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30.12.2007, 22:31

The activity in the game and on communty forums dropped about 50% since februari 2006. I think that's very sad.

My community was doing so great untill 2.7 got released. I had 1300+ posts in August 2006 and only 400+ the month after that.

It's strange that one REALLY CRAPPY release like 2.7 had such a HUGE impact on this game.

The COD4 release had no effect what so ever on the amount of players in this game. That's very strange. I hear about people quitting for other games but when I look at the stats, the numbers don't change.

We can't say that other games are better then this one because the fact remains that a so called wonderfull shooter like COD4 did not impress America's Army gamers at all.

The upcoming versions can make people quit, not the upcoming games.

I miss the days that you could join a server filled with noobs that didn't know this game at all. Now everyone knows this game, the trics, the tactics...

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30.12.2007, 22:46

Saying that numbers of players in the game have not dropped is completely false. I know many, many people from many games have either left or severely decreased their play times in their old games to play Cod4 for it's much better gameplay and wider community.

AA is dying with every shit patch, there is no doubt about that, but when games like cod4 get released it does not help the AA (or other games) playerbase either.

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30.12.2007, 22:52

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Originally posted by -h0b0-AA is dying with every shit patch, there is no doubt about that.

I think that they can keep the players with the upcoming improvements if they don't add more maps. More maps will just spread out the gamers more and more and the game will look less active then it really is.

And COD4 did not reduce the amount of AA players. Just look at the stats on tracker. 17000+ players at COD4 release date, still 17000+ today.

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30.12.2007, 22:53

the release from 2.7 was the beginning...because most of their pc's were not able to handle the requirements of 2.7 and they were to willing to update/upgrade them.... :sleepy:

one of my old clans died because of this.....

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30.12.2007, 22:59

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the release from 2.7 was the beginning...because most of their pc's were not able to handle the requirements of 2.7 and they were to willing to update/upgrade them.... one of my old clans died because of this.....

Well, the high requirements are no longer an excuse. You can buy a complete PC for less then 400$ that can run the game maxed-out.

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30.12.2007, 23:03

the game is rated torwards "teens" the game is rated T. So most people cant afford to upgrade...

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30.12.2007, 23:08

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30.12.2007, 23:11

You just now noticed this?

Cod4 may not have been the exact cause for all this, but it did a substantial amount of damage. Simply stopping the creation of maps isn't going to improve anything. The DEVs need to realize there needs to be a balance between realism (what they're aiming for) and fun.

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30.12.2007, 23:18

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Originally posted by Jelle.R.Mees

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Originally posted by -h0b0-AA is dying with every shit patch, there is no doubt about that.

I think that they can keep the players with the upcoming improvements if they don't add more maps. More maps will just spread out the gamers more and more and the game will look less active then it really is.

And COD4 did not reduce the amount of AA players. Just look at the stats on tracker. 17000+ players at COD4 release date, still 17000+ today.

just because a player logs in once and plays this month doesn't mean he still "plays" the game. CoD4 has done it's damage, many people are done with this game, but might pub it a bit every once in a while, or in this case, once or twice a month...

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30.12.2007, 23:24

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Originally posted by chau
You just now noticed this?

Cod4 may not have been the exact cause for all this, but it did a substantial amount of damage. Simply stopping the creation of maps isn't going to improve anything. The DEVs need to realize there needs to be a balance between realism (what they're aiming for) and fun.

Yeah...you are right! Game should be much more realistic! :drool:

Did you guys really tried to play COD4??
Its a freaking arcadeeee!!!!! :pinch:

AA is ,and it always be something spezial!!! :yeha:

COD,CS,Unreal and other FPS-s are totaly diferent games from AA.
If you ask me,biggest enemy of AA is Lag...and thats it! Manny ppl quit because of it! What causes lag....f_ck me...i dont know.....is it hardvare,is it internet connection,is it bad code...I dont know....maybe devs knows the answer??? :tongue3:

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30.12.2007, 23:24

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Originally posted by LuDi_GnjIDa

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Originally posted by chau
You just now noticed this?

Cod4 may not have been the exact cause for all this, but it did a substantial amount of damage. Simply stopping the creation of maps isn't going to improve anything. The DEVs need to realize there needs to be a balance between realism (what they're aiming for) and fun.

Yeah...you are right! Game should be much more realistic!
Did you guys really tried to play COD4??
Its a freaking arcadeeee!!!!!
AA is ,and it always be something spezial!!!

COD,CS,Unreal and other FPS-s are totaly diferent games from AA.
If you ask me,biggest enemy of AA is Lag...and thats it! Manny ppl quit because of it! What causes lag....f_ck me...i dont know.....is it hardvare,is it internet connection,is it bad code...I dont know....maybe devs knows the answer??? :tongue3:

I hope

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30.12.2007, 23:50

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Originally posted by LuDi_GnjIDa

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Originally posted by chau
You just now noticed this?

Cod4 may not have been the exact cause for all this, but it did a substantial amount of damage. Simply stopping the creation of maps isn't going to improve anything. The DEVs need to realize there needs to be a balance between realism (what they're aiming for) and fun.

Yeah...you are right! Game should be much more realistic!
Did you guys really tried to play COD4??
Its a freaking arcadeeee!!!!!
AA is ,and it always be something spezial!!!

COD,CS,Unreal and other FPS-s are totaly diferent games from AA.
If you ask me,biggest enemy of AA is Lag...and thats it! Manny ppl quit because of it! What causes lag....f_ck me...i dont know.....is it hardvare,is it internet connection,is it bad code...I dont know....maybe devs knows the answer??? :tongue3:

Amen bro, lag has destroyed this game. On AA I zoom in and put two bursts in an OpFor chest.. He doesn't flinch.. Most cases he just warps 3 feet to the left or right.
In CoD4 I do the same an get awarded with a kill. If I lag once or twice on CoD, who cares, respawn is my buddy. If I lag on AA it's spectator mode for minutes if I'm unlucky.
A FPS sucks if I can't drop a bad guy that's square in my sights.

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30.12.2007, 23:52

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Originally posted by 7EAD-^ParaCommando^

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Originally posted by LuDi_GnjIDa

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Originally posted by chau
You just now noticed this?

Cod4 may not have been the exact cause for all this, but it did a substantial amount of damage. Simply stopping the creation of maps isn't going to improve anything. The DEVs need to realize there needs to be a balance between realism (what they're aiming for) and fun.

Yeah...you are right! Game should be much more realistic!
Did you guys really tried to play COD4??
Its a freaking arcadeeee!!!!!
AA is ,and it always be something spezial!!!

COD,CS,Unreal and other FPS-s are totaly diferent games from AA.
If you ask me,biggest enemy of AA is Lag...and thats it! Manny ppl quit because of it! What causes lag....f_ck me...i dont know.....is it hardvare,is it internet connection,is it bad code...I dont know....maybe devs knows the answer??? :tongue3:

Amen bro, lag has destroyed this game. On AA I zoom in and put two bursts in an OpFor chest.. He doesn't flinch.. Most cases he just warps 3 feet to the left or right.
In CoD4 I do the same an get awarded with a kill. If I lag once or twice on CoD, who cares, respawn is my buddy. If I lag on AA it's spectator mode for minutes if I'm unlucky.
A FPS sucks if I can't drop a bad guy that's square in my sights.

But with respawn.

You will have fragwhores who respawn when they would get killed. Or do I understand it wrong?

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31.12.2007, 00:02

Meh there's still cal for it, there are 108 teams on the NA 4v4 twl ladder. Just be glad that it hasn't completely become like cod2. CAL-o, no cevo, most popular ladder has 27 teams.

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31.12.2007, 00:03

Altho COD4 is a good game but it is very unrealistic compared to America's Army ( shooting thru wall and no friendly fire for example) so thats what im thinking is keeping people playing this game

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31.12.2007, 00:05

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Altho COD4 is a good game but it is very unrealistic compared to America's Army ( shooting thru wall and no friendly fire for example) so thats what im thinking is keeping people playing this game

The gameplay is unique, that's what keep me playing

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31.12.2007, 00:11

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Meh there's still cal for it, there are 108 teams on the NA 4v4 twl ladder. Just be glad that it hasn't completely become like cod2. CAL-o, no cevo, most popular ladder has 27 teams.

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You will have fragwhores who respawn when they would get killed. Or do I understand it wrong?

There is a Search & Destroy mode where you kill all or do objective, with no respawn. This is how competition is played in Cod4, similar to aa.

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Altho COD4 is a good game but it is very unrealistic compared to America's Army ( shooting thru wall and no friendly fire for example) so thats what im thinking is keeping people playing this game

There are servers that do have ff turned on. Most people keep it off because in pubs, all people do is whore the 203 and nades.

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31.12.2007, 00:13

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You will have fragwhores who respawn when they would get killed. Or do I understand it wrong?

There is a Search & Destroy mode where you kill all or do objective, with no respawn. This is how competition is played in Cod4, similar to aa.

Okey, don't have CoD4.
Would buy it but don't have the money

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31.12.2007, 03:05

The current version of this game might be dead, but look how long it lasted! There have been many patches with many additions, but the game is the same. Bridge came out in the very first version. :yes:

What game has had the staying power of AA?

I think that the Army knows this version has faded so that is why a whole new game is slated to be released. Version 3.0. A fresh start. Sure a lot of hardcore AA players don't want to see their honor number go away, but it seems that as a whole, gamers want to game so honor takes a back seat.

I also think that shoddy coding and constant bugs have worn most players out. But hey, how much did AA cost you? You get what pay for right? No? Maybe? What?

I still hang on to AA because of my clan. In have true friends from all over the world. We have been together for years . With email, TS, forums, telephones, meetings in person, and PM's, you get to know somebody rather well over the years (I started in v1.6) and its all because of AA. :yes: