Steam Download question

kmufc77 · 31 Oct 2008 at 12:29

hi im thinking of downloading Fallout 3 later from steam do you get a steady download rate or is it really slow.

Just i downloaded from direct 2 drive and i was only getting 50kps

Nymins · 31 Oct 2008 at 12:35

Steam has always been quick for me. Maxes me out most times at about 560KB/s

kmufc77 · 31 Oct 2008 at 12:38

Nymins said:
Steam has always been quick for me. Maxes me out most times at about 560KB/s

Thanks for your reply i have just bought fallout 3 have to wait 5 hours for offical release

Mp4 · 31 Oct 2008 at 12:39

i was going to do the same today for Fallout 3 , but when it came to £37! i thought no no!

its £25 online

Tesco Pun " Why pay more"

kmufc77 · 31 Oct 2008 at 12:40

Mp4 said:
i was going to do the same today for Fallout 3 , but when it came to £37! i thought no no!

its £25 online

Tesco Pun " Why pay more"

yes i have just noticed that now :eek:

not happy i forgot exchange rate is rubbish now

kmufc77 · 31 Oct 2008 at 12:44

as this is my first steam download not really familar with the whole setup?
will i get a digital manual?

Mp4 · 31 Oct 2008 at 12:45

probs not

AtlanticP · 31 Oct 2008 at 13:03

most documentation does come down with the download, you just probs have to goto the install directory and find the manual there. Also people seem to forget that you have an option to backup the game onto DVD so a lengthy download is avoided in future.

kmufc77 · 31 Oct 2008 at 13:04

i have also just got half life 2 deathmatch and low coast for free on steam as i have a ATI card and they are doing a deal with steam.quite chuffed at that are these games any good?

dirtydog · 31 Oct 2008 at 13:06

kmufc77 said:
i have also just got half life 2 deathmatch and low coast for free on steam as i have a ATI card and they are doing a deal with steam.quite chuffed at that are these games any good?

Not particularly

Lost Coast is a glorified graphics demo really, you'll complete it in ten minutes.

orderoftheflame · 31 Oct 2008 at 13:07

kmufc77 said:
i have also just got half life 2 deathmatch and low coast for free on steam as i have a ATI card and they are doing a deal with steam.quite chuffed at that are these games any good?

Lost coast is more a short tech demo than a game, lasts roughly 15-30 minutes or less depending on how good/fast you are.

HL2: Deathmatch is a good laugh with a few mates, not as much of an online scene as other games though.

meths · 31 Oct 2008 at 13:08

kmufc77 said:
yes i have just noticed that now not happy i forgot exchange rate is rubbish now

Yeah, for me Steam isn't even an option for buying games just now.

dirtydog · 31 Oct 2008 at 13:10

Mp4 said:
i was going to do the same today for Fallout 3 , but when it came to £37! i thought no no!

its £25 online

Tesco Pun " Why pay more"

Most games on Steam are a rip-off price, sadly - especially with the weakness of sterling now. There are a number of games I would like to buy that way, much more convenient for me but when they are commonly 33%-50% cheaper in online stores I can't justify paying that premium.

rsatd · 31 Oct 2008 at 13:41

Got to ask, if you buy a game from a shop, that is also available on steam and register the cd-key whatever with steam, will you be able to download it in the future?

Arjun806 · 31 Oct 2008 at 13:44

Steam always maxes my connection (which isn't very fast on a 2mb line

)

ic1male · 31 Oct 2008 at 13:47

rsatd said:
Got to ask, if you buy a game from a shop, that is also available on steam and register the cd-key whatever with steam, will you be able to download it in the future?

Very few games bought at retail will allow you a digital download on Steam. Here are the current ones -

Valve CD Keys in this format: ####-#####-####
Valve CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Dark Messiah CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
GTI Racing CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Prey CD Keys in this format: AAB1BB2C345CDD6E E7
RACE - the WTCC Game CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Ragdoll Kung Fu CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Red Orchestra CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
SiN Episodes: Emergence CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
The Ship CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q

orderoftheflame · 31 Oct 2008 at 13:48

rsatd said:
Got to ask, if you buy a game from a shop, that is also available on steam and register the cd-key whatever with steam, will you be able to download it in the future?

Only with certain valve games.

e.g. If you buy Fallout 3 in the shops, you can't redeem it on steam.

uv · 31 Oct 2008 at 14:27

dirtydog said:
Most games on Steam are a rip-off price, sadly - especially with the weakness of sterling now.

*shrug*

I guess I'm careless with my money, but I'd still rather pay £37 for a Steam game than £25 for a retail disk. Only just paid £36.24 for FarCry2 the other day. The hassle free install, updates and whatnot more than make up the difference - imo of course

Frapple · 31 Oct 2008 at 14:31

Always maxes mine at 1,650kb/s, had a weird issue once where it wouldn't go above 100-200kb/s, paused and resumed the download and it was fine.

dirtydog · 31 Oct 2008 at 14:31

uvmain said:
*shrug*

I guess I'm careless with my money, but I'd still rather pay £37 for a Steam game than £25 for a retail disk. Only just paid £36.24 for FarCry2 the other day. The hassle free install, updates and whatnot more than make up the difference - imo of course

50% more and it has no resale value - if you're made of money it's more convenient but most of us aren't that loaded, or silly