Americas Army 3 - free game - pre-load now on Steam

KaneStatton · 16 Jun 2009 at 22:17

I was just thinking why is this game free ?
How are they going to make money ?
Are there adverts on the menus or something?

[timko] · 16 Jun 2009 at 22:28

The product page is now showing 21hrs...

http://store.steampowered.com/app/13140/

...which works out as 6pm Weds :cool:

KaneStatton · 16 Jun 2009 at 22:33

Sort your maths out mate.

Vulcan · 16 Jun 2009 at 22:37

KaneStatton said:
I was just thinking why is this game free ?
How are they going to make money ?
Are there adverts on the menus or something?

It's developed by the U.S Army as a training aid and as a recruitment tool.

torN · 16 Jun 2009 at 22:37

Ziggy said:
Free is my kind of price.

lol!

Used to love AA back in the day, espeically the runway/landing strip mission where you parachuted out the plane and assaulted the base. Oh and ofc the bridge mission.

[timko] · 16 Jun 2009 at 22:40

KaneStatton said:
Sort your maths out mate.

Yes

KaneStatton · 16 Jun 2009 at 22:48

Surely its 7PM or am I going mental ?

[timko] · 16 Jun 2009 at 22:54

KaneStatton said:
Surely its 7PM or am I going mental ?

Actually it's me trying to skip the long way of adding 21hours onto the current time and so it is actually 7pm

KaneStatton · 16 Jun 2009 at 22:58

I think I need a lie down

Don't know how I managed to pass my numeracy test for Westminster Uni

Actually to confirm and I am possibly going crazy

[timko];14298272 said:
Right now it's 10:54pm. Let's round that off to 11 to make it easy and assume the product page will say 20hrs in 6mins time.

1) 11pm to 11am = 13hrs leaving 7hrs

2) 11am + 7hrs = 6pm

Surely its 11pm - 11am 12hrs leaving 8hrs ?

deuse · 16 Jun 2009 at 23:01

If I use the America's Army 3 Deploy Client can I save it out just incase I have to re-install?

KNiVES · 16 Jun 2009 at 23:02

KaneStatton said:
I was just thinking why is this game free ?
How are they going to make money ?
Are there adverts on the menus or something?

It's US Government property.

[timko] · 16 Jun 2009 at 23:04

KaneStatton said:
I think I need a lie down Don't know how I managed to pass my numeracy test for Westminster Uni

Maybe that's why they let you enroll

Gimpymoo · 16 Jun 2009 at 23:11

Phonesis said:
lol that was one of the funniest launches I've experienced. I was on the IRC and Steam chat room in hysterics at the comments/spam. The way the devs started having a go at everyone was brilliant too.

Yep. Gaming moment of the year for me so far.

gord · 16 Jun 2009 at 23:14

[timko];14298272 said:
Right now it's 10:54pm. Let's round that off to 11 to make it easy and assume the product page will say 20hrs in 6mins time.

1) 11pm to 11am = 13hrs leaving 7hrs

2) 11am + 7hrs = 6pm

Eh?! Its late but.. 11pm now to 6pm tomorrow is 19 hours..

Get an analog clock, either a real watch, clock or the Windows one and count using your mouse pointer and eyes. Moving from a digit, round the entire clock face and back onto itself is 13 hours regardless of what hour you start at. Tip, there's twelve numbers on the clock face labelled 1 to 12, if you go back round to 1 again it's 13. That's why it's 13:00hrs in 24hour format.

Are you starting from 1? 1 - 1 is 12 hours.. I must be completely missing the point..

Either way.. it still says 20 hours from now, which is 7:13pm tomorrow.

Clairvoyant · 16 Jun 2009 at 23:15

Approx 7PM Wednesday. 11PM + 20 (11pm + 24hours =11pm - 4 hours = 7PM) approx time

lol

KaneStatton · 16 Jun 2009 at 23:22

DO I WIN AM I NOT DUMB

?

[timko] · 16 Jun 2009 at 23:25

gord said:
Either way.. it still says 20 hours from now, which is 7:13pm tomorrow.

As mentioned before, Steam round up to the nearest hour until it gets to within several hours of the deadline. Look at it again in 10 or 15mins and it will still say 20hrs. Look at it at midnight and it will change to 19hrs.

and yes it is 7pm (^_^)

KaneStatton · 16 Jun 2009 at 23:37

[timko];14298524 said:
As mentioned before, Steam round up to the nearest hour until it gets to within several hours of the deadline. Look at it again in 10 or 15mins and it will still say 20hrs. Look at it at midnight and it will change to 19hrs.

and yes it is 7pm (^_^)

MTWest · 16 Jun 2009 at 23:40

Preloaded and looking forward to playing this! Used to play AA2 a fair bit when it was in its Special Forces phase... spent way too much time on the CSAR map

ScarySquirrel · 16 Jun 2009 at 23:41

Running from the Steam folder doesn't work for me. I am on Windows 7 and it says that it is not compatible or something.