Arma 2
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Maniacal
the green Napoleon
The AI isn't really any worse than any other game, however it is rather noob unfriendly and can be a bit clunky at times. It is a very fun and rewarding game that requires teamwork to succeed, but you do need to have people to play it with.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Yeah depending on which mission you play, but keep in mind its a very slow paced simulator game.
Mosher
Mushroom dad
I played it a little bit when it first came out and didn't like it too much; the sensation of having every key on your keyboard bound to 3 different actions kind of turned me off from it.
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
They aren't.
Omega124
Challenging Fate
I heard it's a fun mod for DayZ. Never tried it out myself, though, I'm getting too much enjoyment out of the base game to try out mods 
Moff Jerjerrod
Deity
Check out Armaholics for their extensive scenario mods. ARMA2 is a great game. In fact I found that after playing ARMA2 for a while it improved my ability to compete online in other games such as COD:BO and BF3. You learn to think like a real soldier playing ARMA2.
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
I heard it's a fun mod for DayZ. Never tried it out myself, though, I'm getting too much enjoyment out of the base game to try out mods
ARMA 2 is not a mod for DayZ.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Day-Z is also a really horrible mod for the most part.
I'm not bashing anyone, but why is it so popular if it's horrible? I get that people don't like zombies but that doesn't make it a horrible mod. Does it?
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
The quality of the mods is largely pretty bad. The zombie AI is pretty bad, they can walk through doors, attack through walls, and both them and the survival needs don't do much to keep the players from turning it into a PvP/grief fest with absolutely no teamwork between people who aren't already grouped up on VOIP. Its very buggy and glitchy and filled with hackers.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
I haven't really checkedo ut any others besides ACE and a WW2 one.
Omega124
Challenging Fate
Sarcasm.
generally denotes it being used.Anyways, DayZ, as Manical had hinted at, is a love it or hate it mod. It requires time, effort, and planning in order to not get buttraped at the beginning, but once you starting getting the feel for it, it's really exhilarating. And personally, the PvPfest actually is part of the charm of the game. Society would devolve into everyone trying to shoot and kill you for a can of beans in a zombie apocalypse.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
It definitely wouldn't be every single person out for only themselves. There would be soem violence sure, but most people aren't hardened and indifferent killers (or playing a videogame) and there are far more pressing issues and other activities to do than just shoot people and do a little bit of scavenging. DayZ offers absolutely nothing to do besides enjoy the scenery and shoot other players.
Its fun for a while with a group, but that's about it. Rocket is supposed to be addressing those problems in the stand alone though. which hopefully he will.
Its fun for a while with a group, but that's about it. Rocket is supposed to be addressing those problems in the stand alone though. which hopefully he will.
History_Buff
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Yeah, almost certainly it would not. Groups are always more survivable than roaming individuals in the real word. It's why we're all leaving in societies now.
Thorgalaeg
Deity
IMO Arma 2 (and all the series starting with OFP) is the best shooter without question. It is more of a sim than a classical shooter though, so Arma is to CoD or BF about the same as Live for Speed to Need for Speed. Multiplayer can be very different from other games. The ideal way of playing it is in cooperation games, that way it is as being in a modern real war, so real time voice communications are a need.
Sadly two developers are in jail in Greece charged with military spionage
so probably the next release is going to be delayed...
Sadly two developers are in jail in Greece charged with military spionage
so probably the next release is going to be delayed...
grandad1982
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If you have the right people to play with its really fun. There's nothing like coordinating an attack on an enemy town using a variety of resources and tactics.
Single player is less fun but thats because I generally dislike controlling AI team members.
I would say buy it
Single player is less fun but thats because I generally dislike controlling AI team members.
I would say buy it
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
The developers are back home on bail, and it was only two guys so the next release probably wouldn't have been delayed that much.
