Ahh, your right. I checked in the Steam Cache folder and it turns out not
the whole game was in there. Alright, so my bad, i didn't download all of
the game in under 5 mins.

But that doesn't change my mind, i still think its a great idea.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 1:31 AM
Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Steam


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> Humm you didn't dl it. It's being streamed. You only get the files that
you
> need. Like with streaming media
> >From: ryan
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: [hlcoders] Steam
> >Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 01:07:26 -0600
> >
> >I think Steam is a great idea, i downloaded the whole CS1.4 in under 5
> >minutes, it takes almost an hour to download it off a website. I find
that
> >Steam is extremely fast on my cable, though slower on my friends DSL
> >connection.
> >
> >I agree with what was said about being able to test out a game for a
month
> >to see if its worth actually buying and keeping. Having a temporary
> >subscription that could be cancelled at the end of the month would be
> >awsome.
> >
> >But it begs the question, how are they going to prevent from hacking or
> >warez groups getting at it. I mean, from what i can see one person can
pay
> >for the games, and then zip up the files and send it on over. I played
CS1.4
> >before i installed Half-Life (after i formatted) so obviously it doesn't
> >need HL to be played.
> >
> >Just my opinion.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Philip (Fiber)"
> >To:
> >Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 10:59 PM
> >Subject: RE: [hlcoders] Steam
> >
> >
> > > I agree, although I have many games that I don't play anymore (old
ones
> > > like Freespace), I still sometimes will come back to them. I just
don't
> > > like paying subscriptions for a game. I'd probably just buy the whole
> > > thing play it for a bit, leave it and then pick it up again later.
> > >
> > > Another concern with subscriptions is the amount you pay over the time
> > > that you play it. I'd probably force myself to play the subs game over
> > > and over to get the most out of it.
> > >
> > > -Philip
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Steven Guy
> > > Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 2:11 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Steam
> > >
> > > [ Converted text/html to text/plain ]
> > >
> > > But I will play games over and over again for many years.
> > >
> > > The games that I play all the time and will more then likely contenu
to
> > > do so
> > >
> > > Wolf3D, ROTT, Doom1/2,Duke1,2,3D, Quake1, Half-life and Serious Sam
> > > >From: "Alfred"
> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >To:
> > > >Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Steam
> > > >Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 13:06:58 +1100
> > > >
> > > >Personally I tend to only play games for a couple of weeks before I
get
> > > >bored of them (there are a few notable exceptions, like aq2 and
> > > cstrike). I
> > > >would like to subscribe for a month and try the game. I would then do
> > > an
> > > >assement of how much I liked the game to decide whether I wanted to
buy
> > > it
> > > >outright or if I just wanted to keep subscribing.
> > > >Right now I rarely by games because I end up paying $100 for a game I
> > > play
> > > >for a week at most. If there was less risk to me (i.e to determine if
I
> > > >liked the game) then I would be more willing to fork over the bucks
:)
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Steven Guy"
> > > >To:
> > > >Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 11:37 AM
> > > >Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Steam
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > > > I would go out and buy it even if it I had a private OC3 line
> > > > >
> > > > > Hell if I'm going to pay a monthly fee for a game
> > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > >Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Steam
> > > > > >Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 19:33:50 EST
> > > > > >
> > > > > >--
> > > > > >[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > > > > >Thats why you go out and buy it if you have 56k or slower.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >~Ghoul
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Lets leave it at that...
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