I'm sorry to say but most free2play online FPS have failed to impress me so far. I'd rather have a great pay n' play shooter than a bunch of free mediocre games.
I had America's Army for a while. I thought it was decent, but too slow. I uninstalled it just yesterday after finding a new online FPS, still in beta, called Combat Arms. It is free to play and download and is much faster and more chaotic. You can get it from fileplanet, and it only took me about a half an hour to download.
It still has several features that are "comming soon", but I suggest starting now so that you have a chance to be a top player by the time the game is more complete.
I expected it to be hard, something you could do for training, and when I played it, the controls were terrible, clunky, and it killed it.Legendaryscmt
i usually get used to them.and there's training.you get used to them in training.then go out to play online.i played it a while back and it was very fun.
Americas Army is a nice realistic army game and the only reason people dont like it is because of a high learning curve that results from the realism. "clunky controls" more like 'i couldnt kill somone the first time i played so i got frusterated and stopped playing'. Only thing is the graphics are getting dating but AAO 3.0 is gonna change that.
If you like camping then download it... and if you are a starter.... and you die then i hope you like to wait 10 minutes after the next round starts.. i played it 1 year i was honor 83 :P but it got boring and it's not a good game for me... you gotta be pro to enjoy the game also :p
I'm downloading Diablo 2 and with Lord of Destruction expansion pack i would say even Diablo 2 is better game than AA.... i don't like to wait in game 10 minutes to play next round and anyway the new graphics what comes out on that... sucks i wanna play also FarCry 2 :D
People often complain about having to wait for the next round but personally I always liked that part of the game, it adds tension when you only have that one life, I've never had the same adrenaline rush in any other online shooter as I did in AA being the last guy left on my team and being close to completing the objective. And if you don't like waiting, don't die so early. But yeah, if you're expecting something fast paced a la BF, forget about it.
And the graphics aren't that bad, in fact considering its age they're pretty nice after you crank up the AA from you videocard control panel.
People often complain about having to wait for the next round but personally I always liked that part of the game, it adds tension when you only have that one life, I've never had the same adrenaline rush in any other online shooter as I did in AA being the last guy left on my team and being close to completing the objective. And if you don't like waiting, don't die so early. But yeah, if you're expecting something fast paced a la BF, forget about it.
And the graphics aren't that bad, in fact considering its age they're pretty nice after you crank up the AA from you videocard control panel.
mr_mozilla
bf was good.especially 2142.waiting for the round is a tad bit more realistic.but if you die early,might as well get somethin to eat lol.
I expected it to be hard, something you could do for training, and when I played it, the controls were terrible, clunky, and it killed it.Legendaryscmt
[QUOTE="Legendaryscmt"]I expected it to be hard, something you could do for training, and when I played it, the controls were terrible, clunky, and it killed it.morpheus077
When I first started playing I would die within the first minute of action, then have to wait like 8 minutes for the next round. It sucked, but it didnt stop me from playing. I got better and really started enjoying the game. But after playing the same levels over and over, I quit.
America's Army wasn't made to appeal to everyone. People who play arcadish shooters (CS, CoD, BF...ect) probably aren't going to like it very much. People who hate arcadish shooters and tend to stick with games like WWII Online, Operation Flashpoint, Armed Assault or R6 (not the new crap, the *real* R6) will probably enjoy America's Army.. It's definitely not a FPS for beginners and not for people who aren't patient.
Overall I would have gladly paid $50 for America's Army if I had to, it's retail quality. I'm just waiting for 3.0 to come out (hopefully before 2009) before I jump back into it.
When I first started playing I would die within the first minute of action, then have to wait like 8 minutes for the next round. It sucked, but it didnt stop me from playing. I got better and really started enjoying the game. But after playing the same levels over and over, I quit.
My fave level was the Bridge. :P
ta11on
oooo i love that level.i like that factory mission.
Americas Army is a nice realistic army game and the only reason people dont like it is because of a high learning curve that results from the realism. "clunky controls" more like 'i couldnt kill somone the first time i played so i got frusterated and stopped playing'. Only thing is the graphics are getting dating but AAO 3.0 is gonna change that.way2funny
Probably one of my favourite MP FPS games, but it isn't realistic at all. It is just slow and actually requires that people think a little before charing in.
[QUOTE="way2funny"]Americas Army is a nice realistic army game and the only reason people dont like it is because of a high learning curve that results from the realism. "clunky controls" more like 'i couldnt kill somone the first time i played so i got frusterated and stopped playing'. Only thing is the graphics are getting dating but AAO 3.0 is gonna change that.Buffalo_Soulja
Probably one of my favourite MP FPS games, but it isn't realistic at all. It is just slow and actually requires that people think a little before charing in.
I find it to be pretty realistic. I agree with everything else you said though. Its probably one of my fav fps games online. I love hopping on vent with my clan and actually plan stuff, the sense of teamwork is great.
Im downloading americas army, but the entimated time until its finished is 30 hours!!!Atleast its just estimated.
siclone696
It is good for teh first 45min! Do you have a good PC because you will have HORRIBLE load times if you dont! Yea it took my like 40hrs to down laod it :( now i dont play it any more!
America's Army wasn't made to appeal to everyone. People who play arcadish shooters (CS, CoD, BF...ect) probably aren't going to like it very much. People who hate arcadish shooters and tend to stick with games like WWII Online, Operation Flashpoint, Armed Assault or R6 (not the new crap, the *real* R6) will probably enjoy America's Army.. It's definitely not a FPS for beginners and not for people who aren't patient.
Overall I would have gladly paid $50 for America's Army if I had to, it's retail quality. I'm just waiting for 3.0 to come out (hopefully before 2009) before I jump back into it.
SuperBeast
hey! I like arcadish and non-arcadish and i did not like AA!
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