ArmA 2 - Patch 1.05 & Free DLC Released!

I don't know how many of you guys are apart of squads, but currently I am apart of the 1/75th Strike-Cav and we do a lot of co-op missions and campaigns.

There is nothing like a good mission with 20+ people. Three infantry squads with air support taking on a few objectives. The game is simpley at it's best at those times.

ACE 2 is out and it is in beta and I can say it is amazing, really adds to the realism and improved the AI on its own.

ArmA 2 is one of my favorite games right now. I have 300+ hours logged into ArmA and ArmA 2 and I plan on logging hundreds more into the game.

The patch has fixed so many things, its not even funny. What was barely a playable game based on my experiences is now enjoyable.

And the new mission, well, I wont spoil it, but its pretty damn awesome, albeit short

that good? i'm excited... and glad that i didn't sell the game.

If you buy ArmA for the single player campaign then you're missing the point to be honest.

It's like if they made a new flight simulator and tacked on some single player story to it.... at the end of the day it's all about simulating flight.

the_mitch28

Operation Flashpoint had a wonderfully done single player campaign. In fact, I never even touched the multiplayer. How was expecting a good single player campaign from Arma 2 "missing the point?"

Many of us aren't interested in playing multiplayer, and I don't think that it is naive to expect a good single player experience from a sim at all. It seems to me that a solid campaign mode has always been the backbone of combat sim games: Aces of the Pacific, Red Baron, Knights of the Sky, Tie Fighter and X Wing all had wonderful campaigns. There were usually no cutscenes or in-game scripted events: just a series of missions with a short narrative in the briefing and an overarching story to tie them together. If Arma 2 just did this instead of trying to pull a CoD4, I would have probably loved the game.

And at the end of the day, it's not only about simulating a flight, or a ground battle for that matter. Simulating a soldier is just as important to me....moving up in rank, gaining medals, getting better equipment as the campaign progresses, etc.

Arma 2 advertised a single player campaign and it didn't deliver. It was in no way advertised as a mainly multiplayer simulator. I was disappointed with the game, and I think that's completely justifiable.

[QUOTE="the_mitch28"]

If you buy ArmA for the single player campaign then you're missing the point to be honest.

It's like if they made a new flight simulator and tacked on some single player story to it.... at the end of the day it's all about simulating flight.

dos4gw82

Operation Flashpoint had a wonderfully done single player campaign. In fact, I never even touched the multiplayer. How was expecting a good single player campaign from Arma 2 "missing the point?"

Many of us aren't interested in playing multiplayer, and I don't think that it is naive to expect a good single player experience from a sim at all. It seems to me that a solid campaign mode has always been the backbone of combat sim games: Aces of the Pacific, Red Baron, Knights of the Sky, Tie Fighter and X Wing all had wonderful campaigns. There were usually no cutscenes or in-game scripted events: just a series of missions with a short narrative in the briefing and an overarching story to tie them together. If Arma 2 just did this instead of trying to pull a CoD4, I would have probably loved the game.

And at the end of the day, it's not only about simulating a flight, or a ground battle for that matter. Simulating a soldier is just as important to me....moving up in rank, gaining medals, getting better equipment as the campaign progresses, etc.

Arma 2 advertised a single player campaign and it didn't deliver. It was in no way advertised as a mainly multiplayer simulator. I was disappointed with the game, and I think that's completely justifiable.

oh man imagine if ArmA 2 had a dynamic campaign like most flight sims? I know that'd be kinda of insane to pull off with so many different units and stuff, but imagine just looking at this campaign map, seeing these fights go down, and then having a list of missions for both infantry, vehicles, and aircraft and being able to pick them at will.

Oh, and I agree with you entirely concerning singleplayer. Also nice to see someone that played Aces of the Pacific, likely one of my all-time favorite sims...the fights against the aces were soooooo fun.

downloading the patch now..this is so nice..strangely,i love arma2 for their campaign,and single player missions, the multiplayer isnt so much fun,maybe because i join the wrong rooms,anyways,thanks for the news...

uchihataru

Im also one of the few who really enjoys the singleplayer campaign in ARMA2 bud, glad im not alone.

I relize that the online is the meat of the game for many players, but for me I enjoy the singleplayer just as much as the online. Also all the user made missions for ARMA2 that people have made really are impressive and even some are better then the campaign that came with the game.

Another completely awesome thing about this patch; The Steam version of ArmA 2 no longer needs Steam running to play.fudgeblood

minihotfix for minicampaign was released : http://www.arma2.com/supply/all-downloads/file/227-ew_hotfix.html?lang=en

just replace files in question ... nothing else and enjoy Xmas !