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A farewell to arms promo!

The Arma Series, that is Arma Gold Edition, Arma: Cold War Assault, and Arma 2: Combined Operations (complete with the Operation Arrowhead expansion), providing the ultimate mod-enabled first person-perspective military simulation experience, is available up to 80% off on GOG.com. That's only $8.17 for the whole set of three games, for the next 72 hours.

[url=http://www.gog.com/promo/arma_farewell_complete_040614][/url]War has always been, and probably always will be, one of the predominant themes in computer games. From 8-bit systems to contemporary monster gaming rigs you'll have simulators, strategy games, and war-inspired arcade titles. But there's only one type of game that could let you really see war as a first-hand gritty and immersive experience. An FPS, first person perspective shooter. Again, there are many levels of realism throughout the genre. Some of the war FPS' tend to focus on storytelling, using heavy scripting to deliver a cinematic experience. Others don't try to hide the fact, that the war you're seeing isn't real and that the main goal is to have fun while playing. And there's the Arma Series.

Arma Series is a game series that will make you feel like an actual combatant on one of the modern-day military missions. A game that will amaze you with its level of realism in recreating actual weapons, military gear, ballistics, and battlefield conditions. A game that will challenge you in ways no other wargame ever could. Dropping you in the middle of a fictional conflict, that feels more real than most things you see on the news, it proves to be the ultimate modern-day military simulation that you can play outside of actual military VR training facilities. Arma 2: Combined Operations allows for massive multiplayer matches that can host up to 50 players simultaneously, and the Operation Arrowhead expansion that, on top of adding another campaign to the game, provides extensive mod compatibility, this is the FPP wargame you want to get, if you mean business.

On top of that, Arma 2: Combined Operations is required to run DayZ, the most popular game modification since the infamous Hot Coffe. What? You don't know what DayZ is? Don't fret--we've got you covered.

Do you think you can handle real virtual warfare? Find out if you really know which side of the assault rifle you should point at the enemies in the complete Arma Series, for only $8.17 on GOG.com. The special promo lasts until Saturday, June 7, at 9:59AM GMT. Games also available separately with lower discount rate. The games already owned on GOG.com count towards the higher discount.

Important note: This is a last chance promo, as Arma Gold Edition, Arma: Cold War Assault, and Arma 2: Combined Operations will be removed from sales on GOG.com on June 22, along with the remaining Bohemia Interactive title: Original War. If you buy (or have already bought) any of these games, they will remain on your account "shelf", so you'll be still able to access and download them.
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IAmSinistar: I'll probably do what I usually do when I'm unsure and buy a giftable copy that I can redeem myself if I change my mind. Though I am loathe to give these jackholes any money now.
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toxicTom: At least it's 80% less money.
That's true. But as an American I've had a bellyful of war already and don't find a realistic simulation of it to be enjoyable. I might be tempted if the zombie mod was further along, however.
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Jonathanimal: Weird coincidence since I'm currently playing arma 2. Near the end of last mission on harvest red and searched for possibilities of 3 coming here and I see this. Bummer. I can vouch for gold and 2 having clunky ui but otherwise are perfect for fans of the original ghost recon. I've not played cold war assault...
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toxicTom: How stable is it? I always wanted to give it a go, since I heard it's even more dynamic than OpF and it look good as well. But I've heard horrible things about messed up scripting that can lead to dead ends and show stoppers (missions not completing etc.).
i heard arma 2 was really buggy at release. for me it's stable. i have a relatively newer pc and i still get low frames when i try to run it with max draw distance. this is my second run through the main campaign and no game-breaking issues for me on windows 8. i've done most of the scenarios and arrowhead once through as well. felt like the game could've been optimized more but there are plenty of options to get it running with a playable framerate. the a.i. is not always responsive. sometimes it feels like they have to take a while to digest orders. some enemies will stand around until you get right in front of them. there are little weird things that sometimes happen but not often and not game-breaking. i'm pretty sure i've had to wander around for a while trying to figure out what to do or find where stuff is at wondering if i'm stuck but i usually found locations eventually or found it online if it came to that.

the game more than makes for up it. the sense of scale is amazing. walking through the woods with a decent shadow setting (provided your pc can handle it) looks really cool. also the controls are much better than arma gold especially giving orders. still clunky but better.

some people seem to have an issue in regards to needing a helicopter to get to an island on the last mission (dogs of war). the thing is i'm guessing for many there is confusion there. at some point you can choose to be a commander or not. it's easier to not do it. however, you can't build the place to get helicopters if you're not the commander so you have to talk to acting commander (found at home base) and get him to let you lead. then build that thing platform then talk to commander again to have him lead again (battle at large is easier this way). then build your heli. i can't promise that you won't have any problems but i have not had any. i recommend it. especially if you want drm free it'll be gone soon. :(

geez. you asked a simple question and i rambled. hope you find it useful.

damn. i was so hoping arma 3 would show up here after a year or so of release. also any of the dirt games from codemasters. but they pulled colin mcrae a little after i first joined. we need a good rally game. i guess i could pretend to rally with some of the cars in arma 2. sigh
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amok: so some codes do have time limit.
There are 2 kinds of GOG codes.
Gift codes, which are 16 characters alphanumerical keys. Those do not expire, though in the case of the Fallout Freebies were revoked, due to massive abused.
Bonus codes, which are 8 character alphanumerical keys. Those do expire, with the time limit being from one month to one year, depending on keys and promotion. Codes given from 3rd party sites are usually Bonus codes, as are all the $X.XX codes GOG hands out.
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IAmSinistar: That's true. But as an American I've had a bellyful of war already and don't find a realistic simulation of it to be enjoyable. I might be tempted if the zombie mod was further along, however.
To be honest OpF (never played ArmA1+2) was no game that I "enjoyed" in the sense that it was "fun" and I felt like a/the hero (like i.e. COD). On the contrary it made it very clear that being a grunt in a real war is no fun at all and chances of survival are pretty slim. I love the game for its intensity and sense of "being there", but playing it was blood, sweat and tears (and curses). Due to the grunt perspective you're also not as distanced to the action as in let's say a combat flight simulator (Falcon). You see people die - comrades, civilians... And you die yourself - over and over. Didn't spot that sniper 300 ft away? Dead. Did not find cover fast enough? Dead.

Well it's a matter of taste really. But I found OpF at the time a pretty unique experience - I thing I know you value.
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Jonathanimal: geez. you asked a simple question and i rambled. hope you find it useful.
Many thanks, you were very helpful. I already bought it, since I didn't want to miss this last DRM-free chance (though my wallet is crying bitter tears).
Post edited June 04, 2014 by toxicTom
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toxicTom: Well it's a matter of taste really. But I found OpF at the time a pretty unique experience - I thing I know you value.
Thanks, your post is useful info. I can see where there would be merit in such an experience, especially one bereft of the glamourising sheen that the AAA titles like to propogandise with.

For myself though I like at least a soupçon of the otherworldly in my games. So when it comes to grim combat simulations, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is the one for me. :)
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Licurg: No, I remember someone doing a giveaway for a game after it was pulled, and the code worked .
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amok: I had a gOg code of some groupees game, and got the message "Code expired on: May, 31 2014" when I tried it 2 days ago. so some codes do have time limit.

Try it yourself: https://secure.gog.com/redeem/ukwffdbq
Hmm... Didn't know that . I had some Torchlight codes for almost a year, and they didn't expire . How long did you have that one for ?
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EndlessWaves: So these games requires the installation of the steam client for multiplayer? I think I'll skip them then, I don't like games that install unrelated storefronts or other advertising.
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Wurzelkraft: No it will not. You won't have to do this for any game on GOG.
I don't quite understand. Other posts have said that the gamespy multiplayer has shut down and the game is transitioning to steam. Are you saying I'll be able to access the multiplayer from without steam even after it's removed from GoG?
I don't understand ! If I buy Arma II on GOG, how can I activated it on Steam ? With the GOG code ?
What's the interest to buy it on GOG if I want to buy foreign armies DLC on Steam ? Too complicated for me !
Post edited June 04, 2014 by MaxFulvus
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amok: I had a gOg code of some groupees game, and got the message "Code expired on: May, 31 2014" when I tried it 2 days ago. so some codes do have time limit.

Try it yourself: https://secure.gog.com/redeem/ukwffdbq
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Licurg: Hmm... Didn't know that . I had some Torchlight codes for almost a year, and they didn't expire . How long did you have that one for ?
Redirecting to here:

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/special_promo_arma_series_up_to_80_off/post138

and the bundle was bought 11 Dec 2012.
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MaxFulvus: I don't understand ! If I buy Arma II on GOG, how can I activated it on Steam ? With the GOG code ?
What's the interest to buy it on GOG if I want to buy foreign armies DLC on Steam ? Too complicated for me !
there are 2 codes provided with the gog copy (not GOG codes) , which are 2 Steam codes (if 'im correct)

-> which correspond of the same content on Steam (Base game + Operation Arrowhead)

There are 3 DLCs more on Steam (which never came on GOG :/ )

-> Army of the Czech Republic , British Armed Forces & Military Company

Just wait a sale to buy those ones.
Post edited June 04, 2014 by DyNaer
The only thing worse than being forced to play Russian roulette with a fully loaded gun is games getting removed from GOGs catalog.

I never had any interest in Arma but it looks like a game I will enjoy so I picked up all three even though I know my laptop won't be able to play the second one. I'm just hoping I didn't buy 3 Call of Duty clones.
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IwubCheeze: I'm just hoping I didn't buy 3 Call of Duty clones.
Read a few of my posts further up in the thread. You didn't.
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IwubCheeze: The only thing worse than being forced to play Russian roulette with a fully loaded gun is games getting removed from GOGs catalog.

I never had any interest in Arma but it looks like a game I will enjoy so I picked up all three even though I know my laptop won't be able to play the second one. I'm just hoping I didn't buy 3 Call of Duty clones.
You can rest assured you didn't. You bought the sequels to the classic Operation Flashpoint series (Codemasters retained the rights to the OF brand after they and Bohemia broke up).
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IwubCheeze: I'm just hoping I didn't buy 3 Call of Duty clones.
Very different games, COD is an arcade action game, ARMA is more of a combat simulator.
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Licurg: Hmm... Didn't know that . I had some Torchlight codes for almost a year, and they didn't expire . How long did you have that one for ?
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amok: Redirecting to here:

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/special_promo_arma_series_up_to_80_off/post138

and the bundle was bought 11 Dec 2012.
Thanks for that .