Why does Arma 3 get discount but not Reforger?

[[AYRE] Azu]

I think its a missed opportunity for the devs to not discount this game when its been getting so much more popular. I would have loved to buy this game for my friend also if there was a discount but seeing there is no discount makes me a bit confused. I feel like this is a big L for the devs and feels like they getting a bit greedy. If the game didn't get this popular these days i feel like they would have put a discount on it.

[North_Dumpling]

Reforger just had a sale in November before price increase, for a game that was initially started as ArmA 4 to end up receving more additional content free outside of roadmap this is a pretty good deal, they are not obligated to make another discount.

[Eclipse]

Why? No offense, but... because they have a studio to run and people to pay for the hard work they are doing, and they know their business and financial situation better than you do.

[Ibuprofen]

Originally posted by stburr91:

The game was supposed to take one year to complete, and it's looking like it's going to take about three years to complete the roadmap. That means the game costs about three times more than what they initially projected it would.

The price hike, and the fewer discounts (compared to A3) is BI recouping their costs, and wanting to make a nice profit as well.

I still hope all this money somehow turns into a functional solid netcode someday.

[A TIN OF JAR]

You pretty much answered your own question.

The game is really popular at the moment and likely selling really well even at full price, why on earth would they put the game on sale and lower profits? What kind of a business model is that?

If the game wasn't selling well they would likely put it on sale to boost sales and profit as they did with the 12 year old ARMA 3.

[N Quarter]

Yes the Game is blowing up..... but if you ran a business and had a fair way to go with Development for Reforger and Arma 4, would you honestly discount so you could lower your income during a time where your Sales numbers are going to be high anyway???

Yes they would have lost some sales through people who desperately wants a discount..... but for a popular "Multiplayer" Game that is everywhere currently, people will buy it simply because of "multiplayer" and "have to play with my friends", and "streamers". The people who want a discount are currently the minority. This is a business.

I believe when the PS5 kids come across another "crave", then Reforger will go back to dribbling in some Sales compared to currently.

However, this is a perfect time to gain extra profit for future Development, and as the Developers are showing improvements and are already a trusted Development Team by many, then I'm completely fine with their decision.

[Liero]

All the hype got me interested about this game. I was big fan of the original operation flashpoint coldwar crisis when I was teenager. I thought that I'm gonna buy this one when sales starts and now seeing the shady sale moves got me slightly disapointed. But luckily I found other places where they sell activation keys for very good discount!

[Niall]

Reforger is half the price of Triple A games. The sheer amount of content and absolute endless replayability makes it a steal. Buy it, you won't regret it.

Just take the time to get to learn the nuances. Careful though, you'll be hooked