How should I get it?

[Halochief89 0]

I'm asking this because soon my new computer will be arriving and I want to know if I should download it from the link up there or go to a store and buy armed assault?

[pepel 0]

if you search a bit, downloaded versions have problems with updates, with activation...

if I were you, I would buy arma in a store

regards

[-Puma- 2]

but then again dvd versions have issues too. I have sprocet and besideds the activation I've never had any issues with it.

[SeppSchrot 0]

I've been reading this forum since ArmA became available via download and if I learned one thing by doing that, it's that I will never buy any software on this way.

The genuine ArmA alone can be harassing enough, I wouldn't really want additional issues like asking for a new key because you have patched and waiting 3 days for it, lol.

[TrunkzJr 0]

I've had the game since launch via download sprocket. I used up only 1 download, decided to wait till i got my new computer to use the other 2. I got my new computer, tried to download and it didn't work. E-mailed them for a new link, they gave me new link and key and everything i needed, but the download the give me didn't work, so I had to e-mail them again and they gave me a Direct link download.

Honestly, i would go out and buy it. You'll spend atleast 5+ hours trying to e-mail/download the game. In that time, you can easily go to the store, and if available you can pick up a copy.

[Infam0us 10]

Go to a store and buy it, worth it in the long term

[King-Six 0]

i bought my copy at direct 2 drive and have never had even 1 issue with this game other than the 8800 memory problem which is now fixed.

[hypno toad 0]

Since I live in Canada (and apparently no stores have it)

I had to download it form the Atari website. If you are going to do that, make sure you have enough space on your C: drive, because it will only allow you to install there.

My C: drive is very old, and has under 2 GB of space. So I had to unpack the pre installation file on a different computer, burn them on to a DVD, and then install the pre installation files on the proper drive on this computer, before I was able to install

I hate atari with all my heart

If you have the chance to buy it at a store, by all means do. If I had learned 1 thing from that experience it would be that: It is always way safer to buy the item from the store.

[rowdied 44]

where do you live in Canada? I bought mine at EB games when it first came out and I'm in Edmonton.

[TrunkzJr 0]

i bought my copy at direct 2 drive and have never had even 1 issue with this game other than the 8800 memory problem which is now fixed.

Whats the fix? The maxmem=512 or whatever is just a temp fix if thats what your talking about.

[tharawdeal 0]

I did the digital download thing from the Atari site and had no problems. The only minor issue was that I had to try a bunch of times to get the activation server to register my game after I had installed it. It could be that something was amiss because I was trying to activate the game so late at night (3-4 am). Other than that, it was easy.