I'm very interested in buying ArmA, however, I'm on a really high-ping internet (satelite-- live out of town about 10 miles, it's the only thing available), and I'm curious as to how the game works in multiplayer.
Does everything go through the server first Like in COD or MOHAA? When I have 700+ ms ping I'll click the fire button and wait over a second before the game will fire the weapon, and if I try to move I'll go forward, warp back, go forward, warp back etc... until I stay still for several seconds and it'll put me where I should be.. Essentially unplayable.
OR, is it different? Like WWIIOL (not sure if anyone's played that), where my computer tells the server where I am and what I'm doing. Like when I click the fire button, on my screen it'll shoot instantly, and if I hit whoever I was shooting at they'll die 700ms later, then 700ms after that I'll see them fall down dead.
Basically, is it possible to play on high-ping internet?
thanks