Idle Mercs

retiredgord · July 30, 2009, 04:32:06 PM

There's something very cool about being a third or fourth (or more) time through where there is no hurry to do things. You can just do walk-about in the town catching all the neat stuff without having to worry about dodging bullets (unless you've already poked a HUGE stick in the horne's nest) and can concentrate on the verbalizations. Hey that's a neat phrase.

PZ · July 30, 2009, 06:38:41 PM

I was using the PS3 spaceboy, but I tend to hear more on the PC when using the ignoreplayer cheat simply because they're not hunting me down like a dog! ;D

I agree about play-again value - just this morning I was traveling from the southeast bus stop toward the Marina bar on the ATV and the sun was just setting. The blood red filtered sunlight was absolutely beautiful and if I have, I can't recall it ever being exactly like that at that spot. The filtered light had that hazy appearance like you'd see in life with dust particles suspended in the air; man the developers did a fantastic job with the eye candy.

That started me thinking about why I keep playing the game when I must be at least on a 12th full play through and probably the equivalent of more with all the partial plays through of my favorite areas. I ask myself "why" and the answer is in that description of the red sun above. No matter how many times I visit an area, or do the same mission, it is never exactly the same. The time of day, weather, exact positioning of the mercs, what they say and do are all different. For instance, I've been to my favorite sniper perch at Taemoco and have taken out a target for Marty firing only a single shot and then melting into the jungle without firing again. At other times, it is a fire fest with mercs coming straight at me and others flanking me mostly to the right. There was even one time where the GP mercs from the south came to hit me on the left.

The fun never ends, and you can think of dozens of different ways to approach the game, again and again, so even though ARMA2 now occupies much of my interest, I still play just as much FC2.

spaceboy · July 30, 2009, 07:36:51 PM

gotta love beauty in video games. The other nite I was testing on-line free roam in FUEL with a friend for our endurance run tomorrow night and I was waiting for him to reconnect so I got to watch a beautiful sun rise over the Grand Canyon. Very nice. I love that your FUEL character actually takes his hands off the handlebars of your bike, folds his arms, and checks out the surroundings.

PZ · July 30, 2009, 08:53:31 PM

I need to fire up Fuel in the PS3 again - the scenery that you guys have posted directly or indirectly looks beautiful

spaceboy · July 30, 2009, 10:56:37 PM

You may have to buy your bride some flowers to bribe her, but feel free to join us at 9 Central tomorrow night on our run from Tsunami Reef to Red Rocks. A couple hour ride through the country (and you can drink and drive :-X)

RedRaven · July 31, 2009, 03:35:02 AM

Had almost forgot about your endurance race, hope it all goes ok for you :-X
will find some Mercs to sacrifice to the Gods for your safe return..... ;)

and been thinking "Idle Mercs" mmmmmm, No such thing, if they appear to be doing nothing thats just means they are easier target practice.....

spaceboy · July 31, 2009, 06:34:29 AM

Thanks dke! Yeah it's funny to hear these things the mercs do and say because I'm bad at stealth and I get too ansy in town to listen - I either go about my business or shoot them for getting cheeky with me...

PZ · August 06, 2009, 09:32:29 AM

Here's a short video you might enjoy - mercs talking in the Cock Fight Arena - i was using the ignorePlayer cheat. Some of the things mercs talk about when doing nothing is quite amusing. Among the banter you'll hear are the story about elephant dung, "barse", problems with defective ammunition, plastic compounds, and "I wanna be a safari ranger"
[smg id=1126 type=av]

JRD · August 06, 2009, 09:52:14 AM

Nice intro PZ.... very professional ;D

Here is what happens when Major Oliver Tambossa and Prosper Kouassi (or is it Leon Gakumba?) bumps into each other while shopping for guns... it's a processor ad, but quite funny indeed ;)

PZ · August 06, 2009, 10:06:45 AM

That was an excellent animation - we need whoever did that to create an FC2 world for ARMA2. Who knows, we could probably create our own FC3 in the form of ARMA2 addons and mods. ;)

JRD · August 06, 2009, 10:12:02 AM

Quote from: PZ on August 06, 2009, 10:06:45 AM
we could probably create our own FC3 in the form of ARMA2 addons and mods. ;)

<evil laugh> muahuahuahuahuahua......... who needs UBI when you have a powerful tool like A2? mhuahuahuahua 8)

Dweller_Benthos · August 06, 2009, 10:14:48 AM

Another funny conversation is the one guy trying to convince the other guy to be in a porno he's making. Never did catch the whole thing though.

PZ · August 06, 2009, 10:15:36 AM

Well, I'm nearly on my way out the door to where I can get better internet access to download the ARMA1 maps gvse mentioned - the desert maps are particularly intriguing to me.

The maps download is huge - 2gb, but will add another dimension to the simulation. :-X

PZ · August 06, 2009, 10:16:51 AM

Quote from: Dweller_Benthos on August 06, 2009, 10:14:48 AM
Another funny conversation is the one guy trying to convince the other guy to be in a porno he's making. Never did catch the whole thing though.

I nearly captured that one with the others, but my clumsy fingers botched the capture - yeah, that is a great one.

Art Blade · August 06, 2009, 10:31:10 AM

I remember that conversation, one merc asks another merc if he had thought about the internet thing, he tries to convince him to put a webcam into his bedroom.

PZ · August 06, 2009, 10:38:11 AM

Yeah, I think that's the one DB is referring to, and the one I missed this morning.

retiredgord · August 06, 2009, 12:30:28 PM

Good vid PZ. Without the ignore I don't get to hear anything but a few words before "What have we got here" or "Here's a Live One" just before they try to give me a new lead jacket.

PZ · August 06, 2009, 12:45:21 PM

Thanks Gord,
It is fun to wander about the areas to see what the mercs do, and what they say. You can see somewhat of the same in the cease-fire zones, but they seem to do more in the outer areas.

Art Blade · August 06, 2009, 03:06:42 PM

I noticed that sometimes they talk a lot, sometimes not, or simply cease talking, hehe. Good thing is, on a PC you can simply save and reload in a cease-fire zone, and usually get the chatter going again. Sometimes so much you hear two or three conversations going on at the same time, hard to understand any of them if they interfere so much :)

Hacko · August 06, 2009, 03:51:02 PM

Good video PZ. :-X Barse was hilarious. ;D

PZ · August 06, 2009, 03:54:43 PM

Thanks Hacko - barse is definitely my favorite, especially the way the merc says "Awww... for Christ's sake..." [dripping with disgust] ;D

retiredgord · August 06, 2009, 04:49:05 PM

Reminds me of a time LOOOONG ago when a fellow told me about taint.
"Taint?", I asked with a virgin type of questionable air.
He replied (and you have to fill in the blanks) Yeah, taint arse and it taint vag--a. Could've knocked me over with a feather.

Art Blade · August 06, 2009, 04:52:22 PM

OMG GORD!

lol, nice one... taint so bad ya know ;)

Roaven · August 12, 2009, 01:43:27 PM

I saw two mercs running from a fire I didn't start. It was late evening, so i think a fire they lit got out of control. Not positive though.

JRD · August 12, 2009, 02:17:46 PM

You are right most probably... I once saw one of them burn to death from a fire they lit while the other watched.... (I sliced the other for being such an @ss with his flaming comrade ;D ;D ;D )

Idle Mercs

Roaven

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