Clarification on release date, game versions & more

[Fritz X]

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.

Unfortunately things were different with ARMA2. The game didn't use Steam as a matchmaking system, but a own multiplayer lobby instead. Therefore there were a Steam version of the game and a version that didn't make any use of Valve's service.

In CoD however they use Steam for matchmaking, so every user (even the retail ones) has to use Steam.

[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.