Its not worthless it actually overwrote my steam version but after uninstalled i still had access to hl2 without the cd but when i wanted to play hl: source i needed the cd.
I dont mind putting in the cd for hl but for hl2 it doesnt matter. i was not taking any chances in making sure i got a copy of the game LOL. I preordered it long before i found out how steam really worked but i'm not upset about it either way. On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:05:16 -0500, Tyler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So you bought and installed the retail version and the downloadable version? > Doesn't this mean your retail version is now worthless? I would buy the > steam downloadable edition in a heartbeat if I could transfer the retail > cd-key to someone else. > > Tyler > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 7:39 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: [Gaming] Steam-powered, my arse! > > Well i bought both copies because i wanted HL1: SOURCE so i just had to > uninstall the CD game and then the other games played fine without the cd as > well :> > > hehe yea i'm sneaky but what can i say. > > On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 19:01:36 -0500, Tyler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > 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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137102 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
