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ARMA 2 Expectations |
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Written by Spanel Bros.
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Monday, 01 October 2007 |
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Page 2 of 3 No.13 A ffew points.
Many thanks to BIS for the original Operation Flashpoint.
A few points:
Please change the crosshairs! A single red dot would be better than the horrible white line crosshairs - it really does kill the realism!
The weapon sounds (esp Rifles) need to be improved from ARMA - just too tinny and pop gunnish.
Looking forward to this like many thousands of other PC'ERS (PC gaming is far from dying - you cannot compare console play with a game like this!)
You have an army of PC fans of the orignal flashpoint - Improve, but please don't sway too far away form what made OFP great.
No.12 Reducing polygons to feel more realism
Thanks to all BIS crews for their efforts and enthusiasm in creating one of the most realistic game ever. Operation Flashpoint in its days was revolutionary so does ArmA. I hope the team keeps focusing on optimizing all kinds of details while reducing polygons as much as possible when being close to a solider or an object. No.11 Simulator Vs. Arcade
I love ARMA for it's simulator feel. Such a nice change from BF2. No bunny hopping. Tanks actually have ammo types. Rifles that are better than for shotting point blank. Just the overall realism. But the blurb about consoles? BF2 sold 2,225,000 copies last time I checked. I have trouble believing PC gaming is dying. No.10 Is there hope for PvP
i hope there is a future for PvP like it was back in ofp, right now arma1 has no such factor due animation bugs and unresponsive controls. we had many awsome leagues for ctf, c&h, cti and funcups in dm, the browser was filled with tnt, czl, ecl, mfcti and cqb league maps and those battles felt really breathtaking in speed and tacticts.
All that seems to got lost while becoming more a vbs trainer in arma1, so my hope is back to the roots, make more space for fun which would not destroy the real part for coop players.
No.9 Good news
I like what I've seen so far, the AI improvements are very welcome here. The RPG and other interactive elements will add depth to push this beyond a 'shooter'.. Especially if they are dynamic, and the AI controllers list of objectives or tendancies can be easily updated by the user/scripts. I'm watching on the edge of my seat!
Thanks! No.8 Nice
I really like these blog entries. ![[smiley=wink]](http://www.bistudio.com/components/com_jreactions/custom/templates/balloon/smileys/smiley_wink.gif) Would be also nice idea to also see blog entries from 3d/2d artists and designers ![[smiley=cool]](http://www.bistudio.com/components/com_jreactions/custom/templates/balloon/smileys/smiley_cool.gif) . No.7 Expectations are high...
...even for mission design and addon making!! What about improved (3D-)editor and tools?
RPG elements nice idea! Does the players action really affect missions in campaign? Or is it "T-switch" stuff??
AI should been better in pathfinding on foot, vehicles, air and sea... lot of work beside eyecandy facial, vegetation, animal and destructionfx details ;)
Is it a good idea if ArmA and ArmA 2 can be played together? No.6 Cfg and Campaign
The best change is definite the step to the new world region with the europe scenery.
I hope for arma2, the campaign will be more like the ofp cwc campaign with some characters to identify.
Scripts Addons from ArmA should work in ArmA2 but is there some massive changes in the config files?
About the BLogs, i think its a good Idea to come closer with the community. No.5 Looking
Looking forward to see the new features and looking backward and hoping see an improved AI, destructive buildings and Ambient animals.
Btw. what about an ambient population? No.4 PS3?
It's looks pretty cool with this game and Console release. But, are you thinking about ArmA 2 on PS3? I've know only that you would release Arma 2 on Xbox 360, but I don't now if you would release it for PS3 too... It would be really cool, if you say on your blog on which consoles comes ArmA 2. I hope only, it is not only the Xbox 360. I would be really dissapointet. And the last thing, are you more concentrated on Console version or on the PC version? This RPG and AI features are sounds really good. This Game would be a next game, which can hold me at console for few years. OFP was the first and last game, which had hold me on for 6 years on PC. And now I thing ArmA 2 (on PS3) would make the same thing as OFP.
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