Muscular Beaver wrote on Feb 26, 2013, 20:53:
...I guess Ill take the supporter edition, since all future DLCs are included...

Prez wrote on Nov 18, 2012, 21:18:
...since there is such scant singleplayer info and so much can go wrong. But it's hard for such an old timer Wing Commander junkie as my self to remain entirely apathetic when Chris Roberts starts making space sims again.

Chris Roberts:
“We hate DRM, so the intention is to be DRM free.
For the persistent universe you’re going to need to log with your account as we need to be the keepers of location, equipment and status for the obvious reasons. And if you want to have friends drop into your single player experience you will also have to be connected to our servers (as this is how we match make you with your friends)
But you can play the single player game offline with no DRM and you’ll also be able to run your own server without any need to connect to our servers.
Hope that helps!”

WyldKat wrote on Sep 10, 2012, 17:36:
All I want is a Privateer sequel that doesn't suck... oh and that lets me haul cargo... and contraband, in my own ship...

Darks wrote on May 19, 2011, 13:30:
The issues I have with the game are not just the realism, it’s the way the stupid AI sees you and kills you in one shot, and they don’t ever seem to miss. Sorry, but in real life no one kills you with one shot; they usually will shot at you missing several times before hitting their target. This is especially true when you are shooting at long range.

This is known as panic fire when in combat situations; in a fire fight soldiers usually will fire blindly at their target hoping to hit them. There really isn’t a whole lot of time to aim towards a target in a wild fire fight. This was a well know fact during Vietnam and how ammo was wasted by soldiers firing blindly and wasting ammo.

This is why the M16 only has a three round bust function and full auto was removed. "Ill bet some of you didnt know that" The way the programmers have it now, it’s like every one of their soldiers are snipers without a scope. I don’t consider getting shot and dying once realism.

We are pleased to give you a comprehensive update of where we are with our latest tactical combat simulation game ArmA.

European Release
ArmA: Armed Assault for the European/Worldwide release by 505 Games went Gold and 16th February is now confirmed as the release date. The full list of countries where 505 Games will distribute the game (in no particular order): United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Ireland, Andorra, San Marino and The Vatican Cit, Greece, Portugal, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, Cyprus, Malta, Turkey, Israel, Middle East, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Japan.

You can pre-order ArmA from Amazon.co.uk and many other retail outlets in various countries covered by 505 Games publishing.

North American Release
We are pleased to confirm that we secured a publisher for North America. An announcement about the North American release of ArmA will follow shortly - stay tuned!

English Online Direct Download Release
The full English version of ArmA will be available for purchase via the online games service Sprocket from 27th February worldwide.

Patch 1.05
Before the end of February we plan to release a new patch 1.05 for all editions of ArmA that will ensure an internationally unified game environment. The patch will also improve various aspects of the game for the existing users, including:

* reworked and improved multiplayer game browser screen
* improved Voice over Net
* dedicated server platform underwent big stability and performance improvement
* ability to turn off grass in video options and grass flattened around soldiers for improved visibility.
* visually improved and smoother LOD switching
* various performance and stability optimizations
* new modern style GPS device displaying small map on top of game view in some situations for easier navigation
* support for more keyboard shortcuts to actions
* generally improved AI (including driving and combat)
* new content: Su-34 Fighter and Su-34 Bomber, TT650 and M1030 military motorcycles, AKS74PSO, KSVK, M107 and M16A4
* and more...

Editing Tools
We're going to start beta testing of ArmA editing tools soon. The process of releasing the entire necessary infrastructure to the community will be our ongoing effort in the upcoming months and we're working hard on it. Please be patient and understand that this is not something that will happen at one point but intstead we'll be releasing one piece of the tools after another. The BI Community Wiki will remain the main place for us to share all important information related to ArmA editing with the community and it is also the best official place already containing comprehensive information on various aspects of editing and modifying ArmA.

For more ArmA news, please visit armedassault.com.