ARMA 3

[jomni]

@ Jomni-
Not sure what you mean by sniper DLC.  You can buy sniper kit in game (with virtual money on the KotH server) by acquiring the Marksman perk.  There are several nice sniper rifles/scope combos in the $35k range. 

Having built up a second character from scratch again, I recommend buying the second perk slot for $10k before you go crazy on new gear. 

Once again the Katiba really seems to be a nice mid-range all-around weapon.  I'm getting twice as many kills now as I was with that starter POS gun with the 5.56 rounds. 

But anyway, you don't need the official Marksman DLC to buy sniper gear on KotH, just FYI.

@ Jomni again-
My internet doesn't disconnect after a round, but if I try to log onto a full server and get kicked it does lock up the screen where you search for servers.  It can take a couple of refreshes to get it working right again.  I've seen this reported on the forums so it's a common problem.

I cannot pick up weapons from the Marksman DLC. It tells me to buy it. Most of the people (my victims) in the KotH server are using those. But the old sniper rifles are ok. I'm too new to become sniper at the moment.

You're right about disconnection (any multiplayer server). It really messes up my internet and I have to reset my router. Very annoying.

[Toonces]

I just had one of the best rounds of KotH that I've ever had.  In fact, it was the best round.  An absolute nail-biter all the way to the end.  I went Indy and we were toe-to-toe with OPFOR the entire match.  We didn't have a difference of more than 5 points until the mid-90's; I think we won 100 to 94.  I joined the match in progress with OPFOR at about 20 and Indy at 11 or so and then the battle ebbed and flowed for, had to be about 2 hours, with the lead changing back and forth multiple times.

And, very little dweebery.  It was a full-on drag out, bare knuckle fight for every point.  Tower 4 changed hands at least 3 times.  At one point I got killed guarding the stairs and OPFOR took possession.  A while later I parachuted onto the very top, threw a grenade into the top door, and then rushed in.  The OPFOR guy played it well, waited until after the grenade went off to come up and caught me center mass coming through the door.

Respawned and parachuted again right onto my dead body.  Got shot on the way down and healed myself at the very top with rounds going off all around me, dropped down, did the grenade trick again and got inside.  Killed two guys on the top floor and then held it alone for about 10 minutes.  A friendly parachuted on and I saw him coming down, got distracted for just a second, and that's when an OPFOR guy from below came up the stairs and lit me up.  Damn!

What a blast.  I was so worn out after that round, though, that I had to log off (and post this).  Just way too intense for another round.  I needed a break!

[Yskonyn]

Sounds like a blast (in more ways than one) indeed !
I might have to start playing this too! :)

[undercovergeek]

i hope youre happy - im redownloading it now

[MikeGER]

Toonces how is the server you hang out usually is called exactly?

yesterday i play KoTH infantry only for the first time (just on the first server in the list with lowest ping) ...it was only populated with 2 or 3, so i chose the third faction which was empty to be alone
(to not f%&$-up the gameplay for my team mates as a total 'noob' i am at ARMA3 UI fumbling, n such ...also i knew: what ever i will see moving is a legit target then)

had standart rifle, no level to buy any sight, got a quad-bike, and infiltrated the zone carefully -on food the last click- which took some time and was exiting, after a while i saw one guy in those watch towers? with my binos for a split second  and did a recon by fire -one shot- to get him a little unsettled overthere- then i circumvent that tower and approached from 270 degrees other side, i saw a fancy sniper lying on a rooftop-end -gun sticking out- nearby to overwatch the tower stairs... i was prone a corner 2 blocks away, i picked him up with a couple of fast single long range shots with iron side and the standart rifle.... i saw his extra long fancy rifle (so must have been a sniper) flying high through the air  ... that felt real good:-)     

we need a Grog team  :D   

[JudgeDredd]

I would be part of a Grog Team.

I don't know if Dogs of War does ArmA III

[Toonces]

MikeGER:
When I pull up the multiplayer server list I sort it by number of players.  The servers I go on are called, "Hostile Takeover- King of the Hill" or something very close to that.  If you sort by number of players the servers that currently have a lot of players on will be listed closer to the top.  Sometimes you have to refresh once or twice to get them all to show up.  I know that there are EU servers and US servers; I almost always play on the US servers for obvious reasons.

If you're on a server with a good number of players (typically go OPFOR or Independent) and your team is well-populated there will usually be somebody running helos into the combat zone.  If you're above about 150m then if you eject out of the helo you will automatically deploy a steerable parachute.  Conversely the helo can land and drop you off; the pilot gets more $$ and exp for that, but it's more dangerous for everyone. 

Usually the objective is around tower 4.  Every 40 seconds the server counts how many people are within about 250m of the objective and awards a point to the team with the most people in the objective.  I think you get more points if you're closer to the objective; like if you're within 50m you get more points for your team.  I'm not really sure how that works.  You can tell you're in scoring range when you see a little white dot where the points are being tabulated, you'll see something like:

......+
*.....

Where the * is the white dot that is you when you're in the scoring zone.

You score money/experience for being in the scoring zone, and also for kills, revives, and so on.  If you play through the end of the round you get a bonus and if your team wins you get a very big bonus; I scored 13,000 for the match I described above.

The starting gear is kind of suck, but you can get kills if you get close.  I press "F" to go full automatic and take the ammo perk at first so you have 8 clips to go through.  And you can always loot dead bodies if you need a better gun or ammo.

[Toonces]

It's a lot more exciting if you get on a server with 100+ people on it and a team with 30-40 people on it.  Once you get about 40+ people on a team it becomes really competitive and will keep you entertained and on your toes.

[MikeGER]

Thanks for the head-up Toonces  O0

[undercovergeek]

MikeGER:
When I pull up the multiplayer server list I sort it by number of players.  The servers I go on are called, "Hostile Takeover- King of the Hill" or something very close to that.  If you sort by number of players the servers that currently have a lot of players on will be listed closer to the top.  Sometimes you have to refresh once or twice to get them all to show up.  I know that there are EU servers and US servers; I almost always play on the US servers for obvious reasons.

If you're on a server with a good number of players (typically go OPFOR or Independent) and your team is well-populated there will usually be somebody running helos into the combat zone.  If you're above about 150m then if you eject out of the helo you will automatically deploy a steerable parachute.  Conversely the helo can land and drop you off; the pilot gets more $$ and exp for that, but it's more dangerous for everyone. 

Usually the objective is around tower 4.  Every 40 seconds the server counts how many people are within about 250m of the objective and awards a point to the team with the most people in the objective.  I think you get more points if you're closer to the objective; like if you're within 50m you get more points for your team.  I'm not really sure how that works.  You can tell you're in scoring range when you see a little white dot where the points are being tabulated, you'll see something like:

......+
*.....

Where the * is the white dot that is you when you're in the scoring zone.

You score money/experience for being in the scoring zone, and also for kills, revives, and so on.  If you play through the end of the round you get a bonus and if your team wins you get a very big bonus; I scored 13,000 for the match I described above.

The starting gear is kind of suck, but you can get kills if you get close.  I press "F" to go full automatic and take the ammo perk at first so you have 8 clips to go through.  And you can always loot dead bodies if you need a better gun or ammo.

just what i needed - thanks toonces  O0

redownloaded and redid tutorial - when i have time this week im on it

[Bardolph]

Skeeter's KoTH tips:

You score points by being in the AO, no extra points for being any closer to the center. It's actually better to stick around the edges if you want to rack up some points. Lots of folks seem to be drawn to the middle like moths to a flame, with much the same effect.

Starting out, keep the basic gun, save your money to buy Perks. The usual suggestion is to pick Medic as your first perk. You get extra points for reviving and healing your teammates and unless you are Dead-eye Dan you will probably get more points doing that than from getting kills.

Don't rent, save till you can buy. You can blow a lot of money renting weapons that you never even get a chance to shoot. Renting a couple times to try out a new weapon won't kill your budget too bad, but you can try them out offline for free.

Grab an ATV and insert yourself into the AO if you keep getting shot out of the sky. There are some very good chopper pilots, there are many more bad ones. The lemming like ability to fly into the AO at height and get shot down over and over shown by some people in this game truly amazes me.
If you keep getting shot down, drop $100 on an ATV and drive in, staying off the main roads once you get close.

Slow your roll. Most of time I get killed because I was in a hurry. Take your time, plan your movements, LOOK, LISTEN. The stationary man has the advantage over the running man.

Stick with your buddies. Not only do you stand a better chance of winning a firefight if you have numbers, you stand a better chance of getting revived instead of having to respawn. Get in a group, and use the Group channel to communicate. If you ask for a group you will almost always get an invite.

If snipers are bothering you, grab the Designator perk to get thermal binocs, and buy an ATV or Hummingbird if you can fly, and go out around the edges and kill them from behind. Another way I sometimes hunt them is with a good scope and my trusty MX and getting in the mid-ground between the usual sniper spots and the AO. Few snipers bother to scan the mid-ground as they are focused on the easy targets in the AO. But it is much more satisfying to pistol them.

Get to know your weapons and how to use them offline. There are a couple mods you can download that provide a "range" where you can mess with pretty much everything in the game on the actual map, which I found much more useful than the virtual arsenal, though it has its uses as well.

http://dslyecxi.com/arma-3/arma3-alpha-controls/
Dslyecxi discusses his preferred key-bindings. I use several of his ideas, particularly using W+S to run and W+X to step over.

http://ttp3.dslyecxi.com/
Dslyecxi's Tactical Guide for A3. Read this. His Youtube videos are usually pretty amusing, and sometimes rather useful.

and some mods:

Jester's Showcase. Lets you play with all the toys
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=169788789

Altis Sandbox. Another play with all the toys mod on Altis this time:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=303340621

Terminal Ballistics Testing Center:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=190132631

Helicopter Training (Transport) Lets you practice flying transport missions in a range of choppers against AI defenders. Really helped my flying/landing.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=192094335


Edit: fixed link.

[Jarhead0331]

Thanks for that. The last link is off though. Can you fix it when you get a chance? I'd like to check that mission out to see if I already have it or not. Thanks.

[Bardolph]

Done.

[Toonces]

That is some super good advice...it took me a long time to pick most of that up.  Didn't know about the thermal binoculars, though!

I recommend spending the first $10k you get to pick up your second perk.  I'm usually carrying medic and ammo if I'm going in as infantry.  If I'm going to be flying helos then I'll go engineer (allows you to repair your wounded helo (if you can land it)) and countermeasures(?) which will auto-deploy flares as soon as someone shoots a missile at you.  Engineer is a must-have if you're going to be playing in vehicles; you'll be surprised how often you'll manage to crash-land your crippled helo and engineer will allow you to fix it.  Or you might even come across somebody else's damaged helo/tank that you can then repair and make your own.  I got shot down one night, parachuted out of my out-of-control helo, came across an enemy's damaged helo, fixed it, then used that for about 30 minutes before I finally lost it.

[Toonces]

I might have posted this before, but I really like going medic in the game.

One night when I first started playing there was a guy online that all he did was go from wounded to wounded guy reviving people.  I watched him do it for a whole match and I thought it looked like a lot of fun, and a way to give you focus to your play beyond just hunting people down and shooting them.  Now I do that from time to time and it is a really nice change of pace.