God, I don't love it (s-t-e-a-m)

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>>The odd thing about this whole debate is the most vocal opponents are
>>nearly
>>all ppl who haven't installed >>On that basis alone, their arguments are
>>totally discredited.
>
> Sorry to disappoint you, but I've used Steam ever since HL TFC moved
> to it from WON. Probably much longer than you. And I use it today as
> well.

I said Steam and HL-2.

Read the posts properly next time. It may help you avoid looking like a
dickhead , although that may prove difficult for you.
And, your constant use of the word(?) "fanboi" is pathetic and childish.

 

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On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 16:09:46 -0000, "redTed" <redted@nthellworld.com>
wrote:

>>>The odd thing about this whole debate is the most vocal opponents are
>>>nearly
>>>all ppl who haven't installed >>On that basis alone, their arguments are
>>>totally discredited.
>>
>> Sorry to disappoint you, but I've used Steam ever since HL TFC moved
>> to it from WON. Probably much longer than you. And I use it today as
>> well.
>
>I said Steam and HL-2.

I am talking about Steam system. HL2 is merely one Steam game. Not
Steam. One does not need to play HL2 to know how Steam works (or
doesn't work), if one uses Steam anyway.

Get a grip.

 

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"riku" <riku@invalid.none.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 00:00:28 GMT, ZZZYYno_m_anZZZYY@yahoo.com (noman)
> wrote:
>
>>Do you boycott games publishers, when they force you to keep the CD in
>>drive when you have the game fully installed on your PC?
>>
>>What's the difference between that and online checks in Steam? A lot
>>of vitriol against Steam would be warranted, if there were no offline
>>mode but that's not the case. In fact, there is no equivalent of
>>offline mode with CD-checks, i-e if your DVD/CD drive breaks down (or
>>if the CD gets damaged), you can't play the game at all.
>
> By the way noman, when exactly did you change your opinion about
> having to validate HL2 retail single-player online? Checking google, I
> can see you were one of those who used to claim Valve is not stupid
> enough to make HL2 retail SP require online validation. Even you
> seemed to think it would be totally unthinkable this would be the
> case, when there was the discussions about the part in the old Steam
> FAQ that suggested you would need to validate HL2 single-player
> online.
>
> I assume you changed your opinion the second it was confirmed that
> this was the case after all, right?

I'm still waiting to hear an answer on this - got me curious too.