New Game Theme

[RUDOLF 9]

Now, after OFP,ARMA and ARMA2, will BIS transfer to a new and large game theme--WWII, maybe ARMAWW2? I think it would be a large and plentiful game theme to attract numerous fans with bountiful stuff...:j:

[celery 8]

Korea.

[Schilly 10]

World War 2 has been done... to death. Even now with the mid east wars, they have been done to death as well. I think Korea or even Vietnam would be good... Vietnam with ArmA II scale of landscape and what not would be pretty sweet.

[mr_centipede 31]

BIS never actually did a historical conflict... more a fictional conflict with real world military...

for me, I dont care where BIS wanted to go next, but hopefully without the yankees. yankee can stay at home this time around. they have been saving the world 3 times now. let the brits save the world for a change :)

[frederf 0]

I approve of the current ArmA2 terrain as it's basically the developer's back yard and a very interesting bit of terrain militarily. It also is pretty fresh in terms of how many other games use it. If it wasn't the Georgia, Serbia, Czech style terrain I would vote for Korea.

One thing that would be nice about a 70s or 80s era Korea conflict is that since tanks and airplanes were more mechanical and simple (not so much electronics, laser, IR, etc) then OFP&ArmA1&2's light and simple approach to complex vehicles would feel more "right" and balanced with the infantry forces.

[CarlGustaffa 4]

But, then we wouldn't get to complain about lack of proper FCS and FLIR? :p

Someone mentioned in another thread Falklands. Given the lack of hardware support and being mostly an infantry game, I think that could be cool. On the other hand, an officially supported winter theme haven't been done yet either. I wouldn't mind an all winter game, but a lot of new things would have to be invented that is typical for witer warfare.

Edited June 12, 2009 by CarlGustaffa

[soldier9945 12]

NOOOO we need a battlefield like in 1815 xD LINE UP!!!!.... FIRE!!!

[diveplane 0]

Tons off ww2 mods out there.

[NoRailgunner 0]

I dont think that BIS is going to make another Arma2 theme. Guess they have a huge todo-list and like to get ArmA and Arma2 "well done".

Look around how many WW2 games were developed and released. This scenario has been used ad nauseam.

Maybe its a lack of imagination that some people like to play old battles again and again?

[-)rStrangelove 0]

If you take a look at my signature you know what theme i'd prefer for the next BIS game... won't happen though i guess. :)

Jokes aside, i'd vote to have the most difficult theme for developers in the next title - that would be jungle. Vietnam (60s) would surely come in handy, or Nicaragua (80s) / Philipines (now) if you want a modern conflict.

I say "jungle" because it would be easier for island makers this way around. If you have a good performing jungle island in ArmA X, then every other environment will run good, too - even custom ones.

Edited June 12, 2009 by ])rStrangelove

[SaBrE_UK 0]

Go to www.arma2.com and you'll see the tab at the top "Guerilla". A bit like the 'Resistance' expansion, maybe? :D I can hope.

[Zipper5 74]

Perhaps, but it's not new. It's been there and "classified" since the site was made. :p

[Perun 0]

Middle ages? 11th ~12th century - Europe? Dynamic evolution of vilages and towns? Battle system like in Mount & Blade? Building of castles like in Stronghold? YEAH I SEE IT!!! YEAH I LOVE THE IDEA!!! I ABSOLUTELY WANT IT!!! THIS IS THE HOLE IN THE MARKET!!! DO IT!!!

I'm preparing to mod Arma 2 in that way, but I don't know how much free time to do this will I have, but I'm looking forward to see game like this for years.

[dunedain 48]

I would love some mixed European military hardware fighting in countries such as Ivory coast, Somalia, Afghanistan ect..

I'm just sick of this Ak vs Colt thing.

[Maddmatt 1]

Have you guys not noticed Carrier Command? :p

But of course that doesn't rule out other things :)

Edited June 15, 2009 by Maddmatt

[dvolk 10]

I'd like a map centred around a big city, say Belgrade.

This would also give BIS the opportunity to fix their physics engine :)

[CarlGustaffa 4]

Winter. With skies, snowshoes, ice, snow, snowmobiles, traction problems, physical freezing effects on the player, windchill etc etc etc. I don't think anybody has ever attempted a winter setting.

Freebies: Less of that 'AI sees me through the vegetation' stuff due to no/less leaves. No grass to worry about. Snw level would have to be dynamic in some sense thgouh, and I'm not sure how snow depth could be modelled properly.