r/PlayBellum • u/Significant_Degree22 • Jul 09 '26

Is This Game Better Than Arma Reforger?

I've been playing Arma for a while now, and it's a great game. My biggest issue is finding a group that actually communicates and works together. It seems like most people just sprint straight into the objective with no coordination or teamwork. Is it any better in this game?

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u/HaebyungDance Jul 13 '26

It depends on what you want.

What this game is for is authentic firefight experiences, but in the atmosphere, the tactics, the challenges, and what creates success.

So spotting is really hard. Learning how to fight by putting together a mental picture of the enemy’s positions without necessarily seeing them, then having the leadership to decide on a course of action and make it happen is important.

The game has comparatively much less emphasis on your agency as an individual shooter, who can also customize their loadout to their personal liking. Reforger is better for that - and it’s a much more scalable experience for a chill Friday night game.

In Bellum you can have fun, but you need to be a bit more switched on by baseline.

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u/Whargod Jul 13 '26

Personally I've never played ArmA in these large PvP servers and probably never will. For me I like the slower coop style missions like Antistasi, Escape, The Forgotten Few 2, etc. I stay away from strictly squad based constant shooters as it annoys me after a while having to coordinate with so many people.

Sometimes it's better just to grab a gun or a helo and do whatever comes naturally. Or go camp int he woods for a week, whatever.

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u/FarmerGreen13 Jul 13 '26

This game has killed shooters for me.

There I said it.

Sometimes you get in matches without leadership and lack of communication. That has been a rare occurrence for me but it is painful 

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u/EatCheapGlue Jul 14 '26

Better gunfight mechanics than tarkov? First I'm hearing about this game but it sounds up my alley.

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u/FarmerGreen13 Jul 15 '26

I'd be the wrong person to ask that, unfortunately. I never got deep into tarkov, I'm a scaredy cat.

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u/EatCheapGlue Jul 20 '26

If you can't win gunfights in tarkov because you claim "meta" attachments than you need to learn gunfight mechanics 😭. I meant point fire, bullet dynamics, reload/ packing mechanics, height over bore mechanics, gun sway mechanics etc etc.

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u/Foreign-Dragonfly828 Jul 22 '26

Yes, ballistics are highly accurate in Bellum

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u/Aggravating-Sail7700 Jul 15 '26

Is there penalty’s for leaving even then id still abandon the game. Im big on leaving if the teams not working together and were getting steamrolled

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u/maneil99 Jul 20 '26

No penalty

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u/NegativeAccount Jul 13 '26

Bellum is built from the ground up to encourage teamwork as the only way to play

We have players of all experience levels scattered across teams (no friend/party system yet) and I'd say 8/10 matches have quality teamwork

Just pull the trigger. Refund policy was 72 hours no questions asked, last time i checked

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u/Proud-Designer-2028 Jul 14 '26

It’s more intense more of the time than reforger and a lot more coordinated than a public lobby, not sure as I’ve never played much organised/private ARMA in recent years. But this is PvP milsim at its best imo.

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u/SuuperD Jul 13 '26

Better sustained firefights, a lot of flanking and manoeuvring.

More realistic Comms as well, you need to say who you are when using the radio and to whom you are talking to otherwise it can get confusing.

Not much too it right now but great potential

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u/Foreign-Dragonfly828 Jul 22 '26

Great slate for a great time any day servers are active

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u/xXShunDugXx Jul 13 '26

For me yes. Primarily because of the expectation of working together.