Arma Reforger is a $30 appetizer for Arma 4, and it's out today

pcgamer.com:

Following a thorough leak that appeared online over the weekend, Bohemia Interactive has confirmed the existence of two new Arma games: Arma Reforger and Arma 4. Bohemia is surprise launching Arma Reforger, an introductory version of what Arma 4 will eventually be, today in early access for $30.

You read right: there's a new Arma game out today, but fans eager for the next generation of Arma will have to check their expectations at the door. Reforger is a small slice of the Arma 4 experience that currently supports two multiplayer modes on a single map: the 51-kilometer island of Everon (a remake of the same map from the very first Arma game). The game is set in 1989 during a fictional conflict between the US and Soviet Union, 10 years after the original Arma: Cold War Assault.

Bohemia isn't treating Arma Reforger like a typical early access project. First weird thing: Despite running all the same tech that Arma 4 will, this is a standalone game from Arma 4. Reforger will not one day become Arma 4 and Bohemia isn't promising any Arma 4 discounts to Reforger's earliest adopters. Reforger is its own thing, though Bohemia says it hopes to make custom scenarios created in Reforger's new Workbench toolset forwards-compatible in Arma 4 someday.

Second weird thing: Bohemia only plans to update Arma Reforger for about a year. This is what Bohemia told press during a presentation last week, though a press release provided later says Bohemia is «pledging continued support» for Reforger after focus shifts to Arma 4. Unlike Arma 3, which in 2022 is a sprawling-but-aged military sim with years of expansions and loads of elaborate user-made scenarios under its belt, Reforger will have a shorter shelf life by design.

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