So, Arma 2 and 3 are on sale on steam. I have been watching DayZ videos obsessively, and I have decided to get it. But first, I have a few questions. 1. Can an Arma 2 client play on an Arma 3 server in DayZ? So, say I didn't want to pay for Arma 3, but I had Arma 2, could I play on the same servers as the Arma 3 people? 2. Servers aside, are the performance optimizations really worth it in Arma 3? For the extra $30 on top of Arma 2 OA, it is really that good? 3. I have done some research, and I hear that you need Arma 2 to play DayZ on Arma 3, (they use the same assets of something?). Is this true? I am talking about the official mod. (Side note, is this true of other mods such as epoch, origins, etc)? 4. Here are my specs CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, 2.8 GHz. GPU: AMD Radeon 6870, 1gb vram SSD: Yes, Samsung 840 evo. RAM: 8gb ddr2 800Mhz PSU: 600W OS: Windows 7 What kind of performance will I get with this? 5. Standalone vs. Mod. Does the mod still have players? I honestly would like to play something based on Arma rather than something in development. Is there still a community for the mod? Thanks, If I can get some help that would be great, I am a complete noob here.
