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Got to make progress on the missions first. ;) Don't worry, they're coming.

Lol, I guess BIS just have massive balls. :p It seems that all of the eastern-European countries get BIS' games before anyone else. I guess that makes sense though, given the relative ease it must be for BIS to give it to them given their own location compared to sending it to the US, UK, etc.

Christ, 7... I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but if you aren't then read the friggen OP before posting. :rolleyes:

Neither of those games are infantry simulators. Arma 2 is an infantry simulator. Sure, it's not as hardcore as it's VBS counterpart, but it's still an infantry simulator. For me, I love BIS' style for their game releases. I've found, after trying the free JCOVE version of VBS2 that I don't like the hardcore realism, and much prefer OFP/ArmA/Arma 2's mix of realism and... "less realistic" features. So ok, by your standards, Arma 2 might not be realistic. But you also seem to be a hardcore sim player so perhaps VBS would be the better choice for you. BIS' games are never going to be to the standards of their VBS counterparts, so you can stop holding out that they one day will be. There's a big reason for the price difference.

If you're looking for ATI cards then I wouldn't recommend dropping below the 4800 series. If you're looking for a nVidia card instead, I don't think it's worthwhile going below a 9800. Those can be a little pricey, though. You might be able to get away with a nVidia 8800 GTX, but I don't think you'll get the performance in Arma 2 that you're looking for. I hope that helps.

Ok, this shit is something that is starting to annoy the hell out of me. When in the vast period of time between OFP's release and now, did BIS' games stop being realistic? I mean seriously. Back in OFP's time, and hell, ArmA's time, everyone around here, including myself, were in harmonious agreement that OFP and ArmA were some of the most realistic games around. Then Arma 2 comes along and... What the f*ck? Suddenly you don't think the game is realistic? It's more realistic than both of OFP and ArmA combined because, well, it is them combined, with more stuff! Seriously, stop with this bullshit about these games not being realistic. Try to compare DICE's budget to BIS'. It's incomparable. You've "mentioned" the game's problems over and over and over and over again to the point where you sound like a broken record, and then you went and added a sprinkle of hostility and troll to your criticism. What, you expected the issues to be fixed lickedysplit just because you "mentioned" them? Well, I guess not, because you seem to think that trolling on and on about them will get them fixed. The thousands-upon-thousands of constructive critiques made by us and the rest of the community have made BIS' games as great as they are today. Without the community's feedback, the game would not have improved as much as it has. You seem to think that what you're saying is constructive. It's not. It's not like you're the first person to mention the problem, and there are even people offering up suggestions as to how they think it could be fixed. That is constructive criticism, and you are simply trolling. If this post you made means you're leaving then thank God and GTFO. Kthx.

13? Pfft, I started playing OFP when I was 8, way back in 2001. Not so sure that's a good thing for me, though... :p

Well, then, it's simply a matter of finding a different/better server. ;)

Everyone wanted grass to be added after OFP. There's your reason. Be rational please. Removing grass instead of allowing people to enable/disable it as they please simply pisses off those who like to have it enabled, like myself.

Very nice. Good job, BIS. Looking forward to the next update. ;)

I always used to have issues with BattlEye. Would always get kicked out of servers running it, usually because my client wouldn't initialize. Now, I never get those errors any more, and it works perfectly. So, in my opinion, BattlEye's already been fixed. :p

I started playing OFP when I was 8, back in 2001. I've pretty much grown up playing BIS' games. I too am very interested in history and 20th/21st century warfare. With that in mind, I'd say that if he wants something different than your generic shooter like Modern Warfare 2 or Bad Company 2, etc., then he could not make a better choice than to choose Arma 2.

Well, commanding the AI hasn't really changed that much since OFP. Anyways, I created these videos for just such a situation. I too have been playing since OFP. Check them out, they might help. DFqEgq64oss AO7CLcm9GnY -ne8FCRtSpY K4-6ixluQBQ BylNWfUz65w

Just thought I'd throw this out there. In PC Gamer US' 200th issue, they have an article on 200 reasons to love PC gaming. Arma 2 was mentioned in the Pure Simulation category for their favorite battlefield simulator and in Worlds and Universes for Chernarus. Edit: Oh, and IceBreakr; you and Crooks get a shoutout from Evan Lahti in the Downloads article. ;)

Unfortunately, that's just human nature JW. Complaining is much easier than helping and/or praising. :rolleyes:

Yes, the AI issues may be what make it not popular. But there's a difference between your replies and say, Bulldogs' on the previous page. He actually is constructive about it, whereas you just whine. And you've been whining for a while, in various threads with various other posts.

I guess this is just a complaining thread now? No constructiveness to be found? Funkee, if you dislike the game so much, and, apparently, don't play it anymore, then do us all a favor and leave so that we don't have to put up with your trolling.

Perhaps there are issues that haven't been fixed 100%, but please inform me of an issue which BIS haven't at least tried to fix, even if it's not working perfectly right now?

I don't know about that, but in the very last scene, which shows what I believe to be German KSK units, the radio voices sound... British. :confused:

I play with my Xbox 360 Elite controller in Arma 2 all the time. Well, for driving and flying at least.

How can you honestly tell? It may have the same sounds playing, but that doesn't meant the system hasn't been changed. We don't know if it has or hasn't been. :rolleyes:

It seems that the flag markers have disappeared. You get errors about them even when playing the official missions. I took these at the starts of Trial by Fire and Counterattack (I wasn't using any mods at all): Haven't encountered the disappearing ground bug yet, though. Performance-wise - can't say yet, will do some more testing.

Christ, that town construction video is incredible! What an amazing tool to have!

3 confirmed maps then! Awesome! :D

Wasn't the case the same with OFP:R? And QG?