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Novusordo

Dec 2 2006, 04:47

Is it possible to have real platoon-level infantry battles involving real organized squads and tactics or is it simply a chaotic free for all shit festival?

CrashDome

Dec 2 2006, 06:18

Take your pick. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

Captain Data

Dec 2 2006, 10:50

I would like to see way more Coop-Matches or City-PvP. Desert-Storm-Uniforms are not that useful while crawling between green trees to spot that damn sniper first @<hidden> other side of an area. City-fight means no real (dis)advantage for LSA / GIs.

Metal Heart

Dec 2 2006, 17:28

It's what you make of it.

Novusordo

Dec 3 2006, 19:28

ok cool and also how easy is it to organize a proper combinded arms multiplayer battle?

Daniel

Dec 3 2006, 19:56

Easy as pie if you know enough people and someone has the know how to create a mission. First I'd try a co-op server and see if any of their maps suit what you are after. If not, look into joining some of the clans that are on the go.

Combined Arms is definately the way to go in my opinion, just waiting on getting ArmA...

observer

Dec 5 2006, 17:50

The potential of wounderful missions, perfect tactics and great teamwork is in your hand! Make the mission, look for guys which play the game the way you want it to be played, no problem. That far ...

There is another factor that limitates: The server itself. Don´t know if anyone who wants to run a 30+ players server needs the "uber-machine from outer space" and because no-one owns something like that, we can´t run such a server. The latencies are way too high, no chance. Taht is really disgusting! http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif

Crankep

Dec 6 2006, 16:59

The connection is more important than server specs. A high upload rate is the important bit.

USSRsniper

Dec 7 2006, 03:18

Is it possible to have real platoon-level infantry battles involving real organized squads and tactics or is it simply a chaotic free for all shit festival?
In OFP, its so possible check my link in signature for example lol.... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/icon_rolleyes.gif Dont see any reasons why this would be not possible since ArmA supports more units playing at once. Or ArmA is actually really heavy on servers that 30 players is max?