I finally came around to buying the Arma2 and Operation Arrowhead bundle pack (Thank you Black Friday!), and, as I have logged many, many hours in on this game through my friend's computer, I decided to jump straight into the multiplayer.
Unfortunately, I was not able to do so. After attempting many times through different servers, I was unable to get into any game. What happens is when I connect to the server, a sort of "pre-lobby" appears, where there are no players or game information. I click OK and the actual lobby appears, with the message "Retrieving Host Files 0 KB/ 0 KB". It will stay like until I either exit the game or am kicked. Here are some pictures of what I'm experiencing.
The "Pre-lobby":
The actual lobby with the host files message:
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
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