ArchangelSKT

Generally yes but I do not think BF3 should be slammed for its lacks in SP. While BC1-2 had SP campaigns, BF1942 and BF2 did not, so any Sp in BF3 is positive as is the co-op feature. At least there are more options.

I have not thought much about what I want from ARMA 3 yet, but if I where to point out one thing then for me it is I hope they optimize the game properly and that it will have a fluid feel to it when aiming. For me there is nothing more annoying when playing a FPS game that the aiming feels sluggish and almost "delayed".

I think the game seems very promising from the little that we know so far and only in a few days we should get some more information. I am going to buy it without a doubt since I have played both Vietnam - BF2 and now BFBC2 and liked all of them very much. Shame about the commander though, but I have never liked the UAV radar or the motion sensors that are in BC2. I am more "the less you know the better" puts a bit more nerve into the game. What I do hope they improve though is to come up with some kind of system to make the nadespamming less then it currently is in regard to resuppling ammo.

I have never been more happy of skipping a game that I initially wanted very badly as in this case. Just to think that I listed it along with Mafia II as my most expected title makes me cringe. Not only that but I also thought about getting a new system for it, thank god I did not, but sad thing is though other gamers might have forked out alot of $$ for a new system for this game due to their expectations. This release has more then any other thought me to not to trust official reviews and to lean more towards forum feedback, and to hold on purchasing a game for a few weeks after release. NICE !!!!

"Nice...." - Sion Lenton's only statement to the community after launch of Dragon Rising. Oh my god, is that actually true, if so it is beyond laughable, and also sad for the community...oh my.

http://www.infinityward.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=171072 Any truth in this, I wonder ? (Besides the hot girl in the guys avatar, not up for debate obviously)

That is true and I agree with what you say, I find it VERY strange at the least to see how a company can actually hype that game and having "Dedicated host server recommended for optimum performance" labelled in print on the back of the very box of the game and then a month afterwards offering a response on the official forum in BY FAR the largest thread saying that there will be NO Dedicated servers. I am by all means no laywer, but serioulsy I hope some players inquire about consumer laws because this seems just plain out to be a fraudulent approach with a very clear evidence that CM have indeed conned their paying costumers into purchasing a product that fails to deliver what it says, and the evidence is even printed on the case of the game. I am actually tempted to send an inquiring e-mail to the consumer agency here in Norway to hypotetically see what they would say, but I have not personally purchased the game, or at least flip out my 'Norwegain Law' book that I used in upper-secondary school. A very serious breach pf trust from CM this, it is actually as it becomes more so the more I think about it, I am sick of being a brainless 'puppet' consumer for developers that does not give what they promise, or even worse as it is in this case, actually do what is required in order to facilitate the game in such a manner so it can be used as a product that they have made in accordance to what it actually states on the backside of the very case of the product itself.

I am happy I have not gotten the game, from what I read and several also mention here it seems to be much more gun-ho then COD4. I can understand that heart pounding gun battles are entertaining, but it seems the entire SP story is like that which of course for me if true is for sure not what I would look for. Saved money on this, and DR, it pays of to become older, wiser and more critical towards the industry :D

I wonder how this title has panned out for Codemasters, I have not searched for sale figures, but from all the info I read I wonder how they react behind the scene. There is no way that they can pass it off as a successful product, and I almost assume that they know themselves that it is not what they either hoped it to be or marketed it to be as a finished product, and I find the officials to be strangely absent, at least some communication via Helios should be made. A cruel way to treat paying costumers indeed. I have never seen a game die as fast as this. The game was at least good for something as I got ARMA II and are back frequenting these forums.

Well I would never consider paying full price for a game that probably have a very short SP campaign if I did not have any intentions of playing MP. That being said of course I do not doubt that it is fun, and well made.

I hope this is not true, not that I am particulary interested in Rage, and if then more for the graphics then the game really as Sci-fi is not my thing, but anyway if it is true then I hope this will give the PC fps community some stronger unity. Third title in about a month where this discussion comes up, thats not good :(

Great feedback so far I look forward to the game even more now, and if I am not mistaken the expert setting is harder then the one in L4D as well, so besides realism mode we get a much harder game. I for one welcome that, I played my very first campaign on normal, then one on advanced and the rest on expert, and to be fair I only find the finals difficult on expert in the first game, thats why I enjoy survival cause you know no matter how good you are you will bite the dust in the end.

This is outragious, while it is up to each and every PC player to decide for themselves if they will buy this game or not, I am personally on the edge of calling any PC player that does so a traitor, and yes I am serious :D

I agree with what you say there, sadly and ironically enough though it seems that still with plenty of well written post on the IW forums on the dedicated servers issue, and facing a huge online global petition boycott, the IW officials treats us as.....well 13-14 year old consumers breathing from their parents pockets and $$.

Fair enough that you do not like the game, but I think it is a bit wrong to call it "mindless bullsh*t", afterall like in any other game you will soon enough notice if you play with competent people or not, so it is not like it is totally devoided of tactics and planning. I for one welcome the co-op aspect of the game specifically.