Embarrassing multiplayer experience

[Sera]

Since I've got the game, I've been dying to find good server to play on.
I've had a sad exerience so far.
Most of the server got no sign of teamplay and filled with immature players running to take off with chopper, to crash it in a few seconds - you should practice it in single player if you suck.
Also on many server the owner/admins are ultra egoist. Others will shoot you if you try to fly, or just cause they suck at killing moving target on the opposing side.
There are servers where you get banned without ANY reason, without anyone trying to talk to you, or for reasons like trying to take a wreck in for repairs, or doing anything like mounting a vehicle.
If anyone tells me, or asks me to do, or not do something I'd gladly be a teamplayer and do what they ask.
This is getting old pretty fast. I expected a much higher intellectual level from the ArmA2 community.

And before you ask, I'd host my own server, but there is no linux version out yet.

[Charliereddog]

it'll calm down once the shine wears off and all the leet kiddies fuck off to the next big thing.

[SnR]

It dosent last, so dont worry as a individual you can go where ever you want to, so keep looking and keep your mindset

[Hund]

Hello Sera, and welcome to the community.

You are absolutely right that teamwork is a rare and wonderous event on public servers. If teamwork is the main attraction for you as a gamer (as it is for many of us), then I can only urge you to seek out one of the many good gaming groups out there. They usually run tightly admined or altogether closed servers where the more troublesome elements of the public arena aren't admitted. I won't start namedropping here, but if you look through the squad pages, I'm sure you will find more than a few groups that appeal to you.

That said, if you're not really into being a member of something, I can recommend a few good open servers that run good games. Off the top of my head I'd mention GOL (when they are open), Zeus (my humble home, and not entirely open for business yet) and Tactical Gamer (also not open for business yet, but I hear it won't be long). I have had good experiences on Kellys Heroes and Suicide Squad in the past, but for for the last few weeks at least they haven't been up to their game.

In conclusion: Don't be dismayed over the lack of maturity and goodwill that prevails on the public servers. If you want gameplay, you have to do a little digging for yourself. That's the OFP/Arma way, and I suspect it won't change anytime soon. Hope this was helpful to you, and I'll hopefully see you soon on the servers.


- Hund of Zeus

[demonic87]

1 server that I almost always have a good time on is Kellys Heroes. Give it a try.

[Smee]

I didn't play ARMA but with 2 I'm already hooked. previously playing PR i'm hoping that Teamwork will build with time as people start to understand how to play. shame you cant form your own units in MP. maybe someone will mod it

[AussieTerry84]

JOIN A COMMUNITY!!!!!! That way you'll have mature games where the kiddo's are filtered out and not welcome.

You also get the benefits of getting access to:

*Locked community member servers
*Team Speak
*Planned out private coop campaigns that go fully indepth and make use of everything that ArmA 2 has to offer
*Your no longer alone, if someone shoots you over something stupid, you now have 10-15 other people right behind you to back you up.


It'd be handy if you can post what country your from so we can start suggesting the appropriate communities.

This is a VERY VERY big community based game .

[mutters]

I feel your pain Sera,
Ive tried to get involved in the mp games,they have either been hacked or had a high percentage of pond life ruining it.
In fact i can honesty say that so far after about 20 or so games that ive never survived a helecopter ride in to battle ,its either crashed or been shot down by my own side lol.
Maybe ill have to try to find a uk squad or something trouble being is that i run my own buissness and cant commit 100 percent.

[Hellfire257]

Well at the moment ArmA2 is stuffed full of noobs who are most likley CoD4 players. After a while they will find it boring and go away. It is really bad at the moment. I was playing on a server and it got so bad that we had to hide the aircraft from the public and they had to ask to use em. Its chaos at the moment but it will die down. Hopefully =S

[the unknown]

It will become better I do hope it happens soon.
About -{GOL}-'s move to arma2, we have set up a server for it, just type in gol in the filter and it should pop up. The full move to arma2 still has to come since we need to port some missions and not all the members have the game yet. If you need more information you can just ask on this website: www.gol-clan.net