Arma II: Combined Arms - Whats the catch?

[Sheps 0]

Hey guys, I haven't been on the forums in quite a while and wondering if there was a catch to Combined Arms.

It is apparently ArmA II + the Operation Arrowhead expansion yet it retails for $50, the same price as the original ArmA II.

Am I missing something? I know that Operation Arrowhead alone is $40 and ArmA II alone is $50, totaling at $90 yet I can seemingly get ArmA II for just $10 when bought with Combined Arms.

Regards

cautious buyer.

[Beagle 684]

In europe you will get ArmA II for 20€ now, keep in mind..the game is 2 years old now, a drop in price of 50% is quite normal after this time.

There is for sure NO catch with the combined version.

In fact I would point at ArmA II without OA at a price of as 50$ a catch.

[jblack9 10]

This is the version I bought, I have Arma 2 off steam, but I knew getting both for 10 bucks more is probably a better idea

[tsb247 0]

The Combined Operations package seems like a great deal to me. With the Standalone expansion costing $39.99 by itself, you get the full version of ArmA 2 for only $10 more (total price of $49.99).

I don't see a catch here. This will make my third copy of ArmA 2. I intend to LAN with them all. :)

[Murklor 10]

In fact I would point at ArmA II without OA at a price of as 50$ a catch.

I would point out that a 2 year old game for $50 is a steal :p

Oh wait that's what it cost on Steam. Nevermind. :raisebrow:

[gossamersolid 155]

In europe you will get ArmA II for 20€ now, keep in mind..the game is 2 years old now, a drop in price of 50% is quite normal after this time.

There is for sure NO catch with the combined version.

In fact I would point at ArmA II without OA at a price of as 50$ a catch.

it's 1 year old actually... Released June 17, 2009 and it's now June 29, 2010.

That's 1 on my count.

[Beagle 684]

...you are right...may 2009 was release...all the wating for patches made me feel the year much more stretching.

[Fred DM 0]

Hey guys, I haven't been on the forums in quite a while and wondering if there was a catch to Combined Arms.

It is apparently ArmA II + the Operation Arrowhead expansion yet it retails for $50, the same price as the original ArmA II.

Am I missing something? I know that Operation Arrowhead alone is $40 and ArmA II alone is $50, totaling at $90 yet I can seemingly get ArmA II for just $10 when bought with Combined Arms.

Regards

cautious buyer.

there's no catch that i'm aware of, it's simply one of the best deals since the Orange Box, and a great marketing move by BIS. ;)

[DaveP 66]

I think the most eye opening part of the release is that you can get a standalone brand new game for £17; that just doesn't happen so much any more

[Beagle 684]

I think the most eye opening part of the release is that you can get a standalone brand new game for £17; that just doesn't happen so much any more

Indeed, it was just 22€ for me on amazon.de preorder.