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Cmon. The box one is damn funny but the rest are a waste of time. Including this one. :D
Cmon. The box one is damn funny but the rest are a waste of time. Including this one. :D
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Can i close the subscription pending message window?
Heart attack moment there, it said my cd key was invalid, then i realised i had mistaken a 4 for an A.
Doh.
Doh.
Goatboy wrote:
> Unlocked CS:Source and now it's auto-updating.
> 52 mins remaining.
> Fffffffffuuuuuuuuuu *dragged off by the Patience-Police*
It's shocking. A lot of people in the games industry are p***** about steam, but it's nothing compaired to the annoyance outside of it. Steam is basically corporate spyware, and a route a hell of a lot more companies will go, to get their 30 bucks a sales as opposed to the usual 7 bucks a sale. It's a brilliant anti piract tool as has been demonstrated, but damn, what a kick in the teeth for the customers on a low speed internet connection, or none at all.
I was hoping to unlock HL2 using a mobile as a USB modem. I see now I was silly and naive.
> Unlocked CS:Source and now it's auto-updating.
> 52 mins remaining.
> Fffffffffuuuuuuuuuu *dragged off by the Patience-Police*
It's shocking. A lot of people in the games industry are p***** about steam, but it's nothing compaired to the annoyance outside of it. Steam is basically corporate spyware, and a route a hell of a lot more companies will go, to get their 30 bucks a sales as opposed to the usual 7 bucks a sale. It's a brilliant anti piract tool as has been demonstrated, but damn, what a kick in the teeth for the customers on a low speed internet connection, or none at all.
I was hoping to unlock HL2 using a mobile as a USB modem. I see now I was silly and naive.
It has steam on it, it's what is installed first.
Nope.
Well, not as far as I know.
I installed it last week on Pand's advice.
Well, not as far as I know.
I installed it last week on Pand's advice.
Doesn't the CD include Steam?
Unlocking files after installing and waiting for CD key to register.
This is retarded and way too much hassle for a 56kmodem owning bloke that went out and paid hard-earned £ for this game.
Steam say \"Dance monkey dance!\"
No, I paid full-whack for your product. Just let me play the goddamn thing.
Good job I pre-installed Steam otherwise I\'d be red-faced and trying to bumrape kittens and orphans to vent my fury.
I expect to lay my cash down and leave the shop with my product in hand, ready to play.
Not jump through slow-loading hoops to enjoy his game.
THAT HE PAID HIS MONEY FOR.
Rant over.
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Unlocked CS:Source and now it's auto-updating.
52 mins remaining.
Fffffffffuuuuuuuuuu *dragged off by the Patience-Police*
This is retarded and way too much hassle for a 56kmodem owning bloke that went out and paid hard-earned £ for this game.
Steam say \"Dance monkey dance!\"
No, I paid full-whack for your product. Just let me play the goddamn thing.
Good job I pre-installed Steam otherwise I\'d be red-faced and trying to bumrape kittens and orphans to vent my fury.
I expect to lay my cash down and leave the shop with my product in hand, ready to play.
Not jump through slow-loading hoops to enjoy his game.
THAT HE PAID HIS MONEY FOR.
Rant over.
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Unlocked CS:Source and now it's auto-updating.
52 mins remaining.
Fffffffffuuuuuuuuuu *dragged off by the Patience-Police*
Is it an auto-update through Steam? I left my PC on this morning hoping it will auto update...
Goatboy wrote:
> Why?
> Surely you would expect this was going to be a massive game and have
> the servers ready??
> What an annoying bastid
Might not be, but it certainly sounds like it.
Steam is appalling. I've never had so much trouble connecting to games even on a modem. SW : battlefront? Multiplayer -> join -> Click a server and off I go. Counter Strike? Took me 20 minutes to connect to a bunch of muppets saying thinks like "leet" and "R>
> Why?
> Surely you would expect this was going to be a massive game and have
> the servers ready??
> What an annoying bastid
Might not be, but it certainly sounds like it.
Steam is appalling. I've never had so much trouble connecting to games even on a modem. SW : battlefront? Multiplayer -> join -> Click a server and off I go. Counter Strike? Took me 20 minutes to connect to a bunch of muppets saying thinks like "leet" and "R>
Working now.
Kudos to Steam for getting it so fast.
I'm going to play CS Source first to savour the nice graphics & physics before I enter Freeman's world.
Kudos to Steam for getting it so fast.
I'm going to play CS Source first to savour the nice graphics & physics before I enter Freeman's world.
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