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Posted August 21, 2012
The definitive virtual military experience.

Arma 2: Combined Operations, the ultimate mod-enabled first person perspective military simulation, bundled with the Operation Arrowhead expansion, is now available for 20% off on GOG.com! That's $23.99 in the release week.

HA-TTENTION recruits! Uncle Sam must be a man of great faith, because he believes that US Army can craft a pile of stinking, dirty clay into a squad of Marines that can be trusted with shooting commies and defending democracy. In fact he put me in charge of performing that small miracle. So you think you know something about modern combat, because you answered some call about duty? Or maybe you got yourself a medal for what passes as honor in those smelly backwoods you call home!? You think you know how to handle your M16s and drive your hummvees because you've done it before IN A GAME?! Well, this is no ordinary game, maggots! This is the United States Marine Corps! This is is Arma 2!

From the creators of Operation Flashpoint comes Arma 2: Combined Ops, the ultimate military simulation. The unmatched level of realism in recreating weapons, equipment, vehicles, and battlefield conditions paired with the incredible scale and detail of the virtual war theater create a gritty, believable US Marine experience. Huge single-player campaigns, massive online multiplayer, mods, and a flexible built-in mission editor guarantee weeks of captivating play. The Combined Ops edition contains the original Arma 2 game and the Operation Arrowhead expansion required to run the game's most popular modification. You know: DayZ. The one with the zombies.

Prove that you have what it takes to leave behind your casual shooters and become a US Marine in Arma 2: Combined Ops for a special price of $23.99 until Tuesday, August 28 at 10:59 AM GMT.!
Posted August 21, 2012
FUCK YES A MODERN HARDCORE REALISTIC MILITARY TACTICAL SIMULATOR FIRST PERSON SHOOTER NOW I CAN AVOID THE STEAM VERSION!!!


questions

1.any single player value in the core game itself besides mods?

2.core game multiplayer any good?
Post edited August 21, 2012 by Elmofongo
Posted August 21, 2012
hmm... and for this I checked the forum over and over again today?

Maybe if the price drops to 1/3 at least.
Posted August 21, 2012
Screw DayZ. ARMA2 itself is fucking awesome though - if your machine can handle it, that is.
Posted August 21, 2012
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Bloodygoodgames: According to GamersGate, both Arma 2 and the Operation Arrowhead pack that the GOG release comes with still have Securom.
Yeah, that's what they say, yet some say they are fully DRM-free. Same as with e.g. Steam's Far Cry 2 release, which is still marked as Securom, but people told it is DRM-free.

That's what I love about GOG, here I don't have to guess and hear different opinions what kind of DRM the game has.

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Bloodygoodgames: It's actually quite a good release, especially as GG is currently selling the base game and the Operation Arrowhead expansion pack for $19.95 each. To get both for $23 and change on GOG, DRM-free is a nice release, IMO.
GamersGate actually sells the same bundle, currently discounted to 24.95€ (which is more than on GOG, thanks to € <> $.)

That said, great release, I like! And I don't necessarily even care about the DayZ mod, as it apparently is only a multiplayer mod. I'm for the single-player mostly, but I might try DayZ at some point.

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grviper: After reading GG profiles it never hurts to check the official website for updates and see that DRM was patched out back in 1.05.
Fortunately with GOG releases one does not have to play Sherlock Holmes. :)
Post edited August 21, 2012 by timppu
Posted August 21, 2012
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Bloodygoodgames: According to GamersGate, both Arma 2 and the Operation Arrowhead pack that the GOG release comes with still have Securom.
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timppu: Yeah, that's what they say, yet some say they are fully DRM-free. Same as with e.g. Steam's Far Cry 2 release, which is still marked as Securom, but people told it is DRM-free.

That's what I love about GOG, here I don't have to guess and hear different opinions what kind of DRM the game has.

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Bloodygoodgames: It's actually quite a good release, especially as GG is currently selling the base game and the Operation Arrowhead expansion pack for $19.95 each. To get both for $23 and change on GOG, DRM-free is a nice release, IMO.
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timppu: GamersGate actually sells the same bundle, currently discounted to 24.95€ (which is more than on GOG, thanks to € <> $.)

That said, great release, I like! And I don't necessarily even care about the DayZ mod, as it apparnetly is only a multiplayer mod. I'm for the single-player mostly, but I might try DayZ at some point.

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grviper: After reading GG profiles it never hurts to check the official website for updates and see that DRM was patched out back in 1.05.
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timppu: Fortunately with GOG releases one does not have to play Sherlock Holmes. :)
Thanks for the info, I didn't notice the bundle -- off to check GG to see if it's available on the US site :)

I actually would buy it on GG at some point, if it hadn't appeared on GOG. But when it's downloadable guaranteed DRM-Free and it's a pretty good bundle, I'd buy it here first :)

I'm looking for something to buy my Dad to put on a computer I'm getting for him in a couple of months, so this is definitely an option.
Posted August 21, 2012
Sweet!

Time to buy a second copy of this!
Posted August 21, 2012
Seems I have to buy yet another game . . . =)
Posted August 21, 2012
Oh joy, here comes the Emo's and their zombie mod...
Posted August 21, 2012
Interesting, but still way too expensive for me.
Especially since I just want to play DayZ for a bit.
Posted August 21, 2012
Wtf with the hype of DayZ ?
Posted August 21, 2012
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ne_zavarj: Wtf with the hype of DayZ ?
It's been going on for quite a while now.
Posted August 21, 2012
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looks likes gog will never be 5.99 or 9.99 games website...
:(
Posted August 21, 2012
I got a question: Does this release include the DLC packs?
Posted August 21, 2012
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ambient_orange: looks likes gog will never be 5.99 or 9.99 games website...
:(
Funny, the last five games released had 5.99 or 9.99 price tags, but I guess those and all the other ones in the catalog don't count?
Posted August 21, 2012
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Bloodygoodgames: Still doesn't matter. I'd buy it on GOG before I'd buy it on GamersGate.
still doesn't matter??? first you claim that other editions of the game still have DRM and when people tell you that it got patched out of the game completely, it suddenly makes no difference anyway?

i can understand the preference for GOG over GG (to an extent), but then you can't bring up the DRM argument.

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timppu: Yeah, that's what they say, yet some say they are fully DRM-free. Same as with e.g. Steam's Far Cry 2 release, which is still marked as Securom, but people told it is DRM-free.

That's what I love about GOG, here I don't have to guess and hear different opinions what kind of DRM the game has.
there are no "different opinions" on the matter. Bohemia routinely patch copy protection out of their games after approximately 6 months. they did with ArmA, and with ArmA 2 as well. it doesn't matter where you buy the game. there won't be any SecuROM left unless you're running it pre-1.05, and no sane person is going to do that.

you can bring up the tiresome DRM argument anytime you want but NOT when the game no longer has any copy protection built-in.
Post edited August 21, 2012 by Fred_DM
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