If WA Was Rereleased on Steam...

[darKz]

Yeah, they'll have to get hired and paid first, then of course they could work full-time on our beloved game and in consequence speed up the pace. WA on Steam could lead to that, let's all cross our fingers.

[chakkman]

Does this mean we will get an update to wa soon ?

I would guess that it is only a small fix to retain compatibility, because the W:A Steam version will differ slightly from the one you can buy in stores (i guess). Usually the folder structure is different and stuff, no cd check, and so on.

[Peja]

Yeah, they'll have to get hired and paid first, then of course they could work full-time on our beloved game and in consequence speed up the pace. WA on Steam could lead to that, let's all cross our fingers.

and why should team17 hire 2 guys to work on an over 10 years old game? doesnt sound like a logical step for me.  i mean i cant see any gain for the company in this case.

[Statik]

fck gain and money

[van]

Yeah, the small update is coming within few days. (confirmed on irc).
As much as I'd love to get my hands on 4.0 earlier, I don't think that porting wa to steam is going to change anything. And that's OKAY.

Also, don't buy a worms revolution pack, wait for the stand alone version to show more support for the game... I guess.

[darKz]

Also, don't buy a worms revolution pack, wait for the stand alone version to show more support for the game... I guess.

Have they confirmed there will be a standalone version?

[HHC]

Nope. And don't think they will for now. Some people are even pre-ordering W:R just to get their hands on W:A. If they say it will be available seperately (for like 5$) after it will hurt their current sales.

I don't see why it wouldn't be though. They already got the game on steam, would be a waste if they were to remove it again in a month, right after W:R release.

[Joschi]

Also, don't buy a worms revolution pack, wait for the stand alone version to show more support for the game... I guess.

Exactly!

[Tomtysti]

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2934316

At this point, Worms Armageddon is currently only available when you pre-purchase Worms Revolution (it's just one part of the many pre-purchase exclusives and you'll get to play it straight away for anyone wondering). We've no plans to release it seperately this year.

I already bought the Revolution/WA pack when it became available, but

[Anubis]

When you think Team17 can't fail more (making subpar Worms games imo) they even resist the chance to release the fan-favourite Worms game on the biggest digital distribution platform. Incredible.

[HHC]

It says 'currently'. They want to milk the W:R cow first. Trust me, they will release it in the very first months of the next year.

[Anubis]

If that's true what you say, then that doesn't speak for W:R as a game. If they fear W:A could take away profit from W:R. Not that it would surprise me though.

[chakkman]

Trust me, they will release it in the very first months of the next year.

Yep, it would be kinda pointless to first modify the game to make it run on the Steam platform, and then take it off again. I'm pretty sure they will be selling it for like 5-10 € after the W:R sale period. I don't see that as fearing to take away profit from W:R either, obvious that they want to promote their new game rather than the old game.

[Joschi]

http://stats.worms2d.info/uahistory.html

There you can see the new steam visitors (scroll down, bottom right; "Others" = Steam users). Nice to see, in %, how many visitors Steam brings us.

[Wojtes]

KILL the steam WA!! I'm sure it will cause enormus problems in the future (like now in Kurnik pl if u play makao with java with the person who plays on 'NO JAVA" beta...) grr