how may arma copys was sold bedfor dayZ?

[sveinungchr@gmail.com 11]

Anyone have an Idea how many Aram2 copies have been sold before DayZ came out?

If you look at the number of uniqe playeres today its:

444,997

at 25 euro a players you are up to aprox: 12.5Mill euro(rounded up to 500k players)..Not bad for a game mod. (should think Bohemia is kissing rockets ass bigtime ;-)

But the question is how many copies where solde before dayZ came out?

Thinker.

[pilot 13]

Spelling Errors Everywhere ; DR

[BwickFS39 9]

Id venture a guess at 20k or less?

[Mercator 30]

Id venture a guess at 20k or less?

A tad bit more than that I would think. Also keep in mind that Arma is still sort of an offshoot from the main product VBS (http://products.bisimulations.com/). A license for that is a lot more expensive than Arma. But no doubt...DayZ has made BIS a lot of money!

[joerivdvelden@gmail.com 6]

The Rock Paper Shotgun article says that Rocket expects the mod to sell more copies than Arma 2 originally.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/07/08/day-z-heading-for-half-a-million-players/

[Mastiff (DayZ) 42]

I'm not sure, I've owned arma 2 for around 20 months so its not like I went out and bought it for DayZ, although I did have to buy Arrow Head.... so I wonder if that is more popular now...

[rocket 16567]

We're registering between 10,000 to 12,000 new player keys a day. So either there are heaps of ArmA players who have been hibernating, or sales are very high and a verification of that would be to check if ArmA2:CO is still on top at steam.

[hutton08 4]

i have been hibernating myself but has had the arma series since each release but due to each copy being extremely scratched i bought the anniversary pack from steam 4 months not for Dayz at all just because i wanted a more challenging game to play

when i first played Dayz i did not like it one bit but i gave it another shot and it has gotten me addicted :D

[jaycufc 5]

We're registering between 10' date='000 to 12,000 new player keys a day. So either there are heaps of ArmA players who have been hibernating, or sales are very high and a verification of that would be to check if ArmA2:CO is still on top at steam.

[/quote']im sure verification would be to see if your bosses have ordered new cars and booked holidays rocket :D

[ArrThePirate 13]

We're registering between 10' date='000 to 12,000 new player keys a day. So either there are heaps of ArmA players who have been hibernating, or sales are very high and a verification of that would be to check if ArmA2:CO is still on top at steam.

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As far as I remember, the game has been on the top 3 (usually on number 1) of the top seller games on Steam ever since I bought the game (more than 1 month and a half ago). By now Marek and Ondřej must be using 100 euro notes as toilet paper and every now and then they take a swim in their golden coins swimming pool ala Scrooge McDuck.

[grizzle 21]

ARMA2 CO was tops in sales on Steam last week.

[KWilt 157]

It's definitely high, but I think OP's stats are a tad skewed.

I've owned ARMA II for about two years now. I'd hop on for a bit of Life here and there, but DayZ really started working the hours out of my copy.

[canbaron 0]

Id venture a guess at 20k or less?

I don't think BI would still be in business if they sold that few copies, has to be at least a couple hundred thousand.

While it's probably a bit cheaper to develop in the Czech republic than in the US or Canada creating a game like Arma2 still takes a years of (highly skilled) man hours.

[nooblord 8]

Id venture a guess at 20k or less?

creating a game like Arma2 still takes a years of (highly skilled) man hours.

highly skilled? They skillfully designed it so if i fall 2 feet i break a leg? or that so far most of my deaths have been due to doors and gates 1 shotting me or breaking my legs?

[McFluffy (DayZ) 3]

Id venture a guess at 20k or less?

creating a game like Arma2 still takes a years of (highly skilled) man hours.

highly skilled? They skillfully designed it so if i fall 2 feet i break a leg? or that so far most of my deaths have been due to doors and gates 1 shotting me or breaking my legs?

Does that happen in Arma 2? Never did for me.

Glad the game is selling well, they desrve it. And I for one do not look at this company as greedy a#"&%=#¤ If they where it would not be possible to make mods like dayz in the first place.

[squidgyb 0]

Don't worry about nooblord, he's an unseasoned troll. Like a fish finger without any breadcrumbs, slimy and limp.

And yes, I'm also very happy to see ARMA selling well - it's impressive to see it still at the top of the Steam charts.

[wiggie 0]

I've owned ARMA II since it was released back in 2009, and had Armed Assault before that. I play ARMA because I love the reality that it brings to my gaming sessions, and as a tactical gamer, I prefer the depth and realism to the fast paced action of other shooters. However, I'm not trying to big myself up here as the greatest fan of all time.

I think, that DayZ has helped ARMA II sell more copies, and for that, I'm greatful. I also like the game, which is odd for me because I'm not really a zombie fan.

However, I dislike this mentality that ARMA II is now just some object you have to buy for DayZ, and it pisses me off that a game of such calibre has been reduced somewhat in status because youtube is flooded with a mod.

I will stop now because I tend to go on when I chat on forums, but though I agree, and would say that DayZ has helped BI sell more copies of the game, I think its unfair to say that ARMA 2 is only popular because of DayZ.