Terrible poll options. 1:3 positive:negative, and what's the difference between (c) and (d)?
Poll: Anybody here refuse to use Steam?
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Terrible poll options. 1:3 positive:negative, and what's the difference between (c) and (d)?
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steams great.....the only time it really stutters is on new releases when millions are trying to download the games or updates...
Have no problem with steam as a digital distribution platform but forcing users to use steam for a physical retail product purchased...no thats bs.. e.g. Shogun 2. Dodgy as hell imo.....
Also the arguments that were put out years ago - about how games would be much much cheaper because there would be no retail cut, marketing, packaging and all that goes with a hardcopy version of a game. Thus equalling much more money for the developers....shame that those price cuts never materialised at all. (except in steam sales for oldish games)
I also dont like the fact that a game i bought isnt mine to sell on and technically i have to get permission from steam in order to access it.
And if it choses to do so it can withdraw access to all my games. I'm a control freak basically.
Also the arguments that were put out years ago - about how games would be much much cheaper because there would be no retail cut, marketing, packaging and all that goes with a hardcopy version of a game. Thus equalling much more money for the developers....shame that those price cuts never materialised at all. (except in steam sales for oldish games)
I also dont like the fact that a game i bought isnt mine to sell on and technically i have to get permission from steam in order to access it.
And if it choses to do so it can withdraw access to all my games. I'm a control freak basically.
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Steam sucks along with all of the 118 games I have bought on it and even the games I have re-purchased just to get on it. 
I would much rather traipse into town and barge through hordes of snotty little oiks that hang around in Game playing on the consoles and who all look at me like I am some kind of freak as I go to the ever diminishing PC games section to get my games, only to realise that my disc is unusable after a few months as it is all scratched.
I would much rather traipse into town and barge through hordes of snotty little oiks that hang around in Game playing on the consoles and who all look at me like I am some kind of freak as I go to the ever diminishing PC games section to get my games, only to realise that my disc is unusable after a few months as it is all scratched.
Like many others, I hated it when I first had to use it. I was stuck on 56k at the time and was trying to activate HL2 and I couldn't even get past the "updating Steam platform" part - was pulling my hair out! Now I have a fast internet connection it's a no-brainer: Want game. Make cuppa. Have game.
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I love steam I recently bought il2 on it, I would never have bought the retail version as its a nightmare to patch, but steam done it all for me 
I used to hate Steam until a couple of years ago when I started to have more disposable income to purchase games than before.
I enjoy the platform as a whole, I hate the concept of DLCs that are not proper expansion packs though. I miss owning retail copies of the games though, I used to get some awesome editions of these back in the days and every time you got one of those games felt like Christmas
I wouldn't want to see the retail market go but it may be the only way to increase developers profits. It may as well happen in the UK in the next few years but I very much doubt it would happen in more than a few countries of Europe. Just look at the Euro prices of some games and you'll understand the rage over Steam.
I love Steam sales. Piracy is stupid in the light of crazy prices that these carry over. I hate spending money on useless things though and as hard as it is to admit, most of the money spend on sales is wasted.
One can only hope that at least 50% of the money goes to developers.
I enjoy the platform as a whole, I hate the concept of DLCs that are not proper expansion packs though. I miss owning retail copies of the games though, I used to get some awesome editions of these back in the days and every time you got one of those games felt like Christmas
I wouldn't want to see the retail market go but it may be the only way to increase developers profits. It may as well happen in the UK in the next few years but I very much doubt it would happen in more than a few countries of Europe. Just look at the Euro prices of some games and you'll understand the rage over Steam.
I love Steam sales. Piracy is stupid in the light of crazy prices that these carry over. I hate spending money on useless things though and as hard as it is to admit, most of the money spend on sales is wasted.
One can only hope that at least 50% of the money goes to developers.
i love steam. Don't know of any games that are only available on steam!!
i really can't see any reason not to use it
edit- actually you do tend to get some better bonus items elsewhere, especially if you buy the disc. that's why i got DA2 from a shop and not steam.
i really can't see any reason not to use it
edit- actually you do tend to get some better bonus items elsewhere, especially if you buy the disc. that's why i got DA2 from a shop and not steam.
I love steam I recently bought il2 on it, I would never have bought the retail version as its a nightmare to patch, but steam done it all for me
Which version did you buy? I bought the retail version of Sturmovik 1946 and I think there were 6 big patches
Its a right pain the ass