r/ArmaReforger • u/SingleMalted • 6d ago

1.7 Update 1.7 out on Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1874880?updates=true&emclan=103582791471921133&emgid=672870313012232264
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u/InformalYesterday760 Sergeant 6d ago

Separate from the stutter issues on PC in 1.7, I'm really not sure this playable FIA thing was a good idea.

Reforger is already heavily skewed towards skilled players on both teams ignoring the front lines, slipping into the enemy's back lines, and harassing/ destroying the supporting players running logistics. One of the most common ways people play is AR + AT launcher and slip behind to blow up vehicles that think they are safe - similar to the play style Drewski showcases often when he puts up a new video.

There is already so much friction for supply runners to overcome, when the enemy can be in any bush on your route and you have known locations you have to hit (depots, bases).

And the FIA is just another form of encouraging players to do this backline harassment. Sneak onto bases and steal mines. Ambush vehicles far from the front. These are all totally valid ways to play, and one of the meta ways to win, but it's odd when this platoon vs platoon sized combat environment is SOOO heavily tilted towards folks being rambo and doing their own thing.

I used to run supplies, but now I don't want to bother as often cause the servers crash so often we lose progress, and the enemy will inevitably just ambush you as you finish that 10min round trip.

Maybe these systems they are making would work if each team had 100 AI doing logistics and backline patrols, or AI could escort friendly supply runners. But as it stands they are just twisting the knife on the few supply runners we have left.

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u/TestTubetheUnicorn Sergeant First Class 6d ago

The problem with running supplies is that too many players try to solo it, that's why backline harassment is so effective. If it was a real operation, each supply convoy would have multiple trucks + armed escorts in front and behind. Even just having two more guys with a M2 humvee or PKM UAZ to protect the truck would probably help a ton. But instead we just have single trucks with just one driver roaming around and getting shot from forests.

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u/InformalYesterday760 Sergeant 6d ago

I mean

Supply running is already boring enough, you'll be hard pressed to ever see folks wanting to escort supply runs. I've seen it maybe once since launch.

And it makes sense when the teams are so small, it's hard to justify 3 folks on a single supply run when we only have 48 player lobbies or whatever. The ambusher basically guarantees they have fun and an impact. The escort is likely to be bored right up until the moment they are dead.

Even if you have an escort it's quite trivial to dump an RPG into escort and then spray down the supply driver. Or wait in bush for escort to drive by and then blow up truck.

The whole premise is tough to solve because it'll always be more fun to be the ambusher, so statistically you're gonna see more of them than folks wanting to run supplies.

Add in the server crashes wiping progress, and the number of folks willing to run supplies for most of a match is almost nil.