Which version will you be buying?

[red.devil 10]

I already have ofp, armed assault, arma2 and expansions. I see no point in buying any version other than α. I will support BIS by buying future DLS, even ones which I'm not interested to play :)

[manzilla 1]

Oh well, at least we'll be having fun times playing. Personally I hate Steam but to not buy a game I'm excited to play just b/c it's on a platform I don't like seems childish. Man life really is hard.

I feel for you guys that don't have the money atm. I've been there. I'm tempted to purchase a few copies as gifts for a few peeps. I'll see what I can do. There's a few of you guys that definitely deserve a gifted copy for all the time, sweat and crap from the ungrateful whiners you've put up with over the years.

[Gunter Severloh 3948]

I'll be buying the Alpha, made up my mind last night, but im crossing my fingers to see if it will even run on

my computer though, as I'm running a single core cpu, but I play Arma2CO np, so it may be a great possibility It will be fine.

Money is tight for me though, I wasn't planning on buying til full release, so I'm dipping in my savings to yank out $33 to at least get the Alpha.

Ya $33 may not seem much to some folks it may sound maybe dumb but i live on my own, rent an apartment, have bills, and 4 debts,I'm lucky to save at all!

But considering my Birthday is this month ;) this will be my gift to me.

[maddogx 13]

Well, the BI Store SNAFU has led me to purchase the Alpha Edition through Steam instead of the Supporter Edition.

First try on the BI Store took ~15 minutes, and by the time I got through to the final stage of purchase I got an error message. Some bullshit like "Sorry, the order limit for this account or IP has been reached." :rolleyes:

So I tried reloading my cart to give it another go... empty. :confused:

But then I realized: I had forgotten to add my coupon code anyway! /facepalm

"Never mind, third time's the charm" I thought. So back I go, add Supporter Edition to cart, go to cart, add coupon code.... "Sorry, this coupon code has expired".

Seriously? :mad:

So here's my error message to BIS:

"Sorry, but the limit of this customer's patience has been exceeded. Willingness to purchase Supporter Edition has expired*."

EDIT:

* For now. ;)

The game itself has cancelled out my frustrations with the store. Perhaps in a couple of weeks...

Edited March 5, 2013 by MadDogX

[MavericK96 0]

BIS Store is totally dead for me...can't buy. :(

I'm at work now so I'll wait to buy until I get home. Otherwise, if the store is still dead, I guess I have no choice but to buy on Steam.

Edited March 5, 2013 by MavericK96

[Iroquois Pliskin 0]

Well, the BI Store SNAFU has led me to purchase the Alpha Edition through Steam instead of the Supporter Edition.

First try on the BI Store took ~15 minutes, and by the time I got through to the final stage of purchase I got an error message. Some bullshit like "Sorry, the order limit for this account or IP has been reached." :rolleyes:

So I tried reloading my cart to give it another go... empty. :confused:

But then I realized: I had forgotten to add my coupon code anyway! /facepalm

"Never mind, third time's the charm" I thought. So back I go, add Supporter Edition to cart, go to cart, add coupon code.... "Sorry, this coupon code has expired".

Seriously? :mad:

So here's my error message to BIS:

"Sorry, but the limit of this customer's patience has been exceeded. Willingness to purchase Supporter Edition has expired*."

EDIT:

* For now. ;)

The game itself has cancelled out my frustrations with the store. Perhaps in a couple of weeks...

I mirror this post, only that I've been through 2.5 hours of timeouts on each stage: from Adding to cart, View cart, to Checkout <-- where I couldn't afford to waste my time any longer, hence I'm currently downloading a basic Alpha edition on Steam.

Might purchase a Supporter edition yet, if the Store itself gets out of Alpha stage.

[slimSpencer 10]

alpha only atm, but i want to buy a nice box additionally when released. I like to hold stuff in my hands.

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[20935820398 10]

ITS OUT!!!!! i bought the supporter version :D

[Elrian 10]

I bought Supporter Edition as well and I don't regret it!

Even it took a few hours to get my key, it got all sorted out eventually so all good.

See you all on Alpha. :)

[zedderzulu 7]

I guess I'm in the crowd of saying "Supporter's Edition too pricey" but will show my continued support by buying any and all DLC that may or may not come at a later date.

And I feel really bad about it.

I'm in the crowd of people who have been playing since the demo back in 2001. I own every game in the series; every official expansion pack...which is sort of why I don't feel too drawn to spending money to in effect get them again, especially since, dare I say it, with Arma III here I'm unlikely to play them much!

Truth is I just can't afford to spend £60 on a game right now. I just wish there was something I could do to show my true appreciation and support, which would, I'd like to think, be worth more than £60 anyway. Beyond mere monetary value! Which would be very handy for my limited bank balance.

I'm okay with Steam though I don't really use it much. I would very much preferred to have a hard copy though.

So, Digital Deluxe version it is then (can just about afford £35).

Thrilled/surprised myself to see that the "Recommended" specs pretty much match my setup exactly, so I'll be very interested to test that notion out. Next week. Got a deadline or two or three by Friday. Ooooh but come Saturday! :D

[Masharra 10]

Im getting close to buying the steam edition because the bistore just disappoints me

[PTFOholland 1]

I just got the Alpha Version, because... Student?

[Zenith 10]

I went for the Alpha version in the end, because for me personally it was the best balance between features provided and cost.

[Guest]

Supporter edition because BIS are so damn awesome!

[Gunter Severloh 3948]

Want to buy the Alpha, and have just enough money for the Alpha but my Computer wont run it,

my OS is XP 32bit, and my cpu is a single core, guess I will be waiting til summer to upgrade. :(

Oh well might as well keep doing what i been doing, playing Arma2CO.

[ProfTournesol 956]

Want to buy the Alpha, and have just enough money for the Alpha but my Computer wont run it,

my OS is XP 32bit, and my cpu is a single core, guess I will be waiting til summer to upgrade. :(

Oh well might as well keep doing what i been doing, playing Arma2CO.

I'll give you an alpha key when they are available if you wish. Thus you'll be able to check.

[=silver= 0]

Supporter edition. Bought.

Because... I don't know... because I've just decided so, dammit! :cool:

[Koort 1]

Probably alpha version

[chortles 263]

Want to buy the Alpha, and have just enough money for the Alpha but my Computer wont run it,

my OS is XP 32bit, and my cpu is a single core, guess I will be waiting til summer to upgrade. :(

Oh well might as well keep doing what i been doing, playing Arma2CO.

Warning: ProfTournesol's Alpha Lite key won't reflect multiplayer performance at all, though so far the paid alpha has been getting great reviews on "performance" and "optimization" compared to Arma 2 in single-player (multiplayer is way more a mixed bag, but some people seem to be attributing that to terriblely inadequate servers anyway).

[UnearthlyWatch 10]

I am unsure which version to buy, I have played some Operation Flashpoint (on Xbox) but amongst other things, I am unfamiliar with communicating in a squad (to accurately identify the position of enemies for example). So do I need the Digital Tactical Guide that's included in the Deluxe Edition? I don't care about Arma: Cold War Assault or the soundtrack but I need to learn to play the game properly. Will make a choice in about two months when a friend has built me a good games machine.

[Smurf 12]

Nope.

This will help (a third version is on the works) and this is a good start:

[UnearthlyWatch 10]

Thanks very much Smurf. The guide looks excellent.

[doogerie 10]

I have bought the alpha edition