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Really what is stopping BI from having it off their website like the rest of the Arma series?

Alright, thanks for clearing that up; still doesn't seem to be an immense problem~

I don't understand why there is SUCH a debate going on here. The only real problem is that it is 'Steam Exclusive', but has anyone else gone on the store page on Arma.com? It clearly states: "STEAM & STORE.BISTUDIO.COM" so you can still get the game from BI website it seems, any clarification would be nice as well. I have yet to buy ARMA, which I will soon from BI website since I would like to avoid Steam since I am not a fan, I don't like it but I don't hate it either, I just don't care for it, but seeing the latest screenshots and latest updates on ARMA3 site I am caring even less about this 'STEAM' issue since those images look AMAZING! Is really having 1 game on Steam THAT big of a deal? Do you people revolt like this every time you disagree with something? Calm a bit down, BI is a business that needs to make profit so they can continue being a business, have some common sense, if Steam permits them to save money and time then so be it, if you were as 'dedicated supporters' of BI then you wouldn't mind actually helping them out a bit and not act like a bunch of 15 year olds. It's not like you are going to get your game deleted or held for ransom from Steam, which indeed Steam is a business as well and needs some sort of strategy and business plan to continue, yet again, like any other business; you are all acting like you have been digitally raped by Steam in the past. Support BI, they have gone through enough problems with the development of the game for f---'s sake 2 of their dev's were imprisoned under false charges, and certainly don't act like they have betrayed you. etc.

Hey all, Well I am new here, with Arma, and this community so hello there~ I am planing to join in into this great community, I am currently building my rig but still haven't actually made a final decision to where to acquire the actual game. I know I have 2 options, through Steam or the BI website, but I am just wondering actually what would I get from the Bohemia's website compared to Steam. Steam is something that I have used in the past and understand pretty much the workaround to adding mods and such but that's something I don't want to go through the trouble of. Well my real question is what do you get from Bohemia's website? Is that what is called 'Sprocket'? Is it a simple .EXE file?...too many '?'s lol, but in the end let me know how you guys acquired your copy so I can get my head around. Cheers, will definitely be around ;D