BLSmith2112

Heh, I got Arma from a digital download when it was originally released. I don't even remember the company name who sold it to me, it was the worst downloading service I've ever used. Steam isn't that bad, but its better than waiting 2 weeks while everyone else gets to play it first! I'll probably preorder though, IF they allow preorders to the US that is..

December 21st, 2012. If I am wrong, may god find thy lock and locketh this thread for eternity.

Thank you for this! PRINTING this out now! Maybe it will be done my morning, might need some new ink too! United States, Wisconsin. I'll be sure to get a picture once I go down, grab my camera, and get to school next week, I'll do it!

We've got a winner.

I dunno how that even relates.. I was just talking about micro-ai..

Me as well, I've been off computer games for 3-4 months and have just basically skimmed the forums but am not really "caught up yet". All I heard about the AI was something about 'micro-ai' programming, or something to that effect. I haven't seen much else than what you've seen on their website. I'm interested in learning more about the AI and how it works myself.

I might be able to get one once this semester of college is over with and I get a summer job... living off of $700 for a whole semester is not fun.. by that time there probably will be some new fancy version of this. I'll take the older one as I'm sure it works just fine

I never thought I would never use the term, but... ZOMGZOOMGZw00t!111! You know across the street from the main building of my college that is called: "Murray Dr.", every day I leave college I think about this guide! I should take a picture with the guide in my hand and be like "ahaha, take that sign! w00t!"

Asymetric balance in a pvp game that has 50% of players on one side wanting to always be on the other 50% because they want it to be realistically even? The other (technology sophisticated) team can use the same tactics as the lesser equipped team, so there is no "homefield advantage", just telling the lesser team to be "smarter" isn't really a good enough incentive. In single player, it makes perfect sence, its realistic and everything - no complaints here. But as soon as you go online and you have this to deal with: F-35 Vs.... (What?) C-130 Vs... (What?) UAV Vs.... (What?) It starts to get a little one sided, at least, from what they've already told us at least. Perhaps the CDF will come along to tip the balance a little bit.

no idea, as official videos are posted under / by Idea Games on both YT and GT and ST ... e.g. http://www.youtube.com/user/ideagames Definitely not. The IGN video is for IGNs website only. On top of that, there is a video or 2 that are exactly the same - which makes little sense. He tried to make it look real, but failed All around the internet, all I'm hearing is good commentary about Arma2. Perhaps a few concerns/questions, but everything seems to be going pretty good so far (especially people who haven't met you guys!. Some people needa give BIS some slack and not be such dicks all the time. If theres somethin you don't like about it, perhaps they could suggest what they personally would like to have in it. Not everyone can be happy or get what you want. That said, I don't mind the brown texture thing yall were bringing up. I think its probably because of the weather feature for sure (considering the vast difference in screenshots), even if it wasn't - it really gives the 'dirty' feel. A feeling much missed since ofp imo. The 'white glow', may be weather related as well but thats impossible to tell as well. Perhaps in time we'll see more of what they are trying to do with it, like yall were saying - they've got like a long time to work on the game. -Which is odd considering they'd have to make 1 video a week for 6 months if they do what their developers youtube account says and will make 1 video a week until release.

The magnitude of their confidence is interesting. Not impressed by those screenshots at all. We shall dance anyway! Â -Ehh, kinda because they aren't starting from scratch like Arma1. If they were building Arma2 from scratch I'd have some worries but they aren't. Arma1, at this point, is pretty damn good. So, it can only get better. I am finding harder and harder to believe Codemasters on being capable of anything. Heres why: The team that is working on OFP2 has never made a FPS. So unless they have some really crappy art team and some Godlike programmers, my confidence is going down by the day, but we'll see after the 20th and their news release. -Interesting though, BIS seems to be catching all the fire that Codemasters burnt out when they stopped putting any media out there. Good job! - Now just go run over some major European/Western magazine director and make him put your game on the front cover, for the next 3 months!

Only official word about it is this: "I cant tell you what it is, but you all will be blown away -TOTALLY! So spread the word, tell your friends, go dancing in the street as you prepare for next week" I didn't say that

To BIS: Keep shoving it in their faces. Put "In-game" on your screenshots and have them make them want to go home and cry. Oooh and send them pictures in emails and make an evil laugh! These screenshots really disappoint me, but I do not understand the fact there are only a few units on the battlefield. The post on that forum shows it posted on February 14th, yesterday! So after all this time and with only so much time left, they have got a long way to go before they can impress a lot of people. But still, I still hope BIS works on Arma2 just as hard, even knowing their one and only competitor - cant even compete! Â --Aside from all the graphical junk, hopefully they will actually show an in-game non-scripted moment so we can actually SEE how the game will play out. Gameplay is whats most important, not graphics, because thats the only thing that stands the test of time. Â

Considering (according to the editors at Cnet) Windows7 might be out in November of this year, way before Windows says so. So if they are an operating system behind, we've got problems.

The bloom yes, but in the other pictures and videos it doesn't look the same as that trailer. And that quote isn't what I said, you have the wrong name there... Woops, I have a problem with the quoting system here. I guess they're just bad habits from using forums that aren't 6-7 years old. I'll fix it //But anyway, without the bloom I still get that 'soft angel vibe' from the objects, as if its still there just with its opacity at 5%, just enough to annoy a bunch of people, at least me hehe.

If they wanted a discussion free media release forum, they would have one... oh wait.. ArmA 2 -NEWS Its ok, its not like its been almost a year or anything since they've touched it Exactly, every press release, magazine article, screen shot, promo video, trailer... everything has it. I'm going to go crazy. Not everyone I walk into on the street looks like they are a glowing angel.

Woo! Been looking forward to this for a loooooooonnnnnng time.

So the intent was always to make the game completely unbalanced for pvp?

Some input I have to put in.. 1. The guy talking in the beginning of the video. --If he is talking like that in-game, he needs a microphone/loudspeaker in his hand. --If he is on some sort of radio but it isn't showing, I suppose it suits its purpose. --Otherwise, it sounds like a guy in an empty wooden room, not outside talking to his men. 2. I too cannot stand the white glow cast on everything (not the post processing, but the actual white casting shadow on everything). 3. For a game whose sound effects have changed greatly, those RPGs sound pretty much identical to Armed Assaults. 3a. The explosion effects were also identical to Armed Assaults. 3b. The fire and smoke effects were also pretty bad, heres why: 3b1. A ball of flames surrounded by a model of rust just doesn't make for believable game play. The suggestion would be to make the central fireball a little smaller and spread the fire out a little - minimizing the need for additional resources while adding to the realism. Â All of these are simple gameplay tweeks that would make the game (in my opinion) perfect. (From what I've seen thus far). Also, they've already introduced the USMC.. and showed off some of its units, ether through text or online... but nothing from any other forces - I hope the US isn't completely overpowering again. Makes for horrible one sided PVP.

Yup, 50 bucks says after release. But these forums need a darned upgrade before the release, I'm going crazy!

Looks sorta like some Destroyer or something.. Perhaps I'm looking at it the wrong way but I don't see a carrier. It looks like it'll be the oddball out, sorta how there was one ship in OFP that was kinda like a placeholder but something never really used.

It'd be cool to have like a small poster of something That way when my CoD fanboy friends come over and can just point at it and laugh at them

I personally don't like it ether. Hopefully an option to turn it off will come. I know you can turn off bloom in Arma but its still kinda there.

LOL when sticky's take up more than 60% of the forum main page... I think we've got some problems. We just need a new forum and new upgrade, as if everyone hasn't been suggesting that for over 3 years now. Hopefully with a new forum comes better organization so they keep their precious stickies. Here's to hoping, may Arma2 bring the change we need! Online and off. WEB 3.0 FTW!