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"Half-Life 2 Demo Released
December 20, 2004, 11:29 am · cliffe
A free demo of Half-Life 2 has been released. Featuring some of the amazing digital actors and physical gameplay that has made Half-Life 2 the leading contender for Game of the Year 2004, the demo takes players through some of the early levels of the game and later transports them to the area of the game known as Ravenholm. The demo is available at ATI.com and requires a Steam account to install."
Why on earth is a steam account needed to install a demo?!?!?!?! That's utter stupidity.
December 20, 2004, 11:29 am · cliffe
A free demo of Half-Life 2 has been released. Featuring some of the amazing digital actors and physical gameplay that has made Half-Life 2 the leading contender for Game of the Year 2004, the demo takes players through some of the early levels of the game and later transports them to the area of the game known as Ravenholm. The demo is available at ATI.com and requires a Steam account to install."
Why on earth is a steam account needed to install a demo?!?!?!?! That's utter stupidity.
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monkey_man wrote:
> Started downloading it...then realised it would take 14 hours.
I started it and it said it would take 1 hour :/
> Started downloading it...then realised it would take 14 hours.
I started it and it said it would take 1 hour :/
Have to (sort of) agree with that oasismark. CS:Source is damn good, but I still played throught Hl2 first.
Started downloading it...then realised it would take 14 hours.
I could go up the shops, buy it, complete it, then get a refund in that time.
I could go up the shops, buy it, complete it, then get a refund in that time.
chippxero wrote:
> i assume it's incase someone works out how to make the full version
> stand alone from the code in the demo. Even though a full illegal
> copy is floating around i guess they don't want to make it easier.
Good point. Should have thought of that yesterday, but was tired and grumpy.
> i assume it's incase someone works out how to make the full version
> stand alone from the code in the demo. Even though a full illegal
> copy is floating around i guess they don't want to make it easier.
Good point. Should have thought of that yesterday, but was tired and grumpy.
Not worth it.
Just had a look on ATI's site and if anyone is interested the demo is 750MB...
i assume it's incase someone works out how to make the full version stand alone from the code in the demo. Even though a full illegal copy is floating around i guess they don't want to make it easier.
Another angle could be that it will have patches and probably a bit of advertising so having people log in to steam will be a good way to get the patches to just auto-install when they are released.
I'm surprised they are releasing a demp as most people have got it already cause of it being such a antisipated (spelling?) game. I assume it's more for people who are questioning their computers ablitiy to handle the game. inm which case they should upgrade, not play a demo.
Another angle could be that it will have patches and probably a bit of advertising so having people log in to steam will be a good way to get the patches to just auto-install when they are released.
I'm surprised they are releasing a demp as most people have got it already cause of it being such a antisipated (spelling?) game. I assume it's more for people who are questioning their computers ablitiy to handle the game. inm which case they should upgrade, not play a demo.
"Half-Life 2 Demo Released
December 20, 2004, 11:29 am · cliffe
A free demo of Half-Life 2 has been released. Featuring some of the amazing digital actors and physical gameplay that has made Half-Life 2 the leading contender for Game of the Year 2004, the demo takes players through some of the early levels of the game and later transports them to the area of the game known as Ravenholm. The demo is available at ATI.com and requires a Steam account to install."
Why on earth is a steam account needed to install a demo?!?!?!?! That's utter stupidity.
December 20, 2004, 11:29 am · cliffe
A free demo of Half-Life 2 has been released. Featuring some of the amazing digital actors and physical gameplay that has made Half-Life 2 the leading contender for Game of the Year 2004, the demo takes players through some of the early levels of the game and later transports them to the area of the game known as Ravenholm. The demo is available at ATI.com and requires a Steam account to install."
Why on earth is a steam account needed to install a demo?!?!?!?! That's utter stupidity.
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