FAQ and Information for Steam

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Rangers!

FAQ for today:

Question:
1. I already have an VALOFE account. Do I still need to register for a new one to play Combat Arms: Reloaded on Steam?

Answer:
The Steam version of Combat Arms: Reloaded can only be played by logging into the Steam account. If you are not a Steam user, please sign up for a new Steam account. If you want to play with VALOFE account, you have to install the client of VALOFE version which can be downloaded from the VALOFE site and play it. In other words, the VALOFE account can't be used on STEAM. However, VALOFE version and Steam version are working on the same server and each user will play together.

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will there be an option to import your account info over to steam?

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Here the full FAQ for Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/games/905...18230651744247

1. I already have an VALOFE account. Do I still need to register for a new one to play Combat Arms: Reloaded on Steam?

The Steam version of Combat Arms: Reloaded can only be played by logging into the Steam account. If you are not a Steam user, please sign up for a new Steam account. If you want to play with VALOFE account, you have to install the client of VALOFE version which can be downloaded from the VALOFE website and play it from there. In other words, the VALOFE account and the Steam account do not work together. However, VALOFE version and Steam version are working on the same server and each user will play together on the same client.

2. Do I need to pay in order to register for playing Combat Arms: Reloaded on Steam?

Basically, the gameplay of Combat Arms: Reloaded is free of charge and weapons and gears corresponding to PURE COMBAT are also provided free of charge. Most other items can be purchased with game points (GP), only some items such as cosmetics need to be purchased with GC (charged game currency).

3. What is Pure Combat Match?

PURE COMBAT is a mode which is prepared, to play PvP games against player with pure skills by equipping only weapons and gears that have been proved to be balanced. In addition, the weapons and gears corresponding to PURE COMBAT are provided free of charge.

4. What game modes can we play in Pure Combat Match?

Five game modes can be played as PURE COMBAT. Elimination, One Man Army, Capture the Flag, Search & Destroy, VIP Escort are corresponding to PURE COMBAT. These are the most popular game modes in Combat Arms: Reloaded and they are suitable for confrontations by the pure skills of players.

5. Are weapons and gears free in Pure Combat Match?

The weapons and gears corresponding to PURE COMBAT are free to charge. These items are marked with a green icon in the store.

6. How many players do we need to play in Pure Combat Mode?

All PvP modes of Combat Arms: Reloaded can be played with up to 16 players. These modes which separate the teams in Alpha and Bravo teams have a maximum of 8 players in each team.

7. Can I transfer my VALOFE account to steam?

It is impossible to transfer existing datas between the VALOFE account and Steam account. If a user with an existing VALOFE account is playing with a Steam account, he will have to create a new game account / character.

8. Does Combat Arms: Reloaded offer more action beside Pure Combat Match?

In addition to Pure Combat,Combat Arms: Reloaded has various contents such as General Combat, Ranked Combat, Clan Match as PvP Modes
and Fireteam, Play with Bots as PvE Modes.

9. How do I switch between Pure Combat Mode and General Combat Mode?

When you start the game, please press the top left button on the Home screen. This opens a menu where you can select PURE COMBAT and GENERAL COMBAT for PvP game modes. Press + to register the button on the left menu bar to make it easier to enter.

10. Where is the difference in both Modes?

PURE COMBAT is a mode in which only the balanced equipment items are provided which are free of charge. It will compete the skills of the player.
In comparison to Pure Combat, can player use powerful equipment items in General Combat, which can have an impact on victory or defeat, depending on the powerful equipment.
Also, Pure Combat can be played on 5 of the most popular game modes, but General Combat can be played on 13 game modes. If you want to experience a lot of different modes and maps, play General Combat!

11. Why is Pure Combat Mode a good way for a start in Combat Arms: Reloaded?

Pure Combat is a collection to the core elements of fun in Combat Arms: Reloaded. Players can play with similar conditions because they can’t use overly strong weapons. So, it's a good starting point to get to know about Combat Arms: Reloaded.

12. How to differ in shop between Pure Combat and General Combat items?

Items corresponding to Pure Combat are indicated by a green icon in the shop and inventory.

Items corresponding to General Combat are indicated by a yellow icon in the shop and inventory.

The gray icons indicate items that can be used anywhere.

Click on the “Loadout confirmation” located in the UI of your character area and join the shop in the menu on the left side of the screen, or join the shop, using the filter function to view the Pure Combat or General Combat items.

13. How do I find at its best my way through the UI as a new player?

You can see the approximate contents of the screen when you press the “I” (information) button on the bottom right of the screen. In addition, when you hover with the mouse cursor over the buttons on the left menu, the contents of the function buttons will be displayed.

Further is a new 7 DAYS EVENT added to the game menu. Doing these event tasks can help to get used to the game and it offers some rewards.

14. When I have questions, is there a community existing where I can ask beside here on steam?

Player can join the official VALOFE Combat Arms Discord here:
https://discordapp.com/invite/combatarms

Further information about the game is published on the official website:
https://combatarms-r.valofe.com/info/basic
https://combatarms-r.valofe.com/guide

15. I want to know about the Squad System.

The Squad System is a community system. Player can invite friends and clan members to organize a Squad up to four people and play together.

When a Squad is organized, Squad members automatically follow the Squad leader's entry into the game room. However, it does not necessarily mean that the Squad members will join the same team and it can’t be used for Ranked games.

16. I want to know about the 7DAYS EVENT System.

This event is only for new players who have started the game newly. New player can participate it for 7 days. You can check the contents when you press the 7DAYS EVENT button on the left menu. You find one tab per day with multiple quests.

This is opportunity for new player to learn about Combat Arms: Reloaded and offers some extra rewards.
Achieve your quest and acquiring rewards!

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5. Are weapons and gears free in Pure Combat Match?

...The weapons and gears corresponding to PURE COMBAT are free to charge...

Not entierly true, some PCM weapons like the Bloody Hunter AUG A1 and several Tracker Knife variants are not available for free (not even their base variants) while on the other hand several reskins and event weapons (which offer no advantage over their base variants) are not available.

...Players can play with similar conditions because they can’t use overly strong weapons...

That's not true at all, weapon performance has nothing to do with whether or not a weapon is available for PCM. Unless you're after the extra mag some epics provide the MP5A4 is arguably the best SMG when looking at the ones with high rate of fire (aside from akimbo weapons). Compared to other top tier SMGs in that category like the CZ Scorpion EVO 3 A1 the MP5A4 has more damage and about half the spread. Same with ARs, the AK-12 is basicly an AK-74M with less recoil. You can say you kept the weapon selection simple by limiting the amount of available guns but performance seemed to be a secondary concern (note: I'm not complaining, I'm just addressing the misinformation).

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Not entierly true, some PCM weapons like the Bloody Hunter AUG A1 and several Tracker Knife variants are not available for free (not even their base variants) while on the other hand several reskins and event weapons (which offer no advantage over their base variants) are not available.

You do realize that all AUG A1 variants are not part of the PCM collection, right?
You do realize that all Tracker knife variants are not part of the PCM collection, right?

Here again the list of PCM items

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What was it? The green weapon symbol stands for PCM, right? Well then:

You do realize that all AUG A1 variants are not part of the PCM collection, right?

The game disagrees.

You do realize that all Tracker knife variants are not part of the PCM collection, right?

The game disagrees again.

Here again the list of PCM items

That's not the list of PCM items, it's just the list of items which have been added to the shop for free. Weapons like the M16A3 series, event variants like the DSR-1 (Event) (but somehow not the SPR (Event)), old rank up weapons, the default backpack (but somehow not the other 1 slot backpacks despite them only being cosmetic skins) and several other ones (like those mentioned above) are also PCM items.

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Why we can't link our acc to steam??? Is it that hard for you guys to build in ?

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I have reported for example the Bloody Tracker knife already before the Change from hardcore to PCM items (the related patch) as wrongly marked. That's still the case and reported once again that these items got wrongly added as PCM items.
Maybe you should question next time if these items are correctly added instead of simply telling "the game disagrees". You have options to report bugs in the related forum channel or via the official VALOFE Discord to any morderator of your choice.

As you notice, these items aren't even mentioned on the from me shared list here. This shared list was provided by VALOFE Staff as the list of PCM items. You might disagree, you maybe see stuff differently or what ever, fact is VALOFE changed stuff in this game and remarked specific items as PCM items in this game which are free to use and purchase and can be used in the PURE COMBAT MODE. If you are happy with it or not.
You maybe want review the guide https://combatarms-r.valofe.com/guide/pure_combat

VALOFE also added now the default Backpack as a PCM item, so people are now allowed to use at least one backpack in PCM games. If you ask me, I would have kept it "No Backpack" only in PCM. I even suggested it to keep it without any backpack in my feedback forms.
But at the end of the day, the company decides and they decided not only based on my feedback but also based on the feedback of other players who were that kind and participated in the Focused group tests of the test client based on this whole subject.