Arma 2: Reinforcements

[Pave Low]

According to an entry that has appeared on Play.com, The BAF & PMC Digital DLC will soon be available in a retail boxed DVD...

but the surprising thing is that it Sounds like it's going to be standalone DLC

ARMA II: Reinforcements

£17.99 Free Delivery

RRP: £24.99 | You save: £7.00 (28%)

Pre-order. | Due for release on 25 March 2011

Special Features:

Two Single Player Campaigns (BAF & PMC): Investigate Takistan's abandoned nuclear weapons program with the PMC or join her majesty's forces in large-scale counter-insurgency campaign

Brand New Factions: Enlarge the mission in Takistan by British Armed Forces and by Private Military Contractors with all new exotic weapons and equipment

Unique Weapons & Vehicles: Fight using large amount of new personal weapons, civil vehicles as well as British military vehicles

Improved Gaming Engine: Repair vehicles directly on battlefield as engineer, operate and command artillery and mortar units or enlarge your missions with own playback

New & Unexplored Areas: Explore the strategically important industrial area Shapur and Facility OKB-754, mysterious abandoned Takistan's Proving Grounds

Unparalelled Multiplayer Gaming: Join in the massive multiplayer battles with up to 50 players and hundreds of AI units!

Review

Built on over 10 years experience, Arma 2 thrusts you into the heart of the most realistic military simulator ever developed, featuring cutting edge technology, vast, detailed environments defined by real geographic data and authentically modeled units and vehicles.

Arma II: Reinforcements brings to the Armaversum two new factions - Her Majesty's Armed Forces and private contractors.

Play it separately or combine with original Arma 2: Combined Operations for ultimate military combat experience.

Join massive online multiplayer battles with up to 50 players and hundreads of AI units!

http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/18633043/ARMA-II-Reinforcements/Product.html

[Operative]

Maybe the 2 previous DLCs are just merged, don't know

[Pave Low]

Finally a press release from BIS, confusingly still calls it a standalone expansion so sounds like it has the OA exe as well as the BAF+PMC DLC ?

Bohemia Interactive is pleased to announce release of standalone expansion pack Arma 2: Reinforcements

Prague, Czech republic 3rd March - Bohemia Interactive, award winning independent game development studio is please to officially announce the forthcoming release of a standalone expansion pack to the military simulator Arma 2.

Reinforcements will hit the shelves in the beginning of April 2011.

Arma 2: Reinforcements brings two independent factions– British Armed Forces and Private Military Company– onto one DVD. Play it separately in non-linear campaign or join friends in multiplayer battles with up to 50 players and hundreds of AI units. Find out the sequential dramatic events of Takistan, originally described in Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead.

Deploy a mechanized division of British Armed Forces sent to reinforce Coalition troops battling a large-scale outbreak of Guerrilla insurgency, or join the Private Military Company, contracted to protect a UN weapons inspection team in Takistan.

MarekŠpanel, Bohemia Interactive CEO, on the release of Arma 2: Reinforcements: “We´ve received numerous requests from our customers and the community to deliver both expansions on DVD. We´re always trying to deliver something more and here it is, new campaigns, dozens of units all completely standalone to be played solo or to be combined with our other great military simulators into one ultimate pack. And that’s not forgetting the hundreds of superb community made addons/mods/campaigns which are fully compatible with all versions of our games including Arma 2: Reinforcements”

As a special bonus, each retail version of Arma 2: Reinforcements in Europe includes a unique printed, large map showing Takistan on the front with Shapur&The Proving Grounds on the reverse. Plan your military operations in style!

Arma 2: Reinforcements will be deployed exclusively for PC starting April 1st 2011. It will be available for EUR 29.99 Check out the project´s homepage www.arma2.com and learn more about Arma 2: Reinforcements; and the unique collection of original Arma 2 and its expansions.

[Edit]: Ahh yes, Is definitely standalone

Arma 2: Reinforcements is a standalone expansion pack to Arma 2.

It does not require the original Arma 2 or Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead.

Play it separately or combine with original Arma 2: Combined Operations for ultimate military combat