I think everyone seems to be forgetting that Reforger wasn’t intended or marketed as a full game. This is just a demo for the new technology involved in Arma4. They literally said this is just 3.5

I just clicked on this video randomly to watch some Arma Reforger gameplay because i was curious to see some updates on the game. I was pleasantly surprised with great humor, video editing, and a really high quality video i watched from start to finish. I immediately checked your sub count and was surprised you weren't a bigger channel. Keep doing what you're doing dude you have an amazing talent.

I am going to be an eternal optimist when it comes to Arma. I have enjoyed my time playing the game and so long as there is a niche community of people to play with I will continue to enjoy that. If Arma Reforger can be fun for any amount of time and I just have to spend a few extra minutes throwing together some garbage bag, dish cloth, and comically large spoon for a kit, then so be it. I feel like of all the big devs Bohemia does care about the community it has under its wings. If it takes time for the game to get off the ground and be fun, I'll be the first to let people know it is ready. I'd rather there be some hopeful optimism when it comes to games and communities we love.

I have begun playing Reforger again and I am a console player and so far I am loving it. I only join half a dozen servers that have my interests and the community is growing.

Conflict mode is the only reason I play it, but the worst thing about the game is the player base. The player base might be worse than cod players, the second you say that their plan to win the game isn't working, they turn into school shooters and tk the shit out of you, after that they scream at you and spam messages.

For me Reforger is nothing short of amazing and everything I'd hope for for the Arma series going forward. Coming from thousands of hours of previous Arma series, Arma 3 in my opinion was outdated the day it hit Early Access. Having a 16 core CPU and watching the game utilize 1/16th of that is just sad. Mods that are mostly just repackaged Arma 2 and older assets, always maxing the engine out in basic MilSim scenarios to where you're running around with 30fps on a map that's over a decade old with AI that's biggest difficulty comes from the how unnaturally they move and act. Then on Reforger I've seen someone spawn over 100 AI without a noticeable performance drop, that actually move naturally and using over 10 cores of my CPU. Having proper interiors with breakable furniture and interactions with environments, vehicles, even your own kit that feel really nice. Proper vehicle physics that has a much higher skill ceiling when offroading that they didn't just slap 'PhysX' on for a marketing gimmick. Proper shadowing including distant shadows that actually make a difference to camouflage and visibility. Lighting that has a much better range, look, feel and utility, vehicle damage that isn't based off 2 decade old systems and mechanics. Actual blended animation rag-doll effects. Even the sound is leagues ahead of where Arma 3 is now. $27 USD to support the absolute needed engine change I could argue Arma 3 needed for Arma 4 is well worth the price. Not to mention opening the game up to consoles and a much larger player base is always a good thing for the MilSim community which feels always limited to PC. Not to mention the early access for modders to get their hands on the new engine, new scripting language and get their input in early for Arma 4 will make a massive difference. If even half the systems they've said are coming to Reforger come, we're in for something really special with Arma 4 that will cement it as one of the pinnacles of MilSim for a decade to come and potentially more.

I played the game when it first used the trial on console (Yes, I'm a console player). I've been watching Arma 3 videos for a few years now, from watching Zeus ops to POVs on the ground, and as a console player, I wanted something like that, the closest thing we have to a large scale battle game is probably Battlefield and well.... you know how those games are fun, but it doesn't always scratch that itch. Insurgency Sandstorm did for a while, but.... I like large-scale stuff, I even tried Hell Let Loose when that did a free weekend or trial (I don't remember), for the most part, I enjoyed it, but I enjoy modern warfare stuff. I haven't been on Reforger since launch and was thinking maybe trying it again as I think I've got another hour or so on the trial. I heard that there were more mods now, but from this video, it seems that barely anyone is playing the game. I've always loved the concept of PC players and console players one day teaming up for an op. Of course, I'm sure PC players will dominate, but I'm sure it would still be fun to just tag along and actually work as a team who wants to work as a team, rather than teaming up with people who hop on for a match or two. I was even close to getting Arma 3 when I finally got a PC. Unfortunately, it's not compatible with the one I got (it's an IMac. I got for my uni work rather than gaming) Still, I hope one day we get an Arma game that is broken and is an actual game. I still enjoyed my time with Reforger, even if it was at launch, as it showed me that experience wasn't too far away now.

I asked myself the same question “does this game game still suck?” when it came it cyberpunk 2077, and I got to say it was worth wondering cause CDPR really did a 180 with that game. Aside from a couple of minor bugs that weren’t game breaking it was really smooth.

Second ranger battalion server has its days where it feels like we’re on a real mission especially the night time one we did last night. Running along side a big ass hill in a 12 man group with nvg’s trying to push into a compound that was getting lit up on the other side by friendly…but the lag gets shitty…It’s still addicting tho

I think they need to lower the price of it, it's not worth what they're asking. Especially since I own Arma 3 and that game is complete with way more mods

i regularly gm on public servers, and it is painful as hell trying to keep it running, but for some unknown reason i enjoy it. 4/10, wont stop playing.

I was about to give this a shot after previously playing Arma 3 a ton and not liking where Squad is going. I guess I'll stick with Squad as Arma 3 is just too dated for me now. Im hopeful about harsh doorstop but it still needs lots of work.

As an Xbox player, I love realistic games of all kinds, and this being basically the best MilSim game on the Xbox platform, this to me, is an excellent game. I love the feeling of having no player icon on the map, and having to navigate using a map and a compass and looking at your surroundings. Until I get a PC to fuel my MilSim addiction, I am very happy with this game.

To be honest, I can’t really disagree with much of what you had to say….but Reforger is more than just “modded milsim”, which I’m not surprised sucks. For me PVP is what’s it’s about, and Conflict game mode delivers that, especially on the smaller Arland map. I have 3500 hours on Arma 3, but I’ve not been back since Reforger came out, but I only play Conflict mode. It really is a great concept, when it’s good it’s great, but often it is a frustrating experience with TK dickheads / trolls or server problems or having to spend ages running supplies for the team…I would say check it out first before writing off Reforger

I've been playing this over the past couple of days and got to say, to be honest I'm having a blast. I personally haven't come across any issues of floating vehicles, so I can only assume that's been fixed now, I only come across floating gear when trying to play the DayZ mod which still has a long way to go. This was my first foray into milsim and I've got to say I'm really having a blast with it, however I also have no experience with Arma 3 milsim which I'm sure is a lot more developed with more features. I'm finding it a ton of fun at the moment and some of the people you come across are hilarious, but I guess that's a new guys take on it.

I don't think reforger is meant to be a complete game versus a test bed for arma 4. No reason to complain because it says right when you purchase the game that it is early access. Plus anyone who plays Arma, knows this is just a stepping stone to Arma 4. My only complaint is if someone purchases reforger, they should get a discount when Arma 4 finally comes out. This was a fun video to watch.

Fucking S tier intro monologue holy shit LOL

I’ve had none of these issues in game, only thing I’ve dealt with was the horde of console goobers on comms being absolutely unhelpful

I just got the game and I think it’s fun becuz of a server that’s quite active and if u save ur load out u don’t have to go through the time to make your guy look good again. The karmakut mods and the mme mod has made my experience with the game much better

arma reforger is meant to be a software showcase if im correct to show how they are going or something like that

I can't describe how excited I was when I spotted arma reforger on xbox and was really pumped for the possibility of being able to experience something similar to the cool moments of arma 3 only to be quickly disappointed with how poor the quality was.

I have a shadow pc it’s a cloud gaming platform but I have mouse latency issues all the time but I still play arma 3 it’s so addicting that I persevere through laggy mouse connection 😂

I'll hope they repair reforger for the console (Xbox) and pc players, so that we Playstation Player get on board.... Even without mods and that other cool stuff I'm looking forward for a tactical shooter, again. Modern setting cool I'm tired of WW2 & 1....

Played the trial on series x last night. Couldn't even make it through the tutorial. Back to hell let loose

I bought iut for the steam spring sale, now I wanna spring myself off a cliff

No real improvements but awful console concessions and an awful workshop replacement. These problems were apparent _before_ launch and they persist. Bohemia has made a conscious decision to shift into another direction and they seem unwilling to change back or even unaware there's a problem at all.

I have a faint recollection that BI did this "tech demo" style thing with ArmA too. Or rather, an early access version. Myself having had plenty experience with OFP was excited to try it out. I mean, it look so much better than OFP did and showed so much promise. But MAN was i disappointed, it ran like a turd, the controls were even clunkier, there were plenty of graphics glitches and vehicles exploded before you even finished loading the map. It put me off ArmA for like... Umm, until ArmA 2 i think. And i didn't spend much time in ArmA 2 either, it was just by chance that i tried some ArmA 3 and i was finally able to bear its awfulness because there was also so much awesomeness! So, what i am saying is... This isn't the first time BI has made a whole new start from fresh with new engine change. And it's going to take a long time before it's ready to handle everything as well (can one even say that with a straight face?) as ArmA 3 handles it.

Short answer, YES !!!

I kept crashing and needed to always equip gear man damn nothing saves, it has potential but we need optimization, console mods omg I’m on console…. Watched arma on KZfaq for years . It’s hard to keep playing when you lag out crash out and then the chores of getting your gear everytimeeeee

New outlast comes out next month, get that instead

This sounds familiar. I think I was there during that convoy mission. I still hop in from time to time, and I agree with a lot of this. BI has a lot to learn.

picked it up last week again and was in a pretty decent state and player count was upped to 100 on some servers

the fact the game is missing many features that came with arma 2/3 is a big problem

It should be free

There is a fine line between neck beard milsim dudes smelling like dorito sweat and chimps with guns where you will have the most fun in arma

when i installed the game i entered the training and its crashed i tried everything i set game settings lowest but it keep crashing if its have a solition can some body write it

When you actually get into some firefights and a good server. It's a good time. But there not much to do beside capture a unguard base and run into only 2-3 guys every 20mins. One day it will be a good game i can recommend but bohemia will drag ass until this game is irrelevant. Side note bring squad on console so i get my friends in on it.

Played 1 hour, deleted, kinda hoping its got better

I play on xbox, and I haven't had many issues, just downloading mods taking time, and I had the stuck in place bug once and did the restart and was good

My cerebrum is indeed aroused by your quality and poetic narration. Thank you good sir! I shall subscribe.

just bought the game three days ago and i have been having alot of fun on conflict in the more modern servers where its 64 players which i was suprised how much fun i was having on it having a low player limit and such a big map the only reason i liked bf was the big maps and high player count and this is definitely a better version of bf since bf doesnt do hardcore mode anymore

Hell let loose and insurgency are fun but playing the current arma reforger isnt bad its definitely still an exercise in patience. Glitches are commen but much less so than launch. In short different strokes for different folks but as far as consil milsims this is it.

yeah it still suck but there is hope. I logged like 5k hrs on 3 and it was my daily for years.

Sure like most games it has its share of quirks but I'm a massive fan (remember when Dayz was first released?). Despite constant server crashes the cost of this early access game is really quite cheap and I have had way more than my 30 dollars worth of fun, made friends and enjoyed the unique situations that each game brings. In my opinion the graphics are gorgeous and I look forward to future milestone updates and this game reaching it's full potential EDIT: I'm not a fan of mods

U HAD IT ALL AND YOU BLEW IT!!!!🤣🤣

Reforger has a cool kandahar map now its not bad

I'm having so much fun on reforger today XD

I will say you're right only plenty of points here. In agreeance however, I have some points that I disagree with you. Starting with mods, you are right in saying that mods are the blood of ArmA. Arma as a game is really only a framework that mods may build off of. However, as a wanna-be current modder of Reforger myself, you gotta understand the footwork can't be done yet. Almost every page of adding or changing the game on bohemia's wiki is still in its infancy. Tons of "To-Do's" and missing descriptions. Until these are amended, work will continue to be slow. As with the game itself, I can agree it has not chocked up to what it was seen as. Tons of bugs, tons of missing content, the lot. But you did say it yourself, it is indeed a tech-demo. And the arguments of well why sell it? why tech-demo when no-one stays to give issues to bohemia? These are valid points. However, I think from bohemia's point of view, they really needed some income to keep producing Arma 4. No-one in their right mind buys Arma 3 dlc, when mods fill the gap. And I am sure not too many people these days are grabbing new copies of any games in the bohemia franchise, or at least enough to supplement continued Arma 4 development. And when approaching the other elephant in the room, I can truly confirm that modders are giving feedback to bohemia as we speak. Just the other day I read a discord post regarding interfaces with interactables and how there is a new bug to report about it. Therefore, I believe bug-fixes will continue indefinitely seeing as those who are staying are mostly messing with the back end to create, and will most likely give reliable feedback the developers require. Why was content missing from reforger? you might ask. Well as I said earlier, the only logical answer is honestly that they needed the money. So they released sooner than later. They've gotten a lot of resentment from the community from this, but I honestly support the motive. They are definitely not the most respectable game company, and don't mistake me for not having my doubts, but I truly believe they are working hard to make a game to be enjoyed by all players. In short, we need to understand that bohemia isn't a "non-profit" organization. They needed money to further development, and what better way to do so while also creating hype and bug fixing for their next long-term title? 3 birds with one stone.

As a console player, arma reforger is amazing, especially considering our lack of mil-sim-esk games. We really only have Insurgency sandstorm, Hell let loose, and arma reforger.

Come check out TFG 1st SFOD. We never crash, we pump out 15-20 ops a day easy and we emphasize tactical gameplay and realism. Completely different from every other experience that is portrayed from this game I promise

Oooh heavy hitting 7k channel prob has so much subs because his opinions are soooooo good.

Console pleb here, reforger just dropped a massive bug fix update plus mines. Give it a shot now, also as a console pleb this is honestly the best game for me that has come to Xbox

As a fellow vet, I love the humor on the tryhard milsim kids. Ran into a stolen valor turd on bf4 that me and my buddies still laugh about

The basic reason why the game sucks is that it has been nearly a year and the Devs have done jack and shit. Last June they promised bi-weekly updates and planned for the major ground overhaul in September. We are still waiting on that September update 6 months later. It was supposed to include basic stuff like bipods, deployable weapons, mines, etc. Those bi-weekly updates? Since Christmas there has been a single update and 3 hotfixes, even counting hotfixes that doesn't fit the bi-weekly schedule, and that update only added freeform building. The game still lacks basic moderation tools, player controls, steam workshop support(Seriously if you make your own mod integration tool at least make it fucking work), proper vehicle dynamics(The Devs have given a hard "no" on tanks and IFVs in a series famous for combined arms and the original Devs saying they made the original Arma because they wanted tanks and infantry together) etc. This game has barely changed in a year, I understand it's not Arma 4 but I expect more than a vertical slice that would make CDPR's CP2077 demo look complete. Oh but apparently the Devs are working so hard, making a new trailer for how they're adding *checks notes* um bullet cases falling. Yeah cause that's the fucking priority, that will bring players back, that will add a good core game to build off of. Seriously fuck these Devs, I don't call Devs lazy usually but these ones either are or there's only 2 of them, either way fuck whoever is responsible, it's not like Bohemia has other priorities right now so I dunno wtf the Devs would be pulled off for.

I enjoy it, even that I still make blue on blue ahahaha

LMAO YOU GO FROM 3RD PERSON TO FIRST PERSON CAMERA, SOOOOOOOOOOO REALISTIC FUCK THIS SHIT.

Also if your on console I recommend you just go to insurgency sandstorm, it's a team deathmatch style game mixed with a milsim, it's fun.

Don't see Arma 4 coming out until 2025 or 2026. Wouldn't be surprised if it implements ray tracing extensively by then.

Just don't give them money for unfinished products. How hard is it to wait until it's released to buy a product? You won't get the extra glowing sword and pink pony from the super edition of a broken game? I prefer having finished games... Like before Internet updates and dlc was a thing, when games were judged on release day and extra content was full extensions, not some crap removed from the original product to be sold later.

On Xbox servers are packed everyday. But I have still had the mods not wanting to finish downloading and or it saying I'm out of space, even though I have more than 1tb free lol I'm surprised there's so many on Xbox. I quit playing basically when it came out, no key n mouse support at first, floating vehicles, bullets not doing damage, no mods, would get kicked every 1 to 5 minutes. It was unplayable. It seems to be quite a bit better now but I'll have to fix these mod issues.

Why cant they just center the character to the middle of the screen in 3rd person I hate being forced to aim over the right shoulder all the time on every good video game. I am a left handed shooter support versatility guys come on! 😭

They never put the game on sale. $30 for a tech demo has no players is not worth it.

The arma button layout mechanics are the reason i cant play it. They are so bad.

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It’s a lot of fun

Intro *I'm looking at you Cyberpunk* Hard to believe even AAA games are unfinished. The next GTA better not be another Alpha peice of BS.

What about outside of the internet? I don’t ever play online anyway. I just want to play a milsim that plays realistically and that I can design scenarios myself.

I mean, was reforger ever hyped? Its a tech demo for arma 4

If the server issues are fixed and more mods come into the game then we could have something like Arma life

Not being able to save anything is 100% a deal breaker for me playing SP, and w no servers and its janky instability, the MP experience is also a no go. Bought it, played it for a week, and every 3-4 months i a always reminded why i don't bother touching it.

7:16 had me laughing LMAO

I just got it and I like

should i buy arma 3 or should i just wait for arma 4 if that's gonna be a thing? or is that not gonna be a thing?

im just now getting into Arma, do i buy arma 3 or arma reforger? i want to play the one that has the most people on it.

This should be a $15 or free game. If the idea was to test things out then having more people playing should be a priority.

Bro how Tf you did you get that gear on the game I got it on console but I ain’t know how to get the multi camo 😂

The thesaurus is strong hear

A month later and I’d encourage you to play again. Servers are popping all the time right now due to some good lads renting three 64 slot servers and they are insane. Dark Gru is the name. If you need convincing please check out my video. Playing Reforger for a week straight this past week and I have like 150 hours already from this one server. I had never made a youtube video before but So many crazy moments were clipped, I couldn’t get the prospect of a video out of my head lol. This game is SUCH a sleeper I promise. And whilst the bugs are still there, they are getting thoroughly squashed with every major update. Give this game a try.

You guys know this is the gameplay test for Arma 4 right? It's not even meant to be a full game. It's meant so they can test features they wanna see in Arma 4 as people play it so they can make the best game in the future. Literally says so right on the steam page.

Reforger is dope I can’t lie

game sucked at the beginning most definitely, but I think its pretty decent now. loved the video tho, mad funny

On another note I think you need to re-look now, I play regular and its great fun

Why is everyone pessimistic about it? Those issues are related to the server admins and mod organzations :( DarkGru server is having a great time :D

I don't think reforger sucks it's just really boring, as a console player it was very disappointing to see reforger be boring I thought it was going to be like arma 3

bro i follow you on tiktok i didnt know you had a channel

I’ve put in over 300hrs in this game and the sad thing is I have arma 3 too

I see reforger for what it's going be. It is going to be the greatest most exciting most hilariously terrifing game us console owners have ever experienced. I envy PC owners.

yeah, lets go play arma3

If you wanna have some fun join the 1st ranger server

Game clearly says in early access and they have their reasons. I think bohemia made the right move cuz imo they have to make sure their engine works well this time. Really dont want another arma 3 where all well known bugs basically cant be fixed

Would you like to make a top of your favorite games? That would be appreciated. Yep.

Bro. I dont know where you are but i play on pc and theres close to a 1000 players on almost all the times. Still not a lot but far more then you claim. Latest update also added a save loadout option btw

Overly harsh criticism - Arma Reforger is not a fully fledged game and has never pretended to be. To include this tech poc demo in your video is really just clickbait. Sadly, I fell for it.

Wise words about the pathetic status of game releases.

I feel like this game is on the cusp of greatness, if the devs actually put effort into their $30 dollar money grab that is

Why do you sound like Kevin Costner in Dances With Wolves?!

halo infinites forge is worth a play in my opinion

I am a console player and I have no issues on Xbox. There are plenty of people playing. It's not a perfect game but Its not meant to be lol

Do we think that once the loadout issues are fixed that we will see arma 3 communities jump to Reforger? What would be the minimum viable product be for most milsims?

I enjoy being disappointed