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Just wondering if its worth going out to a shop to buy it or whether its easier just to download it from steam. Steam version seems a bit cheaper and means I don't have to head into town which will be full of christmas shoppers.
Then again the steam version dosn't come with a disk, box etc. But I never really cared much for the box contents...
Anyone else downloaded it from steam and wished they hadn't?
Cheers
> give it a quick game.
I'm willing to bet money that your first encounter with HL2 will not be a "quick game" :)
> Just waiting for HL2 to download then hopefully give it a quick game.
Just watch as your Christmas day gets sucked into just playing on Half Life 2 :)
Not only has he stumped up the cash to pay for the download via steam but he's decided he wants the silver package so he can play some of the older games too.
Top stuff.
Just waiting for HL2 to download then hopefully give it a quick game.
But anyway, prepare to be amazed. HL2 blew me away (I havnt completed it yet, for fear of withdrawal symptoms)
Once I get the PC set up properly I'll probably just download it from steam.
Look forward to playing it.
> Probably an overnight fare. It's not a massive file, but Steam does
> get allot of traffic (which lead to the many problems some people had
> on the launch).
Steam isn't. It's a 600k client that expands to 24mb. Half Life 2 on the other hand is a 3 1/2 gig monstrosity.
Are we talking overnight or days?
I've got 600Kb broadband
The trouble however is that you'll have to download the game, which does take a long time. I didn't have that problem as I already downloaded it before it's release.
I'd say go Steam, if not for the convenience then for the ease of use as you'll have to use Steam anyway regardless of which version you buy.