Honestly, the OFP:DR SP campaign could be that of any shallow first person shooter released these days and the annoying time parameters only make it worse. "Good work! Now go there and there with your 4 man team and wipe out that tank or we will lose the war!". There's virtually no plot, dialogue or feeling of being connected to theatre. Missions feel tightly scripted and you really have to mostly follow just one path so the time won't run out.
I found the ArmA 2 campaign far more atmospheric, free and whole island utilized well. Only if you like typical FPS shooters (I do sometimes) without any credible setup you might enjoy OFP:DR campaign.

I would not consider "few missions, more guns" a lot of DLC. That's been included in free patches on many games. Remains to be seen. And where's the demo btw? It was promised to be released before OFP:DR came out, then after release and now there's no word anywhere on it. Like they're scared for sales or something...

205,000 copies in its first week isn't bad. That doesn't include the PC version.

http://vgchartz.com/weekly.php?date=40097&boxartz=2#

From that reply of yours it seems that it's you that is having some sort of "personal problems"! I guess that both of your replies to me and your replies to Magnum's posts in this thread clearly shows that you are here in SimHQ with some sort of a Public Relations (PR) mission regarding this Operation Flashpoint:Dragon Rising game. You irritation (in the quoted post) to my posts seems to confirm your "PR agenda".

If you don't like that I or others reply or comment your posts, it's simple --> LEAVE THIS FORUM AND/OR DON'T POST!! I, as everyone else here have the right to comment other's posts and have the right to our own oppinions afterall that's what forums ARE FOR! Heck I even arrived here before you...

If you don't like my oppinions, that's not my problem and honestly I don't care

P.S.- I'm NOT your "mate"!!

(I love the smell of napalm in the morning)

In the meantime, I'll be confirming my rabies booster.

You basically accused Fran of being a PR person, then ragged on him for getting irrtated over your snide remarks.

I'd suggest that its you who needs to get some "perspective".

"Okay"?

in the immortal words of pat benatar: "love is a battlefield"

I have played a few Co-Op and MP missions lately. Connections are a lot better BTW!

I have enjoyed them totally. More tactical than I first thought and fun. I think this game will improve with a few patches and DLC.

NOT better than ArmA2, just different and fun. I see where many could enjoy BOTH games.

I like the stealth stuff, night missions, being sneaky.

Just need a few more friends to find (on line) and complete the entire campaign.

Well, this is my last post here in this thread - I won't follow this thread anymore even because I've already posted my oppinions about this OFP:DR but I just want to get this thing clear:
Yes, I said (or "accused" if you prefer) that FranMulhern was doing PR about OFP:DR/Codemasters here in the SimHQ forum and honestly I don't know where I can be wrong about this, even because FranMulhern clearly admited in this same thread that he works for Codemasters!! Look here:




So with all of his post and this lastest "quote" and simply don't know how can anyone not thing that Fran is here in a "PR mission" regarding OFP:DR. And for what it's worth I never said that this was a bad or a good thing either!

That all I have to say about this subject...

The size of this thread is interesting in itself. Committed group of players.

As has been said elsewhere, the two titles are different experiences. OFPDR strikes me like the original GR did: great fun, and much better, much more tactical, than the typical frag fest. So I bought it for both the 360 and PC. Enjoying it in both formats, but prefer the PC.

The ArmA/Arma2/VBS2 family of sims is a whole other animal. Best milsims I've ever played. I can lose hours on these sims; the scripting and editing power of the programs is unsurpassed.

Ricunes, I work "with" Codemasters, not for them. and I suspect you'll find I've been here since 1999.

At the end of the day, you dislike OFPDR - best leave it at that. For your own sanity, best not visit the forums anymore of a game you hate.