Both Western Sahara and Reaction Forces are cDLCs that fit the narrative of Arma 3 especially well and are also really well made.
It is a shame that cannot be understand that those just cDLCs.
It’s not just a few that want them to be normal DLCs, it is likely hundreds and thousands if not more that have either spoken/written about it or thought about wanting them to be normal DLCs without the need of the not so good compatibility file system. People even suggested the possibility of paying more to have them as normal DLCs.
The narrative that it is being said that they would take up too much space is also weird, as WS only takes up 4.98GBs and RF likely the same if not less. Games have gotten much larger with much less content compared to Arma 3.
Updates where also never a real problem with Arma 3 when it still received larger ones – and also the dev branch currently has a 2.9 GB Update that may come to the base game.
It feels like stubbornness to not add those cDLCs to the base game. They are also not overhauling the game and changing the experience like CSLA, Spearhead, GM or S.O.G. They are more like Apex or Laws of War.
It's also a shame that the contributions of cDLCs aren’t being considered, as I’ve heard that the GM devs asked BI if they could add the German Dubbing to the base game, but that never happened.
I feel like that some people are hindering potential sales boosts for Arma 3 for no real reason.
If wished, I can start a petention to see how many people would actually want this.