Steam is GARBAGE!

It just doesn't work anymore?  It doesn't launch - and it could be due to dozens of reasons...

Steam support is joke!  They abandoned their user base.

Great, why do i still play games on my PC?

It just doesn't work anymore?  It doesn't launch - and it could be due to dozens of reasons...

Steam support is joke!  They abandoned their user base.

Great, why do i still play games on my PC?

NC15

  Your best bet is to reinstall it..

Technically speaking, Steam is a very impressive and successful system, it just has its hiccups every now and then.DGFreak

only problem i have with steam is the SLOOOOOOW updates =(wicster

[QUOTE="wicster"]only problem i have with steam is the SLOOOOOOW updates =(lionheart22

It just doesn't work anymore?  It doesn't launch - and it could be due to dozens of reasons...

Steam support is joke!  They abandoned their user base.

Great, why do i still play games on my PC?

NC15

Works fine for me....  must be your PC.  I hate it when people blame software companies for their own incompetance.

[QUOTE="NC15"]

It just doesn't work anymore? It doesn't launch - and it could be due to dozens of reasons...

Steam support is joke! They abandoned their user base.

Great, why do i still play games on my PC?

Johnny_Rock

Works fine for me.... must be your PC. I hate it when people blame software companies for their own incompetance.

It just doesn't work anymore?  It doesn't launch - and it could be due to dozens of reasons...

Steam support is joke!  They abandoned their user base.

Great, why do i still play games on my PC?

NC15

It just doesn't work anymore? It doesn't launch - and it could be due to dozens of reasons...

Steam support is joke! They abandoned their user base.

Great, why do i still play games on my PC?

NC15

steam's been trouble free for me.... ea link - now THAT is garbage.sj420

[QUOTE="sj420"]steam's been trouble free for me.... ea link - now THAT is garbage.ProdigyXxx

[QUOTE="ProdigyXxx"][QUOTE="sj420"]steam's been trouble free for me.... ea link - now THAT is garbage.venomblack

i wish my experience w/ ea link was as trouble-free as you guys.  although it has admittedly gotten better and better.

some problems i've had (and i fix my own problems):

ea link didn't update properly, and upon reinstallation of ea link, it would no longer recognize any games, so they had to be re-downloaded to be properly validated (i didn't keep a backup of the files, that's my fault).

the server side verification "hangs" on a regular basis for hours, preventing me from playing anything.

'install item' button wouldn't activate upon completed download.

Steam needs to release better patches for their games. I have a dual processor computer and Call of Duty 2 still runs like crap even though thier patches should of fixed this. Jagged Alliance 2 also has alot of bugs on steam.

[QUOTE="NC15"]

It just doesn't work anymore?  It doesn't launch - and it could be due to dozens of reasons...

Steam support is joke!  They abandoned their user base.

Great, why do i still play games on my PC?

Johnny_Rock

Works fine for me....  must be your PC.  I hate it when people blame software companies for their own incompetance.

......uh no, it's not my PC.  If you haven't noticed others have had problems with Steam as well.

I hate it when people who have not encountered certain PC problems act like they're better that someone who has!

Steam has been a good experience for me. Any time that I have had problems, their message boards have given me the solutions. I think that either you do not know what you are doing or have a junkie computer full of porno viruses.:roll::roll:roulettethedog

i had a junkie computer, but he's off the stuff now.

[QUOTE="NC15"]

It just doesn't work anymore? It doesn't launch - and it could be due to dozens of reasons...

Steam support is joke! They abandoned their user base.

Great, why do i still play games on my PC?

hypnotoad8128

I'm not trolling a-hole, i'm expressing frustration with software that has given many besides myself hours of grief.

I have have had to fix steam issues several times since purchasing hl2 and episode 1, and it' getting old.

I make a living working on computers, i don't just sit around eating pizza playing games while mom and dad pay the bills.

[QUOTE="hypnotoad8128"][QUOTE="NC15"]

It just doesn't work anymore? It doesn't launch - and it could be due to dozens of reasons...

Steam support is joke! They abandoned their user base.

Great, why do i still play games on my PC?

NC15

I'm not trolling a-hole, i'm expressing frustration with software that has given many besides myself hours of grief.

I have have had to fix steam issues several times since purchasing hl2 and episode 1, and it' getting old.

I make a living working on computers, i don't just sit around eating pizza playing games while mom and dad pay the bills.

   Thats a shame, I have yet to have a single problem with Steam..  With my experience with no problems what so ever it is by far the best system to date.   Aside from the legit problems most people I see complain about the systems have a outdated internet connection such as dial up.

[QUOTE="NC15"][QUOTE="hypnotoad8128"][QUOTE="NC15"]

It just doesn't work anymore? It doesn't launch - and it could be due to dozens of reasons...

Steam support is joke! They abandoned their user base.

Great, why do i still play games on my PC?

sSubZerOo

I'm not trolling a-hole, i'm expressing frustration with software that has given many besides myself hours of grief.

I have have had to fix steam issues several times since purchasing hl2 and episode 1, and it' getting old.

I make a living working on computers, i don't just sit around eating pizza playing games while mom and dad pay the bills.

   Thats a shame, I have yet to have a single problem with Steam..  With my experience with no problems what so ever it is by far the best system to date.   Aside from the legit problems most people I see complain about the systems have a outdated internet connection such as dial up.

thanks for your reply.  When i first purchsed hl2 i had a horrible time, and had to reformat my HD just to get it to work.

It was working fine for the longest time, and i just read on their forums that they released a patch that many

are having problems with.

I don't have all the time in the world for this bs, i want to play the games i spent my money on.

It's like this:  if it works for you great, but if you're having problems, you're stuck and help doesn't come that easily.

there's no middle ground and that's not good.

[QUOTE="hypnotoad8128"][QUOTE="NC15"]

It just doesn't work anymore? It doesn't launch - and it could be due to dozens of reasons...

Steam support is joke! They abandoned their user base.

Great, why do i still play games on my PC?

NC15

I'm not trolling a-hole, i'm expressing frustration with software that has given many besides myself hours of grief.

I have have had to fix steam issues several times since purchasing hl2 and episode 1, and it' getting old.

I make a living working on computers, i don't just sit around eating pizza playing games while mom and dad pay the bills.

steam's been trouble free for me.... ea link - now THAT is garbage.sj420

Steam used to be a flaming pile of crap with some burnt Indian food piled on top of it, but over the years it has progressed very much. It is more streamlined, you can do more things, and the friends list actually sometimes works. It used to be when they were updating things (I'll use friends list as an example) they would be down for what was it 1 1/2 years? Steam used to be crap, but now its actually decent.SHARPSHOOTER25

   Meh why do people even bother with that friends list anyways when Xfire is so much better and works for multiple games other then Steam related.

[QUOTE="NC15"][QUOTE="hypnotoad8128"][QUOTE="NC15"]

It just doesn't work anymore? It doesn't launch - and it could be due to dozens of reasons...

Steam support is joke! They abandoned their user base.

Great, why do i still play games on my PC?

hypnotoad8128

I'm not trolling a-hole, i'm expressing frustration with software that has given many besides myself hours of grief.

I have have had to fix steam issues several times since purchasing hl2 and episode 1, and it' getting old.

I make a living working on computers, i don't just sit around eating pizza playing games while mom and dad pay the bills.

Steam is great. I've only had 1 or 2 problems with it. (my account starts saying I don't have CSS)
And in that case all I have to do is restart it.

Your problem is that you are a dumbass, stop blaming Steam for how much you suck with computers.
Inverni

Steam is the ideal purchasing and downloading program ever developed for video games.

Its better than D2D, better than EA's, and all the rest of them.

They have automatic patch support, fast download times, modification support, and they expose gamers to independent games.

So you gotta wait 30 seconds before you play Halflife 2, big freaking deal.  I have never had a problem with it, and millions of other people have never had a problem with it.  Its only the vocal minority that really speaks up about it and makes it look like its a bad product.

Steam is the ideal purchasing and downloading program ever developed for video games.

Its better than D2D, better than EA's, and all the rest of them.

They have automatic patch support, fast download times, modification support, and they expose gamers to independent games.

So you gotta wait 30 seconds before you play Halflife 2, big freaking deal. I have never had a problem with it, and millions of other people have never had a problem with it. Its only the vocal minority that really speaks up about it and makes it look like its a bad product.

mrbojangles25

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Steam is the ideal purchasing and downloading program ever developed for video games.

Its better than D2D, better than EA's, and all the rest of them.

They have automatic patch support, fast download times, modification support, and they expose gamers to independent games.

So you gotta wait 30 seconds before you play Halflife 2, big freaking deal. I have never had a problem with it, and millions of other people have never had a problem with it. Its only the vocal minority that really speaks up about it and makes it look like its a bad product.

NC15

Hey, I had a problem with Steam, and then went to the forum, searched for a few minutes, and fixed my problem.  Thats another reason to like Steam; when they do have a problem, you can fix it.

[QUOTE="NC15"]

It just doesn't work anymore?  It doesn't launch - and it could be due to dozens of reasons...

Steam support is joke!  They abandoned their user base.

Great, why do i still play games on my PC?

Johnny_Rock

Works fine for me....  must be your PC.  I hate it when people blame software companies for their own incompetance.