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  2. Posted · Edited by Sniper Pilot

    We suspended a couple of people earlier for obviously using illegal copies of OA. If you live e.g. in Chile it's impossible you have already a legal copy of the game.

    Others were banned for above and returning with a duplicate account. Gambled and lost so to say. :)

    Glad they got owned as it's just sad that they just didn't shell out for it.

    (this has nothing to do with the users who got banned/suspended btw)Now I know it's highly unlikely that anyone would do this, but my friend always likes to get games on the very first day it's possible and has done so with countless Japanese releases and either ArmA or ArmA2 (can't remember which). He has flight benifits, so it's very possible to fly on short notice and get the game before it arrives in the US.

    Now I don't know if he was successful at getting OA as I havn't talked to him, but I guess the REAL question is:

    Do you have a system to know if the party really pirated the game or do you go purley by assumption?(which would be totally understandable because the chances of someone being as crazy as my buddy are slim to none :) )

    Second question, out of curiosity, how would someone go about proving they have a legal copy? Would they pm you guys or what?

    **if you can't answer these questions it's totaly understandable as I don't want you to reveal anything that would give pirates more ligitimacy.

    Oh and I used to always call Placebo "Place-bo" too lol, man this community has been here forever, and I'm getting old.

  3. Posted · Edited by Sniper Pilot

    Like everybody's taking a quick hike down to good old germany to find one of the

    few retailers that already got OA on the shelves? (on a closed stores sunday!) hx3_uglydance.gif

    That explains why my buddy didn't complete his task of getting a copy. Damn guess I'll have to wait even longer to have a direct link to OA. :sigh:

    cool vid I found on YouTube. (not mine)

    2qkPT5LMRDY&

  4. Posted · Edited by Sniper Pilot
    I fail, therefore I edit!

    Just now there have been some serious banning and suspending going on. I was wondering if it was due to the fact they were talking about OA's copy protection?

    The reason I ask is I don't want to join in the conversation if it's going to get me banned! :eek:

    I hope it isn't that you found out they were pirating the game, because that just leaves a bad taste in my mouth if they did. :(

    p.s. Thank you for creating this thread, and taking the time to answer our questions. It realy brings much needed insight- I truly appreciate it.

  5. Posted · Edited by Sniper Pilot
    cause I FAIL at posting.

    flew across the ocean for a game?

    And the beer! But yeah, he has family in Munich so it wasn't just for the game ;) (He gets discounted/free flights because as he works for an airline)

    @Cole- I agree, without pics it didn't happen :p

    Speaking of beer, Id give a beer to the first person to record a video showcasing all the faces and the voice options! :cool: Bonus for more FLIR action! :D I can't wait for the first AC-130 Gunship with FLIR (I know not original, but oh well im a sucker for showing those MW players that we can do it better!)

  7. Posted · Edited by Sniper Pilot
    Bolded because Im Bold... Yeah.

    OK Now that more information has been released, either through reviews, friends or other community members, I think I should follow up on what I wrote here before.

    -How well will A2 integrate with OA?

    Very well apparently, I was real afraid of FLIR creating a rift between ArmA2 and OA. But as you can see from this pic:

    FLIR PIC

    I have nothing to fear anymore.

    -How easy will it be to port over addons?

    See above. From what I understand all A2 content works with OA.

    -When and more importantly IF, Bis decides to release tools needed to make OA content.

    This is still a valid question. Though my confidence on this subject shot up since i last posted. (And it sounds like we can mod OA with the A2 tools)

    -Things like OA's lame "medic" call and possibly even worse AI than A2(due to the addons and mods A2 has) is what's keeping me from this game.

    Granted this was a really silly thing to not buy a game over... And by the sounds of it, the radio voices have really improved!

    Pre-Final verdict: Most, if not all my worries have been silenced, leaving me feeling rather stupid for ever doubting BIS! I absolutely cannot wait to purchase Operation Arrowhead! I regret that im not home for the release!

    OH, and ill buy any and all DLC from BiS so long as they keep supporting the mod community too!

  9. Posted

    If you mean the internal view then no, Mr Burns just told me that :( (thanks btw :) ). When brought up before BIS answer was that they dont deem it worth the effort for MBTs. Thats one big thing I miss from OFP..

    If you mean the movement of the head while driving (very cool!) its still no as you need internal views for that..

    ...Which from what i understand you can easily make your own interiors if you deem it necessary right?

  10. Posted · Edited by Sniper Pilot

    Sad to see that AI don´t give a f*** when seeing someone going down. =\

    It was night, they didn't have night vision, and he was using a silenced weapon- Maybe they simply didn't see their buddy go down, I know I saw them react after the second or third man went down.

    If real humans can not notice a dead man for 5 days, I think the AI could not notice some things too. If it were an explosion this would be a different story.

  11. Posted · Edited by Sniper Pilot
    because im an illiterate fool.

    I just want to say thanks to the ACE team, and especially Sickboy for your contributions to this awesome game. The ArmA series wouldn't be the same without ACE, and the developers of this mod. While it may seem like some of us are ungrateful douchers who take and never give, I can safely say that there are those who appreciate all that you have done and more. I would like to know, what can I personally do to repay you guys?

    Thanks for 3+ years of non stop fun! I can only hope we are blessed with another 3 years!

  15. Posted

    Lol, no they didn't.

    Well it was a long time ago, and that's what I remember. Thanks for correcting me, if im truly wrong that is.

    @Big Dawg KS: I agree its kinda silly of me comparing the transition of A2 to OA to the much bigger transition of OFP to ArmA.

    People want voices to be more monotone so they flow, people want certain phrases to not be monotone to evoke emotion but flow worse... There's no pleasing this community.

    And yes im not pleased enough to get OA from day one. Its hilarious that your getting all worked up over my personal decision! Its really touching!

    No you didn't, but you don't have to. People new to the games see posts like yours and will automatically assume the worse, even though many of the issues presented have proven to be false or void.

    Thats their problem not mine! ROFL- Im glad you think im THAT important to BIS and the integrity of this community! /sarcasm (So what? Am I supposed to censor myself in the name of sales?)

    Seriously though, like I said, I WILL buy OA, just not on launch day- I voiced my reasons why, whether or not they were valid or correct reasons is for you and others to debate!

    I do support you on correcting my misinformation though, as I hope I am wrong, I really do! I love the ArmA series as much as you, which is why I come here and waste my time in the first place! New players will love this new game, im just not sure this old veteran-dinosaur will!

  16. Posted

    -How easy will it be to port over addons?

    It's already been said that porting addons from Arma 2 to OA will only require minor tweaks if any at all. And of course the community is going to be moving to OA. Why would we not move to the bigger and better thing? You can still use Arma 2 content in it, so why be so stubborn?

    Thats what they said about how easy it would be to port over OFP addons to ArmA, not going to believe that one again till i see it. And I'll be the decision maker for myself on how well A2 content integrates into OA.

    And! Im not stubborn, I will still get OA, its just a matter of when.

    -How well will A2 integrate with OA?

    Been answered many, many times. Arma 2's vanilla content will integrate as well as it should with OA.

    As well as it should for you maybe! Like I said above, ill make the decision for my self on that. Im gonna wait for the game to come out before I decide how well it integrates...

    -When and more importantly IF, Bis descides to release tools needed to make OA content.

    Of course BIS will release updated or new tools if the new features involved in OA require it. There hasn't been a game of theirs as of yet which they haven't done so for.

    The issue of DLC comes into mind when thinking about future tools. But Im almost with you on this subject, BIS hasn't disappointed us yet in this regard.

    What? What "lame medic call"? :confused:

    Watch some of the videos, while not the final version, i can almost guarantee it will still be there. Its like me saying to you in a short-calm voice, "medic". As opposed to the emotion(lol) found in ArmA2's "Mediiiiiic!!" or "I need a medic here". Pfft you get the idea. Now that was just an example of a much bigger problem.

    The AI in OA will be similar to the AI in the latest beta patch for Arma 2, and given the fact that already existing AI addons, along with many others, will probably be able to be ported to OA with little modification, means the AI will be just as good.

    Seriously, you should do more research before you completely write things off and write false statements...

    While I agree with some of the points you've made, I still think you totaly missed the point of me posting. But besides that, I HAVE done my research, its just whether or not I believe the official statements with the possibility of "business as usual" getting in the way, that has me at an edge.

    Im happy that YOUR already happy with the product before you have even had a chance to touch it! BIS will get my money if thats truly what your worried about.

    All I came here to say was to put in my 2cents, I never ONCE, NEVER ONCE, said thats how anyone else should feel. :j:

  17. Posted

    For me, it really depends on how many servers and communities switch over to OA, if it turns out I can't join any servers since they're all running missions requiring OA content I guess I'll be forced into it. At the moment I see no reason why ArmA2 isn't good enough stand-alone, with most of OA's announced features already being available in addon form.

    Agreed!

    Why piss away one year of mods and addons to start fresh? I'll get OA eventually, but when will depend on where the community goes

    -How well will A2 integrate with OA?

    -How easy will it be to port over adddons?

    -When and more importantly IF, Bis descides to release tools needed to make OA content.

    Things like OA's lame "medic" call and possibly even worse AI than A2(due to the addons and mods A2 has) is what's keeping me from this game.

  21. Posted · Edited by Sniper Pilot

    Just when your starting to enjoy ArmA2, VBS comes around and bites you in the ass... :torture:

    I dont think the tools are a gift, they are a requirement- without the tools this game would have gotten no where, it would help massive amounts to give us more functionality.

    Thanks for all the islands and work that you have done IceBreakr!!! Sorry for OT, once again your work is amazing.

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