aragos

Guys, Chalas' group is about max in numbers now and I don't think he is looking for more. I suggest setting up another thread/list. Good luck!

IMHO, outside of hacking/cheating, the only real WTF exploit is server hopping from barracks to barracks across the universe. Sniping? Part of the game man. PK'ing, friending-then-killing, and all the big old back of crap--all part of the game. Learn and go on. Some dude spawns in the NWAF barracks, grabs the sweet gear, jumps servers, does the same, and so on? Cheap.

Agree with all above. For me, it was a barn in Gorka. I'm up on the top floor, about 5 Z's outside. I comes a bandit (back when we still had the skins). He's doing slow move, etc. I have him in my sights but don't shoot--first, back then you could get the skin too easy (e.g., one kill of a guy trying to kill you). Second, didnt want to deal with the Zed horde. He asks "Yo, Aragos in the barn. You friendly?" "Yep. No s**t here bro. Don't go out north door--two of my buds outside [and they were]--go out south side." "Thanks. good luck." "Same to you." You don't get that in any other game.

God, I'm enjoying the forums today. Like I said in another thread, best thing I've read since Redshirts. Like little kids when they get caught stealing a candy bar. All excuses, accidents, and all of it. Hilarious.

@Dizzy--yeah thats what I thought may have happened as well. Random respawn on reboot with gear he had before. It happens.

All, Aside from the big bag of lols this morning as the hackers/cheaters cried oceans of tears, I've spent a bit thinking about all this. 1) Rocket has created something we've not seen in a long, long time. An original game that creates emotion. 2) He did this for free, on his own time. 3) The Hackers/Cheaters are giving him a rash of crap for not allowing them to ruin his (and to some extent, ours as well) creation. I can only compare it to a rapist complaining that you didn't let him finish raping your daughter before you called the cops. If you support Rocket, the team and BE for the ban, say so here. If not, GTFO.

good stuff Logan. Thanks.

CHKilroy. Really gets into the game.

Nah, I was hoping for the golden jet pack, or maybe an A-10 just for me. Nope, just saw the ever growing list of "WTF Rocket Sux" on other threads, noted that maybe--just maybe--other folks felt different and needed to say so. Do they need an attaboy? Hmm. Don't know them personally, but seems to me that getting spammed by hackers for 48 hours straight just might piss folks off. I don't figure they'd post a "well what do you think about us now in 20 words or less" thread. And BTW, water isn't nearly wet enough. I vote NO on water wetness.

Amen Brother Fackstah! I'd add one thing folks are sort of forgetting. Any tool that can script, hack, et al a game that you are running on your PC, is only a step away from being used as a 'carrier' to move spyware, bots, and other malicious code into your PC. Don't think that since "this is only a game" that makes it ok to download cheats/scripts/etc. In other words, don't be surprised to see your debit card account being drained or credit cards run up or a suddenly bad credit rating--all thanks to the bots, malware, et al that you happily let into your PC. Plus, I'd be ready to kill someone who did it to a server I was playing on and then I find out, thanks to some l33tHakker, I have a PC full of viruses. Stomp em out, I say. And keep on stompin.

Exactly. Funny how people don't read their EULAs. I have to disagree with Rocket's banning of the sad, sad pandas on this thread, however. Most entertaining read I've had since Redshirts. Just sayin. ;)

No. TS isn't used ala global chat. Our team uses it for a replacement for direct comms. Plus, less demand on Arma2 engine than trying to use an imbedded chat system.

Agreed. IMHO, they won't be back in force. First, the hacker/cheater isn't that social an animal. They revel in messing up everything for everyone, or cheating their way until they get bored. Cut off the easy abuse fun, and they go away. Most likely, they have hacked copies of the game to begin with--they tend not to be people who pay for software either. Good riddance.

quit yer bitchin. :) So what. Servers are still capped in size, most noobs won't touch a veteran server (no 3rd person, and so on). Yeah, a lot will die. You'll drain your uber l33t hovercraft sniper rifle shooting the waves upon waves that crash upon the shore. Then, when you hear that last click on an empty chamber, you'll know true terror. Makarov after Makarov. They just won't stop. And I heard the Zombies can be quite frightening as well.

BAM.LOOT.STEAL.ALT-F4

Real reality check? Easy. No stuff at start = even more fear when you actually get something. Think past "dem beach bandits" for a second. Let's say you survive long enough to get a decent pack, weapons, and basic survival gear (knife, hatchet, etc.). Personally, I'd be the most paranoid MoFo on the planet. You are the new survivor's dream--all that stuff in one nice package. It might actually cut down on banditry/Pk'ing due to the simple fact that most people wouldn't want to lose their hard-earned stuff, not because they suddenly turned nice.

Pretty sure you can currently raise humanity by giving transfusions and stuff... The problem is that I play solo 99.9% of the time so I have no way to redeem myself from my "murders" which were earned while defending myself. Then it should automatically increase over time (e.g., "I killed a lot of people when this started, but I feel bad so I'm living in the woods now and will never do it again" sort of thing).

YES But have the ability to re-raise humanity/etc. so you arent stuck with it forever.

Just adding that you guys know they make chemlight trip-flares. Uses a UV chemlight instead of a WP tripflare. You light up like Christmas and have no idea, as they are UV and can only be seen via NVGs. Oh, and make actual trip flares. Use a road flare + wire? Would be neat.

YES But have random starting points for players instead of the beach. All small villages/towns, airfields, etc. Would hamper camping.

--random spawning of new players, near a random village or town, not just on the beach. --increased # of hunting knives, etc. to allow people to kill food to survive or increased # of food cans in houses, etc. --ability to kill animals w/o a gun, but also smarter 'moving' animals (few wild boar will just stand there) that may attack. --bottom line: using the current system, being without a weapon at start means a zerg rush to the nearest grocery store or military camp. first one there gets the guns n' beans. everybody else dies.

has little or nothing to do with your PC man. Has to do with the character server, the ping of the server you play on, and your internet connection. Some guys have good games on lower end PCs, but with really good internet connections, etc. Other hand, guys have great PCs, but rotten game experiences. Try messing around with some of the graphics settings in Arma2 as well. Different resolutions, etc.

just wanted to add to those who fear the helo. couple o factoids. 1--You can hear it from a long, long way. UH-1 isn't AH-64; it shouldnt have high vis optics, etc. Consequently, it should be really, really hard to see a guy on the ground, and anyone on the ground should hear them from 2-3Km out. 2--Fear of one clan gettin all them helos? Easy solution--MANPADS baby. Put in anti-air rockets, shoulder fired. Any military camp should have a few sitting around. And they are really, really easy to use. Activate, point, shoot. No more helo. 3--Again, make it hard to get a helo. Nearly impossible, in fact. 4--not too worried about the "i can't do this in RL, consequently, I can't do it in a game" view. Honestly, I can't run a country, but I play a mean game of Civilization, etc. Maybe your character knows how to fly one. Maybe all that is left are flightless pilots at the end. Who knows.

Yes to Helos. And Tanks. And armored cars. But make them all nearly impossible to repair. No random spawn of parts, but literally only 1 of a key part on each server (e.g. only 1 Helo tail rotor assembly, or only 1 T-55 engine, et al). Make it fun, a quest, to get one going, not just random stuff.

YES But only if hand-to-hand melee is introduced. Got to have some way of defense at start.