Steam, and the crapness thereof. - Page 2

DFM · 12-12-2007, 02:46 AM

Yes, but he said he couldn't remember the name of the official site so I was unnecessarily pointing out the flaw in his clever allegorical lie as a way to voice my dissatisfaction at his dislike of steam.

Loki, The Fallen · 12-12-2007, 04:48 AM

DFM called my lie "clever"!

See, I dislike it because I played CS before steam arrived. There was none of this 'Friends' list, there were no adverts for new Valve games, no darn background program you had to launch to play CS. Nope, just pure unadulterated CS. I miss that.

That's why I dislike Steam. It took something relatively awesome and then beat it about the face with a ice pick.

TrenchardsLoveSock · 12-12-2007, 07:38 AM

I have no stability problems with Steam. I just don't see any benefit from it.

If my game is unstable, it's not exactly rocket science to get the latest patch off the Net.
I like to have a disc with my games, so I don't use it to buy stuff.
If I want a free mod I can use Google.

On the downside:
It did force me to wait for Half-Life2 for over a year as I heard it's a real PITA on 56k.
If I want to play my perfectly stable HL2 I don't want to wait 5 minutes for it to dl and install a patch/update.

Don't hate it, but I would be just as happy (or happier) if it dissapeared tomorrow.

bananarama · 12-12-2007, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Loki, The Fallen

See, I dislike it because I played CS before steam arrived. There was none of this 'Friends' list, there were no adverts for new Valve games, no darn background program you had to launch to play CS. Nope, just pure unadulterated CS. I miss that.

That's why I dislike Steam. It took something relatively awesome and then beat it about the face with a ice pick.

I thought that's the normal response to playing CS to begin with...

DFM · 12-12-2007, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrenchardsLoveSock

I have no stability problems with Steam. I just don't see any benefit from it.

I primarily love it as a direct to drive purchasing program.

Flarecobra · 12-12-2007, 12:59 PM

Mine just won't work in offline mode.

Major Blood · 12-12-2007, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Death by Stabbing

Thanks to Steam I got a free copy of Half Life 2...so I don't really have much to complain about...

Thanks to Steam? Don't you mean thanks to ME? Cuz i'm pretty sure it was ME who gifted you my unneeded copy of Half-Life 2.

Mondt · 12-12-2007, 02:58 PM

Owned.

Anywho, like Loki, I played CS pre-Steam and was rather happy. My biggest problem with Steam is that my dad got the Orange Box and we have separate Steam accounts. This lead to disaster. Not only can I not play Portal on my computer now, but I can't rip all the sound files from it getting all the separate glados voice files like I want to =(

12-12-2007, 02:46 AM	#11
DFM Om Nom Nom Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,850	Yes, but he said he couldn't remember the name of the official site so I was unnecessarily pointing out the flaw in his clever allegorical lie as a way to voice my dissatisfaction at his dislike of steam. __________________ [14:26] ManoftheRus: YOU GODDAMN SNEAKY DEE

12-12-2007, 04:48 AM	#12
Loki, The Fallen -~= 'Biter' =~- Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Peoples Republic of Vermont Posts: 701	Demetrius has the Title� DFM called my lie "clever"! See, I dislike it because I played CS before steam arrived. There was none of this 'Friends' list, there were no adverts for new Valve games, no darn background program you had to launch to play CS. Nope, just pure unadulterated CS. I miss that. That's why I dislike Steam. It took something relatively awesome and then beat it about the face with a ice pick. __________________ For the love of all that is holy don't go here!

12-12-2007, 12:59 PM	#16
Flarecobra Burn. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Classified Posts: 11,017	Mine just won't work in offline mode. __________________ "Only the fool wishes to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone." -A Thousand Sons Rules. Read them, know them, love them.

12-12-2007, 07:38 AM	#13
TrenchardsLoveSock Here when I should be working Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cornwall Posts: 27	I have no stability problems with Steam. I just don't see any benefit from it. If my game is unstable, it's not exactly rocket science to get the latest patch off the Net. I like to have a disc with my games, so I don't use it to buy stuff. If I want a free mod I can use Google. On the downside: It did force me to wait for Half-Life2 for over a year as I heard it's a real PITA on 56k. If I want to play my perfectly stable HL2 I don't want to wait 5 minutes for it to dl and install a patch/update. Don't hate it, but I would be just as happy (or happier) if it dissapeared tomorrow.