Is MIKE FORCE Worth It? - New Vietnam Dynamic Game Mode | ARMA 3 [Review]

Mike Force is the new open world dynamic game mode for ARMA 3 Prairie Fire. Is it worth playing? Let's find out.
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[@SavageGameDesign]

Great review thanks Billy - very fair!

[@satan1189]

Thanks for this fucking awesome game. Literally only play mike force now

[@SavageGameDesign]

@@satan1189 plenty more to come too :)

[@lasendadelocultismo]

It's the only game that I play too! Amazing job

[@PappysDungeon45]

I love how realistic you made it.

[@Yo-ve4pm]

You guys did such a good job

[@GrandMasterWu777]

Been running a unit since Flashpoint, this is the best DLC Bohemia ever made hands down!! fun as fuck.

[@simosimouk]

I've heavily disliked all ARMA games post OFP, imo the janky engine works best with lower tech gear. The dynamic campaign looks amazing and i'm so glad to see an M16 again!

[@JW86SH]

Bohemia didn't make this DLC...

[@nickgomez6272]

Mike force is so much more fun once you understand the mechanics for each class, building FOBS is my calling.

[@LegacyProduction2013]

Does the AI attack the fobs you build?

[@teeny1389]

@@LegacyProduction2013 yes

[@stackedspud]

@@LegacyProduction2013 Yep. Me and a bunch of random came together to build a small FOB not too far from a VC controlled area and when we attacked the VC area a lot of them ended up going past us and attacking the FOB. Once we retreated and took those guys out they just kept coming in waves for at least 20 minutes. It's fun as fuck.

[@LegacyProduction2013]

@@stackedspud That is exactly the kinda reaction I wanted to hear, so base building isn't just for resupply or cosmetics which is awesome. Thanks for sharing that I'll give the game mode a try this weekend!

[@stackedspud]

@@LegacyProduction2013 No problem, I'm sure you'll have fun. Be aware that a lot of servers use TFAR if you don't have that; its pretty easy to find servers not using it though.

[@nobodyherepal3292]

7:20 I disagree. The food and water system makes it to were Logistics actually come into play for the fly boys and ACAV to deliver to the Mike force players. They can’t just stay indefinitely in the Field, they need a life line. It also adds a level of planning and immersion to the missions. You feel like a grunt in Vietnam that needs to bring his supply’s on long missions.

[@A5tr0101]

I personally think it adds absolutley nothing, there is still purpose to logistics without the food and water, arma is a game about combat... Not about eating and drinking.

[@OrigionalCigarette]

Personally i found playing as a transport pilot the most fun in this gamemode compared to any other. Were not relied entirely just for bringing people to and from points, but also the recovery/transport of supplies and wreaks. Never got around Infantry combat but night-ops is hectic which i love.

[@LA.20]

As one of the ground forces, you guys are always a God sent to us. Without those hot LZ deliveries you guys pull off we will get overrun. And yeah, night combat is hectic since we don't have NVGs. It's raining flares everywhere haha.

[@brin57]

Hey @BillyEatWorld . It was a fun run the other night. Briman here. I don't understand why Bohemia don't do the engine upgrade they did for DayZ. Under the hood they're basically the same , but DayZ now runs so much better as a result. But I suppose they're holding onto that card for version 4.

[@jameshanks1196]

40 fps is a wet dream for a lot players of arma

[@BiO811HazarD]

My biggest issue with night gameplay is the fact that our player models have a chest mounted flashlight that we can’t turn on. It’s so annoying that we have to equip a flashlight as a secondary just to see without flares.

[@kennys9644]

Couldn't agree more.

[@Hitman2b]

you can still send feedback to the dev they will probably see it but i agree it would be great to have a helmet mounted flashlight or being able to use the torso flashlight but hell RTO have the option to have mortar or 105mm shooting light but yeah a minute is pretty long and the enemy as the time to move

[@evfd5883]

@@Hitman2b you gotta think back in Vietnam there was no mounted flashlight on a helmet

[@Hitman2b]

@@evfd5883 i mean can't you just strap one into the helmet i mean it was a thing to strap few stuff like bullet or cigarette pack i don't see why a flashlight would be any different then any of those item unless the flashlight was quite heavy

[@evfd5883]

@@Hitman2b pretty sure they has the big bulky flashlight back then so it would probably make the helmet uncomfortable

[@maralvhah]

Awesome video, mate! Might get the DLC in the summer and check it out

[@zsavage1820]

dude if you don't have the vietnam yet.. ya need it.. it's well worth the money.. just saiyan....

[@maralvhah]

@@zsavage1820 I really want to, just waitin' until i got that extra cash innit

[@barrysworld640]

As a very new Arma 3 player, I am constantly on the hunt for informative and interesting Arma 3 videos! Really enjoyed this video (recently bought "Prairie Fire") and other videos of yours, sir! Well done ... new sub! :)

[@NorthernSmog]

Ok after watching both reviews, I'm sold. Installing it right now.

[@brunolondinese5857]

Would be in for a big fleshed out SP campaign. Looks amazing but seems wasted on "game modes" and MP where youre not likely going to have a rewarding experience. Really have no idea how to get back into into Arma these days, being an SP kinda guy.

[@zsavage1820]

after seeing the crap they are putting out in the last 3 or 4 years.. it was easy back into ARMA III with all the mods out.. and I build my own missions and play them.. sometime with a friend when we both have all the same mods in.. I have about 210 mods installed.. the Nam DLC is great.. I love the F4 Phantom to start with ... I was so tired of the garbage that Battlefield became.. it was patched to oblivion.. guns neutered and tanks and jets and helicopters that grow new ammo a guy that runs all over with a magic box of never ending ammo.. just got tired of the arcadish crap BF became.. don't even get me started on COD crap same guns FOREVER!! but you can get a pink skin and a rainbow unicorn for it... G'z Rainblow suks hasn't been good since Redstorm left just my thoughts...lol sorry....

[@brin57]

To be honest @Bruno Londinese it's one of the best multiplayer/co-op experiences I've had in years. It's very immersive and quite intense, and I believe that your average MP spoiler will not perservere with it, as it's quite difficult and probably too slow for them. I generally dislike most MP, but really enjoy this, especially the co-op, as the AI is very good and the battles are hard.

[@KatalistProductionsKozzySasha]

The coop campaign missions are fantastic, beat the first 4 with only 3 players its amazing fun

[@THEODSTKING117]

I just hop the player base doesn't die down too soon, I rlly wanna give it a try

[@matthewjones39]

There’s a lot of really good SP mods that can use this DLC.

[@hushmane]

Anyone still wondering, SOG is the best DLC to come to arma in a long time and it continues to show why its worth every penny weve spent on it. Bronation has a 24/7 vietnam liberation like server that has a huge community. See yall there

[@ArmadilloManiac]

Another great vid.

[@LA.20]

The night combat without NVG is more exciting I would say. Either you recon fire to present yourself and draw the enemies fire to know their location or listen closely and see if they are near once you are out of flares or support for it isn't available. The tracer fire and shooting at muzzle flashes is exciting.

[@DrIcchan]

You can't joing games on the Cam Lao Nam map with just the comp. mod, where the Mike Force game mode is currently only supported.

[@Hitman2b]

you should point that if you finish the campaign of the server they will launch a new one and you old progression will be reset

[@gangsta_goose]

Really hope they expand on the eating/drinking aspect. Think there's an interesting angle there with the kit you have to bring it just needs to be fleshed out more.

[@SavageGameDesign]

we will, it's only in beta!

[@gangsta_goose]

@@SavageGameDesign Dope

[@TheCackles68]

Looks awesome..

[@Dennis-ud2nh]

Is it multiplayer only or can I play it in singleplayer (enjoyably)?

[@Old_Shakes]

Mike Force may not be perfect but it's the best game mode to have especially for a more casual public server, it's going to be epic if and when we get the mode gets released to be used in different time periods

[@justryan6480]

They should add some kind of "Redeploy of Squad Leader" incase a player wants to be a Pilot, just to drop off the players once, then teleport to the front lines. This'll help with small player games (4 - 7)

[@Kilo_Charlie626]

Is the nva other players or npc only?

[@MsSovereign1214]

Mega yes great stuff feels like a new game sans the low fps but

[@user-ix3en1zd7n]

The koth server with vehicles runs fine but mike force runs sooo poorly ,however I love mike force ,co op is a must ,just wish it ran better

[@reesedowney6113]

Can someone please explain to me how the quality is so crisp? Whenever i record something in arma, its horrendously blurry. someone told me it was the grass but he has grass on and it looks great

[@Mikelp79]

check your resolution scale.

[@nickumstead]

Mike force is fun but it sucks that you can’t use anything in the mode unless you join discord, which for some reason won’t work for me lmao so I’m stuck with the slicks

[@adrianstealth340]

I’m totally lost with the base Arma3 online multiplayer people standing around looking at the sky

[@bowenzhang5137]

You need to join a private server they actually organize multiplayer operations / these mike force games. Arma 3 is not really meant to be a public pick up game. There are a ton of good ones out there check them out!

[@battlefieldpro12345]

Is MikeForce available on public servers? I dont have a large group of friends to play with me.

[@stackedspud]

Yep, I play on public ones.

[@timjohnson8725]

What about the 500lb tigers???

[@auggieniopetch3045]

No point carrying food and water unless you're good at it and don't get killed.

[@zsavage1820]

looks nice... but I'll wait for the finished product... thanks for sharing this vid Billy...

[@l3esme568]

Been playing mike force and direct action in equal parts, both are great

[@callmelawrence9546]

Yes!

[@deejc04]

Have you had luck playing it with lower player counts? I play with a small group and would love to enjoyably play this

[@SolidSherman]

When he captured these clips our peak was maybe 7 players? One in a chopper flying cas and transport and the other in a phantom. Eventually we were down to around five and still clearing objectives so it’s definitely doable

[@brin57]

@@SolidSherman yep! Def doable. You know you’re in a fight though. Which is the way it should be.

[@superkazuya3328]

Is this playable in single player? Maybe with AI as teammates?

[@Ninjablade88]

Antistasi.

[@mrfootfxtish9430]

You can with the workshop version being released. But you can only have the ai teammates if you have smth like MCC Sandbox for example so you can have Zeus

[@nono-nt8je]

man this sounds like the shit, i wanna fork up those 20 quid now

[@SavageGameDesign]

thank you, that's 4 more beers for us :)

[@clifftonicstudios7469]

Did they Include 50s Rock N Roll ?

[@AG3624C]

Custom soundtrack

[@professorpalpatine5202]

Does anyone else play Arma 3 and then get a huge FPS drop to 5 or so?

[@Nimona-FTW]

Why do they have regular US army Fatigue? Mike Force was using Tiger Stripe with Indigenous troops.

[@The-Master-Shake]

It’s just what most people chose to wear, you can pick from multiple different uniforms like EDRL, olive drab, and tiger stripe. Sometimes you’d see people wearing similar outfits to Rambo or Woods from black ops lol

[@IndieRocker888]

lose the crosshairs and I will sub.

[@Teoras]

I don't understand how people can play this gamemode. We can't even complete the first objective because we get overwhelmed by literally hundreds of enemy AI. 20 minutes of gameplay and between three players we have 160~ kills. It's impossible to complete any of the objectives because we keep being overwhelmed by never ending respawns of enemy squads. I don't think this is normal?

[@janschreiber4648]

The Napalm looks good!? Hm for me it looks like the Nape from Battlefield Vietnam wich on one hand gives u back the nostalgia but on the other that game is from 2004!

[@cloaked2562]

the engine on arma 3 is from 2004 lol

[@circleofsorrow4583]

I wasn't sure immediately that it wasn't a series of sprites.

[@BlastinRope]

50-60 fps 5600x + 6800xt

[@ewaldseiland8558]

If maybe in about 10 or 15 years I have a PC that can run Arma 3 at more than 15 FPS, I'll definitely check that out

[@adrianstealth340]

My pc runs it flawlessly

[@eve_squared]

arma 3 really humbles you to people with bad pcs.

[@Giraffe69420]

ok

[@banzaiman1]

Is Mike force single or multiplayer?

[@JosheyG34]

Well it runs ar 22fps with a 2060

[@brin57]

Whats your CPU? I'm getting lows of 20fps but mostly 40-60 on a 1060 and a ryzen 5 2600. It's more about the CPU with ARMA.

[@cloaked2562]

arma is cpu intensive

[@XmarcX92]

I had to refund due to the bad FPS