Matrix Games Forums

 Forums  Register  Login  Photo Gallery  Member List  Search  Calendars  FAQ 

My Profile  Inbox  Address Book  My Subscription  My Forums  Log Out

ARMA II

 
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
All Forums >> [General] >> General Discussion >> ARMA II Page: [1]
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
ARMA II - 10/13/2009 9:22:41 AM   
dogancan

 

Posts: 189
Joined: 9/25/2007
From: Ankara - Turkey
Status: offline 		anyone tried? Is it a click-fest or can be played by people like me who are not very dexterious and have never been good at aiming?

thanks...
Post #: 1
RE: ARMA II - 10/13/2009 9:28:44 AM   
Hertston


Posts: 3564
Joined: 8/17/2002
From: Cornwall, UK
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: dogancan
Is it a click-fest or can be played by people like me who are not very dexterious and have never been good at aiming?


Neither, at least in multiplay. It's certainly no 'click fest', but the usual FPS skills need to be sharper than usual, if anything. You should be OK in single-player, but expect to 'die' a lot.

(in reply to dogancan)
Post #: 2
RE: ARMA II - 10/13/2009 10:59:14 AM   
JudgeDredd


Posts: 8573
Joined: 11/14/2003
From: Scotland
Status: offline 		You might struggle if you are no good at aiming! It's quite hardcore.

It's suffered from the some of the same issues that plagued the original Flashpoint and then Armed Assault (first one)...dialogue is awful. Sound is pretty bad (shouting when on a night mission) Hearing a tank like it's on top of you but it's miles away, or not hearing a tank UNTIL it's on top of you...very demanding on your system because (imo) it isn't (nor has it ever been) optimised. I've played many, many FPS games, and I've come up with a load which are MUCH more detailed than this and yet run much smoother. I had hoped the Armed Assault II incarnation would've been different. It appears not.

After my very initial WOW factor I shelved it...simply couldn't get a decent frame rate out of it unless I turned down everything...and I'm not prepared to do that...one of the allures of FPS for me is the graphical output...sometimes simply awesome. Helps with immersion.

I will see if any of the patches fix the frame rate and audio when I revisit it.

(in reply to Hertston)
Post #: 3
RE: ARMA II - 10/13/2009 2:19:09 PM   
Joshuatree

 

Posts: 507
Joined: 12/30/2007
From: Netherlands
Status: offline 		Well it certainly ain't a clickfest. It's quite hardcore indeed, no "hitpoints" and no "healthpacks"... one hit and then you die most of the time. It's almost like a turnbased wargame, only it a FPS... know what I mean. You don't rush in and blaze the place to smithereens because that way the only thing that will be blown up is you. So you look at the situation, enemy soldiers and their movements, and then you decide what to do. So this game *does* take a lot more time than your usual FPS. Guns are much much more "real life", a rifle grenade does travel a huge distance, and not like most FPS 30 metres or so. And sniper rifles ditto. I mean, in FEAR a sniper rifle shoots about... 50 metres....? Here they can shoot hundreds of game metres.
And yes it is taxing on your system. I have a ATI 4870-X2 videocard, and it does 30 frames per second or so with everything turned up high.

(in reply to JudgeDredd)
Post #: 4
RE: ARMA II - 10/13/2009 5:09:38 PM   
jackx

 

Posts: 353
Joined: 7/8/2009
From: Germany
Status: offline 		Good aim yes, instant reactions as required by more "twitchy" fps - not so much. It's not really a cqb simulator anyways, none of the games in the series are. Caters more to the sniper/camper crowd. Non-moving pixels are notoriously hard to spot, and if you see them before they see you, they die and you don't.
A good rig that can maintain a steady framerate also helps a lot, too - no amount of aiming skill will do you any good if you have jittery weapon movement because of performance issues.



< Message edited by jackx -- 10/13/2009 5:10:16 PM >

_____________________________

no truth - no justice
all false belief
blinded by morality
there shall be ... no peace

(in reply to Joshuatree)
Post #: 5
RE: ARMA II - 10/14/2009 2:10:13 PM   
dogancan

 

Posts: 189
Joined: 9/25/2007
From: Ankara - Turkey
Status: offline 		thaks for the reps. After your comments, I downloaded the demo. With low graphic settings, the game runs pretty smooth and by tweaking difficulty settings I find the right balance that fits my taste. think I will buy the game...

(in reply to jackx)
Post #: 6
RE: ARMA II - 10/14/2009 2:30:18 PM   
EUBanana


Posts: 4552
Joined: 9/30/2003
From: Little England
Status: offline 		It rocks.

It's a bit like the old Delta Force games where you're shooting specks on the horizon more often than not, but more detailed, with vehicles and things. They tried to add a bit more urban, close quarters fighting too but it's not the game's strength.



They are definitely hardware hog games though.

_____________________________


(in reply to dogancan)
Post #: 7
RE: ARMA II - 10/15/2009 12:12:56 AM   
V22 Osprey


Posts: 1593
Joined: 4/8/2008
From: Corona, CA
Status: offline 		If these companies would stop working so much on graphics for a few seconds, and work on optimizing the game, we could all play.

_____________________________


Art by rogueusmc.

(in reply to EUBanana)
Post #: 8
RE: ARMA II - 10/15/2009 12:25:51 AM   
Sarge


Posts: 2841
Joined: 3/1/2003
From: ask doggie
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: V22 Osprey

If these companies would stop working so much on graphics for a few seconds, and work on optimizing the game, we could all play.


Your hang up with 3d modern graphics kills me …………




_____________________________


(in reply to V22 Osprey)
Post #: 9
RE: ARMA II - 10/15/2009 12:44:10 AM   
Hertston


Posts: 3564
Joined: 8/17/2002
From: Cornwall, UK
Status: offline 		On the 'aiming' front, ArmA 2 was the game that finally forced me into forking out on a decent 'gaming' mouse. It's an awful lot easier when you can customize cursor/sight movement to your natural hand-movement, it takes a while to get the right settings but once you do you can flick accurately from target to target almost without thinking about it.

(in reply to Sarge)
Post #: 10
RE: ARMA II - 10/15/2009 4:08:29 PM   
SlickWilhelm


Posts: 1854
Joined: 7/22/2007
From: Rochester, MN
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Sarge


quote:

ORIGINAL: V22 Osprey

If these companies would stop working so much on graphics for a few seconds, and work on optimizing the game, we could all play.


Your hang up with 3d modern graphics kills me …………




Well, I can understand why V22 is so upset with the shooter games always upping the hardware requirements. If I recall correctly, he's about 16 years old and probably can't build himself a new gaming rig every year like some of us older blokes. Just a guess, though. Maybe he really does have a 3D hangup!



_____________________________

Beta Tester - Brother Against Brother
Beta Tester - Commander: The Great War
Beta Tester - Desert War 1940-42

(in reply to Sarge)
Post #: 11
RE: ARMA II - 10/15/2009 5:01:04 PM   
andym


Posts: 1117
Joined: 7/12/2006
From: Kings Lynn UK
Status: offline 		Well i have OP Flashpoint 2 Dragon Rising.i really like it but then im not a hardcore shoot em up fan.I tried posting pics but no luck.

< Message edited by andym -- 10/15/2009 5:24:47 PM >

_____________________________

Press to Test...............Release to Detonate!

(in reply to SlickWilhelm)
Post #: 12
Page:   [1]
All Forums >> [General] >> General Discussion >> ARMA II Page: [1]
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Forum Software © ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 ANSI

1.781