ArmA 2 Demo expected today/tomorrow!!

Meh, Knowing them the demo will be buggy and have performance issues. They will fix those with patchs later on.

w00t

Cool, I can't wait to see how it performs on my computer. Played through the original Op: Flashpoint campaign last week to let me appreciate the improvements more. Never played ArmA so this will be interesting. :PinoperativeRS

the game is very unpolished, needs a serious improvement....

but its a good game though

i was watching some vids and it looked really unfinished. but w/e, i'll still try it out

Im holding my fingers it will get relesed in time.

Start work on Wensday and get of next monday, by witch time my copy will fall down in my mailbox.

Would be nice to get some time playing it before then... fingers crossed. :)

i was watching some vids and it looked really unfinished. but w/e, i'll still try it out

REforever101

It's been out in Germany for a while now and it is buggy as hell. It also runs really badly and has game engine issues.

should i get arma 1 first? is them multiplayer alive and is the sp alone worth it? johnny27

It's been out in Germany for a while now and it is buggy as hell. It also runs really badly and has game engine issues.

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It's been out in Germany for a while now and it is buggy as hell. It also runs really badly and has game engine issues.

Bumzur

I really REALLY doubt that.

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i was watching some vids and it looked really unfinished. but w/e, i'll still try it out

Swiftstrike5

Game looks so bad, lol... ArmA was great, but the only level I could find a server on was the Bridge level though it never got old. Guess I'll see how the ArmA 2 demo fairs.

No demo yet? Sad panda :(

BI is a crappy developer.

Well, scratch that...they are freaking awesome and have lots of talent, they just cant fix their own games to save their lives.

I still have issues with ArmA, and it got A.) an expansion pack and B.) a sequal before it is fixed.

Im not the only one, either, this game is afflicting tons of people.

From the videos I've seen there seems to be very little physics in the game. How can you have a realistic simulation, that is supposedly used by some armed forces for training purposes, without realistic physics? Even World War 2 Online: Battleground Europe has realistic physics applied to all the ballistics, damage models, flight models etc. and that is an MMO which is nearly 10 years old!

Game looks so bad, lol... ArmA was great, but the only level I could find a server on was the Bridge level though it never got old. Guess I'll see how the ArmA 2 demo fairs.

OoSuperMarioO

From the videos I've seen there seems to be very little physics in the game.EvanescenceUK

How can you have a realistic simulation, that is supposedly used by some armed forces for training purposes, without realistic physics?EvanescenceUK

Training requires you to learn what tactics to use and things of that nature, not learn how far a fence will bend realistically if a 5t Ural runs into it. I'm curious how you feel adding proper physics, aside from visuals, would make the game any more realistic, or make it any more of a useful training aid.

Even World War 2 Online: Battleground Europe has realistic physics applied to all the ballistics, damage models, flight models etc. and that is an MMO which is nearly 10 years old!

EvanescenceUK

There were few physics objects in ArmA1 as well. It managed to fare well without the need of ragdolls and things. They are superfluous anyway. Besides, calculations of physics on an island that is 400km^2 would require a computer sent to your doorstep directly from heaven. ArmA1's Sahrani island took over 45 minutes (that's real-time) to cross on foot. Don't forget, either, that you can see at least 10km of that distance if the weather is clear at any given time. If I hop in a jet, I could effectively see from one end of the island to the other. Could you imagine rendering physics of the same level of realism as the rest of the game for everything beneath me?LordFuzzywig

I'm not too sure how object physics apply to training...

Training requires you to learn what tactics to use and things of that nature, not learn how far a fence will bend realistically if a 5t Ural runs into it. I'm curious how you feel adding proper physics, aside from visuals, would make the game any more realistic, or make it any more of a useful training aid.LordFuzzywig

ArmA has exceptionally realistic ballistics, realistic recoil model, has damage models (based on projectile size, speed, and other things), models the distance and time that sounds takes to travel to you (and how fast an object is going - i.e., it is perfectly logical to not hear the shot that kills you because the shot is supersonic), HDR, and even included a pretty decent flight model as well for a game that openly boasts itself as an INFANTRY simulator. The only thing lacking from it was wind affecting your bullet dispersion. Did you play the first one, or are you basing everything you know off a few videos?LordFuzzywig

Don't get me wrong, I think Arma 2looks great and I have it on preorder. I can't wait to play it on Friday! :)

No demo yet? Sad panda :(

Wasdie

Why are you comparing WWII Online to ArmA 2. You fail to mention that 90% of the gameworld is empty and no fighting gets used, the network lag basically ruins the inf combat, the hit detection and phsyics are still extremely buggy, the graphics (although upgrade is coming with 1.31) are still way outdated, the preformace is crap, and you have to rely on other players being on...

I could go on about the bugs.

I play both WWII Online and ArmA very often. I can honestly say that ArmA is the better game all around. Awesome ballistics, much more full enviroment with much more varitey, a much more diverse amount of vehicles and weapons, and overall just more quality. ArmA has mods and player made content, I can honestly say I have played over 100 uniques missions made for ArmA and that is only a fraction of what is out there. I have played Veitnam mods, WWII mods, mod packs for realism, mod packs for extra weapons and vehicles, everything. Heck I make missions for it.

ArmA is an amazing game. Its bugs and its crappy AI really hold it back. Thats why ArmA 2 looks so good, most of ht ebugs have been ironed out and the AI is much better.

The demo video showing the TrackIR5 really makes me want to buy one. Too bad it's a pretty $$$ device though.