Yes, this is going to be a bit of a rant, but feedback from ARMA players may help me understand and, dare I say, even like the game. It worked when I did this same thing with the old Fallot games, so it may work this time.
After reading PC Gamer magazine rant and rave about ARMA 2 and hearing that a free "demo" version had come out, I figured, "Hey, why not?"
I knew it was a war sim, and that's what I liked about it. It was a serious game. However, when I started playing it, it's been more of a frustration simulator than a war simulator.
Where to start: First of all, it is impossible to spot an enemy. How some people do it in the game escapes me. The landscape is green, the USMC wears green, the Russians wear green, the rebels wear green and there's 1,000,000 bushes, shrubs, brambles and patches of grass. How the fuck are you even supposed to spot an enemy? I mean, I don't expect the enemy to wear a bright red uniform, but if you look at Operation Arrowhead, there's a big visual difference between the rebels and the USMC. I have yet to notice any difference between the Russians and the Americans.
On top of that, the missions in the Armory suck. You have a precious few minutes to go someplace without a vehicle. So, by the time you rush over there, you're tired and out of breath, meaning that you can't aim well. Then, the AI who can magically spot you kill you from an unknown location, because all you can see is trees, bushes, grass, shrubs and the occasional rock. I was tasked to capture a vehicle that was being guarded by some kind of grenade launcher-toting armored car ... and all I had was an AK-47. And then, what was the last straw, in one of the armored vehicles, every single fucking time you move, you hear your character lifelessly shout in a loud voice "FORWARD!" or "RIGHT!" or "LEFT!" or "FAST!". Even just tapping one of the buttons to steady you drive causes this.
And, most importantly, the cherry on top: The multiplayer. If a server isn't empty, has more than 2,500 ping or is in Russian, it is populated by assholes. In one server, nobody would tell me shit about the objective or where anything was going on. Then, one of them tells me to play the tutorial. Well, I did, and you know what? The tutorial didn't teach me anything that would have told me what the fuck was going on in that mission.
I mean, I enjoy how it plays, but I just can't find a good game here. What am I doing wrong or what's the game doing wrong?
/end rant
After reading PC Gamer magazine rant and rave about ARMA 2 and hearing that a free "demo" version had come out, I figured, "Hey, why not?"
I knew it was a war sim, and that's what I liked about it. It was a serious game. However, when I started playing it, it's been more of a frustration simulator than a war simulator.
Where to start: First of all, it is impossible to spot an enemy. How some people do it in the game escapes me. The landscape is green, the USMC wears green, the Russians wear green, the rebels wear green and there's 1,000,000 bushes, shrubs, brambles and patches of grass. How the fuck are you even supposed to spot an enemy? I mean, I don't expect the enemy to wear a bright red uniform, but if you look at Operation Arrowhead, there's a big visual difference between the rebels and the USMC. I have yet to notice any difference between the Russians and the Americans.
On top of that, the missions in the Armory suck. You have a precious few minutes to go someplace without a vehicle. So, by the time you rush over there, you're tired and out of breath, meaning that you can't aim well. Then, the AI who can magically spot you kill you from an unknown location, because all you can see is trees, bushes, grass, shrubs and the occasional rock. I was tasked to capture a vehicle that was being guarded by some kind of grenade launcher-toting armored car ... and all I had was an AK-47. And then, what was the last straw, in one of the armored vehicles, every single fucking time you move, you hear your character lifelessly shout in a loud voice "FORWARD!" or "RIGHT!" or "LEFT!" or "FAST!". Even just tapping one of the buttons to steady you drive causes this.
And, most importantly, the cherry on top: The multiplayer. If a server isn't empty, has more than 2,500 ping or is in Russian, it is populated by assholes. In one server, nobody would tell me shit about the objective or where anything was going on. Then, one of them tells me to play the tutorial. Well, I did, and you know what? The tutorial didn't teach me anything that would have told me what the fuck was going on in that mission.
I mean, I enjoy how it plays, but I just can't find a good game here. What am I doing wrong or what's the game doing wrong?
/end rant
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), 10 years + with a version of the game on my HDD (OFP, ArmA, ArmA II/OA) but show the longevity and potential the game has. It's best described as a military sandbox/simulator. The sim is great and what hooks people in, but what truely keeps it fresh is the limitless possibilities with missions and mods others and yourself can create.