Hi i am new to GS If anyone has played both the games please suggest me which one to buy. I am mostly a SP gamer but wouldn't mine good MP. It would be good if both these games are bugs free thank you
The games are totally different. What are you looking for? Do you want a faster paced less realistic shooter, or a slower paced more realistic shooter.
Wouldn't mine if a game has good SP. I loved operation flashpoint Cold War Crisis if Arma OA is anything like that then it would be good but i don't want buggy game
Well the ArmA series is known for bugs and glitches. Though it's basically the same as Cold War Crisis which was also buggy. So if you liked Cold War Crisis you'd probably like ArmA 2 and ArmA OA. Bad Company 2 is a smaller more focused and action packed shooter. ArmA is a slow paced military simulation shooter. It's just down to what you prefer. Both have a singleplayer.
[QUOTE="j_o_h_n_s_o_n"]Wouldn't mine if a game has good SP. I loved operation flashpoint Cold War Crisis if Arma OA is anything like that then it would be good but i don't want buggy game Then get arma 2, its the same game i assure you.
Well the ArmA series is known for bugs and glitches. Though it's basically the same as Cold War Crisis which was also buggy. So if you liked Cold War Crisis you'd probably like ArmA 2 and ArmA OA. Bad Company 2 is a smaller more focused and action packed shooter. ArmA is a slow paced military simulation shooter. It's just down to what you prefer. Both have a singleplayer. Karl319
with mods and patches alot of the bugs and glitches are gone now though, but like they said depends what you're looking for in gameplay.
[QUOTE="Farkeman"]gameplay = bc2 realism = arma 2 arma 2 has horrible gameplay imo ... Well, atlest you dont shoot someone 6 times with an smg like in bad company 2.
how does arma 2 have horrible gameplay? it's designed to be realistic and that's what it is, if the gameplay isn't fun but realistic doesn't mean it's not good gameplay..
how does arma 2 have horrible gameplay? it's designed to be realistic and that's what it is, if the gameplay isn't fun but realistic doesn't mean it's not good gameplay..
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Some people don't like games that are either too hard or too complicated. I myself like ArmA 1 and I love Battlefield 2. Unfortunately I've never played ArmA 2 or B:BC2 so I might as well shut up now.
[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="j_o_h_n_s_o_n"]Wouldn't mine if a game has good SP. I loved operation flashpoint Cold War Crisis if Arma OA is anything like that then it would be good but i don't want buggy game Then get arma 2, its the same game i assure you. but sir i have heard it's buggy. so i never bought Arma 2 are all the bugs patched in Arma 2?
[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="Farkeman"]gameplay = bc2 realism = arma 2 arma 2 has horrible gameplay imo ... Well, atlest you dont shoot someone 6 times with an smg like in bad company 2. 6 times ? wake up and l2p , if ur aim sucks dont blame in on game , 3 rounds with magnum ammo is more than enough ...
After all those patches? Not only they are patched up but i mysteriously found my game to run much better one day because of a patch.
6 times ? wake up and l2p , if ur aim sucks dont blame in on game , 3 rounds with magnum ammo is more than enoughFarkeman
Aim sucks? magnum? It seems you completly missed my point. Arma 2 is designed to be reallistic, which means that you wont have to aim to the head in order to kill someone quickly, 1-2 hits can kill, max 3. It also meens you dont need a freaking magnum (by the way military does not use magnum pistols for a reason) and it means that you dont need a freaking 50 caliber to kill someone. Its reallistic, a few shots kill. Also for your informations weapons in arma 2 are far more innacurate than bad company 2. In comparison, bad company's 2 combat in terms of realism is just like counter strike. In arma 2 weapons are powerfull and can kill with a few shots because the game is reallistic. You are not meant to have mad online fps skills to win, you are meant to play reallisticly, maintain accuracy in long range and pinpoint were the bullets will hit and not either go for a headshot or learn your weapon mechanics to put many sucessfull shots quickly. I can swear that in any online fps that does not focus on alot of realism, there will be atleast one smg that it takes 5 shots to kill someone. Thats what seperates arma 2 from all the other online fps.
[QUOTE="alexlmt"]You should know that BC2's single player is pretty short.j_o_h_n_s_o_n
what about Arma OA SP length ? LONG. But it depend on what you are up for. For example if you dont like playing the game slowly with patience and you want a faster paced experiance with better story then go for bad company 2. You see nowadays Most people cant invest so much time on a single game and so much patience. But if you want more operation flashpoint, you will be fine.
I know you said magnum bullets, and i remind you, the military does not use magnum or armor piercing. Unlike bad company 2 in arma 2 you dont need upgrades like that, because the combat is lethal already. So its bad company's gameplay that is bad not arma 2.
No gameplay is bad because you need crap upgrades like that to enforce your point that it takes few shots to kill someone which renders your point invalid. In arma 2 however it does not. Besides when i replayed to you i did not insult you in any way or dissrespect you or say arma 2 has clearly better gameplay or fanbase, (athough i added my opinion about that on the last post.) What i said is that while one can define it bad, atleast it does not take many hits to kill someone. The whole idea of arma 2 is not to go to action fast and spend time to take someone out. The idea is to play it slow quetly and patiently its a completly diffirent game with diffirent pacing and main idea. You cant compare it with a casual competitive online fps. Because its a hardcore fps that needs things to be done with precision and patience. Its not about ranking up the kills.
look i said what i had to say. Please re-read what i said for further arguments becasue thats about it. As for arma 2 not been hardcore? Well if arma 2 is not hardcore then nothing is hardcore. Also your opinion on what is hardcore is not a fact. Just what you think is hardcore.
Thank you to all PC gamers for valuable information :) i am buying Arma2 with it's expansion OAj_o_h_n_s_o_n
good decision :), and i'll repeat myself for the other people posting on the topic, just because the game is slow paced and u find it boring doesn't mean it has bad gameplay, their are plenty of people who love the slow pace and find fun in the realism, so the gameplay is not terrible it's just your opinion.
Sorry if I'm offtopic here but I have a quick question about the gameplay of BC2. I played MW2 before and ABSOLUTELY hated how it was just run around and shoot. Is BC2 more sit back and shoot or is it like MW2 where people are always just running around trying to kill everyone themselves? I hope I worded my question right
Why do people keep saying Fun - BC2, Realistic - ArmA 2
Personally I find the realism in ArmA 2 way more "fun" than BC2. It's more like this:
Arcade - BC2
Realistic - ArmA 2
simardbrad
Honestly after I played Operation Arrowhead's demo today, I enjoyed it much more than BF:BC2 because of it's deep tactical, sandbox experience. However, the game runs horribly so I can't play it well
Why do people keep saying Fun - BC2, Realistic - ArmA 2
Personally I find the realism in ArmA 2 way more "fun" than BC2. It's more like this:
Arcade - BC2
Realistic - ArmA 2
BLUBBBER
Honestly after I played Operation Arrowhead's demo today, I enjoyed it much more than BF:BC2 because of it's deep tactical, sandbox experience. However, the game runs horribly so I can't play it well
Why do people keep saying Fun - BC2, Realistic - ArmA 2
Personally I find the realism in ArmA 2 way more "fun" than BC2. It's more like this:
Arcade - BC2
Realistic - ArmA 2
simardbrad
Honestly after I played Operation Arrowhead's demo today, I enjoyed it much more than BF:BC2 because of it's deep tactical, sandbox experience. However, the game runs horribly so I can't play it well
What are your pc specs?
I have AMD Phenom II 720 BE Triple Core, ATI Radeon HD 4850 1 GB, 4 gb ddr2 RAM. My computer isn't really great, but I can run Crysis at a pretty decent level. Arma II gets pretty laggy for me, plus the HDR is pretty bad IMO
I own and play a lot of both and Arma 2 is definitely the superior game. Bad Company 2 is good, but once you finish the campaign and get all the unlocks its just the same maps over and over again. Arma 2 has almost unlimited replayability through mods, user created missions, and all the wicked stuff the multiplayer community comes up with.
Personally i would go for BFBC2. Although they are two completely different games, i still find ARMA OA buggy and sometimes it becomes kinda boring. -Something which is not the case at all in BC2-
I have AMD Phenom II 720 BE Triple Core, ATI Radeon HD 4850 1 GB, 4 gb ddr2 RAM. My computer isn't really great, but I can run Crysis at a pretty decent level. Arma II gets pretty laggy for me, plus the HDR is pretty bad IMO
Add me to xfire - GossamerSolid and I'll help you get it running nice.
Get Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Arma 2 have bugs and glitchesguildclaws
Yes arma 2 does have bugs and glitches... but BC2 does as well. No game will ever be without bugs and glitches due to the fact that they are programmed by a large group of humans. We all make mistakes and it happens in programming. At least ArmA2's devs are always working on fixing problems (http://forums.bistudio.com/forumdisplay.php?f=82) While DICE always says... oh we had distribution problems, let's delay this patch by 2 months.
These are polar opposite games. BFBC2 has a pretty mediocre singleplayer that wishes it was akin to Call of Duty, and some great arcade shooter multiplayer; it is very polished. ArmA II OA is a simulator; it's singleplayer is good and there is huge amounts of content however it lacks polish, the multiplayer is also extremely expansive and deep, however it is an acquired taste. The Editor is also amazing. Chance are you simply wont like ArmA II if you don't like games that are unconventional and strive for realism - and also have a tolerance for low production values and rough edges. At the end of the day however singleplayer wise ArmA II is OA is infinitely more rewarding; the editor alone is amazing fun and easy to use. Multiplayer wise there is much more there than any BF game has offered.
I have AMD Phenom II 720 BE Triple Core, ATI Radeon HD 4850 1 GB, 4 gb ddr2 RAM. My computer isn't really great, but I can run Crysis at a pretty decent level. Arma II gets pretty laggy for me, plus the HDR is pretty bad IMO
simardbrad
Add me to xfire - GossamerSolid and I'll help you get it running nice.
Get Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Arma 2 have bugs and glitchesguildclaws
Yes arma 2 does have bugs and glitches... but BC2 does as well. No game will ever be without bugs and glitches due to the fact that they are programmed by a large group of humans. We all make mistakes and it happens in programming. At least ArmA2's devs are always working on fixing problems (http://forums.bistudio.com/forumdisplay.php?f=82) While DICE always says... oh we had distribution problems, let's delay this patch by 2 months.
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