More realistic/depressing feeling

[Smurf]

I don't what's in-game is too much. It's really just a brief flash of brighter colors, registering alarm without impairing your actions at all.

Agreed. It's like the dilating pupiles after an adrenalie rush (?).

Looks plenty blurry to me, with all the FPS drops at cruciak moments.

In-game is quite different as isn't that "I forget my glasses" type of blur, more like "I've been hit by a hammer in the head". :P
And don't eat so much FPS.

Well, getting shot is annoying. Ear-ringing should always be optional because of player medical conditions, so muffled sound on top of that could work.

If is annoying it shouldn't be optional cause everyone would disable it to have a little edge (at least in MP). I know its more realistic then muffled sounds but if you are planning to play a long session, it could cause real headaches.

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Check this, it covers everything I just wrote (should have posted it early): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RZJfVGVeME
Also, this guy has DoF enabled wich causes some blur in objects.

[KrAziKilla]

ear ringing near an explosion or tank shooting just for a few seconds would be pretty awesome though then slowly fade in the battle sound again.

[maturin]

It's already in the game, and expanded on in ACE.

[Leopardi]

ear ringing near an explosion or tank shooting just for a few seconds would be pretty awesome though then slowly fade in the battle sound again.

No, definitely not awesome. I already hear it every second of the day. If we're being that realistic the character should be deaf and have a high volume ring for the rest of it's life.

[Madeon]

I'm inclined to agree with those who would prefer muffled sounds instead of ear-ringing. Now normally I'd argue in favour of strict adherence to realism when it comes to sounds in arma - and I totally agree that ear-ringing is the most realistic option, however I don't think it's wise for people to unneccessarily put themselves at risk to hearing damage.