nkenny 1057 Posted September 29, 2011 IceBreakr said: I'm making a side-project, a smaller island map focused on custom warfare. So even smaller groups will enjoy this mode. This sounds very promising. Will you do, as you did on Isla Duala, provide local armed forces? For Warfare style missions I believe a lot could be accomplished if each unit was custom fitted to account for in game (ugh ugly word) balance. -k Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katipo66 94 Posted September 29, 2011 Condensed warfare is too much fun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakerod 254 Posted September 29, 2011 I've really enjoyed playing the Zargabad Warfare mission. I just wish the enemies used vehicles when playing SP or COOP. Perhaps they shouldn't use them as much as in normal Warfare but not just shooting infantry in a barrel would be nice. That being said I ported that mission over to Shapur and for some reason BMP3s showed up once or twice. The only thing I did was copy and paste everything from Zargabad over to Shapur and changed the Supply Depot names. I never figured out why the BMP3s spawned though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bakos133 1 Posted July 16, 2012 Joehunk said: I actually love warfare. I think most of the complaints in the OP can distill down to "the AI in Arma 2 is pretty bad", and in free-form formats like Warfare, that's true. As far as the byzantine economy or not feeling the effects of a town cap quickly enough, those either never bothered me or were addressed in some of the many user-made variants of Warfare that were available in Arma 2.And as far as it not feeling like a "sim"...that I *really* didn't care about. There were "realistic" scenarios and scenarios that were less realistic but more gameplay oriented. And a nice spectrum in between. This to me was fine. I actually liked the accurately simulated gameplay layered on top of an FPS/RTS-style scenario. I couldn't agree more. I am currently making a montage about this gamemode with a friend of mine. Round of applause to Joehunk. Thank you for making this gamemode! Its amazing! Sincerely, bakos133 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeeManatee 4 Posted July 16, 2012 just to add my 5 cents, since this topic poped up. transport helicopters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyzoran 17 Posted July 19, 2012 ArmA without warfare would be like Total War without the campaign map. Anyways I find Warfare to be very enjoyable when the AI is not being a complete dumbass. I think the best way to improve warfare would be to improve the AI. I also find that Funds are too Plentiful, and vehicles too cheap, income rates should be severely limited. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rok 0 Posted July 19, 2012 I guess this quote is worth mentioning in this thread too: frostwyrm333 said: ivan buchta interview on http://www.youtube.com/user/thepodcast17... - warfare gone, new similar replacement game mode which will be more realistic ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tremanarch 6 Posted July 19, 2012 bakos133 said: I couldn't agree more.I am currently making a montage about this gamemode with a friend of mine. Round of applause to Joehunk. Thank you for making this gamemode! Its amazing! Sincerely, bakos133 oh nice could you send me a PM when youre ready? I want to spread this among my gamer community if you allow it! thx in Advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Blackfish 2 Posted July 21, 2012 Warfare in singleplayer was fun for smaller maps in ArmA 2 e.g. Utes. The combat was intense right from the start and you did not notice the inadequecies of the AI in a non combat cycle. Warfare online however I found to be either very fun or bloody painful. This was not due to any of the game mechanics but more to do with : Players and their experience, maturity and communication abilities Servers; having the resources to process the overload as a warfare game progressed Management; admins, preventing disruptions If any of these three things failed then your Warfare game was doomed. The AI in the game would only aggravate any of those problems if they occurred. My 2 cents Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pd3 25 Posted July 21, 2012 (edited) I love CTI/Warfare, it was a dynamic gameplay mode that allowed the player to assume responsibility on a sliding scale, be it commander to grunt. The choice was up to you, and of course the level of cooperation of your team as well. Don't blame the game, blame the players. :P Edited July 21, 2012 by Pd3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigpickle 0 Posted July 22, 2012 Evolution FTW! Evolution BIS style, now that would be just plain epic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kolpo 1 Posted December 26, 2012 I think that one of the balance issue of warfares comes from having 2 sides with equal numbers, this is very unlikely. In Arma 2 for example are they fighting in a country close to russia, rusia would quite certainly get more troops in that country then the US, the US would compensate this with more money/technology for each troop. In warfare terms would this mean: The non western forces get more squads but far less money from cities and bounties. This would create a more realistic conflict. Limos would also be next to iranian influenced turkey, the same would apply here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kamov 1 Posted December 26, 2012 The problem is AI not seeing targets. Its like, there is a tank that I see but why can't the AI that isn't affected by screen resolution see the same tank? its stupidity. then you tell them to engage and it doesn't do anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metalcraze 290 Posted December 26, 2012 That's because the server admin clearly set AI skill too low. When it's at 0.7 or higher seeing tanks for AI is not a problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeuroFunker 11 Posted December 26, 2012 i say no matter what, warfare shows what arma is about. You can use actually whole content arma has to offer, guns, tanks, planes, vehicles. Command bots, cooperate with other players, or be a commander and build bases, i love CTI (capture the island) from OFP times, this is my most favorite mission in arma, and i see absolutely no way, why it fails, maybe only if you are a RTS hater or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iceman77 19 Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) a.Yeah, the AI aren't just a problem for WF. They act stupid in other game modes too. b.Game patches aren't exclusive to WF(ie; fixing the weapons). c.That leaves the only valid complaint: The economic system of WF. Which isn't even that valid since its very moddable. There are several versions of WF with different economies / gameplay. :rolleyes: So why is it that WF (exclusively) fails? Edited December 26, 2012 by Iceman77 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted December 26, 2012 I just dont like the warfare gamemode and I really hate it on SP, it just ruins everything. I didn't enjoy ArmA 2 campaign because it was more sandbox than anything else, and I hatred it when warfare missions began. It just screwed the campaign, and I hope in ArmA 3 de wont have warfare in SP (camp. or SP scenario) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
On_Sabbatical 11 Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) I've played warfare for thousand of hours on MP ,and my conclusion is: Warfare fails,because the game is not realistic enough ! Warfare is about strategy ,tactics and teamwork ... and many aspects in the game (at least in previous titles) don't really help the cause ! In general,i would say,it's easy to get kills in this game,TAB lock,Epic AT launchers ... AI reporting ,click and build construction menu,the ease of lone wolfing ... respawning ... Warfare is too much organized in arma, and victory scenarios are very limited and related to unrealistic goals.Maps are still too small. Warfare is meant to be played on a long duration,for now it jsut looks like an operation part of a warfare scenario ! Edited December 31, 2012 by On_Sabbatical Just noticed that some words lost their positions while writing :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jastreb 69 Posted December 26, 2012 I think I understand what he tried to say. Hes saying its too gamey, and is not really "forcing" players to team up and work together, but doing quite the opposite. Maps not big enough, yeah I know. Even Chernarus is small when you have 40+ people playing. If you get more skilled players on one side, other side will get butt raped very fast. There is no place to hide the base, it will be found its just matter of time, and skill. Basically I hate when game comes donw to base hunting and spawnraping. Ive played on large PR organized tournaments ( yes its BF2 ), but we played it as a team, 4 hours round ( max in BF2 ), and imagine determination to win, to be able 4 hours to sit on mortars, or just build FOBs...I dont see that in Arma2, not even in PR Arma2 mod. Differs... Id like to see WF with AAS system and no economy, but instead of it ticket system, and points of interest, fixed main bases with predefined assets, where you will have to think before you use any of the vehicle, because if you loose it it wont respawn back, or will, but after very long time. Ive seen project like this, but sadly none is completed, and wouild really like to see new type of WF working like this, but before that, Arma itself must be adapted and fixed so it can support this type of play. I mean squads, kit system, commander ( which will actually have command )...etc.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iceman77 19 Posted December 26, 2012 The only problem i have with WF are the base hunters. Before anyone yells "it's part of the game!!", yes I realize. I've hunted and killed bases (hq etc etc). You've hunted and killed bases. He's hunted and killed bases etc etc. YAY!! Here's the thing. Like massive said there's hardly any viable place to place the HQ. So, instead of everyone playing the game mode for longevity, you get 15 players on one side base hunting. Not playing the game for any strategic purpose. Said side barely has to capture a couple of towns (depending on lobby parameters && version) to win the game. The other side can own the majority of the map and it doesn't matter when the entire opposition is base hunting. It really takes the fun out of the game after you play 8173118 WFs in a row, all ending prematurely within a matter of minutes. @ _massive - Play Rubber Edition. It's got a killer AAS system. The economy also forces players to work together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gossamersolid 155 Posted December 27, 2012 Iceman77 said: The only problem i have with WF are the base hunters. Before anyone yells "it's part of the game!!", yes I realize. I've hunted and killed bases (hq etc etc). You've hunted and killed bases. Short of removing buildings and making WF more of a call in system (WiC, European Escalation, MoW, etc) what would you say would fix this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iceman77 19 Posted December 27, 2012 Honestly, I would use a handleDammage EH on the HQ building, so it's invincible. The only way to kill an HQ is when it's mobile, is how it should be.Sounds shitty, but it's better than loading into a WF, and the WF ending 20 - 30 minutes later LOL...almost everytime. Sure, you may get a good game every now and again. But it's rolling the dice. People leave the server and you have to build back up etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeuroFunker 11 Posted December 27, 2012 or play on russian servers, arma2.ru warfare co, even arma 2 free warfare. Usualy games span over 2-3 hours, with lots of strategy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iceman77 19 Posted December 27, 2012 Yeah I sadly can't play on the ru servers, I get kicked because my ping is barely over 200 on any ru server I go to. Russian servers are the best, the times when I haven't gotten kicked has always been awesome. Especially, the heavy armor with low gear for climbing hills!! Too sick!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites