Point of Existence 2

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I've been playing this BF2 mod quite a bit recently. Point of Existence 2 is a mod that pits the US/Germany vs. the Ukraine in a realistic modern warfare game that IMO is a far better game than vanilla BF2. Here's the story line from the website:

After a long, bloody war in the
Sudan, the governments of the United States and Russia struck an uneasy
cease-fire over the fate of Africa and its burgeoning industry. This
peace would be short lived, for to the north a new conflict was
brewing. Ukraine, a former satellite state of the Soviet Union, sought
to gain back the power from which it once reveled in.

As the
snow fell in a heavy midwinter storm, Ukrainian troops moved towards
the border of Belarus. Without warning, Ukrainian troops attacked with
a speed and effectiveness not seen since the blitzkrieg of WWII. With
their aggressive tactics, the Ukrainian army reached the capital of
Belarus in a matter of weeks. The lightly armed and ill-prepared
Belarusian army could do little to stop this onslaught of men and metal.

The fall of Minsk signaled the end
of resistance throughout Belarus. The bordering countries of Ukraine
and Belarus began to wonder if they were as vulnerable to occupation as
Belarus had been.

The United Nations condemned these attacks as
unjust and illegal but was unable to pass a mandate to take action
against the expansionist aims of Ukraine. The UN's inability to act
upon the actions of the Ukrainian army only strengthened Ukraine's
resolve that they could not easily be stopped. Six months came to pass
with no military action against Ukraine but rumors had started that
Ukraine was systematically killing their former political competitors.
With no clear evidence of the assassinations, the United Nations was
still reluctant to take action.

 As time passed, more evidence
surfaced of executions, illegal imprisonment, and torture; however, it
was all unconfirmed information until a Kramaerican Photo
reconnaissance satellite passed overhead. The satellite caught pictures
of mass graves where the Ukrainian army had been dumping the bodies of
political enemies and what appeared to be unarmed civilians.

This information was promptly
forwarded to the UN Security Council. With an unprecedented 93%
majority, a mandate was drafted and signed. Troops would be sent into
Ukraine and Belarus to bring those who had committed these crimes to
justice. In an underground bunker, military advisers and command staff
from around the world met to plan the attack.

The principal military force to go
into Ukraine would be led by Germany and the United States. They
planned to hit Ukraine first in the hopes that if the Ukrainian public
found out about the war crimes their government had committed in their
name, the citizens would lay down their arms and greet the American and
German troops as liberators. The plan consisted of a massive airborne
assault and armored spear head from Poland. The German forces would
rush to Kiev in the heart of the country, while the United States
protected their northern flank from the Ukrainian troops based in
Belarus.

On a dim night in September, the invasion of Ukraine
was started. Through the darkness came ten thousand airborne troops,
dropping from the sky like a heavy rainstorm.

The destiny of
Eastern Europe now lies in your hands. It is time for you to choose
which side of this epic conflict you shall fight on to prove your Point
of Existence.

Success in this game relies heavily on teamwork and I've found a server that forces everyone who plays to join a squad and follow orders set by the commanding officer and/or the squad commander. 

TG or Tactical Gamers is where I've been playing. They have a very brief write up on the mod here http://www.tacticalgamer.com/tactical-gamer-news-items/120560-poe2-version-2-5-released.html

Again, lots of fun and some cool guys running the server. It would be very cool if you guys who have BF would give this one a try and join me some evening. Its a lot of fun. 

I'll try to remember to fire up Xfire. homer qoda I believe is my Xfire name but my nickname is Homer[QODA] of course. 