How do I get started with ArmA? Servers, mods, clans, etc?
I want to be operator.
>>334839487
>you buy a game and find a group
WOOOOOOW YOU"VE DONE IT INCREDIBLE!
>>334839627
But shitposter-kun, where do I find this "group?"
>>334839709
Oh come on you inept fokker. Just fucking google, watch YT fucking anything that's not rocket science.
fuckingidiot-chan
>>334839487
>I want to be operator.
You're years too late for that.
Arma community has gone to shit thanks to dayz, now it's full of RPcucks and wasteland.
If their sever is still up you can try the 15th MEUSOC server on Arma 2.
Look up their website for guides.
>>334839487
So what's this game even like? You die in one shot, and have to wait for your team to win/fail the mission? Which can take hours? What are the mission objectives anyway?
>>334840171
Bit more complex than that I think.
>>334840593
can you respawn? or get revived/healed?
>>334840171
>So what's this game even like?
Depends.
Not gonna lie, it's a hiking/driving simulator 50% of the time, 25% is management/coordination of gear/plan and the other 25% is actual combat
>You die in one shot
Depends where you're shot at at, how bad you're bleeding etc
>and have to wait for your team to win/fail the mission?
If you're lucky there's a medic taking care of you.
On public servers you usually respawn, on private games its permadeath in not saved by medic.
>Which can take hours?
Yes
>What are the mission objectives anyway?
Depends, it can be anything.
The game is sandbox.
>>334840973
Depends entirely on the server or group you're playing with. They all make their own rules.
I always wondered how mods worked in this game.
are they server side only (and get DLed automatically like in gmod)? are mods that change/add skins client side only?
>>334840171
Widely depends on what and how the server is doing things. Private and more serious groups tend to be one life only while public and less serious groups let you respawn.
Same extends to what mission objectives are.
>>334841394
Both.
Maps are server side
clientside mods like WarFX(now BlastCore) or JSRS which alter effects/particles and sound.
Bigger mods like ACE2 are required both by client and server.
>>334841871
gee thanks anon.
I havepiratedthe game and tried the singleplayer game modes (and kinda liked it). but I've been told to not judge the game based on it, is it true? is the mp really that different?
>>334842217
Arma 3 or 2?
I didn't bother too much with 3 and so did all the people I knew from A2..
But I have my best gaming memories on Arma 2 multiplayer. I never finished the single player campaigns.
Especially on those Fallujah Insurgency 64 player map.
You're so immersed, it's incredible.
>>334842860
The sad part is that the game is a bit dead are really aged like milk.
>>334842860
Arma 3.
damn, is the whole city playable? that's looks impressive.
>>334843183
Don't get your hypes up, it's shitty sat map with closed box armed assault tier structures.
hit me for arma 3 operator action, fun without the shit the /vg/ thread had
http://steamcommunity.com/id/7656119797563159/
>>334843183
>Arma 3.
Can't tell much about it, i bought it when it was available on early access and got disappointed.
I haven't played the game in over a year, 64 hours on the counter.
>is the whole city playable?
Yes
What >>334843518 is true but you could enter many buildings.
>>334843684
>3.5k hours on TF2
Man you're just asking to get butt raped 24/24 7/7 by any Arma enthusiast.
>>334843960
>implying you can compare the games
nope its not the same beyond first person
>>334840171
there are cod-like servers where you run around on small arena and shoot each other with 3 sec respawn, there also are servers where you move around five hours straight just to get rekt by other group that moved around itty bitty better than your one did
just check out open online servers for starters. It's always shit, but it's a start.
>>334844181
Certainly not. But you're like that guy with KFC written all over his face going to a four star restaurant in France.
>>334844718
i seriously dont get what you are trying to tell me
all i said is i provide arma 3 without the shit /vg/ was
>>334839954
>the community is shit meme
are you even trying?
>>334839709
Steamforum. Armaworld & https://units.arma3.com/#?orderField=created_at&orderDirection=desc&page=1&limit=9&layout=grid
Look for the stuff you like the most.
Milsim = Military Roleplay
Realsim = Tactical Units, probably based on real units but no roleplay
Anything else = It's Call of Arma
>>334844882
It's not a meme though.
>game is about milsim
>filled GTA RPshitters and wasteland fags
Also LE DANK MARIOKART DLC ECKS DEE
>>334845230
>muh community is only the visible public servers
>not the thousands stashed away that play organized groups and actually produce mods/maps
Just download Project Reality instead and save yourself a lot of trouble and money
>>334846387
>f2p
>only a handful of gamemodes
na
>>334846387
This. Not as versatile as Arma, but you can always get a good squad of people working together without much hassle.
>>334844854
I'm just saying this isn't gonna happen.
>>334846985
>f2p
wrong, it's completely free
>only a handful of gamemodes
nigga what the fuck do you need game modes for in a game where the whole point is the players dynamically generating the flow and narrative of the game
>>334849028
>wrong, it's completely free
that's what f2p means
