crew but not pilot DLC helicopters

[1FCZ1LoneWolf 10]

so, i'm not to happy about the helicopter DLC, why, well, 1. ... arma 2 now cost's less than 2 helicopters, and has far more vehicles... 2. i play Epoch with friends with the DLC, and when they go out on scavenging runs on it i can't go with them as i dont have the DLC to board the chopper.

i would like it if i could mount the helicopter sa a crew member without owning the DLC, as its an absolute nightmare when your whole squad are in a helicopter that you cant get in cause you don't want to spend £10 on 2 helicopters, come on guys..., you released arma 2 with alot of vehicles per nation for the full game price and that was it, and we where all happy with it, but at the moment we have about 1/4 of the vehicles arma 2 had in arma 3 and the rest of the are all DLC... so from an alpha that costed £30 and adding £10... its £40 for less that what arma 2 offered at the time for a lower price, seems alittle annoying to me and needs some re thinking as the lack of being able to crew a squad chopper seems to feel like a forced payment to me.

[lexx 1363]

But you can go with them? You just can't be the pilot. Getting in as passenger should work without problems.

[Nicholas 5]

Not a forced payment at all. You're allowed to ride in the choppers, you simply cannot pilot them, as far as I know. Go play ArmA 2 then if you feel it might better suite you.

[jshock 513]

Keep in mind Arma 2 is also almost 6 years old, so in the gaming industry it's really not "worth" much anymore. As far as the years of content development, sure yea, it's worth a bit more, but it still gets considered as "old", especially with the next iteration (being Arma 3) now in full swing it gets depreciated a lot. It's your basic "in with the new, out with the old" ideology, and new almost always costs more than the old.

[Richie 330]

I paid £19.99 for A3 (1st day of release) and £11.99 for the DLC bundle (Karts, helis & marksmen) = £31.98

So far i've clocked up 917 hours game player :) it's total value for money on a game i'll still be playing next year and beyond, just buy the pack and enjoy the extras.