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Old 12-09-2003, 12:58 AM   #1
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No HL2? No Problem!

Guys, America's Army 2.0 SF is the greatest PC game out right now.

Its free.
Its competitive and monitored by the U.S. Army
Its the most realistic FPS to date.

I stayed up till 6:00 am playing to get my honor ranking higher. It paid off, I now get cooler weapons, more respect and my skills have improved.

Plus, 2.0 features graphical details that HL2 promises such as reflections in water, flame and fog effects that are much better than before and also the sound is incredible...

If youve read the reviews for 1.0 forget it. 2.0 should be a 10.
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Old 12-09-2003, 07:00 AM   #2
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i used to play AA all the time. the only reason i gave up is because i don't like the fact that you can't respawn (unless that has changed). it sucks if you die right off the bat and have to just sit there for ten minutes or so waiting for the round to finish.

that's why the Desert Combat mod for BF1942 is the best game out there (gameplay wise) in my opinion.
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Old 12-10-2003, 01:14 PM   #3
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free as in i dont have to buy the game? also how did you mod your 9500 to a 9700
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Old 12-10-2003, 03:14 PM   #4
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Where to get it?
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Old 12-10-2003, 03:29 PM   #5
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americas army 2.0 is free? where can i get it too
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Old 12-10-2003, 03:46 PM   #6
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wow that's cool, how can it be that good and still be free though!?!?!

OH, and here's a link i found to the site
http://www.americasarmy.com/
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Old 12-10-2003, 06:55 PM   #7
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It's not free, we all paid/are paying for it. It's called taxes.
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Old 12-10-2003, 07:17 PM   #8
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http://www.americasarmy.com/downloads/

i think its here


EDIT: I didnt see that vizun had posted the link
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Old 12-10-2003, 09:03 PM   #9
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wow that's cool, how can it be that good and still be free though!?!?!
it's being used as a recruiting tool by the U.S. army.
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Old 12-14-2003, 08:30 PM   #10
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it's being used as a recruiting tool by the U.S. army.
so i guess fast mouse skills is what US Army is looking for...
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Old 12-14-2003, 09:41 PM   #11
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so i guess fast mouse skills is what US Army is looking for...
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Old 12-14-2003, 09:52 PM   #12
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Well maybe the Army has plans to give all soldiers robots controlled by computer in the exact same interface of the Game, and fast mouse skills are what they are looking for....lol...
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Old 12-15-2003, 09:16 PM   #13
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Heck, ya never know!!
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Old 12-15-2003, 09:19 PM   #14
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yea its something like virtually controlled robot soldiers that could be easly taken out by magnets that the US government would waste billions of dollers on

(im serious here)
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Old 12-16-2003, 12:03 AM   #15
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Believe it or not, the US Army has been training its soldier's shooting skills and reflexes with computer software way before this game was out.
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im sure they would find a way to safe guard it from magnets....
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Old 12-16-2003, 03:58 PM   #17
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im sure they would find a way to safe guard it from magnets....
another billion or two there
that money would be much better spent developing....
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........or lightsabers.........
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Old 12-16-2003, 07:19 PM   #19
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I have no idea where this thread is going or what everyone is talking about, but it's kinda funny.
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Old 12-16-2003, 07:45 PM   #20
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LOL!
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Old 12-17-2003, 01:05 AM   #21
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AA is meh. Only worth playing if you are really poor and dont have battlefield. I dont like doing the training and stuff really boring, maybe it gets better if you do all of it, but I am sure battlefield and DC are superior!
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Old 12-20-2003, 07:21 PM   #22
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hey cps im just informing you that my new shiny computer's up and running...i'll inform you on the 2AD site as well

btw stoned here if you already dint realize
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Old 12-20-2003, 07:49 PM   #23
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I was unimpressed with Americas Army!!! Took A few hours to download and I deaded too quickly. Did everything in the Tutorial wrong.
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Probably a silly question, but can you play it as "single player" ??
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I was unimpressed with Americas Army!!! Took A few hours to download and I deaded too quickly. Did everything in the Tutorial wrong.
Can you retype that. I didn't know what you meant by 'deaded'....thanks.
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Old 12-21-2003, 11:02 AM   #26
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prolly meant "died"
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Old 12-21-2003, 01:07 PM   #27
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Oh, but in that case what did he mean by he did the tutorial wrong, and that being the reason he died too quickly.
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Yep 2.0 is fun

have have been playing since 1.0 so its been a long time its my favorite FPS by far.

1.9 was great because they added Punkbuster to stop all the cheating

and now in 2.0 i like the special forces.. and sometimes i like bing a pakastan soldier with the RPG so i can shoot rockets and blow the hell outa badguys...

plus in 1.9 they also made it so when you get hit you bleed and if a medic does not heal you you will bleed to where you are slower then heck and somtimes bleed to death (yes its happend a few times to me and my friends.)
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Old 12-22-2003, 05:21 PM   #29
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I tried to play AA when it first came out (1.0 I assume) but it ran so poorly on my system I kind of gave up on it. When I get my new AI7, I am going to probably try to play it again. I can't wait until the 24th because FedEx is bringing it by 4:30PM on the 24th!
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Ohh, man you must be going crazy waiting.. as it is i cant wait for the 24th and Fedex/UPS is not even comming to my house lol..

Man is love the ups guy hes my best friend lol
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