Arma 3 (All Campaign Episodes released!)
The pre-order for Arma 3 is up today on Steam exclusively. And is currently the #1 Selling item on the list.
There are 3 stages:
| Stage |
Period |
Alpha |
Digital Deluxe |
Supporter |
| Alpha |
March-June |
$33 |
$50 |
$91 |
| Beta |
June-Launch |
$46 |
$65 |
$91 |
| Full Game |
TBA |
$59 |
$65 |
N/A |
Each stage has its own pricing structure. The cheapest being for early adopters (alpha stage). The pricing for each respective edition is $32, $52, and $91. The Alpha stage will presumably end when the alpha ends and the Beta stage will begin with higher pricing (+€10) for all editions except the Supporter edition. It looks like there will be new bonuses or extras at the Beta stage (most likely beta access and beta invites). The supporter edition is also removed after the beta stage and the pricing goes up €10 for the base full version once more.
So to recap, each edition gets their own set of extras. Lite invites do not include mod support or MP access.
Alpha: Full Alpha, Full Beta, Full Game, 3 Alpha lite invites, and most likely 3 Beta lite invites.
Digital Deluxe: Everything from Alpha edition, soundtrack, high-res maps, tactical guide, and Arma: Cold War Assault.
Supporter: Everything from Alpha and Digital Deluxe, Arma X Collection, all Arma 3 DLC, forum badge, and your name in the credits.
Check arma3.com/buy for full comparison details. I went with just the Alpha edition because I only want the game at the cheapest price.
I've been playing it a bit today. It's amazing. Check out these intro to Arma 3 vids by Arma legend, Dslyecxi:
Re: Arma 3 Alpha has launched on Steam.
...I have to pay for an Alpha version of the game?
Re: Arma 3 Alpha has launched on Steam.
It's kinda like Minecraft, where you could get the Alpha (and Beta) for a price, but it was lower than the final, release price.
Re: Arma 3 Alpha has launched on Steam.
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ODX
...I have to pay for an Alpha version of the game?
No, the alpha and beta are free. You're paying for the finished game. The tradeoff is that it's not finished yet. But you can play it as they finish more and more features and it enters beta. Then you can play it some more when it's in beta. Then you can play it some more when it's finished.
Re: Arma 3 Alpha has launched on Steam.
Free...once you buy the game.
Which isn't free. I was hoping to try it out, you see, without having to pay anything.
Re: Arma 3 Alpha has launched on Steam.
I suggest waiting for a demo then; much like how Arma 2 (one of those finished game things) has one.
Re: Arma 3 Alpha has launched on Steam.
Alpha is free if you get invited. Not sure when the invite Alpha begins but it's not yet. I have 3 invites to it I may not use so I may give them out to people who want them.
Re: Arma 3 Alpha has launched on Steam.
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Originally Posted by
EagerYoungSpaceCadet
It's kinda like Minecraft, where you could get the Alpha (and Beta) for a price, but it was lower than the final, release price.
DayZ is following Minecraft exactly. Arma 3, however, is a little different. Not everything completed 100% is going to be added into the Alpha and Beta since I imagine that there are things they want exclusively in the release verion., but there will be some content updates for the beta and alpha.
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Originally Posted by
Zeph
No, the alpha and beta are free (when you pre-order). You're paying for the finished game. The tradeoff is that it's not finished yet. But you can play it as they finish more and more features and it enters beta. Then you can play it some more when it's in beta. Then you can play it some more when it's finished.
Fixed for people getting confused by Zeph's lack of context. Exactly correct, otherwise.
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Originally Posted by
PenGuin1362
Alpha is free if you get invited. Not sure when the invite Alpha begins but it's not yet. I have 3 invites to it I may not use so I may give them out to people who want them.
I also have the three lite invites, so that means between just us there's 6 to go around.
Re: Arma 3 Alpha has launched on Steam.
I never played Arma, but this looks pretty impressive.
Re: Arma 3 Alpha has launched on Steam.
A bud of mine really wants to play this game. If anyone's got a spare code, would you mind PMing me so I could relay it to him?
He'd be very thankful.
