Will arma 3 have a demo and when will it be released

[maddogx 13]

• a small selection of units
  
• a small selection of the map
  
• the editor
  
• single player scenarios
  
• a selection of the tutorials
  
• no mod support
  
• Intro of the campaign so you get to know what it is about
  

I agree with all of the above, except I think most (if not all) of the tutorials should be in there. Arma's learning cliff is steep enough as it is, so I think giving demo players as many tutorials as possible would be a good thing.

I am undecided wether it should contain the multiplayer as this would most likely oppose problems. I am curious where exactly you see the waste of ressources and more importantly, advantages of the "free route" Dwarden :)

Multiplayer in the demo is an absolute must, in my opinion. It's a much too important part of the game to be left out.

[ProfTournesol 956]

I agree with all of the above, except I think most (if not all) of the tutorials should be in there. Arma's learning cliff is steep enough as it is, so I think giving demo players as many tutorials as possible would be a good thing

Yep, in fact the demo should mainly be a tutorial of the game, with only one or two standard missions to give a little taste of it, and a very limited mission editor with (finally) a basic mission editing tutorial.

[HazJ 1289]

A demo is not needed in my eyes when you have these :D.

[MisTyK 12]

A demo is not needed in my eyes when you have these .

I think, this is not the question. We can get a lot of video, that never tell you if there is gameplay or performance break.

Maybe a Demo near a closed beta, for reporting all things, plus, cons, bench result or issues. Not only for play ( preview demo ), but why not a demo for pre-order customer or private test.

So, +1 for a closed demo

[HazJ 1289]

You can also wait before buying it and look at the game rating and reviews.

[_sherlock_ 12]

The recent news confirmed that there will be an alpha and beta test, so there should be plenty of opportunity for everyone to have a look at the game.

[Whirly 1]

The recent news confirmed that there will be an alpha and beta test, so there should be plenty of opportunity for everyone to have a look at the game.

When the alpha becomes available I will be the first to click the download button. :D

[maddogx 13]

When the alpha becomes available I will be the first to click the download button. :D

Challenge accepted! :D

[Lou Montana 101]

I got a better solution. You now how Take On Helicopters runs on a different server system, or whatever the correct terminology, than ArmA 2 (basically TOH/TKOH servers don't show up in Arma 2)? BIS could do the same thing with ArmA 3 and ArmA 3 Free if there is one. So that way, the FREE players can play by themselves, and the regular players can play without the FREE players.

I would better go for a AllowFreeUsers = 1 (maybe on zero by default) in the server config ; I don't think a "client racism" would be smart - unless for some dark economical reason ; A3 should "include" A3Free from my point of view

That, plus the fact A3Free users won't be able to play on addon-ish servers :)