ARMA 2 a great game why so underrated?

[ivan k 10]

I am new to this military simulator but i have played VBS 2 which i used while training in the RMC,i read that ARMA 2 is based on VBS 2 engine so i bought it to see what was like. but first i have to say This is maybe the best game i have got so far why is not so popular with the other milltary games like cod which is fun but get boring and battlefield which is a really great game with friends.second what is affecting my FPS is it my GPU or CPU (sorry if am wrong iam not into computers that much) I have a Geforce 9200m

and a AMD Athlon II Quad Core which on should i upgrade

Third i was messing about in the editor and i made this funny vid on you tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxSUHSdQLWU:) thanks for reading

Edited April 12, 2010 by ivan k

[qwertz 10]

You need a new GFX, CPU is ok. I would go with ATI, ideally HD5850 or above. Oh wait - is this a laptop? If so, you are out of luck unfortunately.

Edited April 12, 2010 by qwertz

[Herbal Influence 10]

Read here to find out a hundred thoughts on your threads title ... ;-) Edited April 12, 2010 by Herbal Influence

[SASrecon 0]

or this one :D

ARMA2 is underrated because most people don't have the patience to learn & play it.

[Flaxpants 10]

Most media these days is designed for the Quick Fix, as SAS recon said, patience is in short supply these days, it's all about fast amusement and fast money. Arma is different. I spent years trying all sorts of games till I found this- clearly a piece of software built by passion- (if it was money they wanted they could have adapted it easily enough to make a CoD type game),it's what I'd been looking for all along. Now I have no interest in 'games'.

[That guy 10]

arma 2 is an acquired taste, and will always be

[Infam0us 10]

Its not a mainstream game and does'nt get very well publicised

AMARITE?

[andromedagalaxe 10]

1. high learning curve

2. takes a long time from release for bugs to get worked out

3. need the latest technology/monster machine to run it at high settings

4. high degree of difficulty in some cases

5. not polished/has quirks that can be annoying (i.e. voices)

6. requires a clan to get full enjoyment from multiplayer

If you don't care about any of this, then it is one of the greatest games of all time.

[CarlGustaffa 4]

1. Yeah, because it is such a complex and extremely deep game. Can't be made "easy".

2. Yes and no. Before Christmas there could be hours between new betas, currently it is months again.

3. Doesn't all games? I don't have anything near a monster machine, but I can't play any games on high.

4. Not sure what that means. Naturally some things or some missions are difficult.

5. Agreed, but it doesn't really "break" the game.

6. Depends, not everyone is looking for a "true" Arma experience, but coming from other typical action shooters. Most of these guys doesn't want to play realistically.

One of? The greatest - there is simply no competition when you're looking for realism and depth, especially on the coop side :)

Btw, note that I'm including ACE into that.

[ChiefBoatsRet 10]

There is already 89 pages of this here: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=94503

[rellikki 7]

Use the thread linked above for any further discussion.