Poll of the Day > Why aren't YOU playing the critically acclaimed military simulation shooter Arma

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Arma 3 to be exact

So why not? Why are you afraid of playing a shooter that doesn't treat you like a walking God?

Why are you afraid of learning how to do more than point and shoot while moving?

Mmmmmm?

Why are you so afraid of trekking 12km in silence and immediately getting domed when you run into contact?

I don't want to roleplay as the military.

shadowsword87 posted...

I don't want to roleplay as the military.

I thought this too and it kept me from playing the game.

I was mistaken. Most people feel the same way, they're there to have FUN.

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sounds like you were on one of the LIFE servers.

excellent time to be had by all.

before you know it you're bombing orphanages and schools*

*in Arma, of course

Why would I be playing a game I have no interest in?

Cruciferous posted...

Why aren't YOU playing the critically acclaimed military simulation shooter Arma

Because it's mostly focused on multiplayer, and I hate people.

Also, because it's a PC-only game, and I loathe PC gaming.

because the graphics are bad, imho.

Arma 1 it was acceptable, but arma 3... nope

when i wanna play FPS games, i like silly over the top shit like planetside 2

Lokarin posted...

because the graphics are bad, imho.

Arma 1 it was acceptable, but arma 3... nope

there's mods for that tho

Cruciferous posted...

there's mods for that tho

but then you aren't playing the critically acclaimed shooter Arma... you're playing the "we fixed it for you" shooter Arma+mods

Full Spectrum Warrior is the only military sim I like. but it's not an FPS

Because I heard nothing but bad things about the single-player game.

Besides, I play STALKER Anomaly so I'm afraid this would be too fast-paced and easy for me.

Lokarin posted...

but then you aren't playing the critically acclaimed shooter Arma... you're playing the "we fixed it for you" shooter Arma+mods

horrible logic get out of my topic

Cruciferous posted...

horrible logic get out of my topic

Look...

Do you play critically accalimed Skyrim... or do you get the 1001+ bug fix patch and mods

skyrim gets most of its play via console so u can't tell me by the numbers it wasn't a good game and still isn't

mods are part of the experience now etc

I'm not a fan of shooters, unless Battlefront counts, then I'm just a fan one those 2 shooters

I own all the shit from 2 back when DayZ was a mod

Cruciferous posted...

skyrim gets most of its play via console so u can't tell me by the numbers it wasn't a good game and still isn't

So what you're saying is, a game has to stand on its own and you can't rely on mods to fix what the devs did wrong.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

So what you're saying is, a game has to stand on its own and you can't rely on mods to fix what the devs did wrong.

no I also said mods are part of the deal now

User made content is a huge part of what makes Arma 3 special. The devs created a platform for this to happen by design, and it's really good at what it does and no other game can replicate it.

Skyrim is this too, especially since they integrated mods into consoles.

I tend not to play simulation games in general, whether shooters or otherwise

Cruciferous posted...

no I also said mods are part of the deal now

So you said two mutually contradictory things in order to avoid actually addressing the point.

Gotcha.

Good games can't also have a strong moding community

OK

Good games can have a strong modding community...

It's just that modding it makes it a different game

I remember my friend had the first one. It was a bit exhahsting to just die over and over. Was a bit dull, we were like 14 so understandable. Now however, I much prefer Doom, Titanfall 2 style shooters.

I do sort of appreciate it as the full other end of the seesaw to Doom 2016 and not sort of a half way house of realism/zany fun thay many 'realistic' shooters fall into