Great game; it's really fun, the graphics are amazing, the mods and servers people create really bring the game to life. All of that makes the game worth buying but there's one major problem (and I'm surprised more people don't complain about this tbh) and it's the way Bohemia deal with DLC control. It's horrendous.

Let me walk you through a very common scenario for me (someone who's fortunate enough to own 3 DLC but not all of them). I join a multiplayer game, something like Arma 3 King of the Hill. I buy my guns, get into the battle and work my way towards the objective. I see an enemy running across the road in the distance so I pull my gun up to take a shot. My crosshair sits on the target and just as I'm ready to pull the trigger, BOOM! A huge ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ popup appears asking me to buy the DLC for the gun I'm using. Not only does this break immersion, it constantly gets me killed.

I'm sure when people hear about this type of DLC control they just think "well, don't be such a loser then and pay for the DLC" or "Wow, you're lucky they even let you use guns available in DLCs. Isn't it worth the popup to be able to use content others had to pay for?" My answer is No. When I paid $40 for this early access title back in 2013 it was because I believed in the product. I don't know when or why it's now become okay to bombard users on websites or players in games with annoying intrusive ads until they pledge MORE money than they already have. The world used to be simple, give the game to the user that paid for it, maybe offer a very good incentive to pledge more. It never used to be about making the experience ♥♥♥♥♥♥ for existing players and normal for players who pledge more money. If you want to encourage people to buy the DLC, make them more fun, more packed, and more affordable (I'm sorry but $20 for a sniper and some skins is ridiculous)

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

Great game; it's really fun, the graphics are amazing, the mods and servers people create really bring the game to life. All of that makes the game worth buying but there's one major problem (and I'm surprised more people don't complain about this tbh) and it's the way Bohemia deal with DLC control. It's horrendous. Let me walk you through a very common scenario for me (someone who's fortunate enough to own 3 DLC but not all of them). I join a multiplayer game, something like Arma 3 King of the Hill. I buy my guns, get into the battle and work my way towards the objective. I see an enemy running across the road in the distance so I pull my gun up to take a shot. My crosshair sits on the target and just as I'm ready to pull the trigger, BOOM! A huge fucking popup appears asking me to buy the DLC for the gun I'm using. Not only does this break immersion, it constantly gets me killed. I'm sure when people hear about this type of DLC control they just think "well, don't be such a loser then and pay for the DLC" or "Wow, you're lucky they even let you use guns available in DLCs. Isn't it worth the popup to be able to use content others had to pay for?" My answer is No. When I paid $40 for this early access title back in 2013 it was because I believed in the product. I don't know when or why it's now become okay to bombard users on websites or players in games with annoying intrusive ads until they pledge MORE money than they already have. The world used to be simple, give the game to the user that paid for it, maybe offer a very good incentive to pledge more. It never used to be about making the experience shitty for existing players and normal for players who pledge more money. If you want to encourage people to buy the DLC, make them more fun, more packed, and more affordable (I'm sorry but $20 for a sniper and some skins is ridiculous) Thanks for coming to my TED talk.