HL2 Check..

Goody_GTI · 13 Jan 2007 at 17:46

Hi there,

I want to buy Half Life 2 and i have found the following :

'Half Life 2 : Holiday Collection' - which includes:

HL2
HL2 : Deathmatch
HL2 : Episode one

Can anyone confirm though, that if i buy this, i will be able to play counter strike source multi player over the internet ?

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Dreadi · 13 Jan 2007 at 17:50

umm to play CSS you need to buy CSS.....or am i missing something?

masslac · 13 Jan 2007 at 17:53

Uh, yeah. You don't need to buy HL2 to play CS:S. It's a standalone game which is seperatly.

bledd · 13 Jan 2007 at 18:47

if you want hl2 + css, then i'd go for this..

http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=package&SubId=201&cc=--&skin=0

GarethDW · 13 Jan 2007 at 18:50

Sorry, I dunno... I got CS:S but it was included on the HL2 cd, as I didn't buy it via Steam.

El Jimben · 13 Jan 2007 at 19:49

GarethDW said:
Sorry, I dunno... I got CS:S but it was included on the HL2 cd, as I didn't buy it via Steam.

Yup, same here.

DaveyD · 13 Jan 2007 at 20:15

goody_106 said:
Hi there,

I want to buy Half Life 2 and i have found the following :

'Half Life 2 : Holiday Collection' - which includes:

HL2
HL2 : Deathmatch
HL2 : Episode one

Can anyone confirm though, that if i buy this, i will be able to play counter strike source multi player over the internet ?

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You get what it says on the Steam package, so you will only get those games you have listed. If you purchase Half-Life 2 as a retail package, then CS:S comes with it, but it's Valve's way of making money by not bundling it with Half-Life 2 as standard.

It appears that the Holiday pacakge on Steam does include CS:S, but I don't know if the retail version does or not. Will have a search of the Steam forums.
http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=package&SubId=201&cc=--&skin=0

Here are the only Steam bundles that CS:S comes with:
http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=game&AppId=240&cc=--&skin=0

DaveyD · 13 Jan 2007 at 20:26

From the sounds of it on the Steam forums, only the Steam package, and not the retail pacakage contains CS:S. There seem to be two holiday packs from the sounds of it in retail, but niether include CS:S.

Goody_GTI · 14 Jan 2007 at 13:24

Cool thanks for all of the replies! The only reason i would really want to buy HL2 is to play CS:S

I was not aware you could buy directly from steam, infact i think i may even have a steam account already :confused:

I'l look it up, thanks for your help guys

Goody_GTI · 14 Jan 2007 at 13:27

Just seen the valve complete package - Here

How much is $79.99 roughly translated to the British pound ?

Think i might go for this!

There isn't any other catches is there to play online, e.g monthly payments etc?

DaveyD · 14 Jan 2007 at 13:44

Steam has no other charges once you've paid for it.

The complete pack is about £48 (£41 + 17.5% VAT), it's the best value package that's for sure, as it would be difficult to get every game there for under £50 retail I reckon, without having to buy at least 3 or 4 packages.

Goody_GTI · 14 Jan 2007 at 14:03

DaveyD said:
Steam has no other charges once you've paid for it.

The complete pack is about £48 (£41 + 17.5% VAT), it's the best value package that's for sure, as it would be difficult to get every game there for under £50 retail I reckon, without having to buy at least 3 or 4 packages.

Excellent i shall go for this then, thanks for your help

sniffy · 14 Jan 2007 at 14:16

Great package mate

A2Z · 14 Jan 2007 at 14:23

make sure you try cs 1.6 too

might like it better

Goody_GTI · 15 Jan 2007 at 19:22

A2Z said:
make sure you try cs 1.6 too might like it better

Whats that when its at home ?

DaveyD · 15 Jan 2007 at 19:33

goody_106 said:
Whats that when its at home ?

The original Counter-Strike, it's called 1.6 as that was the last major version after Steam came out, and is a good way of differentiating between it and Source.