I hate steam with a passion.

Warning; you're about to get slaughtered by legions of Valve Zealots! Have a nice day! If you have any problems take it up to the actual Steam forums, they're surprisingly nice, honest, and helpful there. Here you'll get untold amount of people who claims they never had any problesm and they were there day 1, just like: Vista, 360 RROD, PS1 and 2, etc. No one believes them but there's so many that if you call them out... eh, well, it doesn't end well.Nerkcon

thats rather negative....

truth is, never had problems with Steam in the 2 years i've had it, and the 25 or so games I've bought on it. Just finished playing Titan Quest (installed early today on Steam) and have been playing for hours on Morrowind GotY Edition this week (bought on Steam a month ago), works smooth as silk.

Doesn't matter who believes me, its a fact.

I doubt Steam is the problem in most of these cases.

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]

I bought the orange box today RETAIL today. I cant install it because for some reason the retail version is tied to using steam for some reason. Total bull at this point I want my money back, why should a retail game you buy from the store not be able to be installed because steam is having problems. I didt buy the game fron steam why does it have anything to do with it. this is total crap.

gunmaster55555

[QUOTE="tony2077ca"]

the only problem i've had is the people that don't know how to use it or aren't smart enough to read the home page on steam program the store one

Advid-Gamer

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="tony2077ca"]

the only problem i've had is the people that don't know how to use it or aren't smart enough to read the home page on steam program the store one

Emraldo

not all the boxes have the steam thing on it depends on where you are if it has the steam thing on it mine doesn't and I'm in Canada so i have the na box they may have changed it since i got it

[QUOTE="tony2077ca"]

the only problem i've had is the people that don't know how to use it or aren't smart enough to read the home page on steam program the store one

Advid-Gamer

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="tony2077ca"]

the only problem i've had is the people that don't know how to use it or aren't smart enough to read the home page on steam program the store one

DanielDust

[QUOTE="DanielDust"][QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"] wow, how was I supposed to know this game was tied to steam? I hate this communitytony2077ca

How about if I tell you that I already did?

Problem is we all should have said this after he showed us how ignorant he is. Maybe if we all tell him the same thing he would see his incompetence and learn to read the box next time for requirements. Valve games "always" have requirements, most of the time on the box, if not inside on the piece of paper that holds your key. And they have the Steam logo on the cover for a reason.

I bought the orange box today RETAIL today. I cant install it because for some reason the retail version is tied to using steam for some reason. Total bull at this point I want my money back, why should a retail game you buy from the store not be able to be installed because steam is having problems. I didt buy the game fron steam why does it have anything to do with it. this is total crap.

Advid-Gamer

did they change the box after i got it if not then not all will have the steam on it and please read this before posting in the future

[QUOTE="tony2077ca"][QUOTE="DanielDust"] Reading helps, like reading the DVD cover.DanielDust

How about if I tell you that I already did?

Problem is we all should have said this after he showed us how ignorant he is. Maybe if we all tell him the same thing he would see his incompetence and learn to read the box next time for requirements. Valve games "always" have requirements, most of the time on the box, if not inside on the piece of paper that holds your key. And they have the Steam logo on the cover for a reason.

[QUOTE="tony2077ca"]

the only problem i've had is the people that don't know how to use it or aren't smart enough to read the home page on steam program the store one

Advid-Gamer

Next time look at the back of the box. Its says it right on it.

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="tony2077ca"]

the only problem i've had is the people that don't know how to use it or aren't smart enough to read the home page on steam program the store one

Ocid1

Next time look at the back of the box. Its says it right on it.

did you read all of them mainly the ones saying not all orange box cases have the steam thing on them. well they do have a support then that has steampowered in it but that's inside the case oh and a source thing on the back cover well that mine anyways

tony2077ca

[QUOTE="tony2077ca"]

did you read all of them mainly the ones saying not all orange box cases have the steam thing on them. well they do have a support then that has steampowered in it but that's inside the case oh and a source thing on the back cover well that mine anyways

DigitalExile

what happened to the TC? i didn't see him post after that picture of the box.themagicbum9720

[QUOTE="Ocid1"]

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"] wow, how was I supposed to know this game was tied to steam? I hate this communitytony2077ca

Next time look at the back of the box. Its says it right on it.

If they changed the box then they only changed it in the past 3 months. Since i only got around to picking it up it november last year.

For those saying that the "Requires Steam to Play" warning isn't on their box for the game, I know for my copy the system requirements and that warning were posted on the sticker that sealed the DVD case closed. That means when you opened it, you threw that sticker out most likely. It was there at one point though thats for sure.

[QUOTE="tony2077ca"]

the only problem i've had is the people that don't know how to use it or aren't smart enough to read the home page on steam program the store one

Advid-Gamer

by reading the back of the box? oh wow that was hard! how about looking ANYWHERE online before you bought it? theres 2 perfectly good and easy ways you could have know.

To be honest I hate Steam too. You are supposed to pay by credit card or paypal and both aren't spread widely here in Europe (at least Germany). The prices for most newer games suck (honestly 50Euro for ME2? I can get it for much less if I buy it in store). And it's a way of total control. And yes I have a lot of experience with steam. Used it a lot when it was launched but my HL 1 CD-Key wasn't accepted and the support didn't offer any solution. This whole registering of your games sucks.uRan_Ehr

[QUOTE="uRan_Ehr"]To be honest I hate Steam too. You are supposed to pay by credit card or paypal and both aren't spread widely here in Europe (at least Germany). The prices for most newer games suck (honestly 50Euro for ME2? I can get it for much less if I buy it in store). And it's a way of total control. And yes I have a lot of experience with steam. Used it a lot when it was launched but my HL 1 CD-Key wasn't accepted and the support didn't offer any solution. This whole registering of your games sucks.RK-Mara

So you haven't even used steam and you hate it? That's logical. I can understand your reservations about using a dd service, but as far as most gamers are concerned, steam is the best one there is. And if you want to play a valve game, you have to install steam. Bottom line.

Um, well you know I know nobody with a credit card. Dunno where you're from but in Germany like 5% of the people that can have a credit card actually have one. We got other bank cards, dunno how they are called in English.uRan_Ehr

I bought the orange box today RETAIL today. I cant install it because for some reason the retail version is tied to using steam for some reason. Total bull at this point I want my money back, why should a retail game you buy from the store not be able to be installed because steam is having problems. I didt buy the game fron steam why does it have anything to do with it. this is total crap.

Advid-Gamer

I bought the orange box today RETAIL today. I cant install it because for some reason the retail version is tied to using steam for some reason. Total bull at this point I want my money back, why should a retail game you buy from the store not be able to be installed because steam is having problems. I didt buy the game fron steam why does it have anything to do with it. this is total crap.

Advid-Gamer