Sure. Shoot humans from Tier 1 on Sunday 31 July. Earlier-than-usual start time of 20:00 CET (19:00 UK). Folk game and TS3 servers. Vanilla Combined Ops. 100% more death for all.
Actually, I was lying; I'm not comrade Xiathorn. What is a joint joint event?
Well, technically all the Folk sessions since we started asking (A)RPS comrades along have been joint events.
Right, but why joint joint this Sunday?
Because this Sunday we'll also be welcoming our comrades from Tier 1.
When you say welcome, you mean shoot in the face, right?
Precisely, comrade. Precisely.
Great. Who are Tier 1?
Originally, the group was called MARSOC. When Folk was first founded MARSOC helped us out in many ways. We even share a few comrades.
Aha ... so we repay their kindness by-
- shooting them in the face? Absolutely. Although we also teamed up with them to shoot at others, such as our friends in the mighty LDDK. You can read about those in the AAR section (look for threads with MARSOC or LDDK in the titles).
Okay, I looked at Tier 1's site and they seem ... Milsim
Do not be concerned, comrade, they're not. Imagine Folk, but with a bit more organisation and training. Also, Tier 1 use ACE2 and ACRE, but for this event they will be joining us in the land of vanilla.
I'm in. What servers will this be on?
It's all happening on the Folk servers. Here are the key details:
ArmA 2 Combined Ops server: Folk server
server.herosquad.org (port: 2402) (password: freedom)
TeamSpeak 3 server: Folk server
server.herosquad.org:9988 (note: the domain and port go together) (password: freedom)
Do I need, or can I use addons etc.?
As usual, the event will be vanilla only, although you can use the approved versions of STHUD and CBA. If in doubt please test by connecting to the server before the session.
What time does the event start?
Please, please make a note of this earlier-than-usual start time:
20:00 CET (19:00 UK) Sunday 31 July
What happens if I'm late - will there be JIP?
You won't get to play in the first mission. A lot of work has gone into setting this up, so please do the right thing and show up on time if you want to be part of the experience.
What kind of work?
Tier 1's Sonsault has written a brand new mission: a hybrid adversarial which sees two sides of humans fighting against each other and AI. Everyone gets to play as both sides. If the session carries on, we have more missions in reserve.
Do I need to do any preparation?
All that we ask is that you re-read our thread about TeamSpeak 3 and set up your key binds for Channel Commander. We may need to use this feature.
What kind of playercount are we expecting?
Assuming we get around 15-20 Folk/ARPS comrades, the session could have 30-40 players, possibly more. That should make for a great experience.
So will this be all about winning?
No. Although the main mission is adversarial, please leave your super l33t competition game face behind. The joint joint session is a chance to experience larger scale missions with a bunch of nice comrades. That you can shoot in the face.
