Ferox

This is my 3rd thank you on these forums since OFP, they deserve it. Bohemia is actually the only development company that I trust these days, and in 8 years they have yet to disappoint. If it were not for them I probably wouldn't even be playing an fps game anymore... I don't like any of the others, with possible exception of Americas Army.. but that's different because its free lol.

I agree with what he means though, I too am American, just because there's a few of us doesn't mean the rest of the Americans aren't COD retards :P i've never ever seen a community like the ofp/arma community in any genre, short of MMORPGS, theres tons of people modding in the community who have been doing it since OFP in 2001... nothing beats this community.

I'm gonna go ahead and say that probably many people do not like the medical aspect of it because its fairly unrealistic... so they just disable it. I would only play on said servers..

do you mean multiplayer servers? or campaign single player

i get what richie is trying to say, and I agree with him on almost all fronts. it sounds funny I guess.. but I LOVE when a new bohemia game comes out and it has bugs.. because I know it will be an amazing game that will be supported... with op flash 2... who the hell knows what. so like Richie says, the war vet(bohemia) wins out this time! Op flash 2 will be the better "game"... and thats why we will all hate it lol.

um... because basically its ALWAYS USMC or some other American unit... no need to go further then that.. would you rather have the french foreign legion then?

well common sense would tell you that your soldier in the campaign is not gonna be some sort of super soldier who can jump into every vehicle and do every job type..

im sure there will be a demo. I remember the first time I played the Operation Flashpoint demo.. I was hooked for life, it was so amazing. brings back good memories :P

True, that is why our rockets are saved for said tanks, while the mines take out the other stuff.. op4 I believe the mines were just for vehicles, at least non mod wise.

VASF is mostly buying the steam version. We welcome the digital download option. For Arma 1 we actually bought the CZECH version(took like 17 days to get to me) and always played it with the english mod then international patches. This time though since there is no 6 month wait difference, digital download is the way to go.

We have always successfully used mines in ambush operations, even if a convoy SEES the mines, they have to slow down and drive around it.. so you plan accordingly lol. so yes, they are useful..

It never happened to me in arma 1, but I remember AT LEAST two times in the original operation flashpoint while being sniper/recon on a night mission I had a patrol within 5 feet of me and they walked on by... it was one of those moments I always remember fondly when I think about how amazing the op flash games are compared to the other crap out there.

Its ok friend.. better to of found your way to the light later then never... welcome to the fold!

it sounds like an italian guy complaining about his arm in broken english. oh my godsa , my poor arma, and my othera arma 2

ah yeah, I agree definitely. It all started when EA started buying out the great little companies like Bullfrog 10+ years ago.

you got that right brother... thank the gods.

Codemasters were the original publishers of Operation Flashpoint.. they didn't buy out anyone, they just had the trade mark on the name and kept the name when bohemia and codemasters went their own ways. Is " Operation Flashpoint" a much cooler name then " Armed Assault" ? yes.. by a long shot, but the more important thing is that the true GAME is with BI, not with codemasters. but other then that I agree with your post.

I am happy with this.. the name Operation Flashpoint needs to die, because there was only 1 and only ever will be 1. as far as i'm concerned the new name is Armed Assault, and all others are arcade crap. I have said for years that codemasters will mass marketify the game and make it into some bf2 clone, so I never for a second had an inkling to buy ofp2. Arma 2 is the real op flash 2, thats all I need to know.

the editor is the ultimate freedom.. infact i've never even SEEN an editor like that ever in any game period.. the ability to make anything your imagination desires... even if it is distasteful to some people... is the best part of arma and should never be changed. everyone bitching about people wanting to do " terrorist" missions are retards , probably the same bastards who would trade safety for freedom in a heartbeat..i can make a mission where I make everyone on the map of one race, or from one country, and go kill them all, you don't have to play that if you don't want to. I cannot abide by people wanting to limit the editor or complain if someone wants to put their ideas into action.

pfft.. the only REAL way to play Arma is on veteran with no gay cheating 3rd person view..

my squad is all US but one guy, for ARMA 1 we bought the CZECH version when it came out, that was like 6 months before the American one came out. Digitial downloads will make a difference I think quite honestly, but this game is a niche one and as such will never appeal to the mass market morons like op flash 2 will..

what of patches like I said above?

hmm yeah I've dealt with garys mod and stuff like that, but those mods always seemed to be made to work with steam, maybe I just dunno how it works fully lol.. thanks for the response. I also remember a lot of times downloading new version betas and stuff, can steam handle that? what if I WANT to try the new version beta.. i'm sure I cant just install it outside of steam..

hell yes brother! bottom line is that Bohemia Interactive has proved itself over the years.. codemasters and whoever the devs are who have the wonderful op flash name, have only proved to want to sell to the mass market..

Greetings, I'm not really a steam fan, although i do have close to 8 games on it so I don't have too many complaints. I worry though about arma 2 steam being able to have no problems with the amount of mods, missions, and conversions that the average arma 2 player has( I know my squad always loves to try the newest most realistic mods etc). anyone have any concerns with that or heard anything about it? because i'm hesitant to pre order it really until I find out more.