ArmA 2 Steam version or not?

[Ghosthawk 10]

Hi,

I want to buy ArmA 2 in the BI Store for 6€.

I don't know whether I should buy the steam version or non steam version?

Maybe I want to try out the DayZ mod for arma 2 as well as the one for Arma 3 which requires Arma 2.

Will there be any problems concerning one of the versions?

Which one would you buy?

Thanks

[chortles 263]

If you have no particular issue against Steam, then there's no reason not to go right ahead and buy Arma 2: Combined Operations (the de facto minimum needed for DayZ) for Steam through the BI Store. :) That, and Arma 3 requires Steam anyway.

[Mirek 166]

Go for Steam If you have steam, or planning to install it. Othervise go for nonsteam.

In my experience Steam was the best thing that ever happend to my gaming. just saying.

[Ghosthawk 10]

If you have no particular issue against Steam, then there's no reason not to go right ahead and buy Arma 2: Combined Operations (the de facto minimum needed for DayZ) for Steam through the BI Store. :) That, and Arma 3 requires Steam anyway.

I got ArmA 3 already so I think I'm gonna buy the Arma 2 steam version if there are not any disadvantages.