Im preloading mine right now. :cool:
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Im preloading mine right now. :cool:
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Well all I can say is have fun once it arives on your PC. I'll be waiting until it comes out in stores. Quite a good system though, ordering it through Steam. Nice..
Have you started playing it yet? I just found the other link ;)Quote:
Eric
I guess it's safe to say that HL2 has gone gold.... or goldish. Maybe more silver. Yeah. HL2 has gone silver. w00t.
ITS GONE SILVER OMG YYYEEEHHAAAAWWWW!!!!!!
wonder how long till all the complaining starts?
what complaining?that they cant play the game yet?Quote:
Originally posted by LordVampyre
wonder how long till all the complaining starts?
Hmmm....I wonder if Melee's trick will work here.;)
I don't think it even still works with CS:S. I tried it a few days after and it kept saying my credit card has been declined. And I tried it a few times and closed steam right when it said to.
I don't really see the point in pre-loading the game...
I guess its cheaper to do it that way
Well pre-loading it doesnt change how much you have to pay for it to get the key to unlock the files.Quote:
Originally posted by 2630Goon
I guess its cheaper to do it that way
As far as I can tell the only benefit is the few hours wasted downloading the game are used up while the game isn't even released...
Which means they make more $ :)Quote:
Originally posted by KaoTiK
Well pre-loading it doesnt change how much you have to pay for it to get the key to unlock the files.
As far as I can tell the only benefit is the few hours wasted downloading the game are used up while the game isn't even released...
Eric
No. But they are still going to charge you $50. Best Buy will also charge you $50, but Valve won't see all 50 of those dollars if you get it at Best Buy. If you get it off Steam, they get all 50.Quote:
Originally posted by KaoTiK
Well pre-loading it doesnt change how much you have to pay for it to get the key to unlock the files.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo, smart!Quote:
Originally posted by ImaNihilist
If you get it off Steam, they get all 50.
Soup, what's the trick you are talking about?
I think we are misunderstanding eachother, lol.
I don't understand why they would give people the ability to download the game before they're even allowed to buy or play it.
I understand that Valve gets more money when people buy it off steam, but pre-loading the game changes nothing.
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Originally posted by 2630Goon
ITS GONE SILVER OMG YYYEEEHHAAAAWWWW!!!!!!
:D
Pre-loading creates hype. The hope is that hype translates into sales.
Actually, I know people who don't like CDs and would rather keep games on their computer.
more sales for steam. They can't have everyone downloading from their servers the day of release, so they can just make it available for pre-loadign for a month in advance of the release date. Smart move I think.Quote:
Originally posted by KaoTiK
I think we are misunderstanding eachother, lol.
I don't understand why they would give people the ability to download the game before they're even allowed to buy or play it.
I understand that Valve gets more money when people buy it off steam, but pre-loading the game changes nothing.
Do you get a CD though when you buy through them? I'd be worried about losing my account/cd-key or something.
Thats all good until the hard drive craters one day :)Quote:
Originally posted by Terry
Actually, I know people who don't like CDs and would rather keep games on their computer.
Eric
You can ask for a CD I think and the cd-key is stored on the account so I think that means you can go to anyone else's house that has steam/hl2 and load your account and play.Quote:
Originally posted by Paladyr
Do you get a CD though when you buy through them? I'd be worried about losing my account/cd-key or something.
Actually the reason they preload is so that on the day when they release HL2 their servers don't have to distribute as many files to the people who buy it over steam. Ever notice how steam and the major download sites are hosed when a new version of counter strike comes out? THis way almost all of the files are already on the clients' machines when the game is officially released.Quote:
Originally posted by KaoTiK
Well pre-loading it doesnt change how much you have to pay for it to get the key to unlock the files.
As far as I can tell the only benefit is the few hours wasted downloading the game are used up while the game isn't even released...
Never thought of it that way, makes perfect sense. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Harbinger
Actually the reason they preload is so that on the day when they release HL2 their servers don't have to distribute as many files to the people who buy it over steam. Ever notice how steam and the major download sites are hosed when a new version of counter strike comes out? THis way almost all of the files are already on the clients' machines when the game is officially released.
Nope, Can't play it yet. Im trying to find where it stored on my harddrive, but I can't find it.Quote:
Originally posted by ewitte
Have you started playing it yet? I just found the other link ;)
Eric