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thank you, and yes, many things to learn i see.... as for my preferred gameplay, i enjoy sniping to the extreme. sometimes a good game consist of couple of hours of sneaking and only one good shot. im against "point blank and shoot" game style, and hopefully arma2 does not support wild running and shooting as much as the other online shooters do (like the BF2 does for example). judging from what i saw so far its exactly the environment i was looking for for quite some time. i know it'll take a bit of time to get into teams, along with people etc. but like youre saying, weekend is coming up and if my wife will finally leave me alone ill surely try to sneak for a bit of time on some servers. i did enjoyed berzerk server but i dont think ill spend much time on it - the pace is too fast and in my opinion, as much as it resembles the real chaos on the battlefield, its not the type of game that utilizes the most of player abilities. i hope there are some good snipers out there to copete with - at the end of the day, being surrounded by havoc of fight and having a chance to hunt down (or escape from!) someone equally good is the best reward :) my only worry is that due to heavy gear requirements graphic issues might take away a bit of fun, but i guess its all about trial and error to find proper settings. additional MP question - as english speaking person (though not by nationality) is it worthwile to get to servers with other languages ? i wonder if ppl really use english a lot or is it rather "nationalised" ??

o, thats interesting. i though big green dots are other player as i saw them with the names, but the vehicles are marked with their silhouette, just like in OP:Flashpoint ?

ah, the plot thickens :) indeed some of the slots were AI ones. i guess thats what i did. one question remains though - im found of sniper proffesion (as i think its beautifuly incorporates a valid team play asset and a lot of lone-wolfing at the same time) and naturally i would opt for that role. however it seems that no matter what role i pick up in the lobby, i respawn with the same gear and have to equipm manualy from base/shop. is this a server setting ? i would like to see that when picking up a certain play role one respawns with appropiate gear.. the other thing which still buffles me is the presence of mentioned bots. like i said, when approaching one of villages i stopped at forrest edge to scan the area. suddenly they appeared around me, and i saw even more after i took the enemy base. i guess server distributes them somehow throughout battle teams, but im unsure how... i saw them on the tactical map as wel as moving dots with no names assigned. also, when running towards my target, i saw someone called "team leader" running alongside me but i felt its not a real player. Is team leader allways a person or can it be an AI as well ? what more, tactical map apart from other player shows bigger (say) green dots (i guess-bots ?) but sometime it shows smaller yellow dots, also moving. what are these ? Thanks again, your responses really built up my belief a mature gameplay still does exist in this sad world :)

thanks for the answers. ill storm in tonight, will also use your server as mentioned. just to complete the lobby issue - ive had a situation in which all of slots have been taken - what i did i clicked on one of them (even though it was assigned to some player) and i was in the game anyway, with (i guess by standard) AK47 in my hands. i guess what i really did was i entered the game with a role assigned by server ?

hm :) maybe i take this game too seriously, after bashing through BF2 and COD and whatnot i was looking for some "real" tactical shooter - thinking (maybe wrongly) players will be, you know, "serious". not devoted but at least serious to the point at which ill see real team leaders rather than "lol, noob, fcuk you" etc etc. and indeed i havent seen that, but then again, i did not see any real team leading either. hence the questions and their seriousness (if it looks like that). i gather the berzerk server is the one with large scale battle - not real team leading though. any idea where can i find servers/teams playing in more tactical fashin than just running and shooting ? also, i still dont get the part about picking a role to play in the lobby.. thanks :)

Hello Dear Arma2 players im a new player on Arma2 servers, never played in Arma1 either; i know its a tactical shooter and MP game has its own rules but after visiting servers for the first time i have some questions to which i was unable to find answers; as well, manual doesnt really explain them so here it goes: - team playing: upon entering lobby panel there are teams listed; some with free slots, some full. does it matter if ill pick up any place or am i automatically placed in one of them teams by the server ? in one of the games there was a sniper slot available, i picked that one but when respawned i had no sniper rifle and had to buy it/equip it. - team playing2: what ive noticed is ppl playing are not really teams, they rather act like it would be SP campaign. i havent noted any commands issued, instead what i saw on the map was a bunch of guys scattered here and there... - tasks - during one of the games team leader gave instructions as to which villages are to be taken. is this issued by real person-game leader, or is it automatic ? in one of the games there were multiple tasks and ppl got scattered trying to get to targets on their own.. - bots: ive noticed that after re-taking enemy base some bots spawned. also, theyre visible on the map and once they appeared side by side to me out of the blue somewhere n the forrest. is this done by the server setting ? how are bot distributed within the teams ? - is there any reward system which allows me to progress to better weapons (say like BF2) ? ive noticed sometimes when ir espawned i ahd some sniping rifles available, sometimes not. is it free to take on the "first come first serve" basis ? - is there any server with games with real team leader and team-play or is it rather free-play with free will ? (see second issue above) ? - is there any set of unspoken rules as per traveling/using choppers for ransport, using heavy equipment, or is it free to use (say like in BF again?) i know the above would probably be answered by simply spending hours on the servers but my time for play is limited and i dot want to spoil the game by asking those while playing. i hope some good soul will find some time to answer these :) thanks in advance :)