OFP in german computer Magazine

[Metalmalte 0]

german magazine gamestar wrote a small article about operation flashpoint, with some quotations of ofp fans from all over the world.

i'll try to get a scanned version of the text.

oh yes, and it features the Lega Warz mod. well, only one screen of it actually...

thx to Maatz for the information

greetz

metalmalte

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

I have read all editions. Havent seen it in this one.

[Metalmalte 0]

in the january 2005 magazine on page 207 on the right side.

the title is: absolute freedom

greetz

thx to maatz for the information

[joltan 0]

in the january 2005 magazine on page 207 on the right side.

the title is: absolute freedom

No wonder Albert hasn't seen it yet... ;)

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

but this is funny. We had a few discussions with one of the men from Gamestar concerning an article about "the most realistic war simulations". And we asked why OFP wasnt in there? We mentioned that even the graphics and much much more has been done by the community to push the game forward. And we told them about VBS1... bla bla bla

[Ex-RoNiN 0]

Some scans/web links would be nice

[joltan 0]

We had a few discussions with one of the men from Gamestar concerning an article about "the most realistic war simulations". And we asked why OFP wasnt in there?

Well, the huge echo probably got them thinking despite their ignorant defenses in their forums.

[MEDICUS 0]

We had a few discussions with one of the men from Gamestar concerning an article about "the most realistic war simulations".

Isn't there a similar "discussion" atm? Not about "realistic war sims", but something like a poll why we still play such an "old" game.

...*searching the topic* ... ahh, here it is.

MfG MEDICUS

[mr burns 132]

We had a few discussions with one of the men from Gamestar concerning an article about "the most realistic war simulations". And we asked why OFP wasnt in there?

Well, the huge echo probably got them thinking despite their ignorant defenses in their forums.

it´s nice to see that the article made it into gamestar that fast, but i miss the included y2k3 mod, must have been to big for this issue...

checked my contact now, he said because of it´s size the mod has only a 50/50 chance of being chosen for the cover cd  

gotta talk to pappy, maybe he can squeeze it down a bit  

[Metalmalte 0]

alright, maatz was so nice to scan it:

http://www.proxic.com/maatz/gs_sc1.jpg

but watch out, 1.4mb!

thx to maatz & GS of course...

[raedor 8]

wow, kenji stands in a german magazine

[korax 4]

English translation (very poor, so bad i had to miss a few sentences. blame google and I)

Quote[/b] ]From the establishment of contact with the operation Flashpoint Community up to breaking the first E-Mail open in our letter subject passed only 15 minutes.  And to us Kenji Nakamusa from Yokohama wrote:

"I do not play operation Flashpoint actually any longer correctly.  I test only the Addons provided by me and have fun to it, if have other fun with my work, get straight it immediately.  The program is at present the best for experimenting.  The borders, and which I, see I push as challenge." As Kenji and countless Flashpoint fans think world-wide.

After there is one modification meanwhile to nearly each newer war already at least, also curiosities develop such as Vampire and Zombie Mods.  Gary Hay from New Zealand finds particularly the Lega warz modification funny.  He knows that since 2001 clearly better programs appeared, but it remains operation Flashpoint faithfully: "I remain thereby because there is hardly a realistic tactical Shooter."

John Ueckert from the United States calls itself a "Game Enthusiast" and enumerates, it purged to which plays.

Nevertheless Flashpoint stands still on place 1 with it.  Particularly because of the possibility of being able to tape the enormous islands themselves in the LAN well.  The coop mode makes it possible.  All operation Flashpoint fan are itself over one united.

Matt skillet from the USA says: "only operation Flashpoint 2 can replace the original."

Gary Hay courage-measured even that the work on the successor lasts so for a long time, because developer Bohemia Interactive is set by the devotion and being able the Community under pressure.  "those must insert a quantity things, in order to draw even with all the Mod works of art."

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

Awesome!

[joltan 0]

Not as bad as you guys made it sound first. Of course it's (from our point of view) a bit silly to give LagaWarz so much weight instead of those mods that are actually played by the community, but then where else do you find such a weird mod? The most important sentence was there: that there's no other game like Flashpoint around.

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

They should have made one page with thousand tiny pictures of addons and mods. That would have given a tiny impression of what the OFP-world has turned into.

[Ex-RoNiN 0]

Poor article IMO

[bn880 5]

I think as one German friend of mine says, that magazine is going to shits, aimed more and more at young teenagers and children.

[joltan 0]

Just name one gaming magazine in Germany that isn't like that ... Hell, even ASM wasn't as bad in the 'good old times'!

[blackdog~ 0]

Hey lookie... there's Battlezone II - I loved that game ;)

[Hit_Sqd_Maximus 0]

English translation (very poor, so bad i had to miss a few sentences. blame google and I)

Quote[/b] ]From the establishment of contact with the operation Flashpoint Community up to breaking the first E-Mail open in our letter subject passed only 15 minutes.  And to us Kenji Nakamusa from Yokohama wrote:

"I do not play operation Flashpoint actually any longer correctly.  I test only the Addons provided by me and have fun to it, if have other fun with my work, get straight it immediately.  The program is at present the best for experimenting.  The borders, and which I, see I push as challenge." As Kenji and countless Flashpoint fans think world-wide.

After there is one modification meanwhile to nearly each newer war already at least, also curiosities develop such as Vampire and Zombie Mods.  Gary Hay from New Zealand finds particularly the Lega warz modification funny.  He knows that since 2001 clearly better programs appeared, but it remains operation Flashpoint faithfully: "I remain thereby because there is hardly a realistic tactical Shooter."

John Ueckert from the United States calls itself a "Game Enthusiast" and enumerates, it purged to which plays.

Nevertheless Flashpoint stands still on place 1 with it.  Particularly because of the possibility of being able to tape the enormous islands themselves in the LAN well.  The coop mode makes it possible.  All operation Flashpoint fan are itself over one united.

Matt skillet from the USA says: "only operation Flashpoint 2 can replace the original."

Gary Hay courage-measured even that the work on the successor lasts so for a long time, because developer Bohemia Interactive is set by the devotion and being able the Community under pressure.  "those must insert a quantity things, in order to draw even with all the Mod works of art."

Can someone who speaks german translate it for us? I can read that just as good as the german version.

[joltan 0]

Here you go:

Quote[/b] ]Total Freedom

From the first contact with the Operation Flashpoint community until the moment the first email hit our mailbox only 15 minutes past. And until Kenji Nakamura from Yokohama wrote us it took just about two hours. "I don't really play Operation Flashpont anymore. I only test the addons I made and I'm happy when others enjoy my work." he clarifies immediately. "The programm is the best for experimenting. The limits I encounter I see as a challenge."

Like Kenji many Flashpoint disciples around the world think. Now that there's a modification for nearly every modern conflict curios like vampire and zombi mods are made, too. Gary Hay from New Zealand thinks that the LegaWarz mod (a malapropism of 'Lego Wars') is especially funny. He knows that there have been much better programs released since 2001 but he stays loyal to Operation Flashpoint: "I stick with it as there's no tactical shooter that's as realistic." John Ueckert from the United States describes himself as a 'Game Enthusiast' and tells us what games he's addicted to. Nevertheless Operation Flashpoint is still ranked first for him. Mainly because of the possibility to play on the huge islands even over LAN. The coop mode makes it possible.

All Operation Flashpoint fans agree on one thing: Such total freedom - be it in the game or when creating new content - no other programm offers. Matt Skillet from the USA says: "Only Operation Flashpoint 2 will be able to replace the original." Gary Hay even suspects that work on the sequel is taking so long because the developers at Bohemia Interactive feel the pressure from the community: "They have to add a lot of things to compete against all the mod artwork."

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

I think as one German friend of mine says, that magazine is going to shits, aimed more and more at young teenagers and children.  

maybe you are just getting older? I like gamestar especially for their hardware tests. There I generally fully agree with them.

The rest of the mag is... well entertaining enough if you sit on the toilet for a longer session. But still I buy it. Those few euros dont bother me.