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Author Topic: Combat Arms: A F2P fps that doesn't suck  (Read 855 times)

hemmingjay

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Combat Arms: A F2P fps that doesn't suck
« on: May 19, 2010, 11:30:05 am »

I try a lot of games. A LOT. Often this leads to F2P games and most are indeed crap, slow painful grinds to encourage cash shop purchases to speed the process. While this is how F2p games make money and I encourage you to spend $5 or more a month while playing these games it is not necessary to enjoy the good ones.

Combat Arms is a FPS in the spirit of CounterStrike, Battlefield 2, L4D, Killing Floor and others. Depending on the game mode you choose you could be playing in a elimination deathmatch, a free for all, defending a house from waves of zombies, bombing runs involving counter terrorism, capture the flag and more all the time. You don't need to spend a dime to be competitive as there is even groups of individuals who pride themselves on this. There are always great guns laying on the ground from the fallen.
While playing you will earn currency that can be used to buy items for 1-90 days. If you buy NX cash you can even add weapons permanently. Weapons can be upgraded. You can buy heartbeat monitors, you can buy air strike designators, you can buy miniguns, you can buy some badass stuff if you want to pay. Items can get addictive and expensive if you go that route, so be aware.

If you play, I am Huskie77.
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Re: Combat Arms: A F2P fps that doesn't suck
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2010, 02:11:54 pm »

Combat Arms: A F2P fps that doesn't suck
Yes it does. I play it too. ;)
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And just so you know, the HB sensors are GP-only, and all the spec gear(miniguns, airstrikes, etc.) can be bought with GP at high ranks(you'll need a spec character to equip them, but those are also high-rank GP).
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Re: Combat Arms: A F2P fps that doesn't suck
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2010, 02:14:48 pm »

I love Combat Arms too, but don't kid yourself. It's pretty low tier.

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Re: Combat Arms: A F2P fps that doesn't suck
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2010, 03:04:11 pm »

Never said it was triple A, just that it doesn't suck. Also it has a high population which makes for picking up a quick game easy.
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