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  1. Posted

    Hi all

    I came across this today.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9I4Nyp4odI&NR

    Reminds me of the kind of thing I have seen being reported in the former USSR or China or Zimbabwe.

    That was a US marine these guys assaulted but he showed the restraint I would expect from a Marine.

    Kind Regards Walker

    I don't blame Allen for telling this guy to get out. It looked like a case of ratfucking, although Mike Stark denied that he was involved in the Webb campaign.

    Whether or not Allen spat on his wife really isn't any of his fucking business. When they said that Stark asked Allen some "tough questions", I thought they meant questions about topics like social security. It's something else to ask him about some very personal things that he gleaned from a liberal news blog.

    Hey, Allen may really be a dick to his family (and a racist), but Stark wasn't looking for answers; he was trying to provoke a reaction.

  2. Posted

    BUZZARD @ Nov. 05 2006,13:44)]This time it's different. This time it's not only peacekeepers, but real armed forces that are there to enforce peace - with real fight-back capability. This time they're not just there to watch things happen and just report things in.

    You're upbeat optimism is endearing.

  3. Posted

    Who the fuck fucked this thread?

    I did!

    And it was good.

    I'd like to see more videos of the AI soldiers driving and fighting each other. All of the videos seem to avoid what is actually going on with the rifle during the reloading animation. I fear there really isn't any mag removal. I would also like to know if the handguns move when they're fired.

    Artillery, eh?

  4. Posted

    The Battlefield games are just fun to play.  They're not trying to be realistic and that should be obvious, especially after they made Battlefield 2142, a sci-fi shooter with Battle Walkers and flying motherships.

    There shouldn't be so many arguments between the fans of the Armed Assault and Battlefield over which one is better because they are so fundamentally different.  The similarities between them are purely comsetic (i.e. carrying a rifle and being able to drive any vehicle you want; the similarities seem to end there).  Most people should find both games to be highly enjoyable.

    *cough* Armed Assault is twice as awesome though.

  6. Posted

    Woah, wait.  If there was another gaming convention going on, can we expect to see another trailer soon?

    Maybe a "Sahrani Forces Trailer"?

    edit:

    You know, I've just seen those new videos and it's looking pretty good.

    I did notice that the hands don't move when steering wheel is turning, but that's just fine. If BIS didn't find a way to do this yet I can wait until Game2. I would like to see if they managed to finish any new reloading animations with removable mags though.

    There were a number of parts of the video that I liked. The dust kicked up by the vehicles when driving on dirt and from tanks firing their cannons looked pretty cool.

    The new running animations that replaced the old ones are excellent. The run speed is set appropriately as well. The animations in the game are looking satisfyingly fluid and lifelike.

    The muzzle flash is not exaggerated and the video also showed the recoil during the firing of the rifle.

    As seen in one of Will Porter's videos, the AI is much better at driving vehicles on roads now (when they're not rear ending MP humvees).

    The character models, vehicles, and landscapes were beautiful. The glare of the sun looked realistic and blinding.

    What I'm trying to say is this:

    BIS, it looks like you've done a great job and the game truly looks like its just about good to go.

    Now, everyone just has to save enough money to buy the hardware to run the game at its full glory.

  7. Posted

    BUZZARD @ Oct. 31 2006,15:12)]Actually, Xavery, I'd have to disagree with you on this one. You know, the UN is more than just the USA. And the fact that the US and UK have disregarded the UN when they invaded Iraq only demonstrated the UN's weakness regarding final decisions with real consequences. So having the whole of the UN countries support a motion, even if vetoed, and going in against Israel, against the US's wishes, could also be seen as a move of defiance against an increasingly intolerable US. I bet that many countries would jump on that horse. The only thing really stopping them would be, as you said, the anti-war sentiment. But think of the situation. None of these countries who committed their own people to this UN mission (which, as we do recall, is only there because Israel said the UN should handle the issue) will tolerate them being shot at - and I bet the anti-war sentiment would change real quick when the corpses start coming home from IDF-caused "incidents"... I mean, first the UN is invited to take care of the issue, and the next second it's in the IDF crosshair? No, really, if push comes to shove, I bet most countries would side on the anti-Israel faction, against the US will or not.

    I guess this could get alot more interesting than we thought...   wow_o.gif

    I dunno.

    The United States can invade Iraq when the UN says "no" because it's... well, the United States. I'm not sure it would work the other way around. I don't think the UN has that degree of cohesion. If the US doesn't want it to happen, some of the other countries would hesitate to support a motion against Israel or they'd at least stay neutral.

    As for not tolerating their soldiers being shot at, they might. They did in Rwanda anyway.

  8. Posted

    with the elections coming up I can't help but wonder:

    1) What plans do the Democrats have for Iraq?

    2) What plans do the Democrats have for North Korea?

    3) What plans do the Democrats have for Iran?

    4) What plans do the Democrats have for Illegal Immigration?

    5) What plans do the Democrats have for American Security?

    Can someone PLEASE tell me the answers for the above, because all I have been seeing is the Democrats bashing the Republicans. But they don't give their own plans! At least give some hint about it!

    Besides, I'm starting to think they have none except:

    1) Get out

    2) Leave them alone

    3) Leave them alone

    4) Let them come

    5) Recall all of our troops to concentrate on just the US itself

    Well, gosh, the Republicans haven't proven themselves very capable of handling those issues either.

    And they've bashed the Democrats as just as much as the Democrats have bashed them (or more).

    I think I'm beginning to see why some people wasted their votes on Nader.

  11. Posted

    I didn't think Codemasters did that poor a job, I bought OFP when I saw it in a magazine completely unrelated to computer gaming...

    ...saw it and went, "Holy exploding Humvees, Batman! I must have that darned game!"

    The hell? Why did they decide to put an ad for a COMPUTER GAME in a magazine completely UNRELATED TO COMPUTER GAMES?

    Okay, okay, wait. It depends on what the magazine was about. So what was it?

    If it was an issue of Martha Stewart's Living my head is gonna explode.

  12. Posted

    I rather see the design philosophy of VBS2 in arma than some easy transition for bf2 kiddies.

    For instance, why is there a mountain in the middle of some cities in arma? I have NEVER seen something like that in my life, the answer, to have a vantage point for snipers...

    My house is on a hill in the middle of the town.

    And yes, it is there so that I have a vantage point for sniping people.

  13. Posted

    Don't get you hopes up, I've heard that a lot of the VBS2 systems have been developed at BIA specifically for VBS2, and therefore are highly unlikely to ever be released into the public domain.

    Yes, otherwise that would make Armed Assault too awesome.

    China would buy a single of copy of Armed Assault. And then, then... why- they'd be UNSTOPPABLE!

  15. Posted

    Don´t you get it ?

    They are TODAY trying to justify and legitimize on paper the wrongdoingd they have done in the run-up of Iraq war and they only try to save their own asses by doing so.

    You, the people of the USA and everyone who has to die in this made-up case of some greedy bastards and a dumbnut who puppets through the white house in his last throws.

    It´s no shame to see what your presidnet has made of your country. By claiming to "protect" you he sent you off to die.

    It´s no shame to be american and actually get this guy out of office asap. He´s harm to the US and he´s harm to the world.

    I think President Bush would have done much better if they admitted that they fucked up the post-invasion planning. I would have respected his administration much more if they just came out and said, "We're sorry. We've let the Iraqi people down and we let the American people down. Now it's time for us to put our heads together and find a way to fix this mess."

    Whenever they gloss over the situation in Iraq it feels like they're abandoning all of us in reality.

    It's not just Iraq either. The finger pointing after the Foley Scandal was embarrassing too. FOX News and Ann Coulter (although most don't take her seriously) tried to shift focus over to the Democrats.

    Everybody's just sick of it.

    Mistakes are inevitable, but could they at least take responsibility when things go wrong?

  16. Posted

    Quote[/b] ]And you may wish to do some research on how the economy of a communist country works before waffling about tax and China running out of money.

    China does not even have a "traditional" communist economy, huge changes have taken place with the Chinese economy- it's industries are being brought under private control. As a result the Communist Party are finding it extremely difficult run the country with a capitalist economy and a Communist government. The two are incompatible.

    The US is the world's superpower and does have a "monopoly" over the world to an extent. However this grip on the world is fading and China is slowly taking over and in roughly 20 years should be the worlds new superpower.

    Quote[/b] ]Its a fact, Dictatorships make less money than Democracies.

    With the privitisation of the Chinese economy it is inevitable that the Communist system will fall in China and be replaced by a Democracy.

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    Woah, a little too optimistic there.  China is taking steps towards privatization (sort of), but this can't be confused with real capitalism.

    "Most of the companies within this market belong to listed company in which the Chinese government maintains controlling interest. With regards to the listed companies, the government has viewed the stock markets has means of raising capital, but there is no current interest to privatization or selling off the state controlling interest in the SOE's.  Until 2005, two-thirds of the shares in listed companies were non- tradable on the exchange, creating a problem in which the tradable shares were valued higher than their proportion in the company. In 2005, as part of the Chinese stock issue reform, the non-tradable shares were made tradable and the holders of tradable shares were compensated by having extra equity in the company."

    -From Wikipedia's article on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange

    The government can't stand to let go of too much of its control.  They still build magnificent hotels that no one can afford to stay in so they just sit there empty and look pretty.  They'd like to have the appearance of a capitalist market, but so many weird things happen in the Chinese economy because the government still wants to pull all the strings instead of letting market forces work naturally.

    Yup, China probably will come out as a superpower in a couple of decades, but boy do they have some serious problems that they'll have to deal with.  They'll have their wicked inflation rates and their millions of people that would like to retire before they die.

    As for the fall of the "Communist" system in China?  Don't expect it to happen anytime soon.

    EiZei, am I mistaken anywhere? By the way, do you have a bone to pick with the Chinese government?

  18. Posted

    It would be realy nice if they could restric that rolling with heavy equipment but to be honest i wouldnt noticed that if you Guys didnt point me that "problem". So this is not my no1 feature to add wink_o.gif

    It's not very important, but you would certainly notice it while looking at your soldier in 3rd person.  

    The targeting laser and javelin seen carried by the soldiers in screenshots are so big and bulky that it would have to look awkard while rolling.  At any rate, you would not roll around with this stuff on your back in real life.  It would be so difficult and take so long that it would defeat the purpose of rolling in the first place. Better stick to scrambling on all fours.

  19. Posted

    Hey, nobody in here mentioned the Lost reference.

    "Previously on Lost..."

    BI are Lost fans!

    "Hey, uh, Jack. There's, like, some new dude on the island. He keeps saying he wants to go to some girl named Sara."

    "Not now Hurley, I'm waiting for the 1Q 2007 Armed Assault release date."

    "What! No, dude. The numbers are bad. The numbers are BAD!"

  20. Posted

    The limitations of the XBOX were disappointing. The significantly shorter view distance meant that some missions had to be altered. Sometimes enemy soldiers just kinda popped up in front of you and it was noticeable that they were put there on purpose by the mission designers to fill an empty gap. I liked OFP's tense periods where there were no enemy soldiers, but you had to keep an eye out for any hidden ones. When you close in the engagement ranges like that you take OFP out of its strong suit, especially while using a controller instead of a mouse.

    (The voice acting could have been better as well.)

    In more ways than one, it felt like a dumber version of the PC OFP. But, it was still a good experience for BI. They made improvements in a number of areas, so I'm still happy.

  22. Posted

    i was thinking on that like a provisional solution to avoid new delays, to give BIS time to improve the real dinamic one and release it in a patch  tounge2.gif  wink_o.gif

    Yeah, it's just a halfway solution, but it still creates new problems that will take time to work out.  Time is something that BI no longer has.  And what works for a RTS might not cut it for the close-up perspective of an FPS and the more complex AI interaction.  We'd better not expect much in terms of building destruction.  I think the best we can hope for right now is a better looking post-destruction model for the buildings.

    Quote[/b] ]I'm glad to hear that.  

    Thanks for info, man. I can't wait the demo even if it will be released after ArmA gone gold.

    Now let's pray together!!  

    Wow, the tantrum wasn't necessary after all.  The previews have been over this.  

    Cool, the AI will seek cover BEFORE they reload.  I wish I'd learn to do the same...

  24. Posted

    Well, I don't like what they do, but I also dont give that much of a monkeys. tounge2.gif

    Fox News shoddy ethics aren't something worth having a coronary over.

    Those who are over-partirotic need to take a chill pill too. Defending your country is all well and good, but are you really doing it because it is right, or because you were told to? Common sense and independent thought is what seems to be missing these days.

    I wouldn't care so much either if FOX News wasn't the #1 rated news channel in America and if they didn't tout their own "objectivity".

    (On the other other hand, even though FOX News is #1 in ratings, CNN supposedly has more unique viewers.)

    Quote[/b] ]as for the US soldiers actions in Iraq, not disgracing the military or there braveness, but there actions in iraq are absolutly appauling. Treating iraqis' as subhumans, throwing them about, taunting them, beating them, generally having a laugh. Generally acting like cowboys, immedially thinking there supirior to iraqi's. Arresting iraqi police, iraqi army personnel, civil servants, shooting media personel when it could and should have been avoided, friendly fire on clearly marked convoys, raping, pillaging, murdering inocent people, pulling random iraqi citizens out of there house and flying them to place specificly for torture, denying it agaisnt insomountable evidence, creating a civil war, fueling islamic extremeism. What good has any american soldier done for the averige Iraqi? absolutly none, you have unstabalised there country and killed a hell of alot more iraqi's than Saddam ever could.

    some evidance? this

    Bad example. We don't see any innocents being killed in that video. And I don't blame soldiers for cheering after calling in an airstrike on an enemy position.

    It's not that I think that Iraqis are better off due to the war. It's obvious that they are not. I'm saying that you should use confirmed examples of US soldiers mistreating them. Not some YouTube video of soldiers cheering during an airstrike. For example, an article on Abu Ghraib would have better served your argument.

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