opjohnny

So put simply you clearly have no idea what you're talking about and are attempting to troll because someone complained about your beloved game. Got it.

You're right that it's not our hardware. It's the game and what the modders are stuck working with(still BI's fault). Poor optimization has ruined this game for MANY people and none of these fixes posted all over the place work. They're a placebo effect. The real fix is BI addressing the problem and fixing it. Considering the nature of the problem and how widespread it is, it's very likely that a lot of stuff is going to need to be recoded. This worries because I'm afraid they're just going to pull a "screw it, people will still buy the game" like other companies have done in the past. BI already has a metric fuckton of data regarding this issue. Look at the bug tracker and how many thousands of threads/replies posted here and on any other arma-related forum. FWIW I'm on a rock solid 30/2 cable connection with my main/gaming rig connected directly to the modem and everything else connected wirelessly to my DDWRT-flashed wrt54g. I'm using the integrated NIC on my Asus Crosshair IV motherboard and running the latest stable drivers for it. My bandwidth is not being consumed on any concerning scale by any other devices in my home. Already posted my system specs a page or two back. I never join servers that have over 75ms ping. I've tried playing vanilla, numerous versions of wasteland, stratis life, etc. It's definitely not my hardware, or my software/drivers, or my network, or my connection. BI knows this just as well as I do. The same problem existed on ArmA 2 and still does for many people.

^this. The problem is BI's lack of a stance on the poor optimization. Game is released and people all over the world are still having problems with FPS issues on multiplayer...something that should have been fixed before release. This was supposed to be the one friggin' game that wasn't going to let me down and it did. Now BI is getting thrown in the same basket I threw EA in years ago. What a shame. :\

That right there is all I needed to know. Put simply you have no idea what you're talking about and should let the adults talk. This software doesn't push rigs to their max. I literally laughed out loud as I read that. In fact, that's actually the problem(or one of the problems). This software is not properly/fully utilizing our hardware and results in FPS stutter/lag. Haven't you noticed the flood of complaints about FPS issues and half of them noticing that the game is using far less CPU/GPU than it should be using? The game is broken. Plain and simple. You can continue denying it and praising Bohemia for being the greatest thing since sliced bread but you won't change anything. The game is still broken and they need to start taking it a bit more seriously. When was the last time they publicly acknowledged the problem? When was the last time we were told that the optimization was going to happen? A lot of people spent money on this game pre-release and are very unhappy with something they can barely play, or not play at all, in multiplayer. Unless Bohemia started working miracles then they aren't going to deal with the optimization problem days before the release date which means a lot more people are going to spend money and end up very unhappy. The fact I even have to explain all this to you blows my mind and is now making me think you're just trolling. Not once did I ever imply any "internal conspiracy" at Bohemia. I said I wouldn't be surprised if they ended up not optimizing this game properly and giving us the shaft. This is because similar scenarios have played out with other games from other companies time after time over the last 5+ years. Will Bohemia give us the shaft on optimization? I don't know and neither do you. Only time will tell. ETA: Ha, now you're reporting my posts. No surprise there.

Yes we are all aware that this game is in beta. Thanks for reminding us though. That doesn't change the fact that so close to release every single arma3-related forum on the internet is flooded with people having FPS stutter, low FPS, etc on hardware that is far beyond what the game requires. This is a serious flaw with the game that can't possibly be completely fixed by the release date. You're a fool if you think they'll pull a rabbit out of a hat in that timeframe, and you're an even bigger fool if you actually believe beta status is an excuse for such a problem. We're not talking about a bug in some random game mechanic here. This game runs like a morbidly obese smoker. Bohemia doesn't deserve a break because we needed the SAME EXACT FIX for ArmA2 and never got it. That game still runs like shit on almost everything. Had you any idea what you were talking about, and you clearly don't, you'd know that. Instead you're just pounding on your chest and running to the rescue of bohemia which is just as hilarious as their promises of optimizations that still have yet to happen. The joke is you Bohemia defenders not being able to argue without throwing around insults. Go to bed. You've got school in the AM. :)

I'm running an 1100t Black Edition overclocked to a stable 4.0GHz which made no difference. It's not the hardware. It's Bohemia's inability and/or lack of interest in optimizing their software to run efficiently on a broader range of hardware. At this point I'm honestly convinced that they are completely ignoring us because they know the game will still sell, or has been selling well already(pre-purchase/beta). It wouldn't be the first or even hundredth time a game developer pulled that.

Same issue here. Great FPS in SP and horrid FPS on most MP servers. Some servers have barely acceptable FPS that gradually drops over time until the server is rebooted. I have tried all of the possible solutions with no luck. I can seriously drop my settings down to the bare minimum while in game and see no change in my FPS. The fact that low/stuttering FPS is still a significant and widespread problem this close to release has me very concerned. I'm honestly starting to wonder if they're just not going to address it and instead just try to sell us content. It wouldn't be the first nor the last time a game dev has screwed us. CPU - AMD PhenomII x6 1100t Black Edition @ 4.0GHz GPU - XFX Radeon HD6970 @ 900/1425MHz OS - Windows 7 x64 Ultimate