kronos1821

First let me say that I agree with most of the guys here that OFP is – not was - a better “game†than Arma. I bought Arma three times (foreign version, over the net, retail in my country) installed it played for a while, finished the campaign and removed from my pc and reinstalled OFP which I play to this day and for ages to come. Two more reasons why OFP is better: 1. Un-impossible Mission (macguba) and Abandoned Armies (THobson). Both ingenious missions made by spirited fans with community support. 2. The ability to tell the gunner to shoot or target “there†by moving the crosshairs to any point in the terrain. There is a great number of players who are either not comfortable or unable to play multiplayer online and play exclusively SP, what about them eh?

I have been a member of this community for a long time and although I rarely post – I read a lot though – I think its time for me to say my peace. Let me also say that I have been playing video games from day one, starting with “Pongâ€, which is what? 30+ years ago? As you understand I am old enough to be a father to most here. I’ve owned Commodores, Ataris, Nintendos, Segas, Sonys… even Turbografix!! OFP shook my world. It was - and is - the game of games. I still play it today. I played all versions, all the mods, hundreds if not thousands of user made missions, made my own, played alone or with friends. Over the past 5 plus years I tried to play other games as well but got tired quickly, nothing compared. It’s only natural to say that I was expecting eagerly BIS to come up with a sequel that would equal or better OFP. ArmA seemed to promise just that. A note here, coming from a small country I was very proud that BIS made the big time. Their innovative idea and hard work is an inspiration to everyone, we don’t have to be in a large market, under the banner of a huge development company to make something significant, even Greece can take the Euro Cup! This is hope for all. The first game should have been more difficult to make, as all first things. The revenues from OFP – a best seller – should make the second game easier – better budget, more tools and more importantly, experience and steady feedback from a dedicated community. Is Arma better than OFP? This is the question we have to answer. We don’t have to act like football (soccer for our American friends) fans who see things unilaterally (one sided). We need to be objective. We all love the game and we all want BIS to succeed in this endeavor. Is ArmA better then? My opinion to this point is, No. The game is not up to par with OFP, period. It may get better but right now its not. Remember, it’s a “Gameâ€, we play it for fun. We shouldn’t have go to flight school to become pilots, nor to a training camp to become tank commanders, explosive experts, scuba divers or learn to skydive. It a game!! And this game handles weird. There are lots of bugs to be ironed out – and may be eventually, but one thing can’t change. Its made for rich people!! Maybe BIS wanted to avoid the trouble to redevelop the game for consoles and integrated a lot of console aspects in this version, maybe they wanted to take advantage of the best graphics cards and processors available today, whatever their aim those of us with slightly older machines are screwed. I have a P4 at 3.5GHz, GF6800 and 2Gb memory and have trouble with settings at Low and disabled. Should I buy a new, top of the line 3000 Euro/dollars computer to play ArmA? Not me. So, is it possible to get an expansion pack – like red hammer was – for Resistance? That would keep me happy for a while, maybe until ArmA lands on earth and allows me to enjoy it as a Game.