Looking at Red Orchestra 2 and Rising Storm on Steam, each of them saying Game Of The Year edition, I found the standard or regular version of them together on DVD in a PC double pack from Amazon for almost half the price of Steam, would the double pack be the better buy even though they are not Game Of The Year editions?
I also found the Red Orchestra 2 special edition without Rising Storm for half the price with Red Orchestra Ostfront 41-45 game and extra downloadable content but it seems Rising Storm is an important part of the game or the experience.
Rising Storm comes with all the multiplayer content from Red Orchestra2. Rising Storm is the "expandalone" in the series, and the latest release. It is constantly updated with free content, community made maps, etc. The community is small, however. Sometimes, you won't have many servers to choose from.
I definitely recommend this game. I play it most days. If you're familiar with games like CoD, or maybe Battlefield, you will find that this is a different kind of FPS game. To tell you the truth, I think most newcomers probably have a hard time with it.
You are actually the one person I wanted to ask if you would mind trying to play together after I get because I get the impression here that it's more your game anyone else's. I'm looking at buying RO2/RS to see if I can finally enjoy online multiplayer for the first time in my life.
Although you did not answer what I was saying, I think I can failrly deduce from what you're saying that it's best to get RO2 together with RS. I will order the DVD double pack of the standard version since it's cheaper than buying from Steam and not bother with the cheap RO2 Special Edition. Would you suggest that as the best way to go?
There's a double pack? That's news to me. If you buy the regular Rising Storm game, it comes with RO2 multiplayer content. You might want to consider looking for it on a key website like G2A.
If you purchase the double-pack, it will likely include RO2's single player campaign. I can't tell you if the single player is any good or not.
I always enjoy playing the game with others, but it depends where you live. I live in Europe and frequent certain servers. I don't know what the ping on US servers will be.
It really depends what your complaints with FPS are? This is a very hardcore game, one bullet and you're likely dead. You may not see the enemy that actually kills you. There's no running out in the open, rarely a safe place to hide. There's not much of any HUD. But that's why I love the game. It doesn't give you anything, it's unforgiving. However, a few tips from an experienced player, and you might find it a very agreeable experience.
There will be a great many servers with bots, and no humans. Great way for anyone to practice. That's what I did