International conflict Armed Assault Options

[IC-Pockey]

Who the hell are we?
International Conflict is an organized and structured online tournament that involves two forces fighting over control of various parts of a fictional battlescape. International Conflict has its own private battle servers, its own private TeamSpeak server, and each force is provided with their own private forums when the tournament starts. Each tournament consists of a campaign.
Campaigns usually last around 8 -12 weeksand is Opfor vs Blufor (or fictional army names).

International conflict's very name tells you that we have members from literally every corner of the world that come together each weekend to compete on the field of battle.

Is this like a clan?
No. We are not a clan. We do not rely on any external organizations, ladders, clubs, or groups for this tournament. International Conflict has its own schedule, servers, administrators, forums, and armies - everything needed to run independently and entirely on its own. Individuals and members of clans are welcomed to join, but you will have to leave your clan tags/affiliations at the door.

Isn't that like breaking up clans?
Not at all, IC recognizes the importance and value of clans and squads and doesn't do anything to break them up. We try to keep the players together, but don't be expecting to have your own unit within the larger army

How do these 2 forces fight each other?
International Conflict will utilize Armed Assaults multi player component to stage large scale battles.The two teams fight it out on an official battle day to determine who is victorious.

How Large is Large?
Well, we are used to 75 vs 75 player battles. In conversation with placebo he said this was "theoretically possible", but there has not been the opportunity to test this as yet. Because we will stress test the game to see what the numbers threshold is. As yet we honestly can't say how big we will get it, but we will post the results of our tests to Bohemia and online here only at http://www.totalarmedassault.com

What are the requirements to join International Conflict?
You must have your own legal copy of Armed Assault
You must have a set of speakers and a mic.
You must download and use TeamSpeak.
You must visit the forums as much as possible. (Bookmark us if necessary!)
You must have fun.

Why Teamspeak?
it is imperative that each force communicate within their teams. TeamSpeak is a very simple, and flexible Voice-Over-IP (VOIP) software program that enables you to communicate via a mic to your teammates. TeamSpeak is free to download. And having speakers and mic, and downloading and using TeamSpeak is a requirement of the tournament. You may use a headset with mic as well.

How often do these forces fight each other, and for how long?
Official Battle days are one day every weekend (unless posted otherwise, e.g. due to Holiday, etc.). The battles start at 12PM EST (GMT-5) and are a full 9 hours long. We follow Eastern Daylight Savings Time when it is in effect (GMT changes to -4)

Wow! 9 Hours! Do I have to play the entire time?
No. You can play as much as you can or as little as you want. Some players can hammer out 6+ hours, and others can only put in 2 hours. Since International Conflict is a global tournament with members from all over the world, there are almost always a player ready to take your place when you need to sign off.

How are the 2 forces organized/structured?
Each army has their own organizational structure as established by their High Commanding Officers (HCOs). Each is broken down into sub-divisions or companies that has its own COs (Commissioned Officers), NCOs (Non Commissioned officers), and enlisted troops.

Do I have to follow the orders of higher ranking players?
Yes. To achieve the level organization we strive for here, it is important that orders be followed and carried out.

How can I advance my rank?
One word, PARTICIPATE. Show up for practices, show up for battles, take part in discussions on the forums, hang out on the TS server, get to know your officers. That will get you started. Then it all depends on your qualities as a leader, and that is a more complicated thing.

What is the official language of the tournament?
English, spoken on TS and written in forums.

Is this a very competitive tournament? Is the atmosphere cutthroat?
International Conflict stresses teamwork, strategy, organization, friendship, and most of all fun. The members here take playing the game in the campaign very seriously. They came to International Conflict looking for organization and to get away from the chaos/anarchy that takes place in the public servers. At the same time, lifelong friendships are made and on non-battle days, many members will go "pubbing" to have fun and practice teamwork (they will jump on a public server). And at other times, many members just hang out on our TeamSpeak server.

Will you guys produce your own mod like you did in Joint Operations:Escalation?
Absolutely We were one of the only 2 officially recognized mods ( Nova Logic) for Joint Operations). This was done without the official tools, and with a lot of JO community support. We come to ArmedAssault with the knowledge that it is a game that fully embraces the modding community. It makes a welcome change.

Now the Big Question - When?
Registration is open NOW!

Now the 2nd Big Question - Where?
http://www.ic-arma.com/index.php

Now the 3rd Big Question - How?
Click on the sign up link below and choose your division. The [KS] uses American equipment and the [DRS] uses the Russian based equipment.
http://www.ic-arma.com/signup.php

Now the 4th Big Question - Cost?
Absolutely nothing. Its 100% FREE


Once you register on the forums, if you have any questions just ask on the forums or hit us up on teamspeak. Everyone here would love to help you with any issues and or problems!