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steam prevents me from buying hl2
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:06 am
by redfella
yea you read it.
I downloaded the hl2 demo a couple days ago. I think the game is great... but steam is just shit. I will not buy hl2 because steam is shit. Anyone questions?
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:07 am
by tnf
nobody questions.
and this discussion has been had many times, a long time ago. you didn't know steam was shit already?
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:14 am
by 4g3nt_Smith
Never had any issues with Steam here.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:15 am
by Mogul
I've never thought Steam was a failure. I think they could add a little bit more funtionality so that gives the player a _little_ bit more freedom with what he chooses to do with the software, but I personally have had a pretty good experience with it.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:16 am
by tnf
I don't have problems with it aside from it being a hassle during install.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:18 am
by Dave
OS X prevents me from buying HL2
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:21 am
by redfella
tnf wrote:nobody questions.
and this discussion has been had many times, a long time ago. you didn't know steam was shit already?
Yea, I forgot to board on the hl2 hoopla train... Never played it or anything when it first came out. Silly meh. -I heard people ranting about Steam before... now I know why.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:30 am
by Scourge
I was skeptical at first, but have not had any problems with steam whatsoever.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:33 am
by 7zark7
scourge34 wrote:I was skeptical at first, but have not had any problems with steam whatsoever.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:36 am
by mik0rs
Bite the bullet and buy it, I'm not a fan of the idea of Steam either but you're just cutting your nose off to spite your face by not getting it.
Re: steam prevents me from buying hl2
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:44 am
by SOAPboy
redfella wrote:yea you read it.
I downloaded the hl2 demo a couple days ago. I think the game is great... but steam is just shit. I will not buy hl2 because steam is shit. Anyone questions?
Yep, i read it, and find it to be ignorant..
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:52 am
by dnoyc
funny you should say that, cuz that's usually your position. on all matters.
(ignorant that is)
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:53 am
by SOAPboy
dnoyc wrote:funny you should say that, cuz that's usually your position. on all matters.
(ignorant that is)
:icon26:
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:03 am
by redfella
Why is steam necessary? Why must steam run as a process? Why must steam run in my taskbar? Why must steam give me info about its shit company whenever I start my computer? All of these things are unnecessary in the life of a minimalist/purist and will only lead to corperate power-mongering.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:06 am
by SOAPboy
redfella wrote:Why is steam necessary? Why must steam run as a process? Why must steam run in my taskbar? Why must steam give me info about its shit company whenever I start my computer? All of these things are unnecessary in the life of a minimalist/purist and will only lead to corperate power-mongering.
MSCONFIG
Turn off steam from running at startup
Steam options, turn off news..
tehre you fuck..
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:12 am
by redfella
ha. Good laff. :lol:
doesnt matter if I can turn it off or not... the fact is that steam is still shit and powermongering.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:21 am
by shiznit
No one cares and your maps suck. Anyone questions?
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:23 am
by SOAPboy
redfella wrote:ha. Good laff. :lol:
doesnt matter if I can turn it off or not... the fact is that steam is still shit and powermongering.
Its far from a peice of shit.. but ok, dont play HL2, possibly the best SP fps made.. or its mods..
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:14 am
by redfella
shiznit wrote:No one cares and your maps suck. Anyone questions?
haha -Guys are really providing me with a good laugh tonight. Keep it up. -Seriously.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:16 am
by SoM
4g3nt_Smith wrote:Never had any issues with Steam here.
yeah, but ur an idiot
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:07 am
by Kills On Site
I myself don't have a true issue with Steam, but I honestly don't see the point to it. I having to log in before being able to play my game, especially when I want to play single player. While I have not had this happen, what if my DSL was down for a day or so and I wanted to play some HL2?
Also, a rant mroe about HL2, what is its problem with overclocking? I can pull 140 FPS solid with overclocking, and I don't recall what I pull withour overclocking, but damn is it a total bitch about it. Also the load times, even on my 74GB WD Raptor, are horrible for any game, especially when it loads off the HDD
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:54 am
by SOAPboy
Kills On Site wrote:I myself don't have a true issue with Steam, but I honestly don't see the point to it. I having to log in before being able to play my game, especially when I want to play single player. While I have not had this happen, what if my DSL was down for a day or so and I wanted to play some HL2?
Also, a rant mroe about HL2, what is its problem with overclocking? I can pull 140 FPS solid with overclocking, and I don't recall what I pull withour overclocking, but damn is it a total bitch about it. Also the load times, even on my 74GB WD Raptor, are horrible for any game, especially when it loads off the HDD
Point?
Centralized way to push out patches, and prevent (or try to) warez
YOUR software?
Nope, sorry, its not YOURS, its VALVEs software, you just pay to USE it..
Load times and Overclocking.
Never had any issues with overclocking myself.. only game that hates it so far has been WoW..
Load times tho, honestly, arnt near as long as games like BF2..
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:57 am
by schlockey
You really seem to like steam, i dont really see why you feel the need to use all your energy backing up an unneeded program.
People have differing opinions, its called life.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:59 am
by SOAPboy
schlockey wrote:You really seem to like steam, i dont really see why you feel the need to use all your energy backing up an unneeded program.
People have differing opinions, its called life.
I very much like steam, its a step in the right direction for gaming.. while i agree it "KINDA" sucks for people that dont have net, fuck em. you can at least get dialup out in the sticks..
Its not a huge deal either, its not like is uses much resources anyways..
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:04 am
by schlockey
I dont really care either way. I have internet, as for people that dont, its a pain in the ass if they want to play any games released by the company.
Sure they can get internet in the sticks, but what if they dont want to pay for internet just for Steam? I know i wouldnt want to pay $12 or whatever it is a month just to play Half Life 2.