BoS Price disparity: What am I getting (or not)?

[Reggie_Mental]

Hello Simmers,

 

Newbie here. I've watched a lot of YouTube vids and I want to try this game.

 

When I google BoS I get several offers for downloads for the game from £12-15.

 

Steam want £40+. Why? Is there download better?. Are the others unpatched or unsupported? What am I getting for more money?

 

Are there cheaper servers? What are the downsides?

 

And If I get a disc copy or from another server can I register it with steam for the updates/patches etc?

 

RSVP

 

[OrLoK]

If you buy from the grey market you risk losing your cash as well as possibly not supporting the devs.

 

If a bit cash strapped simply wait for the regular 50pc sales

 

Theyre common.

Edited January 28, 2018 by OrLoK

[AndyJWest]

When I google BoS I get several offers for downloads for the game from £12-15.

 

And if you buy them, you'll very likely get ripped off. You will either end up with a special version, sold (at one time) for the Russian market, which requires you to 'unlock' content, or more likely with a second-hand game that has already been registered to someone else, which you can't play at all. 

 

Buy from official sources only: Steam, or this website.

Edited January 28, 2018 by AndyJWest

[=TBAS=Sshadow14]

Dont even buy from steam as they rip off the devs also, same price but steam keep a huge cut.

But directly from the main IL2 site and nowhere else and 100% of that price goes into game devs wallet so they can bring us new content.

All those other cheap deals not on steam are scams or old version of game.

[PatrickAWlson]

Like OrLok said, sales are very common.  Lurk, wait, and pick up a copy from the web site.  If somebody else is offering a download then it is probably not legit.  Steam and the store are the only two places that I am aware of to legally buy the game.

[ShamrockOneFive]

I fully endorse buying directly from this site (and Steam if you have to). Everything else is sketchy and I'd avoid with a ten foot pole.

If you can't wait... well its $49.99 for the regular and $79.99 for the Premium edition (with two extra aircraft). Or wait for a sale. Usually the sales are 50% off the regular price and that knocks things down to a very reasonable level for the amount of content you're getting.

 

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