Steam

[AlienXXI 10]

Steam no longer is doing the Thanksgiving sale? I checked their prices yesterday and the Arrowhead version was 19.99 US dollars, but now it is back up to 39.99 US dollars.

I thought the sale was supposed to last until the 29th?

[Macadam Cow 1]

It's not steam but sprocket, Bohemia Interactive's online store.

Just click on the banner in the upper right of this forum

Edited November 27, 2010 by Macadam Cow

[AlienXXI 10]

Oh, I guess Steam's sale was a one day thing then..

[gossamersolid 155]

Steam for ArmA 2 blows anyways. They get patches late and have more issues than us. Get the sprocket version.

[maturin 12]

Whew. Glad I bought it yesterday then.

[Steakslim 1]

Steam for ArmA 2 blows anyways. They get patches late and have more issues than us. Get the sprocket version.

I do?

[Smurf 12]

I do?

Don´t you have to download 2GB+ for every new 300mb patch?

Using mods or launching CO without a launcher is more complicated and you have to run Steam to play (sometimes takes a lot of times do Steam connect and run)

[vohk 10]

Don´t you have to download 2GB+ for every new 300mb patch?

Using mods or launching CO without a launcher is more complicated and you have to run Steam to play (sometimes takes a lot of times do Steam connect and run)

The patching I grant you. That one is a very poor design on someone's part. Very strange how it only affects certain games.

Using mods is no different than retail- same launch parameters, different box to put them in. Limited characters for said parameters isn't that big of a deal and is more of a game design flaw then a Steam issue (Having a built in data file selector ala Fallout3 would be very nice..). Launching CO can be done via a launcher, batch file, or just clicking the "Launch ArmA2: Combined Operations" option in Steam. Real hard.

You do have to run Steam, yes, but that also allows you to use the Steam overlay/friends list/etc. If you like Steam, it's a pro; if you hate it, it's a con. You also don't need to have Steam running if you use a beta. I can honestly say I have noticed very few issues Steam users had that retail ones didn't, and most of those were due to 'whoopsies' on BI's part in converting versions.

I don't have anything against Sprocket, but it's really time to start toning down the hate-on for Steam..

[noubernou 77]

Don´t you have to download 2GB+ for every new 300mb patch?

Using mods or launching CO without a launcher is more complicated and you have to run Steam to play (sometimes takes a lot of times do Steam connect and run)

Yes that 2 gigs every 3-5 months is so horrible... :rolleyes:

Besides the issues with updates there is exactly NO difference between Steam and other versions.

None.

[Smurf 12]

Yes that 2 gigs every 3-5 months is so horrible... :rolleyes:

When the speed's peak its about 50kb\s, it is. Dunno why it only happens to A2 in every single mirror.

I don't have anything against Sprocket, but it's really time to start toning down the hate-on for Steam..

I don´t hate Steam (with those special promotions and features,who could?) and have no problem with it, except with the patches or when he refuse\take a long time do connect or launch a game. But some clan members had a hard time using CO+Mods (until they used a launcher).

[Steakslim 1]

To be honest i've been using Launchers since ArmA1. I find it easier to manage in the long run when you start running a bunch of addons.