So, as I wrote earlier today, I bought the retail version of Half-life 2. I installed it last night at around 2am after getting my new computer put together and updated. Needless to say, I only got to wow at about 5 minutes of graphics, I didn't have any speakers hooked up and I was using a crappy old mouse that stuttered. I also installed steam on my computer here at work this morning and it spent all day downloading the game and then I decided to call all of my co-workers in for a little demonstration...but an error reared it's ugly head saying "No disc in drive". What the frick is the reason for steam then?! I still need to haul my archaic DVD around with me everywhere I want to play the game? I take it, those of you that bought directly from valve don't have to worry about this and can play it on any machine you want? I think Valve's and VU really bungled this launch that I was very fired up for...I hate it when companies with so much potential let you down. Steam is the future of all entertainment at some level, and I had hopes the minds behind the Source engine could handle it, I guess I figured wrong. Moral of the story: Don't buy the retail versions. [Cue the sad music] If I can save just one of you from making the same mistakes I did... Tyler
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