CNET Editors' note: To play Combat Arms, you must be over 13 years old and register with a valid e-mail address for a free account with Nexon America.
Welcome to war. Prepare to drop into a lush, ever-changing theater of conflict, where you are in complete control of your gameplay--from your customizable character and your lethal arsenal of weapons to the scenarios you want to experience. Combat Arms offers a first-person perspective of immersive environments, multiple gunplay modes, and an arsenal of deadly weapons--all customizable.
Experience thrilling battles online with up to 15 of your friends in dense jungles, frozen tundra, industrial wastelands and more. Best of all, it's free and will never cost a penny to play. You'll also receive automatic patches each time the game updates.
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What's new in this version: The Combat Arms full client is no longer a public beta and is now in general release.
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"Full of Hackers & Questionable System Security"
Version: Combat Arms
Pros
Combat Arms is a free to play FPS Game produced in South Korea and published by Nexon First reaction to the game would be good graphics for a free fps and nice range of maps and weapons. Excellent clan system. There are a range of free weapons when you start the game which increases as you gain experience and you can purchase NX game currency to buy more sophisticated weapons.
Cons
Unfortunately Nexon's record of security is not good. In 2011 Nexon's sister game Maplestory was hacked and 13 million ID's were obtained by the hackers. Hacks to cheat in Combat Arms are openly for sale on the Web and it is very difficult to know whether you are playing a clean player or a cheater. Periodically systems are tightened to try and reduce hacking but each time the obstacles are overcome. Nexon have recently taking to auto-Hardware banning players the system detects as cheats and unfortunately the flawed system is now banning clean players as well as hackers!
Customer support is virtually None Existent!Summary
Some of the features of the game are nice but I would advise people not to spend any money on the game(i.e. NX), due to the security problems you may end up losing it or facing disappointment or worse !
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"Just when I think I'm bored, they have a blowout."
Version: Combat Arms
Pros
Decent graphics
Frequent content updates
TONS of guns
Free to play (Yes I really mean free.)
Average download size. (Current client takes up about 3GB when all unpacked/updated)
Lots of Sales/Giveaways, etc.
Recruit packages(recently improved even further from their news feed) for new players.Cons
Hackers (They still float around, though not nearly as bad as before)
Lag (occasional)
Learning curve is a little steep
New patches sometimes extremely buggy for the first week or soSummary
Overall,a great game, that keeps things consistent, but adds just enough periodic newness to keep things fresh. And with the number of guns in its virtual arsenal, you're bound to find something. Definitely gets fun when you have a full room of 16 in Elimination, or when you get a team of 7 buddies with you to tackle a Fireteam mission and crank the difficulty up to Extreme. If you like FPS's, and dislike 60$ price tags + subscription fees for online multiplayer, GET THIS GAME NOW!!
I'd also like to add that downloading the patches can take awhile, as the installer checks all files, then downloads the updates, then checks them again. And for those of you interested in taking me on in Elimination, or helping me destroy the Infected/beat those **** terrorists in Fireteam, my username is DVendetta.
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"Hot Dang that's one of a heck a game."
Version: Combat Arms
Pros
-Elite and Super Elite Moderators to permanently ban people from their rooms.
-Permanent weapons.
-Awesome friends.Cons
Hackers
Elite moderators that won't listen.Summary
I'm an experienced gamer on here. I recently reached the rank of 2nd Lt. Been playing for near 3 years. When we had our first GOA (General of The Army) he was a hacker and gotten banned. The next, was legit. Don't listen to anyone with negative reviews. (They can't play for crap) You don't have to use the NX feature (Real money) if you don't want to. But in overall, this game is awesome. Have fun everybody :)
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"Fantastic FPS PC Game"
Version: Combat Arms
Pros
Low system requirements (even runs on Intel GMA)
Free to play
Decent graphics
Acceptable download size
Easy to install and uninstall
Good variety of weapons, maps, and game modes
Fast paced
Would be very fun if not for hackersCons
Hackers( as of sept. 2011 not so much)
Glitches (Mostly patched in 2 weeks within discovery)
Spammers and immaturity (Combat Arms is a young community, average age is 13)Summary
Don't listen t the other guys, CA is a great game..it doesn't lag (if u have an average computer)
Glitches are patched quickly and is not a games for US only, i come from Australia and i play). People say is is not ameteur friendly, but, everone is terrible at the start to get better weapons u need to rank up (makes u want to play more), That the point of the game. Some people say their game crashes or something misfortunate happens. Its not nexon's fault that they have crap security/ a crap computer. Finally, People say nexon has bad tech support and/or don't care about the game. How could they say that when they update/fix the game everyday? Like *** is ur problem? -
"Horror game USA only"
Version: Combat Arms
Pros
Horror game USA only
Cons
Horror game USA only
Summary
ONLY For USA people. After over 2 hours download & patching & account register I know for IT. This is so hungry ,,, grrr
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"Combat Arms Lost All Fun"
Version: Combat Arms
Pros
~Free To Play
~Good Graphics for online shooter
~Wide range of maps and weaponsCons
~TECH SUPPORT IS HORRIBLE
~Hacker/ chammers/ glitchers
~Bad lag
~Items too expensive
~Have to re-buy daily weapons/ equipment
~Not bandwidth friendlySummary
Ok, I played Combat Arms last year and it was enjoyable. Sure, there were hackers then, but not too bad. There were a handful of maps and lots of weapons. Game was fun, and worked great for me. Now, I started playing again a few days ago. High amount of weapons, gear, maps etc etc, which is great, but it all costs so much. Then when you are in-game, you get killed every time you spawn by a hacker. The game has "HackShield" which obviously does nothing. The team doesn't even stop the hackers. And now, my game won't work anymore. I get an error code saying failed to update protection modules. I have sent to inquiries to tech support days ago, and they haven't even viewed it yet!
Bottom line is, this game has THE WORST TECH SUPPORT IN THE HISTORY OF GAMES, AND THE GAME IS GOING DOWNHILL VERY FAST. FIX THE HACKERS, FIX THE LAG, AND MAKE MY DAMN GAME WORK! -
"Waste of time and money"
Version: Combat Arms
Pros
Could be a fun game to play if they ever get the hackers out
Cons
* way too many players using hack programs
*game continuously lags
*games constantly crash due to hackers
*Nexon isn't concerned about the hacks and it ruins the game for legitimate playersSummary
Even though this game is "free to play" If you want to be good you really need to purchase better weapons. The problem is the players using the hacks make any weapon useless and takes all the fun out of the game which constantly lags. Nexon only cares about making money, not the enjoyment by the non hacking players and it shows. Whats the purpose of playing a game if the only way to play is to cheat?
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"Realy good game but.."
Version: Combat Arms
Pros
Good Maps And Weopons And Misions
Cons
Lagging and Hakcers
Summary
I Actualy want the mission not the inline gameplay so the hackers can suck it
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"Good game bur slows down my PC!"
Version: Combat Arms
Pros
Great Game, very realistic, really fun.
Cons
Memory Hog, takes up alot of space on Hard Drive and slows it down.
Summary
Overall, the Game is fun and cool but the size I wish was smaller.
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"Awesome Game!! I have invested over $60"
Version: Combat Arms
Pros
Fireteam modes are a lot of fun without PVP Hacking.
You get random awards weapons and gear all the time.
Easy to get your friends to play as it is free and rather low resource game.Cons
Sometimes hackers in PVP (usually kicked from room in a few secconds)
Hard to play enough to buy good weapons everyday as they expire.
Perm weapons from $10-$20 help give you an edge over GP items.
You need to be Good at FPSSummary
Great game. hours of fun. Always new maps and modes. New weapons and gear monthly. Better than console, new console every five years and a new COD or whatever every two years. Best Zombie Killing Mode Ever!! Cabin Fever and Black Lung.
I urge anyone to try this. Add me as a friend DeathSavvy
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