the above post ^^

I hope so. I'm sick of fast paced action shooters. I hate games that have modern weaponry for that reason. Everything is run into a room and shoot.

So you're the sniper type....ugh! Wink

I love the fast action, so maybe this isn't for me.

For example, Taw and I have been playing on a fun DC server, and he's not really a helo pilot, but he kicks ass with the AA stuff. I love getting revenge after he shoots down a couple of times, and I find him & HALO over him & put some mines up his tailpipe. Laughing

_________________

Vlad Piranha wrote:

I'm offended that a zombie holocaust isn't on the list. It would be terrifying, sure, but it would be pretty sweet if you think about it.

Stealth · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:44 am Post subject:

I love BFP because it takes skill to own. Cool

Can't just run in a room and click to win that mini battle.
_________________
Motherfucking Triangles! Being all three sided n' shit, who do they think they are?!

Drunken Monkey · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:40 am Post subject:

Stealth wrote:

I love BFP because it takes skill to own. Cool

Can't just run in a room and click to win that mini battle.

i 2nd that
_________________
YAT YAS

if You Ain't Tracks, You Ain't Shit

AlMightyBob · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:05 am Post subject:

Stealth wrote:

I love BFP because it takes skill to own. Cool

Can't just run in a room and click to win that mini battle.

I'd call BFP a mixture of action/skill, especially in close combat. That's why I like it.
_________________

Stealth · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject:

Yea, it's definitely not as slow as ya would think it would be.
_________________
Motherfucking Triangles! Being all three sided n' shit, who do they think they are?!

nav · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject:

Quote:

I love BFP because it takes skill to own. Can't just run in a room and click to win that mini battle

And that is the reason why, in my opinion, BFPirates > TF2.

Ok, Toaster, feel free to argue with me. Razz

_________________
(insert something witty here)

AlMightyBob · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:49 am Post subject:

You're saying TF2 has no skill?
_________________

Hirmuinen · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:11 am Post subject:

Yes.
_________________

Atomiktoaster · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:27 am Post subject:

Sure, if you run into a room there's no guarantee that skill can bail you out and you can cutlass three people and grab the flag and run. If there's a sniper and you're a heavy in the open, or if you chase a demo man through the wrong door or find a level 3 turret you didn't know about, you're gonna see the respawn timer soon, no matter how great your hax are. What TF2 has that bfp doesn't is that it requires team strategy and thought and cooperation. 90% of bfp regulars play one of two classes, so once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy to just go on cruise control. Even though it's one of my favorite maps, there's really not too much planning you need to do when you plan dead calm. Jump down, try to kill everybody on the other team, get killed, repeat. Even frylar tends to boil down to "hold the middle". Doesn't mean that bfp is a bad game at all, but the game play tends to focus on different levels in each game, IMO.

Stealth · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject:

What I like about TF2 is the fact that it doesn't take 2 seconds to die. It seems like the battle is longer than usual.

In like say... BF2, if you run into a guy. You feel instant death. The machine gun guy in that game, when it shoots you, you slow down. The medic makes it awesome too.

Very team oriented.
_________________
Motherfucking Triangles! Being all three sided n' shit, who do they think they are?!