Clarification on release date, game versions & more

[JG52Uther]

Originally Posted by meshuggahs

This just gets weirder all the time.
Now do I need to cancel my boxed preorder and get it digitally to get it integrated into steam?

Its all as clear as mud just now...

[Sully_pa]

The game only uses SteamWorks for match-making and not the Steam DRM.

The way I interpret. it is if you have the Boxed version you will need steam to play multiplayer but not single player.

This just gets weirder all the time.
Now do I need to cancel my boxed preorder and get it digitally to get it integrated into steam?

You can add any game on your PC to your steam account.

[I/ZG52_Gaga]

When is going to be released in Hellas in a boxed version ? (no mallware please)

[meshuggahs]

Originally Posted by Sully_pa

You can add any game on your PC to your steam account.

But not fully integrated ie. the possibility download CoD from steam thereafter witch is what I'm after. I know something bad is going to happen to the disc the moment I need it the most

[Fritz X]

Originally Posted by Hecke

I don't get that part: "Finally, if you buy the physical version of the game, there will be no need to download anything additional in order to play the game. An internet connection will be required to activate the game, and for online play, but that is it. The game only uses SteamWorks for match-making and not the Steam DRM."

So the Steam program isn't needed, cause that would be an additional program?

Same here. This official "statement" creates more questions than it actually solves, at least for me. I mean, the whole "it uses Steamworks / it doesn't use the Steam DRM" is simply contradictionary.

If a game uses Steamworks, it makes the full use of the features of the services Steam offers. The game gets registered to your Steam account, it's therefore added to your games list, you can fully download it if you should lose your CD / DVD and you can use the Steam overlay ingame. And since Steam works as a DRM itself as well, every Steamworks game is making use of it.

So yeah, quite confusing. Looks like the people in charge are confused as well, afterall.

[DD_crash]

Originally Posted by Fritz X

So yeah, quite confusing. Looks like the people in charge are confused as well, afterall.

I heard a rumor that someone is in charge but I dont believe it

[meshuggahs]

Originally Posted by DD_crash

I heard a rumor that someone is in charge but I dont believe it

Aye. Feels like Apocalypse now in here

[Vyper]

I don't see it as confusing, it most likely will work exactly the way Arma2/Arma2OA works on steam now. Or HOI3.

[mazex]

Originally Posted by Hecke

At the moment, only info about UK.
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...9/m/1751069519


I don't get that part: "Finally, if you buy the physical version of the game, there will be no need to download anything additional in order to play the game. An internet connection will be required to activate the game, and for online play, but that is it. The game only uses SteamWorks for match-making and not the Steam DRM."

So the Steam program isn't needed, cause that would be an additional program?

Please, all these questions are naturally useless here if you are not russian? 1C is NOT the publisher outside Russia...

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by Vyper

I don't see it as confusing, it most likely will work exactly the way Arma2/Arma2OA works on steam now. Or HOI3.

If this is the case it will indeed be the perfect compromise: everyone will be able to choose what they like best and still fly on the same servers.