Anyone play ArmA 2?

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Brendan

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I'm considering buying it and want some opinions? I'm looking for something a little deeper than MW2.

Reviews mention that the single player campaign is a little buggy. Have the patches resolved the issues?
 
You'll need a super computer if you want it to look like the screenshots. On a 4ghz i7 930 and GTX275 at 1920x1200 I can only get playable framerate on medium-high settings, and even then I get huge performance drops in towns. I've had some good games online, but not many people played when it was released so I doubt the situation has improved yet.
 
Yeah, I don't expect to play with all the bells and whistles but I think it will still look ok. Do you know whether it is possible to save games during a mission?

Also what is the minimum connection you need to play online with a voice client?
 
You can save during a mission,I did it all the time.The game is quite buggy even with the patches,performance issues have mostly been sorted out with the patches but there are still some game glitches that occur.Sometimes you are almost through a mission and then an important "trigger" event fails to happen and you have to redo the whole mission, so it can be bloody annoying at times.It is a pretty good game and the realism is very good,its got a steep learning curve though and there is a sh*tload of controls that you have to get used to and the command interface can be rather complicated.

Cheers
 
Shot.

I'm looking for something that is a bit more hardcore than Modern Warfare so complexity is good in my opinion.

I think I'll go pick up a copy a little bit later on then.

Do you play online at all?
 
No,not realy.My gaming pc at home is not connected to the net,so single player for me only.Arma 2 is a pretty decent game,if you can live with the bugs.

cheers
 
I've just come home with a copy and I'm busy downloading the 1.07 patch. This thing even comes with a proper manual.
 
I installed Operation arrowhead last night,looks very cool and runs pretty decent.It runs much better than the original one,running eveything maxed and getting a solid 60fps with v-sync on.Still trying to get used to having the whole keyboard for controls again!!

Hope you enjoy Arma2!!

Cheers
 
vetbeer said:
It runs much better than the original one,running eveything maxed and getting a solid 60fps with v-sync on.
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Bugger, time for me to get that GTX480 then! Are they as noisy and hot as everyone whines about? Or is that just in cases with bad ventilation? What res are you running? My GTX275 is struggling in a lot of games at 1920x1200 now...
 
Not so hot and noisy as a lot of people (who dont own one!!) claim.Never see temps above 62 deg's,my coolermaster Haf 932 also definately helps.Gaming on a 27 inch with 1920 x 1080 resolution.I can run Crysis on my rig at that resolution and get 48 - 65 fps most areas.

Cheers
 
Awesome! I'm so tempted, but I have a feeling Nvidia has something up it's sleeve for xmas, so I should really hold out till then (and Crysis 2).
 
There are rumours of a dual gtx485,but not before next year I dont think,and the gtx480 will stay the fastest single gpu solution for a little while still.The gtx 480 is a fantastic card,you wont be sorry if you decide to buy one.

Cheers
 
I played for a bit - everything maxed out except for AA and ansiotrophic filtering and it looks good and runs well at 1440*900 on my Q9400 and 9600GT.

I'm enjoying it. It's going to take a while to get more used to the higher realism though.
 
I'll probably be getting ARMA2 and Arrowhead after I upgrade my system. I'm a bit circumspect after the disaster that was the original ARMA
 
I see an add on for Arrowhead is coming out next month called 'British Armed Forces'

That should be interesting
 
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